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Complete manga reading guide
Bleach Manga in Order (Arcs & Chapters)
Read every collected volume from the beginning, then use the story guide below to see how the chapters and sourced story sections fit together.
- Volumes
- 74
- Chapters
- 706
- Status
- Completed
- Original run
- 2001–2016
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Collected editions
All Bleach Manga volumes in order
74 collected volumes
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Story guide
Bleach Manga arcs and chapters
Read in volume order; the guide groups chapters into the widely used Soul Society, Arrancar, Fullbring, and Thousand-Year Blood War arcs.
Story arc 1
Agent of the Shinigami Arc
Ichigo inherits Rukia's Soul Reaper powers and begins protecting Karakura Town from Hollows while learning the responsibilities, dangers, and unexpected allies that come with his new role.
Chapters 1–70Volumes 1–8Story arc 2
Soul Society Arc
Determined to save Rukia, Ichigo and his friends enter Soul Society, where they confront its military hierarchy, forge difficult alliances, and uncover a conspiracy within the institution.
Chapters 71–182Volumes 8–21Story arc 3
Arrancar Arc
New Hollow-powered enemies draw Ichigo and his allies into escalating battles across the human world, Hueco Mundo, and Karakura Town, testing the limits of their developing abilities.
Chapters 183–423Volumes 21–48Story arc 4
Lost Agent Arc
After losing his Soul Reaper powers, Ichigo encounters Xcution, a group offering a path forward through Fullbring abilities, while questions of trust and identity reshape his everyday life.
Chapters 424–479Volumes 49–54Story arc 5
Thousand-Year Blood War Arc
A hidden Quincy empire launches a war against Soul Society, forcing Ichigo and the Soul Reapers to confront long-buried histories, new powers, and enemies with world-changing ambitions.
Chapters 480–686Volumes 55–74
Sources checked: VIZ — Bleach, Bleach Wiki — Chapters — checked July 20, 2026.
Series overview
Bleach Manga synopsis
Teenager Ichigo Kurosaki can see the dead, but his life is upended when he inherits the powers of Rukia, a Soul Reaper injured during a Hollow attack. While protecting his hometown and guiding lost spirits onward, Ichigo is drawn into Soul Society’s rigid politics, war with the Quincy, and conflicts that test the loyalties and identities of friends and enemies alike.
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