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Viz Media’s Bleach panel which was held at Anime Expo on July 6, 2024 revealed that Bleach TYBW Cour 3, titled The Conflict, will be releasing in October 2024.
Six Lounge’s Without Any Words will be the opening song of the third cour, whereas Monochrome by Suisoh will be the ending song.
A new visual and trailer was revealed to commemorate the announcement. The trailer was streamed officially at the panel and will be out later tonight.
Additionally, it was revealed that Hikaru Murata will be directing Cour 3 of Bleach TYBW, while Tomohisa Taguchi will serve as the Chief Director/supervisor of the Cour.
Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War cour 1 aired in Japan on Oct 10, 2022, and ended on Dec 26, 2022, with a one-hour long special episode, combining episodes 12 and 13 of the anime.
Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War cour 2 started airing on July 8, 2023.
It was previously revealed that anime will be split into four cours, with breaks in between.
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: Anime Expo 2024 via X
