There are currently over twenty books related to the Bleach franchise, including novels, artbooks, databooks and novelizations of the movies.
Artbooks[]
Artbooks | ||||
Title | Release Date | Description | Cover | |
All Colour But The Black | December 4, 2006 | Compilation of color spreads from volumes 1-19, plus original art, author commentary and recreation of the chapter covers that showed each of the Gotei 13 captains from the start of the Soul Society arc. | ||
Bleach: Official Bootleg KaraBuri+ | August 3, 2007 | Primarily focused on the Gotei 13, providing additional information on all major Gotei 13 figures and divisions in general. | ||
Bleach JET | December 4, 2018 | Released in two volumes. A collection of various artwork from Bleach's entire serialization, as well as some exclusive artwork and a calendar. |
Databooks[]
Databooks | ||||
Title | Release Date | Description | Cover | |
Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs | February 3, 2006 | The first databook to be released for the Bleach manga and recapped the story of Bleach from the start of series through to the end of the Soul Society arc and provides a preview of the Arrancar arc. It provided additional information for key story points, specially about Soul Society and the Gotei 13, as well as provided mini-profiles on the various Shinigami encountered. The book also contained previously unseen content in the form of omake chapters. | ||
Bleach: Official Animation Book VIBEs | February 3, 2006 | It is about the anime series and contains screenshots from episode 1 to 63, character designs, a short story about Rukia Kuchiki going to the Human World, as well as interviews. | ||
Bleach: Official Character Book 2 MASKED | August 4, 2010 | The second databook for the Bleach manga, it contains details on the Arrancar arc and includes mini-profiles on each of the Arrancar and the Visored. | ||
Bleach: Official Invitation Book The Hell Verse | December 4, 2010 | It was released to commemorate the release of the fourth Bleach film, The Hell Verse, and as such, contains promotional material from the movie, character sketches, a layout of Hell and the one-off manga chapter about Hell. | ||
Bleach: Official Character Book 3 UNMASKED | June 3, 2011 | It details the Arrancar arc and includes profiles of the Arrancar characters. It also includes a manga chapter detailing Ulquiorra Cifer's backstory, as well as a short story taking place after Aizen's defeat. | ||
THE REBOOTED SOULS | June 4, 2012 | Special book recapping the events of Bleach in order to bring new and old readers up to speed for the start of the manga's final arc. | ||
13 BLADEs. | November 4, 2015 | A fan book released for the 13th Anniversary of Bleach. Contains several popularity polls, an interview with Tite Kubo, a short story, and a unique chapter later released with Volume 70. |
Novels[]
Novels & Short Stories | ||||
Title | Author | Release Date | Description | Cover |
Bleach: Letters From The Other Side | Makoto Matsubara | December 15, 2004 | A novelization of the early chapters. A new edition of this book was released on the November 4, 2009. | |
Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody | Makoto Matsubara | October 30, 2006 | It is set during the week that Ichigo and his friends spent in Soul Society, following the defection of Aizen and centers around Rukia's attempt to cook something for the recovering Byakuya. | |
Nestle to Night | Makoto Matsubara | June 3, 2011 | A short story released in the UNMASKED databook. It takes place right after the defeat of Aizen and is centered on Tier Harribel and her Fraccion, as well as on Kukkapūro. | |
Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You | Ryōgo Narita | June 4, 2012 | Two volume novel covering the time gap between the defeat of Aizen and Ichigo regaining his Shinigami powers. The main character of the novel is Don Kanonji. | |
Bleach: The Death Save The Strawberry | Makoto Matsubara | September 4, 2012 | Set in the 17 month gap between Ichigo losing his Shinigami powers and having them restored, it details Rukia Kuchiki's decision to try and restore Ichigo's powers. | |
Beginning of the revive of Tomorrow | Ryōgo Narita | November 4, 2015 | A short story released in the 13 BLADEs. fanbook, centered around the revived Izuru Kira as he encounters the Sternritter Shaz Domino. | |
Bleach: WE DO knot ALWAYS LOVE YOU | Makoto Matsubara | December 27, 2016 | A story focusing on the marriage of Rukia to Renji Abarai. | |
Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World | Ryōgo Narita | Aug 4, 2017 (Vol 1) Nov 2, 2018 (Vol 2) Dec 8, 2018 (Vol 3) |
Released in three volumes. Shūhei Hisagi is drawn into a mystery that Kaname Tōsen left behind. The story reveals more details about the four Noble Houses, the Soul King, the history of Soul Society, the Arrancar and Fullbringers. |
Novelizations[]
Novelizations | ||||
Title | Author | Release Date | Description | Cover |
Bleach: Memories of Nobody | Makoto Matsubara | December 18, 2006 | A novelization of the Bleach: Memories of Nobody movie. | |
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru | Makoto Matsubara | December 18, 2007 | A novelization of the Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion movie. | |
Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name | Makoto Matsubara | December 15, 2008 | A novelization of the Bleach: Fade to Black movie. | |
Bleach: The Hell Verse | Makoto Matsubara | December 6, 2010 | A novelization of the Bleach: The Hell Verse movie. | |
Bleach | Makoto Matsubara | July 4, 2018 | A novelization of the 2018 live action movie adaptation of Bleach. |
Spin-Offs[]
Spin-Offs | ||||
Title | Author | Release Date | Description | Cover |
Koma-Bleach | Oba Atsushi | September 4, 2012 (Vol 1) June 4, 2013 (Vol 2) |
Released across two volumes. Koma-Bleach is a comedy spin-off based on the Bleach storyline. |
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