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Ichigo Kurosaki becomes a Soul Reaper and protects the living and dead from evil spirits.
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What is Bleach fanfiction?
Bleach fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the Bleach universe. With over 58,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Bleach is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Renji Abarai, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Bleach Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Bleach stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
Las chicas de Ichigo
by Lake_Mort
One-Shots sexuales de nuestro Gary Stu ensalada de poderes favorito con las nenas de Bleach
Twin Stars of Sun and Shadow
by MaximumFang
Forty years ago, a boy named Reiji accidentally reduced his home to ash and was abandoned as a demon. Now, hiding behind a fake name, he must survive the cutthroat Gotei 13 without letting them discover the cataclysmic storm ticking inside his chest. To protect the Soul Society from his "noise," he
A Shinigami Never Dies Empty-Handed
by PinkSnakeFiction
Muten Natsu escaped prison, resisted arrest, slaughtered nobles, and wiped out the Forty-Six Houses, yet he knew he was a good child. He had wanted nothing more than to live an ordinary life as an ordinary person. Instead, he was forced to take up his Zanpakutō once again and return to Soul Society.
She Burned Me Down
by ForestRanger2001
Ichigo tries to help Rukia study. Things don't go as planned.
Itadakimasu
by MrMoon2205
Hinata sabe que cuidar também é insistir. Em uma visita noturna ao escritório do marido, ela transforma uma refeição simples em um lembrete íntimo de tudo o que Byakuya costuma esquecer quando trabalha demais: o corpo, o prazer e o conforto de não estar sozinho.ByaHina | Crossover
Shouganai
by death_metal_weeb
Akira Hayate is the Fourth Seat of Squad One, also the youngest Seated Officer of the esteemed Division. Hayate would take such a duty seriously , but would also try their best to maintain some individuality as they go on with life with the expectations of being a model soul reaper. Meanwhile, there
The long way round
by Alpha_motherdestroyer
Ten thousand years holding three worlds together, and no one ever asked what he wanted. He shows Ichigo and Rukia a life that looks like peace — the war won, the monsters gone. It isn't a gift. It's a warning: that peace ends in ash, and he needs them to grieve it before he can ask for what he actua
Bleached anti-ntr
by Anonymous
Hiroki killed himself just to be adopted by Kenpachi Zaraki in soul sosicety now a shinigami with new friends they are all called to investigate the BBC that ruined most of their lives and get revenge.
Winter Blossoms
by EVA_beatrice
"..I'm a foot taller than you now, bedwetter Momo." Momo fumbles with her lips, and immediately counters out, "Well I'm 5 foot now, so you're actually only eleven inches taller than me!" Ever since his growth spurt a few decades ago, the 10th Squad Captain has greatly made sure to tease her for her
A Time to rest
by Lavender_aiden
“Life has a habit of pulling people in different directions. Responsibilities, work, family, duty.” He glanced sideways at Ichigo. “You, more so than most." [ sometimes you need a friend to tell you it's okay]
Slow Hand
by CigarilloSour
Chiromi Chiyoko is at a dead-end job living in her dead-end town she grew up in with no prospects or motivation to do better ever since her parents passed away. With her high school reunion looming and people from her past coming out of the woodwork, old feelings resurface and she wonders if one poi
"Another Generic Isekai", What Could Go Wrong?
by NeedMorLuck
... Apparently, a lot. A lot could go wrong. If you're a casual fan of anime like me, there's a part of you that just wants to know what you'd be like if you were the protagonist of an anime. So when you find a quiz titled; "Another Generic Isekai," you think; "Sure." And do the quiz cause, why not
Days of Chaos
by CXA3
Aizen’s lips curved into a faint smirk. “Urahara Kisuke, do send my regards to Shiba Isshin.” He tightened his grip on Ichigo’s arm. “I will be borrowing his son for the time being.” The air split open at his command, reality tearing itself apart to form a dark passage. “Shiba-?!” Ichigo barely got
The day I died - RE IMAGINED
by Onyxiton
After dying while protecting his family, Ichigo Kurosaki is thrust into the hidden world of Soul Reapers, where he must navigate a life he never asked for while uncovering mysteries surrounding his own existence, Soul Society, and the people closest to him.
【蓝桃/蓝雏】凤箫声动（古风AU）
by Azozo047
端午贺文 八岐大蛇x花妖剑客 这是一个为祛除邪祟而下山的小花妖被邪祟吃干抹净的故事
The multiversal school askbox Revamped
by Kuroi_Survivor
New askbox to restart that other one!
Blood Under the Sun
by rdstar016
Masaki Kurosaki was bitten by a vampire before her sons were born.Years later, Ichigo lives as a hunter with vampire blood in his veins, kept human by serum, discipline, and the stubborn belief that hunger does not have to decide what he becomes. When Orihime Inoue is attacked, Ichigo discovers that
I wish them best
by Heatrune11
They want each replace one of the pair
Winterbound
by Syuli
Ordered to investigate a disturbance connected to the Tesseract, Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya is exposed to its energy and becomes visible to ordinary humans, drawing him into a world and conflict unlike anything he has faced before.
teenagers scare the livin' shit out of me
by ZappOBrien (WattStalf)
With the closing of Las Noches Private Academy comes the influx of new students at Hueco Mundo High School, including Nnoitra and Nelliel Gilga. Naoko Hazama is new as well, but not a Las Noches transfer. As three of them work to find their places in their new school, Nelliel and Naoko fall into a s
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GrimmIchi
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez/Ichigo Kurosaki
The explosive dynamic between Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki and the wild Arrancar Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, whose battles are charged with intensity.
25,000 works →
IchiRuki
Ichigo Kurosaki/Rukia Kuchiki
The bond between substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki and the noble Rukia Kuchiki, whose meeting changed both their destinies.
45,000 works →
UlquiHime
Ulquiorra Cifer/Orihime Inoue
The complex relationship between the emotionless Arrancar Ulquiorra Cifer and the compassionate human Orihime Inoue during her captivity.
22,000 works →
RenRuki
Renji Abarai/Rukia Kuchiki
Childhood friends from the streets of Rukongai, Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki were separated by class but never forgot each other.
15,000 works →
IchiHime
Kurosaki Ichigo/Inoue Orihime
Orihime's five-lifetimes confession over a sleeping Ichigo became one of Bleach's most quoted scenes, and his berserk transformation when she screamed his name in Hueco Mundo answered it in kind. The manga's epilogue marries them, capping a decade of rescue arcs and unspoken devotion.
7,000 works →
ByaRen
Kuchiki Byakuya/Abarai Renji
The street dog from Rukongai clawed his way to lieutenant specifically to surpass the noble captain who took Rukia away, then bled out swearing to save her in defiance of him. After Byakuya's ice thaws, their captain-lieutenant partnership becomes one of Soul Society's most loyal — and most shipped.
4,500 works →
GinRan
Ichimaru Gin/Matsumoto Rangiku
Gin saved the starving Rangiku as a child, then spent a century plotting revenge against Aizen for what was done to her — a secret he kept until his death, betraying everyone but her. His dying thought that he should have apologized cements Bleach's great doomed love story.
3,500 works →
UraIchi
Urahara Kisuke/Kurosaki Ichigo
The exiled shopkeeper-scientist trained Ichigo in a basement the size of a canyon, apologizing from a bowed head for the manipulations that put a sword in a teenager's hands. Fic ages Ichigo up and digs into the guilt, secrets, and strange trust between Soul Society's two greatest rule-breakers.
4,000 works →
ShunUki
Kyouraku Shunsui/Ukitake Juushirou
Classmates under Yamamoto and captains for two thousand years, the lazy romantic and the gentle invalid are Soul Society's oldest institution — each other's first choice in every crisis. Ukitake's death leaves Shunsui drinking alone in canon, the ending shippers have been rewriting ever since.
3,000 works →
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Bleach fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 58,000 Bleach fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best Bleach ships?
Popular Bleach pairings include GrimmIchi, IchiRuki, UlquiHime. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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