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Bleach Thousand Year Blood War Anime’s Cour 1 To End With 1-Hour Special Episode

The official twitter account of Bleach anime revealed that the first cour of Thousand Year Blood War arc’s anime adaptation will end with a 1-hour special episode.

The special episode will combine episodes 12 and 13 of the anime, and will air in Japan on Dec 26, 2022.

The 10th episode of the anime aired on Dec 12, 2022. A video, looking back on the first ten episodes of the anime too was released.

It was revealed earlier that Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War anime will be split into four cours, with breaks in between.

The anime started airing in Japan on Oct 10, 2022.

Noriyuki Abe is directing the series at Studio Pierrot. He also scripted the series along with Masaki Hiramatsu.

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Additional staff includes:

  • Chief Animation Directors: Michio Hasegawa Sei Komatsubara, Kumiko Takayanagi
  • Action Effects Animation Directors: Satoshi Sakai, Yoshihiro Kanno, Yong Hoon Chong
  • Art Director: Yoshio Tanioka
  • Art Design: Toshiki Amada
  • Color Design: Saori Goda
  • Editing: Akinori Mishima
  • Director of Photography: Kazuhiro Yamada
  • CG Directors: Toshihiro Sasaki, Kazushi Goto
  • Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
  • Sound Production: Zack Promotion
  • Character Designer: Masashi Kudo
  • Music Composition: Shiro Sagisu

VIZ Media describes the plot of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War as:

Was it all just a coincidence, or was it inevitable?

Ichigo Kurosaki gained the powers of a Soul Reaper through a chance encounter. As a Substitute Soul Reaper, Ichigo became caught in the turmoil of the Soul Society, a place where deceased souls gather. But with help from his friends, Ichigo overcame every challenge to become even stronger.

When new Soul Reapers and a new enemy appear in his hometown of Karakura, Ichigo jumps back into the battlefield with his Zanpakuto to help those in need. Meanwhile, the Soul Society is observing a sudden surge in the number of Hollows being destroyed in the World of the Living. They also receive separate reports of residents in the Rukon District having gone missing. Finally, the Seireitei, home of the Soul Reapers, comes under attack by a group calling themselves the Wandenreich.

Led by Yhwach, the father of all Quincies, the Wandenreich declare war against the Soul Reapers with the following message: “Five days from now, the Soul Society will be annihilated by the Wandenreich.”

The history and truth kept hidden by the Soul Reapers for a thousand long years is finally brought to light.

All things must come to an end—as Ichigo Kurosaki’s final battle begins!

Source: Twitter

© Tite Kubo/Shueisha, TV Tokyo, dentsu, Pierrot

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