BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War released episode 20 hours ago, and the anime is already trending online along with Zaraki Kenpachi, the main star of the episode. Fans are already praising the episode as the best in the adaptation so far, even comparing it with episode 6, the one that featured the Yamamoto vs Yhwach fight. You can watch the episode on Hulu and Disney+.
The episode 20 preview revealed that Zaraki would be appearing, and the title of the episode is “I AM THE EDGE.” The staff for the episode includes:
- Screenplay: Masaki Hiramatsu
- Storyboard: Wataru Yamamoto
- Episode Director: Yusaku Kikuchi
- Animation Director: Hiroshi Natsuki, Natsuko, Studio Bus, Mari Tominaga
- Chief Animation Director: Kiyoshi Komatsubara
Studio Pierrot is animating, and they 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: TYBWA 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…
Last week brought Rukia into the spotlight, and the anime ranked first in our weekly poll. This time it was Zaraki, so don’t forget to vote again for the best anime of the week!
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