Overview
- Viz Media confirmed that Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 – The Calamity will begin broadcasting in Japan on July 25, 2026.
- Viz Media has licensed the final season for U.S. release, and the production announced new visuals plus theme songs for the closing arc.
- Episodes 1–3 will screen in participating U.S. theaters from June 25–29 with a behind-the-scenes conversation including Tite Kubo and the series directors.
- Early Japanese preview screenings in mid-June included a new Kubo sketch of Ichigo’s son Kazui and the production has been adding original material beyond the manga into the anime’s final arc.
- Official global streaming platforms have not been confirmed though prior seasons streamed on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ and separate reports that Kubo is preparing a sequel expanding his 2021 one-shot remain unconfirmed.