The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Aniplex of Gotei 13 Invading Army arc
No. of episodes
26
Release
Original network
TV Tokyo
Original release
April 12 (2011-04-12) – October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)
Season chronology
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Next → Season 16
List of episodes
The fifteenth season of the Bleach anime series is known as Gotei 13 Invading Army arc (護廷十三隊侵軍篇, Gotei Jūsan Tai Shingun Hen).[1] It is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot.[2] The season's twenty-six episodes are based on the Bleach manga series by Tite Kubo, but follow original storylines exclusive to the anime. In this arc, Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends discover a series of strange events in the Soul Society where numerous Soul Reapers have disappeared without a trace, with a seemingly large conspiracy at work. As this takes place, Ichigo notices that he loses his power after defeating Sōsuke Aizen.
The season aired from April to October 2011.[3] Aniplex collected it in six DVD volumes between February 22 and July 25, 2012.[4][5] The English adaptation of the Bleach anime is licensed by Viz Media, and this season started airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on October 6, 2013 and ended on April 27, 2014.[6]
The episodes of this season uses three pieces of theme music. The single opening theme is "BLUE" by ViViD.[7] The first ending theme, "Aoi Tori" (アオイトリ, "Blue Bird") by fumika is used from episode 317 to 329.[8] The second ending theme, "Haruka Kanata" by UNLIMITS is used from episodes 330 to 342.
^"あにてれ：BLEACH NEWS アニメオリジナルストーリー「護廷十三隊侵軍篇」が4/12(火）から放送スタート！" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
^"ぴえろ BLEACH =ブリーチ=" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^ＢＬＥＡＣＨ 第３１７話「瀞霊廷に異変！護廷十三隊侵軍篇！」 週間番組表 番組情報 テレビ東京 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^"BLEACH 護廷十三隊侵軍篇 1" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^"BLEACH 護廷十三隊侵軍篇 6" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^"Viz Officially Announces Bleach Anime". Anime News Network. March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
^"NEWS ViViD Official Website". April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
^"fumika Sony Music インフォメーション". April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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