Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book

Bleach Official Character Books #1

by Tite Kubo

Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts--he was born with the gift.

Get the inside scoop on Bleach ! This profile book contains extensive information on the characters and story lines from Bleach Vols. 1-21. It also includes exclusive stickers, a poster, bonus Manga, the original Bleach one-shot, and an interview with Tite Kubo! Come explore the world of Bleach !

Get the inside scoop on Bleach ! This profile book contains extensive information on the characters and story lines from Bleach Vols. 1-21. It also includes exclusive stickers, a poster, bonus Manga, the original Bleach one-shot, and an interview with Tite Kubo! Come explore the world of Bleach !

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics Manga, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Reference, Shonen

326 pages, Paperback

First published February 3, 2006

About the author

Noriaki Kubo, known professionally as Tite Kubo ( 久保帯人), is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. His manga series Bleach (2001–2016) had over 130 million copies in circulation as of 2022.

Reviews

[Monet Versipellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the characters of Bleach. I don't know what it is but I just adore books where the main character is male and he spends the whole series trying to save his friends, i.e. Percy Jackson, My Hero Aademia, The Maze Runner.

[Romeo · Rating 3 out of 5]

i had high expectations for this book, i expected it to be rammed with exclusive information, lengthy profiles, a glossy poster i hadnt ever seen before sheet after sheet of stickers and much much more, as described on the sales pitch. i was sorely disappointed when i actually read it and the info was actually just telling you what is drawn in the pictures. its like theres a panel of Orihime cheering Ichigo on and the "info of hope" reads "Orihime then stood up on her hind legs and tells ichigo *insert speech bubble clearly written on that part-ticular panel*" also the profiles just consisted of character names and the zanpakuto name (sometimes even that was unavailable). however, once you've gotten past the disappointment its quite interesting to re-read what happens in the manga novel-style. it actually opens up many doors and debates (i kid you not). plus the interview with TK is awesome, along with the special manga spread thing. so this book is still a nice addition to have in your Bleach collection.

[J · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't see much point to this. It was redundant for anyone who's read the beginning of the manga, it didn't really include any new information but it also didn't have enough for someone unfamiliar with the series.

[Ichiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great

[MissAnnThrope · Rating 4 out of 5]

18 January 2013

Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book is a comprehensive character guide that will help you catch up on the Soul Reaper arc of the series. The pages are in all black-and-white artwork, with detailed descriptions of all of the characters. There are bonus stories and an interview with Tite Kubo himself.

It was interesting to see the progression of how the characters have been drawn. At the start of Bleach, all of the characters look like kids. It's amazing how young Byakuya and Renji looked when they first appeared. Even within the same story arc, they seem to miraculously mature and turn into these hawt men.

I think this is a wonderful addition to any Bleach fan's collection. If you need help remembering who's who or what happened in the first story arc, this detailed book will definitely help you. It even goes into all the different powers the Soul Reapers have.

I personally like Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg more than this guide, but that's just a matter of preference. This would be like a history textbook, while Color Bleach+: The Bleach Official Bootleg would be more like watching that topic on The History Channel. I just found Color Bleach+ to be funnier and more entertaining.

Get them both!

[Cindy]

This isn't really a story book. This book is about all the characters in Bleach series. It tells memories and interesting parts of episodes or Bleach volumes. The main character in all books is so obvious. It is Ichigo. I know why Ichigo is the main character but i can't explain it. I like the way the author wrote this specific book because it finally has pictures and it tells you everything about Bleach. In other Bleach books they don't have colors, but if you read it and gets into it then it's like you see it in color.
The Bleach volume reminds me of a television show called," Legend of the Seeker." because in Bleach he wasn't a hero then sooner in the book he became a hero. In Legend of the Seeker a guy named, Richard Cypher, was just a person who build stuff or hunt. Later on a women named, Kahlan, was in trouble and Richard saved her. Thats when he was named the Seeker and everyone believed in him.
I rate this book 4 because there isn't much to read. The book is just like a review or a wrap up on what the Bleach series is mostly about. But there is still more to come. This book came out probably when Bleach volume 26 came out.

[Calvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this only because it's collectible. Aside from that, I virtually haven't read anything from this book. But if you are Bleach fans, you should have this one before it's getting rare.

Inside this book is a comprehensive data and biographies of Bleach's cast. It's more useful for these who are looking complete data of the characters.

[Katy Kat McKatums · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has lots of good info about all the characters and events of Bleach up until volume... Ugh, I don't remember. Until the arrancars start showing up. There are some really funny bonus comics, and also on one page (I believe the one that lists all the captains and assistant captains) Renji is speaking in Japanese. XD

[Pip (Bookish_Pip) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very useful character file and has probably everything you need to know about the characters up until book 21. I love the layout of the book and it has some cute freebies in the front that include stickers and posters. I would recommend this book if you're a serious BLEACH fan but in the one that I got I couldn't help but cringe at the sight of so many spelling mistakes.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

VERY useful!!! If you missed any minute detail about Bleach for volumes 1-19 or so, definitely pick this up. Gorgeous extra art from Tite Kubo, an interview with him and Ichigo's voice actor, and even the original short story. GREAT book!

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

For Bleach fans, this is a great book. It certainly cleared some things up for me which I was confused with. I also had a lot of fun reading it. (and got free stickers!) Unlike other books, I finished it really quickly because there is not a lot of text.

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book introduces characters from the start of the series till about the part where Ichigo goes to the Soul society and saves Rukia.

Its a must have to complete your manga that you read if you want have character reference.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are a fan of the Bleach manga. It is fun and interesting.

[Wyndee · Rating 2 out of 5]

well so far GREAT !!

[Ana]

Watching Bleach gets me all confused on who the characters are and what their history and powers are. I need this book to help make it work in my head. Plus, there are stickers!

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Le character book rassemble pas mal d'informations et de détails sur les personnages qu'on a pu voir jusqu'à maintenant !

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the format of the Naruto character book better.