Bleach backdrop

Action & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

Bleach poster

The Worst Episodes of Bleach

Every episode of Bleach ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Bleach!

Bleach poster

The Worst Episodes of Bleach

Action & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

Every episode of Bleach ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Bleach!

For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles...

TV Tokyo TV Aichi TVQ TV Osaka TVh

Seasons2

5.0/10(2 votes)
#1 - Kariya! Countdown to the Detonation
S1:E10511/29/2006
As the Shinigami learn more about the Jōkaishō, Ran'Tao confronts Jin Kariya.
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
5.2/10(4 votes)
#2 - Karakuraizer's Last Day
S1:E2144/7/2009
The Karakura-Raizer Team face off against a female Arrancar.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuhiro Matsumura
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuhiro Matsumura
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
5.3/10(4 votes)
#3 - The Konso Cop Karakuraizer is Born
S1:E2133/31/2009
Kisuke Urahara creates the Karakura-Raizer Team to protect Karakura Town.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
5.5/10(4 votes)
#4 - Assault from a Formidable Enemy! A Tiny Final Line of Defense?!
S1:E805/16/2006
At Kisuke Urahara's request, Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba prepare anti-Bount traps around the Kurosaki Clinic, but are angered when Ichigo Kurosaki brushes them off as pointless and unhelpful.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Shigeru Ueda
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Shigeru Ueda
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
5.5/10(4 votes)
#5 - Rematch?! Ishida vs. Nemu
S1:E897/18/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and friends continue to fight Gesell as Lieutenant Nemu Kurotsuchi presents Uryū Ishida with a battle accessory.
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Masashi Sogo
5.5/10(4 votes)
#6 - The Beautiful Patissier, Yumichika!
S1:E1347/18/2007
5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa helps a Plus named Heita Momoyama bake a cake for his mother.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Kiyomu Fukuda
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Kiyomu Fukuda
Writer:Masashi Sogo

The 20 BEST Episodes of Bleach

5.5/10(4 votes)
#7 - Mystery! The Sword-Consuming Assassin
S1:E1766/25/2008
The fights with the assassins continue.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
5.5/10(4 votes)
#8 - The Darkness Which Moves! Kibune's True Colors
S1:E1838/6/2008
Lieutenant Izuru Kira and Makoto Kibune face off against each other.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Takeshi Tomita
Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Takeshi Tomita
Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
5.5/10(4 votes)
#9 - Ichigo's Seppuku Persuasion Strategy ☆
S1:E2041/27/2009
Ichigo Kurosaki tries to help out a feuding Rurichiyo Kasumiōji and Kenryū.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi
Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi
Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
5.5/10(4 votes)
#10 - Thump! A Kemari Tournament Filled with Hollows
S1:E2052/3/2009
Rurichiyo Kasumiōji and Kenryū have a kemari match.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer:Masahiro Okubo
5.5/10(4 votes)
#11 - Cry of the Soul? The Rug Shinigami is Born!
S1:E2297/21/2009
Ikkaku and Yumichika are forced to stay with Mizuho again while on a mission in the Human World.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hiroaki Nishimura
Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hiroaki Nishimura
Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
5.6/10(5 votes)
#12 - Death Game! The Missing Classmate
S1:E672/7/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends must deduce the identity of an impostor in their midst.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Junya Koshida
Writer:Rika Nakase
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Junya Koshida
Writer:Rika Nakase
5.7/10(3 votes)
#13 - THE BETRAYER
S2:E3010/26/2024
Ukitake takes the place of the slain Soul King by releasing the power of Mimihagi.
Director:Itoko Nagai
Writer:Masaki Hiramatsu
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Director:Itoko Nagai
Writer:Masaki Hiramatsu
5.8/10(4 votes)
#14 - The Reviving Lion
S1:E509/20/2005
The Karakura Superheroes come together once more and fight a Hollow.
Director:Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer:Michiko Yokote
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Director:Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer:Michiko Yokote
5.8/10(4 votes)
#15 - Water Attack! Escape from the Shutdown Hospital
S1:E723/14/2006
While Uryū Ishida is in the hospital, his friends must fight two Bount who can control water.
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Genki Yoshimura
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Genki Yoshimura
5.8/10(4 votes)
#16 - Gathering Bounts! The Man Who Makes His Move
S1:E733/28/2006
Ganju Shiba and 4th Division 7th Seat Hanatarō Yamada help conclude the fight against Hō and Ban.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Junya Koshida
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Junya Koshida
Writer:Masashi Sogo
5.8/10(4 votes)
#17 - Hitsugaya Moves! The Attacked City
S1:E815/23/2006
The Bitto' attack Karakura Town, allowing the Bount to grow stronger, while 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya briefs his strike force on their mission in Soul Society.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Eitarou Ano
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Eitarou Ano
Writer:Masashi Sogo
5.8/10(4 votes)
#18 - Grey Shadow, the Secret of the Dolls
S1:E836/6/2006
Gō Koga tells Ichigo Kurosaki that he reminds him of a boy from his past, Cain, whom Koga was assigned to train by Jin Kariya until tragedy struck.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer:Natsuko Takahashi
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer:Natsuko Takahashi
5.8/10(4 votes)
#19 - Dissension in the Substitute Team? Rukia's Betrayal
S1:E846/13/2006
3rd Division Lieutenant Izuru Kira fends off Gō Koga's Doll, Dalk, while Mabashi arrives to take over for a struggling Yoshi.
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Rika Nakase
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Rika Nakase
5.8/10(4 votes)
#20 - Deadly Battle of Tears! Rukia vs. Orihime
S1:E856/13/2006
Mabashi uses his Doll, Ritz, to take control of Rukia Kuchiki's body and force her to fight her friends.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer:Masashi Sogo
5.8/10(4 votes)
#21 - Annihilation of the Lieutenants!? Trap in the Underground Cave
S1:E887/11/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and company head off to the Bounts' cave, only to encounter Ugaki's Doll, Gesell.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Eitarou Ano
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Eitarou Ano
Writer:Masashi Sogo
5.8/10(4 votes)
#22 - Invasion of the Shinigami World, Again
S1:E928/8/2006
The Bounts arrive in Soul Society. Rukia Kuchiki meets up with Yoshi once more.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer:Masashi Sogo
5.8/10(4 votes)
#23 - The Bount Assault! The Gotei 13 of Destructive Earthquake
S1:E938/15/2006
Rukia Kuchiki squares off against Yoshi. Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto informs the other captains of the Bounts' origins.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer:Rika Nakase
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer:Rika Nakase
5.8/10(4 votes)
#24 - Shinigami vs. Shinigami! The Uncontrollable Power
S1:E9910/11/2006
The Bounts break into Seireitei and Captain Suì-Fēng encounters Mabashi.
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer:Masashi Sogo
5.8/10(4 votes)
#25 - The Last Quincy! The Exploding Power
S1:E10211/8/2006
As Jin Kariya looks for the Jokai Crest, Uryū Ishida battles the Bount, Yoshi.
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Masashi Sogo
0 Comments
Be first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
Start discussionStart
!
Be the first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts about this episode
Director:Noriyuki Abe
Writer:Masashi Sogo

Worst Episodes Summary

"Kariya! Countdown to the Detonation" is the worst rated episode of "Bleach". It scored 5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Masahiro Okubo, it aired on 11/29/2006. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Karakuraizer's Last Day".