“Ichigo and allies battle Quincy king Yhwach's invasion threatening Soul Society and human world extinction.”
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
BLEACH 千年血戦篇
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Synopsis
Ichigo and allies battle Quincy king Yhwach's invasion threatening Soul Society and human world extinction.
Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki spends his days fighting against Hollows, dangerous evil spirits that threaten Karakura Town. Ichigo carries out his quest with his closest allies: Orihime Inoue, his childhood friend with a talent for healing; Yasutora Sado, his high school classmate with superhuman strength; and Uryuu Ishida, Ichigo's Quincy rival. Ichigo's vigilante routine is disrupted by the sudden appearance of Asguiaro Ebern, a dangerous Arrancar who heralds the return of Yhwach, an ancient Quincy king. Yhwach seeks to reignite the historic blood feud between Soul Reaper and Quincy, and he sets his sights on erasing both the human world and the Soul Society for good. Yhwach launches a two-pronged invasion into both the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, the home of Hollows and Arrancar. In retaliation, Ichigo and his friends must fight alongside old allies and enemies alike to end Yhwach's campaign of carnage before the world itself comes to an end.
What people say
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Derived from 98 sampled reviews
What 98 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
5.5 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 3.8
↓ 1.29
Running avg · Oct 2022 → Oct 2025
- 9 “I'm very conflicted. Everything about this season was perfect and it even got me so hype that I shed a few tears which is saying something because of how much bleach bore me to death. Also another...”
- 10 “A perfect 10/10 adaptation that rewards a decade of waiting with top-tier action, stunning art, and mind-blowing twists. Every element—from Ichigo’s character growth to the long-awaited...”
- 10 “this is my first review, a short and to the point one it literally doesn't need any special review, whoever finished bleach already knows because you have all possible good ideas in your head,...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2022 – Dec 2022 Fall 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-16268 catalog