9 anime like Bleach, ranked by the community. These aren't random picks — they're the shows people watch next when they want more action.
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Idly indulging in baseless paranormal activities with the Occult Club, high schooler Yuuji Itadori spends his days at either the clubroom or the hospital, where he visits his bedridden grandfather. However, this leisurely lifestyle soon takes a turn for the strange when he...
One fateful day, Yuusuke Urameshi, a 14-year-old delinquent with a dim future, gets a miraculous chance to turn it all around when he throws himself in front of a moving car to save a young boy. His ultimate sacrifice is so out of character that the authorities of the spirit...
It has been two and a half years since Naruto Uzumaki left Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf Village, for intense training following events which fueled his desire to be stronger. Now Akatsuki, the mysterious organization of elite rogue ninja, is closing in on their grand plan which...
Twelve years ago, a colossal demon fox terrorized the world. During the monster's attack on the Hidden Leaf Village, the Hokage—the village's leader and most powerful ninja—sacrifices himself to seal the beast inside a newborn, relieving civilization from destruction while...
Disguising themselves as humans, homunculi inhabit the world to prey on the unsuspecting population. Created long ago by alchemists from Europe, homunculi are difficult to eliminate without weapons known as Kurogane. Each Kurogane is uniquely shaped according to its wielder's...
Ever since the death of his father, the burden of supporting the family has fallen upon Tanjirou Kamado's shoulders. Though living impoverished on a remote mountain, the Kamado family are able to enjoy a relatively peaceful and happy life. One day, Tanjirou decides to go down to...
Losing a loved one is so painful that one may sometimes wish to be able to resurrect them—a weakness that the enigmatic Millennium Earl exploits. To make his mechanical weapons known as "Akuma," he uses the souls of the dead that are called back. Once a soul is placed in an...
Death City is home to the famous Death Weapon Meister Academy (Shibusen), a technical academy headed by the Shinigami—Lord Death himself. Its mission: to raise Death Scythes for the Shinigami to wield against the many evils of their fantastical world. These Death Scythes,...
Asta and Yuno were abandoned at the same church on the same day. Raised together as children, they came to know of the "Wizard King"—a title given to the strongest mage in the kingdom—and promised that they would compete against each other for the position of the next Wizard...
Bleach and Naruto are constantly recommended together because they are both major long-running battle shounen with rivalries, training arcs, transformations, and huge casts. Naruto leans ninja and emotional backstory, while Bleach leans spiritual swords and style, but the audience overlap is obvious.
Jujutsu Kaisen feels like a modern spiritual successor in many ways: exorcist-style fighters, cursed monsters, stylish mentors, and ability-based battles. Fans who like Bleach's Soul Reaper world and cool-factor combat usually find JJK very easy to enter.
Yu Yu Hakusho shares supernatural fights, spirit-world rules, tournaments, and a delinquent hero pulled into a hidden realm. It is older and more compact, but it carries a lot of the same spirit-battle DNA Bleach fans enjoy.
D.Gray-man overlaps through exorcists, cursed weapons, gothic enemies, and a long war against supernatural forces. It is darker and more religiously styled than Bleach, but the organization-versus-monsters structure is familiar.
Soul Eater shares stylized supernatural combat, weapon-based partnerships, and a world where fighting evil spirits is built into the setting. It is more cartoon-gothic and school-based, but the visual flair and soul/weapon themes appeal to Bleach fans.
Fans who liked Bleach tend to recommend Naruto, Jujutsu Kaisen, Yu Yu Hakusho the most. Bleach and Naruto are constantly recommended together because they are both major long-running battle shounen with...
Bleach has a 8.00 on MAL from 2,241,530 ratings. That puts it in the top tier — most fans love it and recommend it without hesitation.
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