<b>Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife.</b> <p/>Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts--he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow--a malevolent lost soul--Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo's <i>Bleach</i> has become an international manga smash-hit! <p/>Rukia Kuchiki, the ex-Soul Reaper responsible for Ichigo's transformation, is on the lam. Her brethren at the Soul Society are quite displeased with the fact that she transferred the powers of a Soul Reaper to a human and have dispatched two of their strongest agents to neutralize the situation. Their mission is twofold: to return Rukia to the Soul Society so that she may pay for her crime and to deal with Ichigo--permanently. But an unlikely third party is standing in their way: Uryû Ishida, the Quincy!<br><br><b>Author:</b> Tite Kubo<br><b>Publisher:</b> Viz Media<br><b>Published:</b> 05/31/2005<br><b>Pages:</b> 200<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.49lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.60h x 5.02w x 0.69d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781591168072<br><b>Age Range:</b> 14-17<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Ingram Advance</i> 06/01/2005 pg. 47<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><i>Bleach</i> is author Tite Kubo's second title. Kubo made his debut with <i>ZOMBIEPOWDER.</i>, a four-volume series for