After the final episode of the anime aired Bleach: Thousand Years of Blood War (Bleach: Sennen Kessen hen), the production shared a new promotional video announcing this The second part of the series will premiere in Japan in the Summer 2023 (July-September) season. It should be noted that it is not yet confirmed how many “parts” this series will have, but according to fans there is still a lot to adjust.
The series has been airing in Japan since October 11 (part one), while the platform disneyplus is responsible for distribution in the West to a very limited extent. The first part had a total of thirteen episodes It is confirmed that whatever remains of the original manga will be adapted.
The production also shared the special closing sequence that counted the thirteenth episode, the last of the first part, which had the musical theme “Saihate (最果て)“ interpreted by SennaRin.
For his part Tite Kubo published the original manga in the magazine Weekly shōnen jump from the publisher shueisha between August 2001 and August 2016, with the work being compiled into a total of 74 volumes. The work inspired an anime adaptation produced by the studios PierrotLed by Noriyuki Abeaired between October 2004 and March 2012, for a total of 366 episodes.
production team
- Tomohisa Taguchi (Twin Star Exorcists, Kino’s Journey – The Beautiful World, Akudama Drive) replaced Noriyuki Abe towards the project in Studio Pierrotand is also responsible for writing and supervising the screenplays in collaboration with Masaki Hiramatsu (Kara no Kyoukai, Minori Scramble!)
- masashi kudu (Naruto, Bleach, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) returns to handle character design and animation direction.
- Shirou Sagisu (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Black Bullet) composes the soundtrack.
Synopsis for Bleach
Ichigo Kurosaki is an ordinary high school student until his family is attacked by a Hollow, a corrupted spirit that attempts to devour human souls. He then meets a soul reaper named Rukia Kuchiki, who is injured while protecting Ichigo’s family from the attacker. In order to save his family, Ichigo accepts Rukia’s offer to take over their powers, thereby becoming a Soul Reaper.
However, with Rukia unable to regain her own power, Ichigo faces the daunting task of hunting down the hollows that haunt his town. However, he is not alone in his struggle as he is later joined by his friends: classmates Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado and Uryuu Ishida, each with their own unique abilities. As Ichigo and his comrades adjust to their new responsibilities and support each other on and off the battlefield, the young Soul Reaper soon discovers that the Hollows are not the least of his problems.
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