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The Agent of the Shinigami arc (死神代行篇 Shinigami Daikō Hen) is the first season of the Bleach anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media its title is translated as The Substitute. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo’s Bleach manga series spanning twenty episodes.