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The Bleach anime and Japanese rock band Aqua Timez are pretty much inseparable. The group has performed multiple theme songs across the series's history, and now the band is back with a new track following the anime's 20th anniversary. The Jump Mv project consists of music videos for major Shonen Jump titles to coincide with announcements, finales, anniversaries and other special occasions. Bleach , naturally, has had several entries in this list. Now you can check out the latest, setting 20 years of anime history to the new song "Oldrose." Related: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity Anime Officially Announced "Oldrose" will be available on a variety of digital platforms starting tomorrow, March 22. "Oldrose" single jacket Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , which adapts the concluding arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, streamed on Disney+ and Hulu worldwide from October to December 2022. Part 2, subtitled The Separation , premiered from July to...

Following the finale broadcast of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict, the official website and accounts for the Bleach anime series officially announced the fourth cour , titled Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Part 4 - The Calamity. An announcement trailer and visual were also released. A release date for Part 4 - The Calamity was not announced at the time of reporting. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Part 4 - The Calamity Anime Announcement Trailer Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , which adapts the concluding arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, streamed on Disney+ and Hulu worldwide from October to December 2022. Part 2, subtitled The Separation , premiered from July to September 2023. Part 3, subtitled The Conflict , premiered in October 2024. Tomohisa Taguchi acted as Chief Director for The Conflict anime at studio Pierrot Films, with Hikaru Murata also acting as Director. Masaki Hiramatsu and Tomohisa Taguchi provided the series composition, with character designs by Masashi Kudo and music by Shiro Sagisu.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is wrapping up its Fall 2024 episodes, and fans are treated to an exciting preview of Part 3’s grand finale. With anticipation building, fans are also eagerly awaiting Part 4’s release window and Ichigo’s long-awaited rescue of the Soul Society from destruction.

Ichigo and Uryu in Thousand-Year Blood War. [Credit: Studio Ghibli]

Since its return, Bleach has dominated the internet, with each sequel outshining the last, and Tybw Part 2 delivered unforgettable action, building excitement for Part 3. The Tybw director once revealed the studio’s intentions and process behind the breathtaking, action-packed scenes in Part 2, offering a fascinating insight.

Bleach: Tybw director’s insight into Part 2’s action-packed scenes

Bleach: Tybw made its long-awaited return in October 2022, reviving the iconic Big Three anime franchise and bringing it back into the limelight. After nearly a decade of lying dormant, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War ignited a new interest in the franchise.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War part 3, episode #7.According to one of the staff writers, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is slowly heading toward a far deadlier conclusion than the manga. One of the biggest hallmarks of Bleachs return has been all the changes its made to the manga; certain fights and scenes are expanded on to better flesh things out, and it all makes things feel bigger and more coherent than what was presented in the manga.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War's changes to the manga have been its biggest selling point, and theyre poised to get far more dramatic in part 3. In a recent interview with staff writer Masaki Hiramatsu, Hiramatsu asked people to pay attention to how the original scenes will make for a deadly battle going forward, and that implies that Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is going to use original content to make the story...

The majority of Bleach Tybw episode 29 focused on Ukitake’s sacrifice to become the soul king and his past. While the flashback certainly added more clarity to Ukitake’s condition, the situation at the Soul Society is still dire.

Unaware of the situation developing with Ukitake, Yhwach claims that he has won and that he had no more reason to fight. However, things are only getting worse for Ichigo, as he is now face to face with his friend turned enemy, Uryu Ishida.

Bleach Tybw episode 30 will feature 12 minutes of anime only content, and hopefully, it will give a more detailed account of Uryu and Ichigo’s battle.

Bleach Tybw Episode 30 Preview:

The official website of Bleach revealed the premise of Bleach Tybw Episode 30. It is as follows:

Ukitake releases the power of “Mimihagi-sama” that resides within his body and becomes “Mimihagi-sama” himself, and stops the collapse of the world...

The previous episode of Bleach Tybw was nothing less than shocking. Ichigo, who had rushed to intervene with Yhwach’s plan, ended up being the one who ended up killing the soul king.

With all three worlds thrown into disarray, it will fall on the heroes to come up with a solution to the problem at hand. With the soul king out of the picture, what will Ichigo and the others do?

Bleach Tybw Episode 29 Preview:

The official website of Bleach revealed the premise of Bleach Tybw Episode 29. It is as follows:

In order to save the Soul King, Ichigo Kurosaki pulls out the sword that is stuck in him. However, as if guided by the Quincy blood flowing through his body, he cuts the Soul King with the sword. The Three Worlds have lost the Soul King. Kisuke Urahara and his friends realize the seriousness of the situation...

After the mediocre ending to Bleach, Tite Kubo returned with Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, which had already stunned its fans. They would agree that the anime features a storyline that resonates with the very essence of the source material and a jaw-dropping anime that would give it a run for its money.

Senjumaru Shutara’s Bankai in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. Credits: Studio Pierrot

Additionally, censoring a few scenes has hugely benefitted it as it is available to everyone, hugely boosting the viewership. Needless to say, the writers have given their 200% to breathe life into the title. Hence, in all accord, the series is a fan-favorite watch.

However, Masaki Hiramatsu, the head writer of the series, is not delighted because they took to their social media to plead with the leakers to stop leaking their work overseas. Hiramatsu warned that they will be forced to take countermeasures against the leakers...

Bleach Tybw part 3 started with a 9 minute flashback, following which we got a continuation of the fight between Yhwach’s Elite Guard and Squad Zero.

Just when it felt like Squad Zero had managed to fend off the mighty villain, Yhwach’s Almighty manifests, turning the tide of the battle. Well, Uryu too played his part.

This has set up a show off between Ichigo, who has now been tasked to protect the Soul King, and Yhwach, in the upcoming episode 28 of Bleach Tybw. Check out the details below.

Bleach Tybw Episode 28 Preview:

The official website of Bleach revealed the premise of Bleach Tybw Episode 28. It is as follows:

Stop Yhwach. Entrusted with this mission by Ichibe Hyosube, Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions rush to the Greater Soul King Palace. Waiting leisurely for them is Yhwach, who has regained his powers of omniscience and omnipotence after “Nine Years of Power.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Cour 3 is set to premiere on Oct 5, 2024, with episode 27, after a long-anticipated wait. The anime will resume exactly where Cour 2 left off, at the height of the battle between Squad Zero and Yhwach’s Elite Guard, the Schutzstaffel.

Episode 27 is expected to continue this intense confrontation, pushing the story forward.

Bleach Tybw Episode 27 Preview:

The official website of Bleach revealed the premise of Bleach Tybw Episode 27. It is as follows:

The Zero Division and Yhwach’s Schutzstaffel battle over the Soul King. As the battle intensifies, Senjumaru Shutara releases the Blood Oath’s Seal in exchange for the lives of Kirinji, Hikifune, and Nimaiya and wields her Bankai “Shatatsu Karagara Shigarami no Tsuji” to drive the Schutzstaffel, including Uryū, into a corner.

Meanwhile, Ichibe Hyosube confronts Yhwach and releases “Shirafude Ichimonji”, turning Yhwach into a fleeting and fragile black ant. With Yhwach and Uryu in a desperate near-death situation,...

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Studio Pierrot's highly anticipated Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 has replaced series director Tomohisa Taguchi to further improve the animation quality, with staff revealing what fans can expect from the upcoming cour.

Via Viz Media's official X (formerly Twitter) account, Bleach series director Tomohisa Taguchi, who previously directed Akudama Drive and Twin Star Exorcists, will be moved to chief series director in place of Hikaru Murata. On the decision, series producer Yoshihiro Tominaga said, "We're all working very hard right now to bring you Part 3, The Conflict. As you may have noticed, some of our job titles have changed. To further improve the animation quality, Taguchi will now serve as the chief series director, with Murata-san joining us as the new series director."

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 3 will air in 2024, with the upcoming continuation of the final storyline set to feature new scenes not found in the original manga according to a recent interview with Studio Pierrot staff.

The official Bleach website interviewed three important individuals from the anime staff at Studio Pierrot: series composer Masaki Hiramatsu, chief director Hikaru Murata and producer Yoshihiko Tominaga. The interview asked various questions, such as the team's reaction to the first season of Thousand-Year Blood War and what it was like working with series creator Tite Kubo. However, one question that stuck out was the team's approach to Season 3, such as the inclusion of anime-original scenes.

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According to #Bleach Tybw staff members the manga...

Bleach panel at Jump Festa ’24 unveiled a new trailer for the 3rd cour of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War on Dec 17, 2023.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War cour 3 will release in 2024.

Moreover, the panel also announced that Bleach manga is getting another rock musical adaptation titled “Rock Musical Bleach ~Arrancar the Beginning~“. It is slated to release in 2024.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War cour 1 aired in Japan on Oct 10, 2022, and ended on Dec 26, 2022, with a one-hour long special episode, combining episodes 12 and 13 of the anime.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War cour 2 started airing on July 8, 2023.

It was previously revealed that anime will be split into four cours, with breaks in between.

Noriyuki Abe is directing the series at Studio Pierrot. He also scripted the series along with Masaki Hiramatsu.

Viz Media describes the plot of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War as:

Was it all just a coincidence, or was it inevitable?...

The second part of the highly anticipated anime adaptation, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, has shared a brand-new short trailer raising further excitement among fans.

The trailer focuses on the Gotei 13's captains while teasing more action and thrills for fans of this popular Shonen series. As this week's episode of the anime served as a recap, it effectively set the stage for what's to come in the one-hour finale.

Related: How The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc Fixes Bleach's Biggest Problem

Produced by Studio Pierrot, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is as a direct sequel to the long-running popular series, Bleach, often considered as one of the "big three", along with One Piece and Naruto. The ongoing The Separation saga is the second season of the revival series, having debuted in fall of 2022. Fans have been eagerly awaiting this continuation, which has been well-received for faithfully adapting the manga's content, while...