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  <title><![CDATA[Bleach, Vol. 1: Strawberry and the Soul Reapers]]></title>
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  <default_description>Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a shinigami and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family, but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged shinigami himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits, and along with Rukia, who is slowly regaining her powers, it's Ichigo's job to both protect the innocent from Hollows and to help the spirits themselves find peace.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2002</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Bleach, Vol. 1: Strawberry and the Soul Reapers</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tite Kubo]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I discovered Bleach probably about a year ago, just before they began to syndicate the American version on Cartoon Network.  I started off with the anime, but I was so impressed I went out and bought the manga, too.  Being whole-heartedly American, I like my comics to have bright, flashy colors, but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4915497">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13721853">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 27 10:53:45 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 28 06:57:29 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ichigo can see ghosts. Then a soul reaper shows up in his bedroom and tells him he needs to carry a big sword and kill bad ghosts who are about to kill good ghosts...or humans. Ok, so it's more complicated than that.<br/><br/>There were some pretty bizarre elements here that I wasn't wild about- l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13721853">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63325073">
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  <date_added>Mon Jul 13 14:06:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 13 14:22:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book of japan's famous anime bleach written by tite kubo. Ichigo kurosaki is a 15year old junior that has the ability to see ghosts and souls ever since he was born. His mom died from a hollow, dead souls lost between the real world and the spiritual world called the soul society. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63325073">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59216294">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jeff_§of2014]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 10 18:41:39 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 10 19:42:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[ This book is about a gifted 15 year old boy named Ichigo Kurasaki, ever since he was little he saw ghosts, and because of that, one day he was with his mom going home until he saw a girl near a river so he ran to help her, but in reality she wasn't real.  Ichigo's mother ran after him and tried to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59216294">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="76396687">
    <user id="2701499">
    <name><![CDATA[JasonChan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 01 15:07:51 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 01 15:10:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is about a gifted 15 year old boy named Ichigo Kurasaki, ever since he was little he saw ghosts, and because of that, one day he was with his mom going home until he saw a girl near a river so he ran to help her, but in reality she wasn't real. Ichigo's mother ran after him and tried to he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76396687">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="56999398">
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    <name><![CDATA[Cate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fort Worth, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri May 22 15:32:34 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 22 19:31:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If all you have ever seen of Bleach was the terrible Adult Swim dubbed version, forget what you think you know about it and pick this up. <br/><br/>While I am not usually a big fan of shonen manga, I have to say as a designer, Bleach is one of the best and most thoughtfully designed and illustrate...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56999398">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="48757612">
    <user id="1215485">
    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mesa, AZ]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 09 19:36:09 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 11 10:11:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I’m currently watching <em>Bleach</em> and am in the middle of the Arrancar arc, and was feeling a bit nostalgic for the beginning. Plus I just watched the <em>Bleach Rock Musical Saien</em> (yes, I am serious, a <em>Bleach</em> musical) and felt like going back to read the beginning with the knowledge of everything that is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48757612">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="53011908">
    <user id="657422">
    <name><![CDATA[earthy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, WI]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 17 07:51:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 17 07:56:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Figured I'd check this one out, since it seems to be what all the cool kids are reading.  Nothing really grabbed me in this story--the characters are all fairly stereotypical and unoriginal.  Same shounen set up we know and love (?)--boy discovers he has superpowers, must use them for the common goo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53011908">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="47854058">
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    <name><![CDATA[Yaya]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tokyo, 40, Japan]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Feb 28 21:17:53 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 28 21:25:44 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVed the series!! It was my priority for a long time. The story was good until Ichigo rescued the girl ( i forgot her name...the black haird one)<br/>I think the authors should of stopped the series when he saved the girl......<br/>It just felt like it was going on and on and on and on and on a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47854058">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46579893">
    <user id="1889852">
    <name><![CDATA[Lindsay ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Feb 16 18:43:14 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 16 18:45:54 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, I haven't actually read the manga, but I LOVE the anime. It's amazing!! So maybe I'll read the manga... but I don't think there's any way I can love it as much as the anime! The story is AMAZING!!! Tite Kubo, you're a genius. The characters (especially Ichigo and Renji) are amazing and lovable...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46579893">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="73147955">
    <user id="878571">
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 01 17:15:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 01 17:19:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Get ready, y'all, 'cause I'm going to work my way through this series like I did with Naruto.  <br/><br/>Did you know Ichigo has orange hair?  Kubo mentions it <em>three times</em> in the first chapter alone.  His orange hair isn't the only thing that is unique about him: he sees ghosts and has amazing spi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73147955">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40732592">
    <user id="1786510">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Dec 22 21:48:37 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[as you could see im a big fan of bleach. so since i picked all the recent volumes that are in the USA so i figured that it would take too long to save and write what i want to so ya im just goin to do it right now.alright so the story is awsome.the characters are awsome.the drawing is awsome.(i wish...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40732592">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72894802">
    <user id="2782054">
    <name><![CDATA[Maddie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 29 10:08:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 29 10:13:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh my goodness, I loved this book! This is one of the best manga series I've ever read. Kurosaki Ichigo has quickly become one of my top favorite manga characters, as well. I loved his selflessness in protecting his family. I think the part where he stabbed himself with the Shinigami Rukia's zanbaku...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72894802">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="46841473">
    <user id="116697">
    <name><![CDATA[Jain]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Feb 19 03:12:31 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the concept, and the two main characters are both very appealing in their own ways. There are other things I could do without, such as the &quot;playful&quot; violence between Ichigo and his father and everyone's obsession with Orihime's breasts. I'm also a bit torn on how I feel about the ar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46841473">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="34680488">
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  <date_added>Mon Oct 06 15:26:55 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 06 15:27:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grades: 7 to 12	Genre: Manga, Adventure<br/>Ichigo Kurosaki is your typical Japanese high school student who lives with his father and two younger sisters, except that he has the ablility to see ghosts.  Rukia Kuchiki is a Soul Reaper, a member of a mysterious organization called the Soul Society, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34680488">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="26035649">
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    <name><![CDATA[Peter]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 01 12:36:22 -0700 2008</date_added>
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  <date_added>Sat Feb 23 20:15:18 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 25 07:16:42 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did and still would call this an excellent modern version of the Shonen Jump style young hero trope. There really isn't anything here that doesn't happen in any other Shonen manga, but something about the way Kubo Tite handled the dialog, the banter. A bit of sarcasm here. A bit of deliberately si...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16216739">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Feb 12 06:38:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Overall Rating: A+</strong><br/><em>Synopsis:  Ichigo Kurosaki sees ghosts, and fights...a lot. All of this is pretty normal for Ichigo, but then he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a Shinigami (Death God) and member of the mysterious Soul Society. When a Hollow, an evil spirit, attacks Ichigo and his family, Rukia attempt...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15225183">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bleach is a series that starts out with a bang and doesn't let go. (My favorite kind of book.) 15-year-old Ichigo has always had the ability to see ghosts, and often tries to help them when possible. His aloof, devil-may-care attitude is only a cover-up for what he really feels inside. <br/><br/>W...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7101284">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 26 22:36:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 11 20:43:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Is Bleach a bit of a guilty pleasure?  Isn't most manga to a degree?  Bleach is an exception to most of my rules.  I generally tend to stick to shoujo (girl-marketed) manga series.  I generally detest shounen series that depend a great deal on the strengthening of or leveling up of a character.  Yes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3627964">more...</a>]]></body>
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