Forum:DVD Box Sets 1 to 8

So I am thinking buying the Box Sets of the Bleach Anime Series from 1 to 8... question, do you think the sets I can arrange according to the manga... by excluding the fillers... I saw the Box sets and just wander how the CDs being arrange or is it contain only 1 Cds or many. Appreciate for any info.Soulreaper1234 (talk) 13:30, September 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * I have the first 3 seasons. There are usually 5 DVD's per box set and 4-5 episodes per DVD. Also, the DVD's are arranged by episode numbers, so the fillers aren't on their own separate DVD (excluding filler arcs). Also, the Box Sets are cheaper at Walmart. For example, I bought Season 2 for $32 at Walmart while the website said it was $50. Finally, when you buy a Box Set, CHECK ALL DVD'S!!! When I bought Season 1, I found out I had two Disc 3's and I was missing Disc 4. I hope this helps.ADhype421 (talk) 14:50, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks looking forth too!!!Soulreaper1234 (talk) 16:22, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

I owned Seasons 1 and 2, which a piece had 5 DVDs on them (4 episodes a disc). I assume Season 3 runs the same way, but Season 4 (The Bount - Part 1) has significantly lesser episodes and this trend continues even today. Season 4: The Bount - Part 1 is episodes 64 to 79 (16 episodes) and Season 4: The Bount - Part 2 is episodes 80 to 91 (12 episodes, 3 discs). Season 5: The Assault is episodes 92 to 109 (18 episodes) and concludes the Filler segment of the anime. So basically, boxsets 4, 5 and 6 are ALL filler.

Season 6: The Arrancar (? I don't know the actual name, it isn't on the boxset coverart) contains episodes 110 to 121 (ANOTHER 12 EPISODES) is the most recent one that will be released at the end of this month. They're basically splitting the Arrancar arc into 2 parts like they did Season 4. Viz is milking us for money again, though they've done it with Naruto for long enough already...so be ready to pay out 30 to 50 bucks for this when it's out.TVthePunisher (talk) 21:46, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

Actually Viz has the season #s right, season 6 only has 12 episodes. That is a mistake a lot of fans had made. Season 6 only covers volumes 21-24 of the manga. Japanese tv seasons are different from us tv seasons. Their seasons are based on story line not episode count. Season six covers the arrival of the arrancar. Season 7 covers the visored training and the fillers. Itunes has the correct season #s. --Lemursrule (talk) 22:14, September 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * Very interesting, thanks for that bit of information. Now it makes A LOT more sense with how they handle their boxsets. Yeah, now that I think of it...any given Anime that releases volumes or seasons always does it like that...while America actually does their own TV shows by season (Dexter for example, 12 episodes per boxset then again that's an hourlong show that runs every sunday and then takes a break here and there). Thanks again for clearing that up, it makes sense now...but is there a name for this boxset? I've looked at the cover over and over, but have seen nothing...and Amazon simply calls it "Bleach Season 6 DVD Boxset", no name to go along with it.TVthePunisher (talk) 01:00, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Season 6 is called THE ARRANCARS according to the single disk sets. They did not put the season name on the front for design reasons. They took all the time and care to design the cover the word the arrancars would have looked too messy and would have been an eye sore. Season 7 is titled THE HUECO MUNDO(which is short for the hueco mundo arc I guess, name is still weird though) and that starts with dvd 32 which covers episodes 132-135. --Lemursrule (talk) 02:08, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

It sounds to me that the naming formula for these seasons is take the arc, drop the word arc from it and make it all caps. I suppose when they get to the later seasons it will be THE ZANPAKUTO UNKNOWN TALES and THE FAKE KARAKURA TOWN ,THE DEICIDE--God (Pray)  02:33, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Yea pretty much, I guess for the past seasons the "The(insert arc name here)" made it sound more Badass, like The Substitute, The Entry, The Rescue, etc. But, here it sounds weird it should have been something like Hueco Mundo Fight, or just Hueco Mundo. I am actually going to try to contact Viz soon with the future of the series and marketing techniques, because I think we both know that the manga's rating HAS TO BE CHANGED do to the very intense increase of violence. Shonen Jump is up to chapter 294(which I still can't understand why a year ago Tia's breasts were uncensored in the magazine with the famous introductory under breast shot and a few months ago were censored in the magazine and uncensored in the manga volume, while Nel is completely uncensored...Still can't figure that one out!) and the Fake Karakura Town storyline has some of the most gruesome scenes for a Shonen Jump series(Even though Bleach has always been since day 1, borderline Shonen and has always been written towards an older audience than say Naruto and One Piece which is geared toward Older kids and Young Teens, ages 8-13) Plus I have been hearing rumors they are going to do something really special for Bleach's 10th anniversary, I'm calling manga catch-up. --Lemursrule (talk) 02:50, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

@TV/Lemursule/God until what Box Set U have seen in your area?

Plus do Shonen & Viz arrange the Box Sets differently? Or that Shonen handle the manga thing and Viz the one who manages the episodes?

I thought Id took a glance of Box Set #8 at a store in my area it says it contains the episode one which says Haribel's releases and maybe it runs up until Episode 278 but I'm not that sure, the store clerk was bugging me... Anyway I'm thinking if I buys all the 8 box sets there will not have an episode missing right, just hoping to see again the battle Ichigo had from Ikkaku up until the Ulquiorra fights. It's so time consuming just watching from the streaming sites, plus I think the Sets/DVDs can arrange according to the manga.Soulreaper1234 (talk) 04:23, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

@Soulreaper1234 The US boxsets are based on the English dub, the box set for season 6 will be out September 28th. The dub (tv wise) is at episode 169 and Studiopolis(the post-production facility that dubs Bleach) is at about episode 200. In America Viz publishes Shonen Jump and are the master license holders for Bleach in North America, South East Asia, Europe, and Central America. Just a subbed dvd would make no money in the United States because most people don't like to read subtitles and prefer hearing a show in their own language. Plus Viz releases the dvds just as they are sold in Japan as single disks and the single disks make up the box sets. But, I would just buy the box set because it is half the price of buying each disk individually plus there is cool bonus material, yes you might have to wait an extra month or 2 for the boxset but, it is SOO WORTH IT! Plus if you don't want to wait, episodes 1-169 are for sale on itunes. Some of season 3 ending is cut short and the omakes are cut out, but you get the whole uncut episode and next episode preview. --Lemursrule (talk) 04:33, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

@Lemursule LOL thats COOL, wait BONUS MATERIAL what is it anyway? I am so gonna buy the whole Sets tommorow!!!Soulreaper1234 (talk) 04:47, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Seasons 1-4(which was split into 2 parts to save from spending $50 on the first half of the crap-tastic Bount arc) have behind the scenes with the cast and crew of the Bleach dub, plus clean endings, production art, dubbed omakes, and much more! Season 5 has a Gotei 13 interactive guide, plus clean endings, omakes and production art. Plus the japanese dub is also on their and in the subs soul reaper technically is the correct term, because that is what Tite Kubo uses and Ichigo technically is not really a death god(he does not kill people a traditional shinigami would be more like Ryuke from Death Note) Soul reaper is what Tite Kubo told viz to use. But, yeah enjoy the boxsets I have a limited edition of season 3 it came with a replica of Ichigo's 2nd hollow mask(ss arc) and postcards of Ichigo and Toshiro only 10,000 were made. You might be able to find one. I would just go to either Walmart or best buy they have the best values. Plus I would price compare, places like best buy will price match and I have made many of steals that way, not only with Bleach, but with other anime and movies. --Lemursrule (talk) 05:01, September 7, 2010 (UTC)