Part 1 ended on Monday with a one-hour special, which merged Episodes 12 and 13. The ending sparked flames in the fandom. And now viewers are eyeing Part 2. Fortunately, Bleach TYBW anime fans do not need to wait anxiously for the news on its second cour. Studio Pierrot has shared the release date along with other key details. Thus, here is all you need to know about Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2.
Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War is a Japanese anime based on the final arc of Tite Bleach Manga. Kubo is the author and illustrator. The makers shared the trailer and visuals of the series at Jump Festa ’22 on December 18, 2021. Currently, the series is running for four cours with few breaks in between.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2: Announcement
The finale of Part 1 featured a special ending and a promo video. On December 27, 2022, a promo video shared the details of the release date and other details about Bleach TYBW part 2. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 will cover volumes 55–74 of the manga. Tomohisa Taguchi will take over for Noriyuki Abe as the director at Studio Pierrot. He earlier helmed the anime Twin Star Exorcists.
Masashi Kudo will return as the character designer. Moreover, Shiro Sagisu will write the music. Tatsuya Kitani will sing the new theme song, Scar. Earlier, he sang the theme and visual songs for the Bleach Ex exhibition. On the other hand, SennaRin will be singing the ending theme song, Saihate. Other staff members who didn’t appear in the anime will reprise their roles. You can see the promo video right here:
What Will Happen Next?
Despite the part 2 trailer’s gloomy atmosphere, our favorite characters will be alive and return to the screen. Repeatedly, the focus is on Ichigo, but other characters, like Toshiro Hitsugaya, are also put into the spotlight for their impressive abilities. However, the promo video didn’t feature Orihime and Ishida. Are Kubo and the makers hinting at something? Only time will decide their fate. Soon, the Quincies will make their way back to Seireitei to finish it out.
In addition, Ichigo will spare no effort to ensure the safety of the soul reapers. To deal with them, he will use his Quincy abilities. Yhwach, on the other hand, will devour the soul king and evolve into an all-powerful being. It will become clear in the course of the story that he is the god’s son and that his father was Soul King. How does Ichigo intend to prevent him from establishing a new empire? The TYBW Part 2 will have all the answers!
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2: Release Date
On Tuesday, the promo video announced that Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 will return in the summer of 2023. It will release in July. However, no exact date is out yet. Disney+, Hulu, and Ani-One Asia will stream the second cour. Keep following The Anime Daily for more updates!
