Bleach watch order
Every Bleach season, film and special in the order it was released: 12 entries (5 TV seasons, 4 films and 3 specials and OVAs), 2004 to 2026. 158 episodes are filler or recap you can skip.
Updated , when release dates were last checked.
Start with Bleach (2004), then follow the list down from there.
Release order
Oldest first, by the date each entry first aired or opened in cinemas.
1.Bleach: Memories in the Rain
Special2004 · 1 episode
2.Bleach
TV2004 · 366 episodes156 filler, 2 recap
3.Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy
Special2006 · 1 episode
4.Bleach: Memories of Nobody
Bleach Movie 1: Memories of Nobody
Movie2006
5.Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
Bleach Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mou Hitotsu no Hyourinmaru
Movie2007- 6.
Bleach KaraBuri!: Gotei Juusan Yatai Daisakusen!
OVA2008 · 1 episode 
7.Bleach: Fade to Black
Bleach Movie 3: Fade to Black - Kimi no Na wo Yobu
Movie2008
8.Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Bleach Movie 4: Jigoku-hen
Movie2010
9.Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen
TV2022 · 13 episodesNo filler
10.Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan
TV2023 · 13 episodesNo filler- 11.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tan
TV2024 · 14 episodesNo filler - 12.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Kashin-tan
TV2026
Filler labels from Bleach Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Episode-by-episode sources
Just the TV seasons
Short on time? These are the 5 TV runs on their own, in order.
Keep your place in Bleach
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Questions
- What order should I watch Bleach in?
- Watch it in release order, starting with Bleach (2004) and ending with Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity (2026). That is 12 entries in all: 5 TV seasons, 4 films and 3 specials and OVAs. One earlier entry comes before it in the list.
- How many seasons does Bleach have?
- Bleach has 5 TV seasons in our catalog.
- Where do the Bleach movies fit?
- In release order, Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006) came out after Bleach; Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) came out after Bleach; Bleach: Fade to Black (2008) came out after Bleach; Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010) came out after Bleach.
- Can I skip the filler in Bleach?
- Yes. Bleach Wiki marks 158 episodes as filler or recap. Another 1 episode mixes story with filler, so keep it. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict have no filler. We don't have a filler guide for the other TV seasons yet. On MyAnimeTracker, Skip filler hides them from the series page.
More watch orders
Release details come from the anime offline database (ODbL 1.0); series groups from Wikidata, TVmaze and publisher listings. See data sources for licenses and credits.