It’s official! Viz Media revealed the trailer, the release date and the platform of streaming where will it be available Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (bleach: Sennen-Kessen–hen), the final arc adaptation of Tite Kubo’s original manga.
Production remains in the hands of Pierrot (Naruto), studio responsible for all the projects of the franchise since 2004. The main change between the staff falls on the figure of Tomohisa Taguchi (Akudama Drive), who replaces Noriyuki Abe as director. Taguchi will also supervise and write the scripts for the series. Masashi Kudo returns as character designer and Shiro Sagisu as composer. The series will feature the return of the original cast led by Masakazu Morita as Ichigo Kurosaki.
At Anime Expo 2022, Tite Kubo mentioned that he is very involved with all aspects of the anime, acknowledging that some scenes from the manga have been left out, though he wants to incorporate them later if possible. the creator of bleach He added that fans can look forward to a refreshingly modern viewing experience in terms of production in this sequel.
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Tite Kubo’s work was originally serialized in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump between 2001 and 2016. The publisher Shūeisha compiled the manga in a total of 74 volumes, which have sold more than 130 million copies worldwide. The story has inspired video games, novels, plays, a movie live action Japanese and, of course, a successful anime adaptation consisting of a series of 366 episodes, two OVAs and four feature films.
Shūeisha provides the following synopsis of bleach:
“15-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki is a boy who can see and contact ghosts. Despite having this special gift, Ichigo leads a quiet life, but suddenly a girl calling herself a Shinigami (Goddess of Death) appears before him, and they are attacked by an evil spirit called Hollow who is apparently a soul eater. His family members fall one by one in front of him. What will Ichigo do?
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War will adapt the final arc of the manga known as the “Thousand Year Blood War,” which spans volumes 55 to 74 of the print.
Where to see Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War?
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War can be viewed exclusively on Disney Plus on an international level. Although there is also the possibility that it will reach Star Plus in Latin America.
The anime will run for four courses (quarters), but they will not be broadcast consecutively. The series will begin broadcasting on October 10, 2022 in Japan and the United States. At the moment, it has not been confirmed if the same will happen in the rest of the territories.
It should be noted that all previous episodes of bleach They were removed last week from platforms such as Netflix, HBO Max and Crunchyroll (where the dubbed version remains), so we can expect the anime to arrive soon on the Walt Disney Company’s star platform catalog.
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War will be available on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ internationally. pic.twitter.com/bINykAUOZp
— VIZ (@VIZMedia) October 3, 2022
trailer of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (July 2, 2022)
Trailer #2 (September 11, 2022)
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We remind you that Panini Manga publishes the original work in Mexico.