Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 Gets First Public Screening (2025)

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict will make its highly anticipated televised premiere in Japan on Oct. 5, 2024. However, some anime fans will have the opportunity to watch Part 3 of Bleach: TYBW much sooner than its fall premiere, and on the big screen at that.

The official Japanese Bleach account on X (formerly Twitter) recently announced a public screening for the Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict arc on Sept. 16, 2024, at Yamano Hall in Tokyo, Japan. While an earlier event for these new episodes was limited to fan club members, this event at Yamano Hall will be accessible to the general public, during which Episode 27 and Episode 28 of Bleach: TYBW will be live-streamed in theaters across the country.

Bleach: Thosuand-Year Blood War Part 3 Is Coming to the Big Screen Before Its Televised Debut

In addition to an early screening of Bleach: TYBW Part 3, the Japanese voice cast will also be present for a talk show event. Masakazu Morita (Ichigo Kurosaki), Noriaki Sugiyama (Uryu Ishida), and Yuki Ono (Bazz-B) will attend the event with Neki Matsuzawa acting as the host. Tickets for the pre-order lottery are currently being sold for 3,000 yen (US$20.43). Visitors who attend the event will also receive a gift. Only four tickets per person will be issued. The new, upcoming season of Bleach: TYBW will feature anime-original scenes for its continued adaptation of the final manga storyline.

Tite Kubo, the author and illustrator of Bleach, will continue his heavy involvement with the latest anime series. However, Bleach series director Tomohisa Taguchi now serves as chief series director for Part 3. Hikaru Murata will take Taguchi’s place as series director, previously acting as episode director for Bleach: TYBW and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. Animation improvements like increased use of CGI and "epic" visuals were promised in July by the anime’s newly restructured staff. "So, I'm hoping the fans can look forward to seeing the improved quality of the animation," series producer Yoshihiro Tominaga said. "We're working hard to go beyond the quality of the original manga to animate their scenes."

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict Will Be the First Anime in the Franchise From PIERROT FILMS

The October release of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict is a significant moment for Studio Pierrot, the Japanese animation studio behind the Shonen Jump series. Not only is this the anime adaptation of the final storyline that Bleach fans have waited nearly a decade for, but TYBW Part 3 is also being used to show off the potential of Pierrot’s new prestigious animation brand, PIERROT FILMS. This new division was established to help the now 45-year-old animation company compete worldwide with other popular and prestigious anime series like Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen that can pump out high-quality animated episodes in rapid time for a global audience.

The original Bleach anime series is available on multiple streaming services like Crunchyroll, Netflix and Hulu. However, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is only available in the United States on Hulu and the Disney+ app via its integration with Hulu. The Bleach manga is available on Viz Media and the Manga Plus app.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War

TVMA

Anime

The peace is suddenly broken when warning sirens blare through the Soul Society. Residents are disappearing without a trace and nobody knows who's behind it. Meanwhile, a darkness is approaching Ichigo and his friends in Karakura Town.

Release Date

October 11, 2022

Seasons

2

Creator

Tite Kubo

Source: X (formerly Twitter), PR Times