Top 22 Epic Bleach Fanfics
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Castle Toppler
by Saturn_Effervescent
We stared each other down, my eyes dark against his laughing brown. After all these lives, all these timelines, I finally had him before me."Aizen." A promise off my lips as my comrades and loved ones fall around me, tulip petals in that first crisp winter night.Every time a new name falls from his
Force of Souls
by Kairomaru
Changes. A constant in all of existence. They affect the lives of those they're about, those that're close by, and even those that had nothing to do with them. Changes that took place before you were born. Changes in how you dealt with things in the past. Changes that took place after a life-changin
The Best Mistake
by 1nerdylibrarian
What could have happened if Gin and Rangiku were Toshiro’s parents. Having a baby really does change everything.
Twin Souls
by liralenli
This entire story is based "about 1000 years ago", when Yamamoto's school was started, and Kyouraku and Ukitake were attending the Academy. It had lots of sword play, but it also has a very sweet shonen-ai sort of romance, which is denied by Kyouraku, between the two Academy boys.This is an account
El Juramento
by thekurosakiconundrum
When Ichigo volunteered to join the diplomatic mission to the newly rediscovered planet Hueco Mundo, he wasn't expecting to be stricken by a strange ailment of unknown origin. Even if he had, somehow, managed to predict that, he certainly wouldn't have guessed that the ailment would leave him cravin
Nakama
by Lalaith_Quetzalli
They were more than classmates, more than comrades, more than friends…they were Nakama. Their trust in each other was great and it would take them far, to Heaven and beyond… Or the one where Grand Fisher shows up a year early, Rukia two years late, and everything goes from there.
Consequences
by 1nerdylibrarian
Sequel to The Best Mistake.When Gin chose to step in front of Aizen’s blade to save Toshiro he sacrificed his century-long plan to defeat Aizen for the sake of his son.Now everything he did and everything he is has been exposed to the Gotei and to his family. He must face the consequences of his act
echoes of a fractured heart
by shunshunrikkas
In which Inoue Orihime wonders whether it’s physically possible for a heart to break.
Tell Yourself
by PrincessKitty1
They survived the war. He gained a heart. Now Ulquiorra and Orihime get to face their most interesting challenge yet: living together. A series of drabbles in which shenanigans ensue.
Stellar Dendrites
by Angellovemusic8
Ichigo has always wanted to find a suitable mate that he can protect and love with all of his heart. If only Ichigo didn't fall for the one person who hated the idea of mating. Part of him wished that he still loved Rukia but that was no longer the case.Toshiro, on the other hand, is dealing with a
The Destroyer and The Slayer
by Kilyen
Two souls from the 'real world' awaken in a universe destined for apocalyptic war. Reborn as the Kurosaki twins, they carry the heavy ghosts of their pasts: Kurosaki Ichigo, who died at 21 protecting his mother from a killer's blade, and Kurosaki Mikan, a 33-year-old survivor of World War III whose
Hybrid in DXD: God Among Devils
by UniverseHopper
SUMMARY: Ichigo's journey in the world of DXD where a lot of things are same yet many things are different. Join me and Ichigo in this journey where our protagonist has become a literal god by gaining divinity. What adventures await him? Lets find out together. Also, the start may seem slow to some
Bleach: No Longer A Substitute
by TheMightyNanto
One year has passed since Ichigo Kurosaki, former Substitute Soul Reaper defeated Aizen at the cost of his Soul Reaper powers. It seemed that his life would have continued just like that of any other normal human. Yet, in its unpredictability, fate will play its cards again, truths hidden for decade
I Come From a Bloody Hole
by Phomie
After discovering a tumor in his brain, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, a man who seemingly has it all together, begins to spiral. With the decrease in his sanity, things start to feel a little less real, and a lot more red. ——— Cover Image Included. Please be mindful of the tags. Expect to see your favori
Tethered To The Dark
by Arx_Angel
Inoue Orihime is snatched from her world and dragged into the lethal shadows of the Unseelie Court. The Crown Prince, Kurosaki Ichigo, views her as a debt to be paid in blood and suffering, the living memory of a crime she doesn't remember. Bound by a hatred that burns as hot as desire, Orihime fin
Love Island: Hueco Mundo
by Spooky_Snaxxx
In his boredom, Sousuke Aizen has reached out to Urahara Kisuke in an attempt to re-create one of the World of the Living's top reality TV shows! Together, they have tricked and manipulated 12 sexy singles from across the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, to come together for a summer of love!Watch as S
Three Paths, Book IV: Winds of Chaos Act II: Shattered Blade
by GetsugaGoon
In the aftermath of Arturo's warpath through both the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, a new, separate catastrophe threatens to end both the Soul Society and World of the Living. Both Ichigo and Karin must become stronger to stop their respective enemies from stripping them of everything they love, whi
Of Sand and Broken Crown
by rdstar016
Karakura falls in a single night. Not to chaos, but to design—its warnings silenced, its supplies destroyed, its gates opened from within. By the time the fires rise, the war is already over. Crown Prince Ichigo Kurosaki stands at the heart of a kingdom unraveling, forced to choose what can still be
Strike a Match
by NeonZangetsu
It only takes one match to burn away the darkness. A single spark becomes an ember. An ember becomes a raging flame. Go ahead. Strike that match. Burn bright. Love hard. Laugh loudly. A wayward shinobi wakes to finds himself trapped in a world of perpetual night and sand. He's not dead. No. Surely n
Shinigami no Yaiba
by Corvix_Ailuranthrope_4313
We stand in awe before that which cannot be seen, and we respect with every fiber that which cannot be explained, the Shinigami Corps, an ancient order that had been formed by the Soul King, Thirteen Divisions led by the Hashira and their Tsugoku, The Corps purify Hollows that had been corrupted by
after 924
by ximioo
A baseball player gets a nuisance dropped on his head out of nowhere. Can't stand him. But after many detentions together it becomes apparent that this stranger isn't human, isn't normal, and probably isn't even a stranger at all.
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.
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This list of 22epic Bleach fanfics spans 4,251,787 total words. Kudos range from 12 on the newest entries to 7,069 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (8 of 22 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Slow Burn · Action/Adventure · Romance · Rewrite.
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