Before the final season hits your screen, it’s hitting the big screen.
VIZ Media and Fathom Entertainment announced that the first three episodes of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity will premiere exclusively in U.S. theaters from June 25–29, ahead of the season’s broadcast and streaming debut.
The theatrical engagement includes both subtitled and English-dubbed versions of all three episodes. But the real draw? An exclusive behind-the-scenes conversation with Tite Kubo (creator), Tomohisa Taguchi (chief series director), and Hikaru Murata (series director) about the production of the final season.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has been on a tear since its 2022 return. The series took Anime Trending’s “Anime of the Year” in 2024, earned MyAnimeList’s Best Anime of 2022, and consistently holds critic and fan ratings as high as 9.4/10.
Bleach originally ran 366 episodes from 2004 to 2012 as part of Shonen Jump’s legendary “Big 3” alongside One Piece and Naruto. This final arc adapts the manga’s climactic chapters with animation quality and action choreography that have earned multiple awards and Crunchyroll Anime Award nominations across multiple categories.
Tickets go on sale May 29 through Fathom Entertainment’s website and participating theater box offices. The engagement runs June 25–29.
Source: VIZ Media
