BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War (TYBW) Part 4 has revealed the preview for Episode 5 (Episode 45 overall). The anime returned with the fourth and final cour, subtitled The Calamity, on July 25. It is set to run for 10 episodes. In the previous episode, Zaraki and Toshiro revealed their Bankai abilities, with Yuki Kaji joining the voice cast as the older version of Toshiro.
The fifth episode is titled “XXXX,” and it will premiere on Saturday, August 22. You can see the synopsis and preview images below.
The threat of the annihilation of the Three Worlds becomes a reality, as the shadow of destruction spreads across the realms. At Wahr Welt, Ichigo confronts Yhwach and awakens the Hollow power within him, entering a state of partial Hollowfication. He unleashes a Gran Rey Cero fused with the power of Getsuga. Yet even this devastating attack fails to faze Yhwach. As he overwhelms Ichigo, Yhwach confronts him with the weakness of his “power to protect.”
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BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 45 Staff:
- Script: Tomohisa Taguchi
- Storyboard: Tomohisa Taguchi
- Episode Director: Tomohisa Taguchi
- Chief Animation Director: Kiyoshi Komatsubara
- Animation Directors: Yosuke Kabashima (Studio KAI), Kazuhito Tominaga (Studio KAI), Asuka Nakachi (Studio KAI), Takahito Katayama, Yukio Hasegawa, Heigo Akashi
Created by Tite Kubo, BLEACH was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2001 to 2016 and concluded with 74 volumes. The manga has exceeded 130 million copies in circulation worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
The original anime adaptation aired from 2004 to 2012 and received four theatrical films. The franchise returned in 2022 with BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War, adapting the manga’s final arc. Its final part (Part 4) is set to release in July. Tite Kubo has confirmed it will include even more original material than the previous parts, expanding the manga’s final battles.
On a related note, BLEACH: Mirrors High revealed its protagonists in a new trailer, with the game featuring original character designs by Tite Kubo.
Source: BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Official Website
© Tite Kubo/Shueisha, TV TOKYO, dentsu, Pierrot
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