Summary
Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War’s highly awaited third part, has finally been given an exact release date, prepping the way for an exciting return this Fall 2024. After a spectacular first two cours, fans have been eagerly awaiting thethird part ofBleach: Thousand Year Blood WartitledThe Conflict, which has now given fans an exact date to count down to.
Bleach Thousand Year Blood War, Part 3: The Conflictwillpremiere on July 28, 2025. Though an official announcement is yet to be made, the release date was revealed on the anime’s official website, which revealed the series will be aired on TV Tokyo and other streaming platforms which are yet to be intimated.
As it turns out, this release date was the huge announcement that had been teased by the series on various social media a few weeks prior. Like the first two parts,Part 3: The Conflictis also expected to consist of 13 episodes, though more information on this will likely be confirmed in due time.
Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Part 3: Conflict Finally Reveals Release Date
Part 3 and Part 4 Are Expected to Set the Stage For the Series' Conclusion
Tite Kubo’s hit franchise made an explosive return back in October 2022 withBleach: Thousand Year Blood War,with its first and second parts becoming an instant hit among fans of the franchise. As such, there has been plenty of anticipation surrounding the third and fourth cours which are expected to conclude the twenty-year-old anime which first began airing in October 2004.
While the first two cours were already quite stunning in terms of animation quality, Studio Pierrot appears to be trying everything in its power to take the series to another level for the upcoming season, which might just be the best installment ofThousand Year Blood Waryet.
Bleach’s Kenpachi Zaraki Didn’t Earn His Title Until Thousand-Year Blood War
A surprise reveal during Thousand-Year Blood War made some big changes to Bleach canon, with the side effect of putting Zaraki’s title into question.
For starters, Pierrot has replaced the series director Tomohisa Taguchi with Hikaru Murata, hoping to achieve greater animation quality. Moreover, part 3 is being produced by Studio Pierrot’s new sub-studio, Pierrot Films, whose goal is to produce high-quality works quickly hoping to draw the attention of fans of series likeJujutsu KaisenandDemon Slayerand thus help Pierrot’s brand compete with the studios behind these successful titles.
Most importantly, part 3 ofBleach: Thousand Year Blood Waris also expected to have the most amount of new, anime-original scenes. These scenes are expected to better shine aspotlight on fan-favorite characters like Joshiro Ukitakeas well as highly anticipated characters like Shunsui Kyoraku and have been created with the help of Tite Kubo himself. As such, the upcoming season is one that fans absolutely cannot and should not miss out on.
Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is a sequel series to the popular anime from creator Tite Kubo. This anime follows Ichigo and his friends as they investigate why people are disappearing while trouble arises in the Soul Society. The first season was released in 2022 and has been critically acclaimed since its beginning.
