BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War Arc Scheduled for October 2022

This was released today at "Anime Expo 2022" held in Los Angeles, USA on July 3rd. In the final chapter of "BLEACH", "The Millennium Blood War", the relationship between the Shinigami and Quincy and the unknown roots of Ichigo Kurosaki are depicted. The key visual depicts the captains of the 13th Guardian Corps and a total of 29 characters from the Knights of the Star Cross (Stern Ritter). The PV contains the battle scenes of Ichigo, Shinigami, and the Knights of the Star Cross. In addition, staff information such as Toshio Hasegawa, Kiyoshi Komatsubara, and Kumiko Takayanagi, who are in charge of the general animation director, has also been newly released.

On September 11th, at Shinagawa The Grand Hall in Tokyo, the pre-screening of episodes 1 and 2 and the talk show "Sennin Pre-screening" will be held. The speakers of the talk show are different in the first part and the second part, which are limited to Kubo's official fan club "Klub Outside". Masaki, studio Piero producer Sadahiko Tominaga, and the person in charge of the editorial department of Shonen Jump (Shueisha) will appear. The second part will feature Masakazu Morita as Ichigo, Fumiko Orikasa as Rukia Kuchiki, and Noriaki Sugiyama as Uryu Ishida . The entrance fee is 3500 yen, and a gift for visitors is included. Check the official anime website for application details.

Also, the Blu-ray Disc BOX of the TV anime "BLEACH" broadcast from October 2004 to March 2012 will be released. "Bleach-Season 1 + Soul Society", which contains a total of 63 episodes selected from 3 series of "Bleach-Season 1", "Soul Society / Infiltration", and "Soul Society / Rescue", will be released on September 28th. "Fracture Hen Selection 1 + Past Hen", which is a collection of 66 episodes including "Past Hen" added to the episodes selected mainly in the first half of "Fracture Hen", was released on December 21st, and the second half episode of "Fracture Hen" "Bleach-Season 1 Selection 2 + Bleach-Season 1" will be released on February 22, 2023, which contains a total of 74 episodes of "Bleach-Season 1". A special booklet will be included as a bonus.