Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War reveals the opening of the final part

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The finale of the anime Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has a date to begin. This Sunday (21), the anime team released a new promotional visual, as well as the artists responsible for the theme songs of the fourth and final part of the adaptation of the final arc of Tite Kubo 's manga .

New songs for the finale

Titled Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity, the new season premieres on July 25, 2026 on TV Tokyo. The opening theme will be performed by singer jo0ji with the song “I-BULL”, while artist 9Lana will perform the ending theme “Rasen” (Spiral).

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
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In addition to its broadcast on Japanese television, the series will arrive on local streaming services on July 26. In the United States, the first three episodes will receive advance screenings in theaters between June 25 and 29, including an exclusive conversation with creator Tite Kubo and members of the production team.

The end of the Thousand-Year Blood War

The adaptation of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc began in October 2022 and was divided into four parts. The third part, titled The Conflict, premiered in October 2024 and concluded its run with a special one-hour episode.

Produced by Studio Pierrot, the anime adapts volumes 55 to 74 of the original manga, covering the final arc of the work. Therefore, The Calamity will definitively conclude Ichigo Kurosaki's story on screen.

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