Summary
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War arc is airing its third cour with only 3 episodes left.
- Episodes 39 and 40 will air as a 1-hour special without breaks on Dec 28, 2024.
- The anime, divided into four cours, has impressed fans with epic battles and high-quality animation.
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War arc is one of the highest-rated ongoing anime series. Currently, it is airing the third cour, and, like the previous installments, it has been well received by the fans. The anime has released a total of 37 episodes so far, leaving just three episodes.
Normally, they would be released weekly like all the other episodes, but it seems that won’t happen. Episodes 39 and 40 will be aired as a 1-hour special on December 28, 2024. This means fans will be able to enjoy the two episodes back to back and without any breaks. Most viewers already expected this to happen, as the finales of the previous cours have been done in the same fashion.
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Arc Is Divided Into Four Cours
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has some of the most epic battles, which is why the studio had to work hard to animate every episode. The Bleach anime was announced after a long break, so fans were very happy with the news. After all, they hadn’t seen a new episode since 2012. The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc is split into four cours, with the first airing in October 2022. At the time, fans had low expectations from the studio, so they had no idea they were in for a treat. The first cours ended in December 2022 and lasted for 13 episodes.
The second installment, called The Separation, was slated to be released in July 2023. It had 13 episodes, and the finale aired in September 2023. The third cour of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War arc released the first episode in October 2024. Once the third finishes on December 28, 2024, fans will have to wait for quite some time before the fourth cour’s release window.
Bleach Is One Of The Big 3 Of The Shonen Jump
- Bleach is one of the most well-known anime series
- The manga has sold moe than 100 million copies
Tite Kubo’s Bleach began serializing in the Weekly Shonen Jump in August 2001. The manga released over 600 chapters, and it came to an end in August 2016. Bleach manga has sold over 130 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
Bleach received an anime adaptation in October 2004, and, after releasing 366 episodes, it ended in March 2012. After a lengthy break, it was revealed that the final arc would receive an anime adaptation. The first episode of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc premiered in October 2022.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is available to watch on Hulu.
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Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War
- Release Date
- October 10, 2022
- Studio
- Pierrot Films
- Creator
- Tite Kubo
- Streaming Service(s)
- Hulu