Since it's debut in 2001 Bleach has been an iconic hit in Japan. Adapted into an anime series, anime film, rock musical and many video games. The manga series alone has sold over 39 million copies in Japan and still growing. Following the life of Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student, it explains that he has a special connection with a realm not visited by the living, he can see ghosts. Not only that though but the soul reaper Rukia Kuchiki. When Rukia connects paths with Ichigo while hunting an evil spirit call a hollow. Rukia is wounded and sends her powers to Ichigo and together they take the spirit down. From there on together they search for hollows and perform cleansing acts to spirits and send them through to the Soul Society.

Rukia is the soul reaper who gave Ichigo the powers of reaping down the hollows and thus starting his quest as an in between the worlds of the living and dead.