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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. ACBTBCover
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 Official Bootleg Karaburi+
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. Bleach JET


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. SOULsCover
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. VIBEs Cover
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. MASKED Cover
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. THVIBCover
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. UNMASKEDCover
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. TRBCover
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. 13BCover


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 Letters From The Other Side
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. The Honey Dish Rhapsody Cover
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. UNMASKEDNestle to Night poem
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 Spirits Are Forever With You I
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. TDSTSCover
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. BotroT
Bleach: WE DO knot ALWAYS LOVE YOU Makoto Matsubara December 27, 2016 A story focusing on the marriage of Rukia to Renji Abarai. WE DO knot ALWAYS LOVE YOU Cover
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. Bleach Can't Fear Your Own World Volume 1


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 Memories of Nobody Novel
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru Makoto Matsubara December 18, 2007 A novelization of the Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion movie. Bleach The DiamondDust Rebellion Novel
Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name Makoto Matsubara December 15, 2008 A novelization of the Bleach: Fade to Black movie. Bleach Fade to Black Novel
Bleach: The Hell Verse Makoto Matsubara December 6, 2010 A novelization of the Bleach: The Hell Verse movie. THVNovel cover
Bleach Makoto Matsubara July 4, 2018 A novelization of the 2018 live action movie adaptation of Bleach. LA Bleach Novel


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. Bleach 4 koma volume 1 cover slip version2


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