Question about Bleach and which episodes are to be considered "canon"...

[Manga4life]

Okay, so I'm starting Bleach from the very beginning and instead of putting up with long stretches of filler I was wondering if anyone could tell me which episodes are considered to be "canon" within the Bleach community? In other words, which episodes should I watch to get the main story and which ones should I skip?

Any help on this would be appreciated, and thanks in advance! :anime:

[Jacob T. Paschal]

The episodes that don't adapt from the comic are still pretty good on their own. Anyhow:

List of filler episodes
033 *Karakura Heroes Omake 1
050 *Karakura Heroes Omake 2
064-108 *Bount arc
128-137 *Stolen Hogyoku arc
147-149 *Rukia side story. Plot&Character designs by Kubo
168-189 *New Captain arc
204-205 *Random one-episode fillers
213-214 *Karakura Riser Omake
227-265 *Zanpakutou Rebellion arc. Character
designs by Kubo.
266 *Hueco Mundo Recap
287 *Magic Lamp Gaiden
298 *Hell Chapter Movie Promotion
299 *Hell Chapter Movie Prologue
303-305 *Random one-episode fillers
311-316 *Random one-episode fillers
317-341 *Gotei 13 Invasion arc
355 *New Year Special

[zoombie]

Okay I will do my best, might be some one shot fillers and I will include a mini filler that was indented for the manga in these episodes list.

Episodes 1-63

Episodes 109-127

Episodes 137-167

Episodes 190-203

Episodes 206-227

Episodes 266-310

Episodes 343- present

There are things from the Bount arc (episodes 64-109) that is mentioned in canon episodes including the introduction of three characters, so you might be a little lost if you skip it. Episode 109 is the last episode of the Bount arc, but it has lots of canon material.

I recommend you check out episode 342, it is non canon but important to the plot.