Madman Entertainment is looking for new ways to move the Bleach property to make some money and one of those are some decently stuffed collections. Under the name of Bleach Shinigami Collection, the Australian distributor has set the first two collections where the first covers the episodes one through forty-one while the second covers forty-two through seventy-nine. They’re priced at $99.95 AUD and are bilingual in nature with ten discs in each set. Extras include the clean opening and closings, production art galleries, and more as they re-use the discs from the original releases here.
Originally beginning its run in 2004 and finishing in 2012, the series was picked up by Viz Media and released on DVD over the years and is currently getting new Blu-ray releases as well in North America.
The series saw Noriyuki Abe as the overall director with several episode directors and scriptwriters working on it based on the manga by Tite Kubo. It was animated by studio Pierrot.
Plot concept: For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling — to protect the world of the living and the dead as a Substitute Soul Reaper. When Rukia is taken away to face the ruthless justice of the Soul Society, Ichigo and his friends must cross over and do battle in the spirit world…
[Source: Bleach]