The Worst Episodes of Bleach

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   5.2/10(4 votes)

   #1 - 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

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   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto

   Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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   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

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   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuhiro Matsumura

   Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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   5.5/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Mystery! The Sword-Consuming Assassin

   S1:E1766/25/2008

   The fights with the assassins continue.

   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi

   Writer:Masahiro Okubo

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   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi

   Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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   5.5/10(4 votes)

   #4 - 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

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   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Takeshi Tomita

   Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
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   5.5/10(4 votes)

   #5 - 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

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   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi

   Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
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   5.5/10(4 votes)

   #6 - 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

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   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani

   Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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   5.5/10(4 votes)

   #7 - 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

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   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hiroaki Nishimura

   Writer:Kenta Shimoyama
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   5.5/10(6 votes)

   #8 - It's All a Trap... Engineered Bonds!

   S1:E29511/2/2010

   Sōsuke Aizen reveals to Ichigo Kurosaki that all of his battles have taken place exactly as he desired.

   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata

   Writer:Masahiro Okubo

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   Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata

   Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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   5.6/10(9 votes)

   #9 - The Evil Eye, Aizen Returns

   S1:E1162/21/2007

   The Arrancar arrive in the Human World, again.

   Director:Mitsutaka Noshitani

   Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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   Director:Mitsutaka Noshitani

   Writer:Genki Yoshimura
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    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - 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

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Kiyomu Fukuda

    Writer:Masashi Sogo
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    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Theatre Opening Commemoration! The Hell Verse: Prologue

    S1:E29911/30/2010

    While visiting the World of the Living, Kuchiki Rukia comes across Kurumadani Zennosuke, the current Soul Reaper stationed in Karakura Town, being attacked by a mysterious masked man.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Ikkaku: The Hot-Blooded Kendo Tale

    S1:E1337/11/2007

    3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame helps a school student named Shinji Iijima win a Kendō tournament.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Ogura Shirakawa

    Writer:Natsuko Takahashi

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Ogura Shirakawa

    Writer:Natsuko Takahashi
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    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Kon is Deceived! Rangiku on the Lookout...

    S1:E1357/25/2007

    Kon is forced to live with a girl named Miyuki.

    Director:Noriyuki Abe

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo

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    Director:Noriyuki Abe

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo
14. 

    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #14 - New Development, the Dangerous Transfer Student Appears!

    S1:E1695/7/2008

    Ichigo Kurosaki meets Rurichiyo Kasumiōji and her two Shinigami guards in the Human World.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata

    Writer:Masashi Sogo

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata

    Writer:Masashi Sogo
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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Desperate Struggle Under the Moonlit Night, the Mysterious Assassin and Zanpakutō

    S1:E1705/14/2008

    As Ichigo Kurosaki learns more about Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, he is forced to fight off an assassin going after the girl.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Kiyomu Fukuda

    Writer:Masashi Sogo

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Kiyomu Fukuda

    Writer:Masashi Sogo
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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Kenryū, the Profusion of Blooming Crimson Flowers

    S1:E1715/21/2008

    As Ichigo Kurosaki is forced to take care of Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, another assassin attempts to kill her.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Tomoko Hiramuki

    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Tomoko Hiramuki

    Writer:Genki Yoshimura
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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Kibune Goes to War! The Violent Wind that Rages

    S1:E1725/28/2008

    Izuru Kira begins to get depressed over the fact that the 3rd Division members like Makoto Kibune more than him.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo
18. 

    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #18 - The Appearance of the Great Evil! The Darkness in the House of Kasumiōji

    S1:E1736/4/2008

    Rurichiyo Kasumiōji is targeted by more assassins after secretly returning to the Soul Society.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto

    Writer:Rika Nakase

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto

    Writer:Rika Nakase
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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Revenging Assassin, Ichigo is Targeted

    S1:E1756/18/2008

    Hanza Nukui and his subordinates attack the Human World to kill Ichigo Kurosaki and Rurichiyo Kasumiōji.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani

    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani

    Writer:Genki Yoshimura
20. 

    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Princess's Decision, the Sorrowful Bride

    S1:E1807/16/2008

    Ichigo Kurosaki heads to the Soul Society to stop Rurichiyo Kasumiōji's wedding.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hiroaki Nishimura

    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hiroaki Nishimura

    Writer:Genki Yoshimura
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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #21 - The 2nd Division Sorties! Ichigo is Surrounded

    S1:E1817/23/2008

    Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki try to stop Rurichiyo Kasumiōji's wedding, but they end up getting attacked by the Gotei 13 in the process.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Amagai's True Strength, the Released Zanpakuto!

    S1:E1827/30/2008

    As Ichigo Kurosaki looks for Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, he is confronted by Captain Shūsuke Amagai.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi

    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi

    Writer:Genki Yoshimura
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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Kira and Kibune, Offense and Defense of the 3rd Division

    S1:E1848/20/2008

    Lieutenant Izuru Kira and Makoto Kibune continue their battle.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Tomoko Hiramuki

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Tomoko Hiramuki

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - The Fallen Shinigami's Pride

    S1:E18910/7/2008

    Ichigo Kurosaki and Captain Shūsuke Amagai conclude their battle.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto

    Writer:Masahiro Okubo
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    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #25 - A Miraculous Body! Ggio Releases

    S1:E2236/9/2009

    Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda and Captain Suì-Fēng struggle against their opponents, but are eventually able to win.

    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Takeshi Yamaguchi

    Writer:Kenta Shimoyama

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    Directors:Noriyuki Abe, Takeshi Yamaguchi

    Writer:Kenta Shimoyama