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Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War (2022)

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is a sequel series to the popular anime from creator Tite Kubo. This anime follows Ichigo and his friends as they investigate why people are disappearing while trouble arises in the Soul Society. The first season was released in 2022 and has been critically acclaimed since its beginning.

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Release Date:
October 10, 2022
Cast:
Masakazu Morita, Johnny Yong Bosch, Takayuki Sugô, Richard Epcar, Ryûsei Nakao, Aleks Le, Karen Strassman, Neil Kaplan
Seasons:
2
Story By:
Tite Kubo
Writers:
Tite Kubo
Network:
TV Tokyo
Franchise(s):
Bleach
Directors:
Tomohisa Taguchi, Mitsutoshi Satô, Hikaru Murata, Hodaka Kuramoto
Showrunner:
Tite Kubo
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