'Bleach' Shares Sleek New Stills

Fans of Tite Kubo's Bleach hold the series hold it closer to their hearts than most of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump series as the truncated endings of the manga and anime still sting to this day.

But they have been hopeful of the live-action Bleach films as they not only provide new Bleach awesomeness, but could be a new example of good live-action adaptations going forward.

Previously teased for the elements include the introductions of important characters like Urahara, and Ichigo's mom and dad, but the film has announced the casting for Orihime and Chad as well.

Bleach Live-Action Movie Images Gallery

The newest batch of images for the film further explores previous the previously revealed Ichigo and Renji as they provide a much deeper look at Renji's first fight with Ichigo. You can check them out here in the gallery.

Bleach fans have a lot more to look forward to this year as the live action Bleach adaptation releases July 20 in Japan as well. The live-action film has just released its first full trailer, and will adapt the first arc of the series, the "Substitute Shinigami" arc. The current cast includes Sota Fukushi as Ichigo Kurosaki and Hana Sugisaki as Rukia Kuchiki is MIYAVI, who will play Byakuya Kuchiki Ryou Yoshizawa, as Uryuu Ishida, and Taichi Saotome as Renji Abarai.

Early reactions to the film have been positive overall, with there talk of even being a new trilogy of films adapting more of Bleach's material. If this is successful, then a sequel film with the Soul Society is definitely on the horizon.

For those unfamiliar with Tite Kubo's Bleach, the series follows the young delinquent Ichigo Kurosaki, who had the ability to see spirits. He soon obtains the power of a Soul Reaper - one meant to usher lost souls to the afterlife - and now has the duty to defend the living world from monstrous dark spirits known as Hollows.

The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from 2001 to 2016, and was collected into 74 volumes. It has been adapted into English thanks to VIZ Media, and has sold over 900 million copies in Japan. The series was adapted into an anime by Studio Pierrot from 2004 to 2012, and has four feature-length animations, rock musicals, video games, and a ton of other merchandise.

The English language broadcast premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block in 2006, and you currently find the Japanese and English language versions now streaming on Hulu.