On December 17, 2023, a new promotional video for Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 was revealed at the Special Stage BLUE at Jump Festa 2024. However, the teaser didn't reveal a release date, except for the 2024 release window, which was previously announced following Part 2's conclusion.
Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 has become an eagerly anticipated sequel for fans. Based on the Thousand Year Blood-War arc of Tite Kubo's manga series, the sequel will continue the events of the war and show the Soul Society's battle against the King of the Quincies, Yhwach, and his Sternritters.
Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3: A new teaser unveiled at Jump Festa 2024 shows Aizen, Grimmjow, and others
As stated earlier, Jump Festa 2024 arranged a Blue Stage for the series, where the voice actors for Ichigo Kurosaki (Masakazu Morita), Uryu Ishida (Noriaki Sugiyama), Jugram Haschwalth (Yuichiro Umehara) and Bazz B (Yuno Ono) revealed a new teaser for Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3, The Conflict.
According to the clip, the highly anticipated sequel will premiere in 2024. The promotional video didn't update an exact release date for the anime. Nonetheless, it teased many important characters who will play a huge role in the upcoming part.
The short clip kicked off with the visuals of Ichibei Hyosube, looking furious and perplexed at Yhwach's return from death. Following that, it shows Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends arrive at the Soul King's Palace, where the Substitute Soul Reaper locks his blades with the King of the Quincy.
Besides Yhwach vs Ichigo, the trailer exhibits Uryu Ishida taking on Senjumaru Shutara. Evidently, the Quincy survived the Squad Zero member's Bankai. Additional shots of Kisuke, Shunsui, Byakuya, Renji, Rukia and Yoruichi were shown.
However, the trailer dropped major spoilers with the appearance of adult Nelliel, Riruka, Yukio, and, most importantly, Grimmjow. Additionally, the short clip featured the King of the Reiatsu, Aizen Sosuke. Following that, the video once again transitioned to Ichigo Kurosaki wielding his Zanpakuto against Yhwach.
Besides the trailer, the Jump Festa 2024 panel announced that the series will receive a new stage play, titled Rock Musical Bleach- Arrancar The Beginning, in 2024. Notably, the previous musical stage play for Tite Kubo's series was held in 2016.
The voice actors present in the panel also revealed that Tite Kubo's Klub Outside Blog will continue in 2024, where fans can ask Sensei questions regarding the series and enjoy exclusive content.
Meanwhile, it was mentioned that the Thousand-Year Blood War anime Part 2's Blu-ray & DVDs will be available starting February 28. Moreover, Masakazu Morita and others also asked fans to look forward to the Burn The Witch anime prequel, which will premiere on December 30 on Prime Video.
Apart from these, the voice actors lit up the Blue Stage panel with their sound discussion regarding the anime. Primarily orchestrated by Masakazu Morita, the Seiyuus (voice actors) shared their favorite scenes from Part 2 and revealed their preferred Schrifts.
Asking fans to stay tuned for more information about Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3, Masakazu-san ended the stage event with his signature, Bankai.
Keep up with more anime news and manga updates as 2023 progresses.