Bleach season 15
The fifteenth and penultimate season of the Bleach anime television series is known as the Gotei 13 Invading Army arc. It is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. The season's twenty-six episodes are based on Tite Kubo's manga series of the same name, but follows an original storyline exclusive to the anime. Before Ichigo Kurosaki loses his Soul Reaper powers, the arc follows him and his allies, defending a mysterious girl named Nozomi Kujo from Kageroza Inaba, an evil former Soul Reaper scientist, and his army of Soul Reaper reigai based on real ones in the Soul Society.
The season aired from April 12 to October 4, 2011. Aniplex collected it in six DVD volumes between February 22 and July 25, 2012. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime is licensed by Viz Media, and the season aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from October 6, 2013, to April 27, 2014.
The episodes of this season use three pieces of theme music; one opening and two endings. The opening theme song is "Blue" performed by Vivid. The first ending theme song, " performed by Fumika, is used from episode 317 to 329. The second ending theme song, "Haruka Kanata" performed by, is used from episodes 330 to 342.
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| Collection | Release date | Episodes |
| 24 | March 11, 2015 | 317–329 |
| 25 | May 20, 2015 | 330–342 |