8 9 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : B rit ish ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Category : English ▁educ ators ▁Category : B rit ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Category : Cook ▁Island ▁writers ▁Category : Cook ▁Island ▁business people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Ble ach ▁an ime ▁series . ▁The ▁episodes ▁are ▁directed ▁by ▁N ori y uki ▁A be , ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁TV ▁Tokyo , ▁D ents u ▁and ▁Studio ▁Pier rot . ▁In ▁the ▁English ▁release ▁by ▁V iz ▁Media , ▁its ▁title ▁is ▁translated ▁as ▁The ▁Sub st itute . ▁The ▁episodes ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁T ite ▁Kub o ' s ▁Ble ach ▁m anga ▁series , ▁sp anning ▁twenty ▁episodes . ▁The ▁episodes ' ▁plot ▁covers ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁Ich igo ▁Ku ros aki ▁after ▁becoming ▁a ▁Soul ▁Re aper ▁and ▁assuming ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁Soul ▁Re aper ▁R uk ia ▁K uch iki . ▁ ▁The ▁arc ▁initially ▁ran ▁from ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁TV ▁Tokyo . ▁The ▁first ▁English ▁air ing ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁from ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0