Bleach: The Blade and Me

Tite Kubo

Jun 2011 · Bleach Vol 8 · Sold by VIZ Media LLC

About this ebook

Ichigo knows that to retrieve Rukia from the Soul Society, he'll have to enter that world himself. But his fight with Rukia's brother Byakuya showed, in no uncertain terms, that Ichigo still has a great deal of rigorous study and training ahead of him. Deep beneath Kisuke's Urahara Shoten, Ichigo practices his fighting and hones his spiritual energies, and now he must face the most daunting challenge of all: prevent his Chain of Fate from consuming itself, or be forever transformed into a soul-devouring Hollow! -- VIZ Media

Ratings and reviews

I haven't read this series all the way through yet, but I consider Kubo to be one of the best manga artists. His characters are all unique and Ichigo is a good role model except for being a bit of a hothead. Kubo also has a good command over fully using the grayscale format of manga to create memorable and interesting drawings. There is a good amount of violence and some lustful comments/drawings about girls so it's definitely a teen series and not a kids series.

About the author

!--StartFragment-- Bleach is author Tite Kubo's second title. Kubo made his debut with ZOMBIEPOWDER., a four-volume series for Weekly Shonen Jump. To date, Bleach has been translated into numerous languages and has also inspired an animated TV series that began airing in Japan in 2004. Beginning its serialization in 2001, Bleach is still a mainstay in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2005, Bleach was awarded the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the shonen (boys) category. !--EndFragment--