Key Takeaways
- The opening scene and theme song for BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 have been released on YouTube ahead of the premiere.
- The new season promises vivid visuals and a noir atmosphere, hinting at major developments in the storyline.
- Part 3 is subtitled “The Conflict” and will delve deeper into the intense battles and high stakes that Ichigo and Soul Society face.
Awaiting the premiere of the third course of the climax of the BLEACH anime, the opening scene and the theme song were released on YouTube on Friday, the day before the first episode of Part 3 is scheduled to be released. The theme song for the upcoming one BLEACH: Thousand Years of Blood War Part 3 is “Without Words”, performed by SIX LOUNGE.
BLEACH: Thousand Years of Blood War Part 3 will air this fall season and the first episode will be released on Saturday, October 5. You can view the new opening below.
About BLEACH: A Thousand Years of Blood War
The upcoming Third Course is subtitled “The Conflict”
BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflictfollows from Part 2 – The Divorcein which Uryu defected to Yhwach’s right-hand man, ready to become the successor to the Quincy King. The second part concluded with the battle between Zero Squad and Yhwach’s strongest soldiers in a contrived Hooden, pitting Zero Squad leader Ichibe Hyosube against Yhwach in a riveting battle that will continue in the second part. Some elements from the first part of the Thousand Year Blood War will come into play in Part 3, and judging by the various trailers released over the course of the past year, 13th Squad Captain Jūshirō Ukitake will. finally get some screen time in a series of events that are sure to shock fans seeing this part of the story for the first time.
This will be the most important part of the arc so far, and the approach to the atmosphere for this next part was to emphasize the darkness of this particular point in the story; a turn back to the atmosphere so early BLEACH had taken major steps forward in direction and visuals. The opening scene gives us a taste of what Studio Pierrot has been working on, and it looks impeccable. BLEACH: Thousand Years of Blood War Part 3 could easily follow in its predecessor’s footsteps, improving on the foundations of the previous installment and responding to the incredible stakes Ichigo and Soul Society face this time around. Like the final section, the opening theme communicates the thematic content of the upcoming section and reflects the noir feel emphasized for section 3 through the juxtaposition of predominantly black and white images with minimal splashes of color.
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 premieres Saturday, October 5, streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
Source: VIZ Media official YouTube channel