WATCH TIME

How long does it take to watch Bleach?

Watching the Bleach main story takes 166 h 24 min (416 episodes). At 2 hours a day that is 84 days. Adding every released special, OVA and side story brings it to at least 173 h 37 min.

Main story
166 h 24 min
Episodes
416
1 h a day
167 days
2 h a day
84 days
4 h a day
42 days
Non-stop
6.9 days
Binge calculator

You will finish Bleach in 84 days (about 12 weeks).

BREAKDOWN

Time per season and film

Watch order
  1. Bleach · TV series · 2004 · 366 ep.146 h 24 min
  2. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War · TV series · 2022 · 13 ep.5 h 12 min
  3. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 - The Separation · TV series · 2023 · 13 ep.5 h 12 min
  4. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict · TV series · 2024 · 14 ep.5 h 36 min
  5. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity · TV series · 2026 · 10 ep.4 h
  6. Bleach: Memories in the Rain · Special · 2005 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  7. Bleach: Gathering! Rukia's Rescue! Shining! The Ultimate Shinigami Showdown! Special Showing of the Shinigami Teams! · Special · 2006 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  8. Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy · Special · 2006 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  9. Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody · Movie · 2006 · extra1 h 32 min
  10. Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion · Movie · 2007 · extra1 h 32 min
  11. Bleach Colorful!: Gotei Juusan Yatai Daisakusen! · OVA · 2008 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  12. Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black · Movie · 2008 · extra1 h 33 min
  13. Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse · Movie · 2010 · extra1 h 33 min
  14. BURN THE WITCH · Web series · 2020 · 3 ep. · extra1 h 3 min
  15. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation Recap · Special · 2023 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  16. BURN THE WITCH #0.8 · Web series · 2023 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  17. BLEACH 20th Anime Anniversary Official Trailer · Special · 2024 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown

7 entries have no recorded runtime and are not counted, so the real total is a little longer.

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Totals multiply each entry's episode count by its average episode length from anime-offline-database (ODbL). Only released entries are counted; announced seasons are left out until they air. "Skip openings and endings" assumes about 3 minutes saved per 24-minute episode.