The fifth season of the Bleach anime series is named the Bount Assault on Soul Society arc. In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as the The Assault. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. Unlike previous seasons in the series, this season and season four are fillers which are not direct adaptation of the Bleach manga by Tite Kubo. Instead, the episodes' plot focuses on the invasion of Soul Society, the home of the Soul Reapers, by the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives.
The arc initially ran from August 8, 2006 to January 4, 2007 in Japan on TV Tokyo. It lasted eighteen episodes. The English adaptation of the season began airing on December 13, 2008 on Adult Swim and ended on April 11, 2009. Four DVD compilations of the season were released by Aniplex between January 24, 2007 and April 25, 2007 in Japan. The first two DVD compilations contain four episodes of the season, and the last two contain five episodes. Viz Media released this season in four DVD volumes from December 15, 2009 to March 23, 2010. A DVD box set of the season was released on June 8, 2010. Manga Entertainment released the season in two DVDs for the United Kingdom on August 30, 2010 and November 1, 2010, while a box set was released on December 20, 2010.
Ichigo and the others go through the Soul Society trying to find the Bount who are causing the… |
Rukia battles a Bount, but without her Zanpaktou it wont be an easy battle. |
Some of the Captains and Vice Captains check out what happened near the Shine of Repent. They… |
Kariya starts to fight with Byakuya after running into him in the forest. During the fight it seems… |
Ichigo, Byakuya and Kariya contiune there battle. As they battle they are interupted by by Ran'tao.… |
The battle with the Bount heats up as Hitsugaya attacks. |
Just as the fight between Ichinose and the gang (including Ichigo and Captain Hitsugaya) begins,… |
The episode starts with Jidanbou (the gate's guard) being defeated and the rebels along with the… |
In this episode, Mabashi uses his doll to control the shinigamis and make them attack others.… |
Mayuri battles Sawatari and his doll Baura. Mayuri tries to tempt Sawatari to become a test… |
Jin breaks into the bureacy of technology while Ishida begins his battle with the Bounto. Why did… |
Ishida's battle with Yoshi contiunes and he is still struggling, but Ishida finds one thing that… |
Hitsugaya and Matsumoto, with the help of the 10th division, are pursuing Koga. Koga easily defeats… |
Hitsugaya starts to rest up at his division base after his battle with Koga. He finds Ichigo and… |
Kariya explains the background of his past as a Bounto and how the Shinigami betrayed and… |
As Ishida's power fail him, Kariya is about to finish him and Ran'tao off. Ichigo saves them and… |
Ichigo and Kariya battles contiunes and ends. As the other shinigami's try to seal the other… |
The aftermath of the Bount arc. Renji, Rukia and Ichigo started to think about Kariya and his… |