The 2022 anime adaptation of BLEACH, which is covering the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc, will premiere on October 10. The anime will be airing in 4 cours, which will be non-consecutive (won’t air season after season). This implies that the anime should have around 50 episodes if we assume that each cour is at least 12 or 13 episodes long. Studio Pierrot is in charge of the production, with Tomohisa Taguchi serving as the director. A new trailer has been revealed:
Masakazu Morita and Yuki Matsuoka are reprising their roles as Ichigo and Orihime. Takayuki Sugo is joining as Yhwatch. The staff for the anime includes:
- Director: Tomohisa Taguchi
- Character Designer: Masashi Kudo
- Series Composition: Masaki Hiramatsu, Tomohisa Taguchi
- Chief Animation Director: Michio Hasegawa, Sei Komatsubara, Kumiko Takanayagi
- Music: Shiro Sagisu
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The BLEACH creator Tite Kubo recently gave a special interview, in which he talked about his involvement with the animation production process and what he feels most excited about. He said that he gave many suggestions for the battle and color designs, and that fans can expect a faithful adaptation from Studio Pierrot based on what he’s seen so far. The studio previously produced the original TV anime adaptation of Tite Kubo’s BLEACH manga, which aired between October 2004 and March 2012 with a total of 366 episodes. VIZ Media licensed it in English, and they describe the BLEACH 2022 (TYBW) story:
The peace is suddenly broken when warning sirens blare through the Soul Society. Residents there are disappearing without a trace and nobody knows who’s behind it, meanwhile, a dark shadow is also extending itself toward Ichigo and his friends in Karakura Town…
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BLEACH 2022 (Thousand-Year Blood War Arc) will premiere exactly 18 years after the anime originally started, and over 10 years since it ended.
Source: Oricon
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