Highlights
- Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Part 3, titled “The Conflict,” premieres on October 5th, 2024.
- Studio Pierrot’s new sub-studio, Pierrot Films, aims for cinematic quality.
- Part 3 features intense, longer battles and new scenes, pleasing manga readers and anime-only fans.
Studio Pierrot and VIZ Media have revealed the trailer, staff, key visual, and release month for the upcoming part 3 of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War. Fans have been eagerly awaiting more information on part 3 following the airing of the exciting part 2 in 2023. Studio Pierrot has finally unveiled all the important information, giving fans a sigh of relief, and preparing them for the release later this year.
After ten years of hiatus from the anime, the return of Bleach was first announced in March 2020, with a teaser trailer and date premiering during Jump Festa 2021. The first cour of the anime started airing in October 2022, receiving praise from fans and critics alike. With series director Tomohisa Taguchi, Bleach returned with modern animation and much better production quality, resulting in the revival fans were expecting. The second cour premiered in July 2023, adapting some of the most anticipated battles from the arc. Now the third cour, titled “The Conflict”, will adapt much more exciting moments from the manga.
During the Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War stage panel at Anime Expo 2024, Studio Pierrot premiered the trailer for the third cour, along with a key visual and the release month. Bleach Thousand Year Blood War Part 3 The Conflict, starts streaming on October 5th, 2024. Studio Pierrot will be working on the anime in a new sub-studio called Pierrot Films, where they seek to deliver works with cinematic quality, inspired by the success of Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen.
Part 3 – The Conflict Continues the Deadly Battle Against the Quincy
The trailer begins with a sequence of all the Bankai seen in Thousand Year Blood War, ending with a brand new one from a beloved captain of the Gotei 13, which kickstarts the new scenes. Following is a slew of action scenes, mainly focused on Ichigo battling Yhwach. These two had already fought back in Cour 1, a fight that was greatly extended compared to the original manga, and this seems to be the same. Most other scenes come from battles between the Gotei 13 against the members of the Schutztaffel, a series of fights fans are looking forward to. Along with a few surprises, such as Uryuu Ishida receiving brand-new scenes, following his new content from the first two cours.
This cour will feature fewer fights compared to the first two cours. However, the battles fans will see here are much more intense and longer, as the conflict against the Quincy nears its climax. Both manga readers and anime-only fans are sure to be surprised, as Studio Pierrot and author Tite Kubo have promised audiences the most amount of new scenes so far in the anime. Since Tite Kubo has worked with the anime staff to expand on the manga and add all the content he couldn’t do when he was making it. The series has received a slight change in staff, as series director Tomohisa Taguchi has been promoted to chief series director, while Hikaru Murata will be taking over his role as series director.
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