A promotional video for the anime Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War announced on Monday that it will return for its second cour (quarter of the year) in July 2023 .
The first cour of the anime ended this Monday with a one-hour special that combined episodes 12 and 13 of the anime. The 13th episode of the anime featured a special ending video:
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War premiered on October 10th in Japan.
The anime is based on the "Thousand-Year Blood War" arc from Tite Kubo's manga "Bleach".
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War will air for four cours (quarter of a year) with breaks in between. The show premiered on October 10th in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, and is being streamed on more than 20 services in Japan, including Hulu and Disney+.
The anime will cover the remainder of the original manga until the end. The "Thousand-Year Blood War" arc is the final arc of the manga and covers volumes 55-74.
Tomohisa Taguchi (Twin Star Exorcists, Kino's Journey – The Beautiful World, Akudama Drive) is replacing Noriyuki Abe to direct the anime at Studio Pierrot. Masashi Kudo is returning as character designer, while Shiro Sagisu is returning to compose the music.
Tatsuya Kitani, who performed theme songs and imagery for the "Bleach Ex" exhibition, is singing the opening theme song "Scar," while SennaRin sings the ending theme song "Saihate" (The Farthest Reaches).
Synopsis
Following a series of Hollow murders and several disappearances in the Rukongai district, it is revealed that the Quincy were actually alive. The Quincy, to jog their memory, are an order of human reishi-manipulating mediums who kill Hollows instead of purifying them like the Soul Society. It is thought that they were killed en masse by the Society 1000 years ago, with the exception of the Ishida family.
The Japanese voice actors for the anime include members who did not appear in the anime but are reprising their roles from the game Bleach: Brave Souls.
Source: ANN