Bleach (season 6)

Arrancar: The Arrival arc
The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Aniplex of The Arrancar: The Arrival arc
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original release	January 10 (2007-01-10) – June 27, 2007 (2007-06-27)
Season chronology
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List of Bleach episodes

The sixth season of the Bleach anime series is named the Arrancar: The Arrival arc (破面・出現篇^?, Arankaru Shutsugen Hen). In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as the The Arrancar. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The season's twenty-two episodes are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series. The episodes' plot centers on the burgeoning war between the Soul Reapers and the arrancar led by former Soul Reaper captain Sōsuke Aizen.

The season aired from January to June 2007. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime is licensed by Viz Media, and aired on Adult Swim in the United States from April to July 2009.

Five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between June 27, 2007 and October 24, 2007. Viz Media released the season in five DVD volumes from April 20, 2010 to August 24, 2010. It was also collected in two DVD boxes on September 28, 2010 and December 21, 2010, with the latter including the first two episodes of season 7.Manga Entertainment published the season in DVD volumes in the United Kingdom with the first released on April 11, 2011 and the second is on June 13, 2011. A DVD box followed it on September 26, 2011.