BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War (TYBW) Part 4 has revealed the preview for Episode 9 (Episode 49 overall). The anime returned with the fourth and final cour, subtitled The Calamity, on July 25, before delaying the final two episodes to improve quality. It is set to run for 10 episodes, with the series recently revealing the last trailer.
The ninth episode is titled “XXX,” and it will premiere on Saturday, October 17. You can see the synopsis and preview images below.
Transcending dimensions, Yhwach appears simultaneously in the Seireitei, the World of the Living, and Hueco Mundo. He declares his intention to reduce the world to nothingness and create a new world free from both the “fear of life” and the “fear of death.” However, Ichigo, who has risen from the depths of despair, and his allies, including the Soul Reapers and Arrancars, have not yet given up on this world. Across all three realms, the final, bloody battle against Yhwach begins.
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BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 49 Staff:
- Script: Tomohisa Taguchi
- Storyboard: Satoshi Sakai, Tomohisa Taguchi
- Episode Director: Chen Dali, Shintaro Matsui, Tomohisa Taguchi
- Chief Animation Director: Yukio Hasegawa
- Animation Directors: Saeko Ozawa, Cindy H. Yamauchi, Mari Tominaga
You can also watch the trailer for the final two episodes below.
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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