The animated adaptation of BleachThe final story arc has a firm premiere date. Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War opens worldwide October 10, 2022. Viz Media, publisher of the Bleach manga in North America, confirmed that the show is a simulcast (it will debut on official English-language channels and services at the same time as in Japan).
Viz also uploaded a new trailer for Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War showing more footage from the series. As the video is region locked, you can view it on this link whether you are in North America or Europe. We have embedded the trailer uploaded by Aniplex below.
The Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War The trailer is the most substantial look yet at footage from the show proper. It depicts a montage of scenes from the beginning of the story arc, which shows the restoration of the Quincy Wandenreich, a former kingdom of Quincy ruled by their king, Ywach. Unlike Ichigo’s ally Uryuu, the Quincy of the Wandenreich regard the Soul Reapers as mortal enemies and launch an assault on both Soul Society and the hollow homeland of Hueco Mundo. The trailer also shows brief cuts of some of the battles between Ichigo and his allies and Wandenreich fighters, such as Quilge Opie and various members of the Stern Ritter elite. Ichigo’s human allies Orihime, Chad, and Uryuu also make an appearance, fighting off a large wave of Hollows in Karakura Town. Lastly, the trailer also features the series’ opening theme, “Scar” by Kitani Tatsuya.
Oricon News also confirmed that Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War will be broadcast as a “4-cour” program. A “yard” is a term generally used in anime broadcasting to refer to a production block of 10-14 episodes, airing weekly over 3-4 months. It is often used interchangeably with “season” and “series” in American/British parlance, although in recent years some anime have used the term “season” as a title convention to distinguish new productions. In this case, a 4-course show suggests Bleach will last between 40 and 52 episodes, with one or more breaks between courses. As such, Bleach fans can expect to watch the show through 2023 and possibly 2024, depending on how long or when the breaks are.
Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War begins streaming October 10, 2022. International streaming plans have yet to be announced, but previous carriers of Bleach inclus Crunchyroll, Netflix, Muse Asia, Ani-One et Bilibili.