Literally until yesterday we were throwing pesters that a week after the premiere we still didn’t know where we could see ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’ outside Japan. It seems that the rumors that have been sounding all summer have finally come true and It has finally been confirmed where the new series can be seen in streaming.
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The new anime of ‘bleach‘ that will close the story premieres next October 10th, and in the meantime the original series has mysteriously disappeared from Crunchyroll. Streaming services where the series could be seen in Japan including Hulu, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video had also been confirmed on the official website of ‘Bleach’, with what seemed like Crunchyroll falling off the list of platforms.
Viz Average I had been dodging the announcement about the international broadcast for quite some time, but has finally confirmed that Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War will be available on Hulu and Disney+and they also promise simulcast.
“Viz Media has acquired the international rights (excluding Asia, Arabic-speaking Africa, and the Middle East) to launch the series with the debut episode launching on October 10, 2022,” Viz Media confirmed. “‘Bleach’ will be available internationally on Disney +, Hulu in the United States, and in certain markets the series will be seen starting on the 10th. The episode will be simulcast in the United States.”
Now, the simulcast in principle seems to be for the United States but it is not entirely clear for the rest of the world. It is the first anime so fat that it is licensed for Disney + and It has not been confirmed if there will also be a weekly simulcast internationally or we will have to wait for there to be small batches of episodes.
About the original series of ‘bleach‘ also seems to be up in the air though some rumors suggest that it will also become part of the Hulu and Disney + catalog. For now we have to keep waiting, although at least it has already been confirmed the new streaming home of ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’.