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The seventh season of the ''[[Bleach (TV series)|Bleach]]'' [[anime]] series is named the {{nihongo|'''Arrancar: The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry arc'''|破面・虚圏 潜入篇|Arankaru Weko Mundo Sennyū Hen}}. In the English adaptation of the anime released by [[Viz Media]], the title of the season is translated as '''The Hueco Mundo'''.<ref name="amazonseason7">{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003R3JNRS|title=Amazon.com: Bleach, Vol. 32: Bleach: Movies & TV|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2010-12-05}}</ref> The episodes are directed by [[Noriyuki Abe]], and produced by [[TV Tokyo]], [[Dentsu]] and [[Pierrot (company)|Studio Pierrot]].<ref name="staff">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://pierrot.jp/title/bleach/staff.html|title=ぴえろ BLEACH =ブリーチ=|publisher=[[Pierrot (company)|Studio Pierrot]]|language=ja|access-date=2009-04-07}}</ref> The season adapts [[Tite Kubo]]'s ''[[Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]'' [[manga]] series from the rest of the [[List of Bleach chapters#vol26|26th]] volume to the [[List of Bleach chapters#vol26|28th]] volume (chapters 229–251), with the exception of episodes 132–137 ([[Filler (media)|filler]]) and 147–149 (canon expansion). The season follows [[Ichigo Kurosaki]]'s journey to [[Bleach (manga)#Setting|Hueco Mundo]] to rescue [[Orihime Inoue]], who was kidnapped by the [[List of hollows in Bleach#Arrancar|arrancar]] under the command of former Soul Reaper captain [[Sōsuke Aizen]]. Although a small story arc focused on the character Ashido Kanō was not featured in the manga as was originally intended due to timing issues, Kubo helped the anime staff produce the episodes for it.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kubo|first=Tite|title=Bleach, Volume 30|date=December 1, 2009|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|page=196|isbn=978-1-4215-2387-3}}</ref>
The season aired from July to December 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/bleach/episodes/episodes11/|title=List of ''Bleach'' episode titles (132-143)|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|language=ja|access-date=2008-10-14|archive-date=2014-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014205918/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/bleach/episodes/episodes11/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/bleach/episodes/episodes12/|title=List of ''Bleach'' episode titles (144-154)|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|language=ja|access-date=2008-10-14|archive-date=2012-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001060154/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/bleach/episodes/episodes12/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The English adaptation of the ''Bleach'' anime is licensed by [[Viz Media]],<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-03-15/viz-officially-announces-bleach-anime|title=Viz Officially Announces Bleach Anime|date=2006-03-15|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=2009-04-13}}</ref> and the season aired from July to September 2009 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] in the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YS8EA8/ref=atv_dp_season_select?ie=UTF8&redirect=true|title=Bleach (English Dubbed) Season 7, Ep. 1 "Bleach 122"|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2011-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040CE604/ref=atv_dp_season_select?ie=UTF8&redirect=true|title=Bleach (English Dubbed) Season 9, Ep. 1 "Bleach 146"|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2011-02-18}}</ref> Five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by [[Aniplex]] between December 19, 2007 and April 23, 2008 in Japan.<ref name="AmazonJPDVD1">{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000WPEHPC|title=BLEACH 破面(アランカル)・虚圏(ウェコムンド)潜入篇 1|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|language=ja|access-date=2008-09-30}}</ref><ref name="AmazonJPDVD5">{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0013N3WTE|title=BLEACH 破面(アランカル)・虚圏(ウェコムンド)潜入篇 5|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|language=ja|access-date=2008-09-30}}</ref> While Viz Media released a single DVD volume on September 21, 2010 featuring the season's first episodes,<ref name="amazonseason7"/> the entire season has only been released within others DVDs. Episodes 132 and 133 were also released in Viz's seventh English DVD box on December 21, 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041QSZ7O/|title=Bleach Uncut Box Set 7|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2011-10-04}}</ref> Episodes 134–145 were released on March 22, 2011 as Viz's eighth compilation while the remaining ones were released on June 21, 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EXNHO0/|title=Bleach Uncut Box Set 8|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2011-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004PHSTTS/|title=Bleach Uncut Box Set 9|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2011-10-04}}</ref> [[Manga Entertainment]] released the first volume from the season on September 26, 2011, while the second one is due to October 17, 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004WDZRD6/|title=Bleach Series 7 Part 1|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2011-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005EYT91I/|title=Bleach Series 7 Part 2|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2011-10-04}}</ref> A collection of the two volumes was released on December 12, 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005FWQJDA/|title=Bleach - Complete Series 7 DVD|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=2011-10-04}}</ref>
The episodes use four pieces of [[theme music]]: two opening themes and two closing themes. The opening themes are "Alones" by [[Aqua Timez]], used for the first twelve episodes,<ref name="music1">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bleach/staff.html|title=BLEACH～ブリーチ|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|access-date=2009-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711082735/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bleach/staff.html|archive-date=2007-07-11|language=ja}}</ref> and "[[After Dark (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)|After Dark]]" by [[Asian Kung-Fu Generation]], used for the remaining episodes.<ref name="music2">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bleach/staff.html|title=BLEACH～ブリーチ|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|access-date=2009-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026101300/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bleach/staff.html|archive-date=2007-10-26|language=ja}}</ref> The ending themes are {{nihongo|"Daidai"|橙||lit. "[[Daidai|Bitter Orange]]"}} by [[Chatmonchy]], utilized for episodes 132 to 143,<ref name="music1" /> and [[J-pop]] singer [[Kousuke Atari]]'s {{nihongo|"Tane o Maku Hibi"|種をまく日々||lit. ''Seed-Scattering Days''}}, used for the rest of the episodes.<ref name="music2" /> To promote the second ''Bleach'' featured film, ''[[Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion]]'', the opening and closing credits for episode 151 use footage from the film, which was released on December 22, 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/bleach/2007/blog.html|title=劇場版 「BLEACH ブリーチ」 The DiamondDust Rebellion もう一つの氷輪丸 -公式サイト|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|language=ja|access-date=2009-04-13}}</ref>
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