List of Bleach episodes (season 4)

The fourth season of the "Bleach" anime series is named The Bount arc. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot.cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4240|title=Bleach (TV)|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2008-09-25] This season, along with season five, is not an adaptation of the "Bleach" manga by Tite Kubo; the plot focuses on the introduction of the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives, and their conflicts with Ichigo Kurosaki and his allies.

The season initially ran from January 17, 2006 to August 1, 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo.cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4240&page=25|title=Bleach (TV) - Episode List|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2008-09-25] The English adaptation of the season began airing on May 18, 2007 on the Adult Swim programming block, and the last episode of the season is scheduled to air on December 6, 2008. Seven DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between May 24, 2006 to December 20, 2006.cite web|url=http://pierrot.jp/title/bleach/goods/2006/05/bleach_1_4.html|title=BLEACH [バウント篇1] |publisher=Studio Pierrot|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-25] cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/BLEACH-%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E7%AF%87-7-%E5%AE%8C%E5%85%A8%E7%94%9F%E7%94%A3%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%89%88-%E6%A3%AE%E7%94%B0%E6%88%90%E4%B8%80/dp/B000J3FCPG/ref=pd_bxgy_d_text_b|title=BLEACH バウント篇 7|publisher=Amazon.com|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-25]

Five pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening themes and three ending themes. The opening theme for the first eleven episodes is nihongo|"One Lone Flower"|一輪の花|Ichirin no Hana by High and Mighty Color; the rest of the episodes use "TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT" by Beat Crusaders. The first ending theme is nihongo|"My Pace"|マイペース by SunSet Swish, switching at episode 75 to "Hanabi" by Ikimonogakari and again at episode 87 to "MOVIN!!" by Takacha.

Episode list

ee also

*List of "Bleach" episodes
*List of "Bleach" chapters
*List of "Bleach" characters

Notes

*note label|Note1|A|A Episodes 68 and 69 originally aired together as a one hour special.
*note label|Note1|B|B Episodes 73 and 74 originally aired together as a one hour special.
*note label|Note1|C|C Episodes 75 and 76 originally aired together as a one hour special.
*note label|Note1|D|D Episodes 84 and 85 originally aired together as a one hour special due to the 2006 World Cup.

References

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*cite web |url=http://cal.syoboi.jp/tid/491/subtitle |title=List of "Bleach" episode titles|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-05-25
*cite web |url=http://www.viz.com/bleach/site.php |title=BLEACH - Official U.S. Site |accessdate=2007-05-25 |format=flash

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External links

* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bleach/index.html Official TV Tokyo "Bleach" website] ja icon
* [http://www.adultswim.com/shows/bleach/index.html Official Adult Swim "Bleach" website]