At a time when it seems like everything is being forced to shut down, one thing is actually starting up again: the Bleach anime. Viz Media confirmed this weekend that the rumors are true — it’s coming back, and they’ll be the ones to bring it to you.
After adapting most of the Bleach manga as well as a LOT of filler, the Bleach anime shut down production in 2012. The manga went on for a few more years after that with the Thousand-Year Blood War story arc, before ending in 2016. It’s this arc that the new (and final) season will be adapting.
The announcement was made via a series of press releases on
this Japanese web site. Originally Viz planned to dramatically reveal the return of Bleach during the AnimeJapan 2020 event…that day would have been today, in fact. But the harshness of nature had other plans and we were notified by PR instead.
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