Bleach is a very unique and inspiring anime series that is loved by all. Many anime fans like this series because of its elaborate use and details of the shinigami world and the spirits that occupy it. Bleach also has the perfect balance of action, drama, sword fighting and supernatural powers. There are many characters with specific powers to fight of enemies in Bleach, as well as having great use of the environment by creating a well thought-out theme that the series takes place in. In this article, there will be six anime recommendations that are similar to Bleach but may not be exactly like it, for Bleach is somewhat one of a kind. Instead, the listed anime will be based on similar plot, theme, genre, and/or characters in a world of spirits, superpowers, and sword fighting!
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1. Kill la Kill
- Episodes: 24
- Aired: Oct. 2013 - Mar. 2015
After witnessing her father's death, Ryuko Matoi takes the mysterious weapon (a half pair of scissors) he left her and begins to pursue the killer to avenge her father. Knowing the killer is a woman with the other half of the weapon, she leaves her school and transfers to the Honnouji Academy in search of a girl who has information on the her fathers killer. Except, the academy isn't like your ordinary one. Once enrolled, you're given a special uniform known as a Goku Uniform, with powers that separate the poor from the wealthy based on strength and ability. The student council president rules the academy and challenges Matoi to climb the ranks and fight her if she wants to know the identity of her father's killer.
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2. Shakugan no Shana
- Episodes: 24
- Aired: Oct. 2005 - Mar. 2006
This anime follows a boy named Yuuji who is your typical high schooler living a life he thought was normal and without complications. One day, while heading home, he comes across an unusual event when he witnesses the world suddenly stopping as if it froze. Soon after, people began to be consumed by blue flames and eaten by a monster that looked like a huge doll. Not being able to move, Yuuji watches as the monster approaches him to be eaten like the others until a mysterious girl with a sword and flaming red eyes appears to slay the monster. The girl is a “Flame Haze” and hunts monsters known as Guze no Tomogara, which are from a different world. After the shocking event, Yuuji notices a blue flame glowing in his chest as the girl calls him a “Torch”, which is a replacement soul because the real him is dead and ceases to exist. Carrying on with the knowledge of being dead, he joins the girl he later names “Shana” and fights against the Tomogara and other Flame Hazes to bring peace and balance in the human world!
Official Trailer Shakugan no Shana
3. Blood +
- Episodes: 50
- Aired: Oct. 2005 - Sep. 2006
In this anime, there are two major groups that are involved in a war which is spread throughout time and shifts in the background, leaving its mark on history and extending into the modern world. The first group is comprised of Chiropterans (monsters), who are shape-shifters and immortals that feed on the blood of the living. The second group is comprised of the Red Shield, an organization that tracks down the Chiropterans and eliminates them from the human world. This introduces the life of a simple high school girl who has no recollection of her identity. Seeking answers of her past, she later realizes she is one of the only people who can fight off the Chiropterans because of her skilled abilities with a katana and that her past goes further back into time than she imagined.
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4. Busou Renkin [English Name: Arms Alchemy]
- Episodes: 26
- Aired: Oct. 2006 - Mar. 2007
In this anime, high school student Kazuki Muto is suddenly killed one night trying to save a mysterious girl from a mysterious monster. Believing the event was real, he wakes up in school and comes to the conclusion that it was just a dream. Although, he soon discovers it really wasn't a dream when a monster appears and attempts to kill him and his sister. It's when the girl (Tokiko) he had saved reappears to describe the monster as a homunculus and that the same creature is what killed him during his last encounter. The reason Kazuki is standing and breathing is because she returned the favor and revived him with alchemy by placing a medallion in his chest which acts as a replacement heart. This medallion reacts to the user when activated and transforms into a unique Buso Renkin (a weapon that can destroy a Homunculus), which takes the form of a huge lance. This begins the journey of exterminating the Homunculi and defeating their master.
5. Rurouni Kenshin
- Episodes: 94
- Aired: Jan. 1996 - Sep. 1998
This anime follows a man named, Himura Kenshin, who was a very skillful assassin in the great war during the Meiji era of Japan. After slaying and murdering many during the war, he becomes exhausted in his beliefs for fighting and just walks off the battle field. He could be confused as a ronin, but he was never a samurai, instead he is considered a rurouni. As he travels through the country, he ends up in Tokyo where he befriends a female kendo master, a doctor, a brawler, and a former thief. Together, they continue their lives until Kenshin's past begins to haunt him. That doesn't discourage his new friends at all for they fight with him and help defeat his enemies from the war and also they help to bring an end to an enemy who seeks to destroy the government and conquer Japan. Only then can Kenshin and his friends continue to live their lives in peace.
6. InuYasha
- Episodes: 167
- Aired: Oct. 2000 - Sep. 2004
In this anime, a girl named Kagome Higurashi discovers a well at a temple that seemed somewhat interesting to her. As she investigates the well, she is suddenly pulled down into it by a demon and finds herself in another world that ends up being in the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. While in this new and mysterious world, Kagome learns that she is a reincarnation of a priestess and meets a half-breed demon named Inuyasha. Together, they search for shards of a jewel that contains immense power and can turn anyone into a full demon. As they look for the shards, they come across many others seeking the jewel or those who posses a shard and are using it for their own selfish goals of evil. Kagome and Inuyasha continue to collect all the shards in order to stop an ancient demon from being revived that will bring an end to the world they know.
We hope these recommendations meet your needs in searching for an anime like Bleach. The anime presented to you have some of the same qualities and they are all great series to enjoy nonetheless. Blue Exorcist, Fate/stay night, Yu Yu Hakusho, and a few more have already been mentioned in previous articles so we wanted to list some different anime series. This way, you have more options to choose from. It was pretty hard trying to find anime that are just like Bleach, but like we said in the beginning of the article, it's unique in its own way! Is there another anime you feel is similar to Bleach? Let us know in the comments below!
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