Rock Musical Bleach

Rock Musical BLEACH  is a rock musical jointly produced by Studio Pierrot and Nelke Planning, based on the Bleach manga by Tite Kubo. The musical is directed by Takuya Hiramitsu, with a script adaptation by Naoshi Okumura, a veteran of the Japanese theater scene. The music is written by playwright Shoichi Tama; the music in the show is completely original and not taken from the anime soundtrack. The initial performance run of the Bleach musical was from August 17 to August 28, 2005 at the Space Zero Tokyo center in Shinjuku. To date, there have been five musicals and two "Live" Bankai Shows.

The first musical centers around Ichigo Kurosaki becoming a shinigami, Rukia Kuchiki going back to Seireitei, and the trio of friends arriving in Seireitei, ending when Abarai Renji is defeated by Ichigo. The second musical has only minor differences, a slightly larger stage, a few new songs, and adds the new cast member, Eiki Kitamura, to portray Kira Izuru.

It is not to be confused with Bleach Soul Sonic 2005, the seiyū event that featured a small preview of it.

The Dark of the Bleeding Moon adds Kumiko Saito to portray Yoruichi Shihōin, Kohei Murakami to portray Hanataro Yamada, Harumi Inoue to portray Rangiku Matsumoto, Shogo Suzuki to portray Kenpachi Zaraki, and Takuya Usui to portray Ikkaku Madarame. They cut Yousuke Ito, Rei Yoshii, and Naofumi Yoshida from the cast. The musical features Ichigo Kurosaki meeting the 11th squad, to Rukia Kuchiki who is about to be executed.

The Live Bankai Show Code 001 is not a part of the Bleach storyline, but does mention the events taking place. The musical is more for fun and features a few new songs. Naoya Gomoto portrays Shuhei Hisagi for the first time. Harumi Inoue who plays Matsumoto Rangiku was not in this musical because she was pregnant with her son at the time.

No Clouds in the Blue Heavens takes place at Rukia's execution. Asuka Sekine and Masahiro Kuranuki are added to the cast to play Soifon and Kaname Tôsen. Kohei Murakami and Harumi Inoue are not able to play Hanataro Yamada and Rangiku Matsumoto in No Clouds in the Blue Heavens but they both will be in the next two musicals.

The All was the next musical and was simply all the musicals in one, it was basically the whole Soul Society arc. It ran in the Spring of 2008 on March 24, 25, 26 and 30.

Live Bankai Show Code 002 was the second Live Bankai Show and ran on March 27, 28, 29, and 31. These two musicals had every cast member in them excluding Yousuke Ito, Rei Yoshii, and Naofumi Yoshida. These two musicals concluded Rock Musical BLEACH.

List of songs
Rock Musical BLEACH -songs missing- Rock Musical BLEACH Saien 1. Prologue (instrumental) 2. Overture - BLEACH 3. Utoshi Yattsu 4. Taisetsu no Koto 5. Urahara Shoten 6. Mezameta Chikara 7. Oousu 8. Chisana Yasuragi 9. -song name unknown- 10. Mou Hitotsu no Chijou 11. -Song name unknown- 12. Rukongai no Kikou 13. -song name unknown- 14. Shinjutsu no Yukue 15. Nemurenu Yoru 16. -song name unknown- 17. Overture - BLEACH 18. Aizen no Shi 19. Tatakai ni Hitsuyouna Mono 20. Owaranai Tatakai 21. Curtain Call (Overture - BLEACH Instrumental) 22. DEATH Song 23. Kawaranai Kimochi 24. SONG FOR YOU 25. Silent Wish 26. Hona Sayonara/Hallelujah Goodbye Rock Musical BLEACH The Dark of the Bleeding Moon 1. The dark of the Bleeding Moon 2. Jigoku Chou no Uta 3. Semai Sora 4. Yamada Hanatarou Desu 5. Temee to Koroshiai ni Kita 6. Tsuki yo Oshiete Kure 7. Nya Nya to Punya Punya 8. Kore ga Kurasaki Ichigo Daze! 9. Dark of the Bleeding Moon - Sorezore no Tatakai 10. Aizen no Tagami 11. Kaien no Omoide 12. Nido to Ano Te wo Hanasanai 13. Kuzusareta Kakugo 14. The Dark of the Bleeding Moon - Ending 15. Mou Hitotsu no Chijou 16. Te wo Tsunagou 17. Bengara Koushi 18. Coin 19. Zattsu Otoko 20. Kore ga Kurasaki Ichigo Daze! (instrumental) Rock Musical BLEACH Live Bankai Show Code 001 1. Overture - BLEACH 2. Kore ga Kurasaki Ichigo Da ze! 3. SONG FOR YOU 4. DEATH Song 5. EXPLOSION 6. Yamada Hanatarou Desu 7. Nya Nya to Punya Punya 8. Nemurenu Yoru 9. Silent Wish 10. Bengara Koushi 11. Shinjitsu no Yukue 12. Zattsu Otoko 13. Utoshi Yattsu 14. Chisana Yasuragi 15. Tatakai ni Hitsuyouna Mono 16. Rukongai no Kikou 17. Owaranai Tatakai 18. Taiin (Intermission) 19. Mou Hitotsu no Chijou 20. Soukonka 21. Tsuki yo Oshite Kure 22. Te wo Tsunagou 23. Kawaranai Kimochi 24. Bleach Soul Shout 25. The Other Side of a Limit 26. The Dark of the Bleeding Moon 27. Hona Sainara/Hallelujah Goodbye Rock Musical BLEACH No Clouds in the Blue Heavens 1. Ichigo's Intro 2. Furitomenu Ame 3. Yureru Soul Society 4. Seigo wa Kaketa Tatakai 5. Yureru Soul Society - The Other Story 6. Uragiri 7. Hitori Ja Nai 8. Kudakareta Katana 9. Oyasumi Nasai 10. Fuyu no Hanabi 11. Kore ha Maboroshi Janai 12. Yureru Soul Society - Uragirimono 13. Furitomenu Ame - Zatsubou he no Prologue 14. Ore wa Kurosaki Ichigo ni Naru 15. Aizen's Ascent(instrumental) 16. Mamorubeki Mono to Tame ni 17. No Clouds in the Blue Heavens 18. Bleach Soul Shout 19. Taiin 20. Mou Hitotsu no Chijou 21. Catharsis of Eternity 22. Tsuyosa to Eago wo Tabenetara 23. The Other Side of a Limit Rock Musical BLEACH The All -songs not yet available- (DVD release in August '08) Rock Musical BLEACH Live Bankai Show Code 002 -songs not yet available- (DVD release in August '08)