'Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen' Gets Second Part in Summer 2023

by Hyperion_PS
Dec 26, 2022 10:14 AM | 27 Comments

The 13th and final episode of the Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen (Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War) television anime announced its second cours on Tuesday, subtitled Ketsubetsu-tan (The Separation), revealing an announcement promo. The second part is set to premiere in July 2023 on TV Tokyo.

The first part, produced by Pierrot, began airing on October 11. Hulu simulcast the anime in the U.S and subsequently streamed an English dub. Disney+ streamed the anime internationally, excluding Asia. The anime series will air in four split cours.

Sennen Kessen-hen (Thousand-Year Blood War) adapts the final arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga, which spans from the 55th to the 74th volume. Prior to the series' serialization, Kubo published a pilot chapter in December 2000. The action adventure manga debuted in Weekly Shounen Jump in August 2001. After a 15-year serialization, Kubo ended the series in August 2016. Shueisha published the 74th and final volume in November that year.

VIZ Media acquired the series' master license in March 2006 and serialized the manga in English in its print edition of Shounen Jump magazine between November 2007 and March 2012. The manga concurrently moved to the Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha digital anthology in January 2012. The company published the 74th and final volume in October 2018 and released the 26th home video installment of the anime in September 2015.

The first television anime by Pierrot began airing in Fall 2004 and ended with 366 episodes in Winter 2012, covering the first 54 volumes. The manga also inspired four anime films in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010 December.

Synopsis
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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Announcement

Official site: https://bleach-anime.com/
Official Twitter: @BLEACHanimation

Source: Comic Natalie

Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan on MAL

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I mean its just different name and measurement but works the same as season.. So whether Bleach is split in cours or seasons it doesnt really matter.. Cour is just a special name..

Mar 18, 2023 7:05 AM by hellphoenix2005

hellphoenix2005 said:

RobertBobert said:
So many splitted cours this time. Why they don't name it new seasons instead?

How does it make any difference though??

That's why I'm asking. G-Witch's stuff has already named cours as different seasons for western viewers.

Mar 18, 2023 3:26 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:
So many splitted cours this time. Why they don't name it new seasons instead?

How does it make any difference though??

Mar 18, 2023 3:23 AM by hellphoenix2005

I really enjoyed Bleach fillers. Not having them anymore is kind of sad.

Jan 7, 2023 1:13 PM by Raratah

RobertBobert said:

Nachtwandler_21 said:

You can say so. Split-cour means production comitee paid for 26 eps, for example, but decided to air it not at once but as 13+13 with a few months brake. While if they just planned 13, but decided to produce more later because it was sucessful (even if decigion was made before the end of airing), it is a new season for them. For us there is no difference besides the fact that split-cours are announced beforehand often.

So, nowadays Code Geass would also be called split-cour, because it was originally one anime with 50 episodes?

Not really, actually. If I remeber right, while it had 50 eps worth of the story, producers only allowed 255 initially as they did not believe it will be sucessful. Sans the season 1 ending. THey only grenlit the S2 after it's commercial success (disks came out before the season ended after all).

Dec 28, 2022 10:52 AM by Nachtwandler_21

Verdandy said:
The new form of series submission depresses me, but remembering the fillers of the first Bleach, I'd rather wait for the canon.

its for the best, if we were living in 2007 again, you can expect a two cour filler series airing right now

Dec 28, 2022 10:27 AM by VivavideoUser2x

Nachtwandler_21 said:

RobertBobert said:

Are you saying that split-cours are not so much split cours, but two seasons formally glued together?

So, nowadays Code Geass would also be called split-cour, because it was originally one anime with 50 episodes?

Dec 28, 2022 7:27 AM by RobertBobert

deg said:
6 month break and not like Demon Slayer which have 1 year breaks means that the production schedule will be more tight so expect some quality drops here and there

This isn't MAPPA. On the contrary, there are rumours of upcoming improvements in quality, if that's even possible.

Dec 27, 2022 12:34 PM by Meritas

Yes, you may say that. Split-cour, for example, denotes that a production committee paid for 26 episodes but decided to air them over 13+13 with a brief intermission. Even though it is a new season for them, if they only meant 13 but then decided to make more since it was popular (even if the decision was made before the conclusion of broadcasting) as seen on contador de palabars There is no difference for us other than the fact that split-cours are commonly promoted beforehand.

Dec 27, 2022 8:36 AM by myselfahmad12

You know what, if they keep the quality up, I can deal with six month breaks.

Dec 27, 2022 7:38 AM by malvarez1

July 2023....

Well this is for the best.

Still better than having unnecessary fillers and visual quality drop.

Dec 27, 2022 7:02 AM by Rinrinka

The new form of series submission depresses me, but remembering the fillers of the first Bleach, I'd rather wait for the canon.

Dec 27, 2022 2:47 AM by Verdandy

RobertBobert said:

Nachtwandler_21 said:

They use the terms based on production: all seasons were planned at once - split-cour. Next season was greenlit later - new season. You can call it as you wish.

Are you saying that split-cours are not so much split cours, but two seasons formally glued together?

Dec 27, 2022 1:35 AM by Nachtwandler_21

Guess they'll extend this to late 2024 at this rate.. though nothing to stress about if things remain the way they were in this cour.

Dec 26, 2022 9:55 PM by Softhenic03

Bleach and JJK airing at the same season? Cool

Dec 26, 2022 7:31 PM by CQLLIST

Nachtwandler_21 said:

RobertBobert said:
So many splitted cours this time. Why they don't name it new seasons instead?

They use the terms based on production: all seasons were planned at once - split-cour. Next season was greenlit later - new season. You can call it as you wish.

Are you saying that split-cours are not so much split cours, but two seasons formally glued together?

Dec 26, 2022 6:29 PM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:
So many splitted cours this time. Why they don't name it new seasons instead?

They use the terms based on production: all seasons were planned at once - split-cour. Next season was greenlit later - new season. You can call it as you wish.

Dec 26, 2022 5:38 PM by Nachtwandler_21

I'll wait what it takes if it means having a new Bleach season.

Dec 26, 2022 2:11 PM by Illyricus

Only six months to watch... I'll look forward to it!! :D

Dec 26, 2022 12:36 PM by PrincesaLuminosa

Having to wait half a year is annoying, but at least it won't be a year-long break like I feared.

Dec 26, 2022 11:56 AM by Early_Morning

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