Summary
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 3 will premiere on October 5, 2024, following a preview event in Japan on September 16, 2024. International viewers will have to wait until the official release date to see the new episodes. Lucky guests at the preview event will receive a commemorative postcard and witness a live panel discussion with the main voice talent.
Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War is returning for Season 3 with Studio Pierrot's stunning, high-profile adaptation, and fans are understandably excited to see the series move closer to the war's conclusion. With key moments in the previous season, including the emotional and climactic battles between the Soul Society and the Quincies and Ichigo's triumphant return, viewers were quickly craving more after Season 2 ended. With Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War rapidly approaching its October 5, 2024 release date, The first two episodes' pilot was announced for September 16, 2024.but there is one condition.
A recent post by X (formerly Twitter) confirmed that the official Japanese Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime account posted about the event being held at Yamano Hall Tokyo, For Japanese viewers only. This is certainly still good news for fans of the series in Japan, but for those hoping for a similar preview event worldwide, this may be a disappointment.
However, with the wait time for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3: The Conflict quickly stretching from months to weeks, this is sure to stoke anticipation and discussion ahead of its release.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 3 Preview Only Available in Japan
International audiences will have to wait a few more weeks.
According to the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War X account and further confirmed via their liveviewing.jp post, the September 16, 2024 event will be live-streamed from Yamano Hall to the rest of the country at 17:30 JST. The event will stream episodes #27 and #28, the first episodes of Season 3.allowing fans in Japan to get a preview weeks before the rest of the world. Viewers outside of Japan will have to wait for the official release of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 3: The Conflict on Hulu and/or Disney+ in participating regions.
This isn't unusual for the industry, as even streaming services like Crunchyroll often stream their licensed series after their initial television airing. But for Bleach fans, This special event celebrates the continuation of the acclaimed adaptation of the final installment in Tite Kubo's series.. With Studio Pierrot releasing this project under their premium Pierrot Films label, this is a great opportunity for Bleach fans in Japan who are looking forward to a memorable version of Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3: The Conflict.
Bleach Limited screening event will feature the cast
Lucky customers will receive gifts
Fans who want to attend the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Season 3: The Conflict preview screening can now purchase a preview lottery ticket for 3,000 yen, a common practice for events that release content ahead of a scheduled premiere. Lucky attendees will receive a commemorative postcard. However, arguably the bigger prize is that the Yamano Hall event will also air a special panel discussion with the series' main voice talent. Masakazu Morita (Ichigo), Noriaki Sugiyama (Uryū), Yuki Ono (Bazz-B) will attend with Neki Matsuzawa hosting a live discussion about the film with the cast.
For fans hoping to see Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3: The Conflict air earlier outside of Japan, they may be out of luck, but it's worth checking out the snippets from the talk show that aired closer to the main premiere. With other series like Boruto following Pierrot's revamped vision based on the success of TYBW, it's becoming an increasingly influential series in the anime zeitgeist. For international viewers, Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War Part 3 will be released on August 5, 2024.
Source: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War on X, liveviewing.jp
