Highlights
- VIZ Media shared a new key visual for BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2, featuring Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, and Byakuya ready for battle.
- The key visual combines with a previous one to depict opposing factions in red and blue, reflecting the current state of the Seireitei.
- The finale of this season will air on September 30 as an hour special, and BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War can be streamed on Hulu and Disney+.
A new key visual for BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 – The Separation was shared by VIZ Media on Saturday as the 21st overall episode of the final arc, "The Headless Star", aired. The new visual features Ichigo, Rukia, Renji and Byakuya standing at the ready in similar formation to the previous key visual which featured the Sternritter with UryÅ« Ishida centred. The two key visuals combine to create a full spread, depicting the opposing factions in red and blue.
The key visual was released as part of the announcement of the September 30 broadcast date of this season's finale, which will be an hour special combining episodes 25 and 26. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War is available for streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
Ichigo's return to the battlefield has put into motion the next step in Yhwach's plan, and as he rushes forth to stop the Quincy King, the sight of UryÅ« Ishida draped in the uniform of the Sternritters is a huge shock as the focus of this season – the Separation, becomes apparent, and the characters decide their alignment. Red and blue have been the primary colours in this season of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War, with the majority of the lighting being distinctly reflective of the current state of the Seireitei, and the significance of the symbolic contrast of these colours with regard to the events of the arc.
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War is the anime adaptation of the final arc of Tite Kubo's manga, and it is set to run for a total of 52 episodes spread evenly over four cours. The first season of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War aired from October to December 2022, while the current season began airing in July this year, with the finale expected at the end of September.
The original BLEACH manga was published in Shueisha's Shо̄nen Jump, running for 74 volumes from August 2001 to August 2016, with the Echoing Jaws of Hell one-shot being released in 2021 as a surprise for the 20th anniversary of the series. The anime by Studio Pierrot ran for 366 episodes from October 2004 to March 2012, with four anime films released between 2006 and 2010.
Source: VIZ Media Official Instagram