Bleach (2004-2012) Original drawing of Rangiku Matsumoto In color Bleach (stylized as BLEACH) is a Japanese anime television series based on Tite Kubo's manga of the same name. It was produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe. The series aired on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2012, spanning 366 episodes. Original hand drawn by the animators for the production of one episode of this famous serie. See images, very good.