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Fans of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War are patiently waiting for the announcement of the fourth and last season of the sequel series. While we still don't have any news about when we can expect the new batch of episodes, Anime Limited is making the wait a little bit easier by releasing the second volume of the series on Blu-ray. A precious item for collectors and fans of the series, the item hits shelves today.

The Collector's Edition of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War comes with an exclusive 76-page booklet. It chronicles several stages of the production, including character artwork and visuals, as well as transcriptions from ideas and conversations between director Tomohisa Taguchi (Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning) and original manga series creator Tite Kubo and how they made decisions around key scenes and highlights from the series. The Standard and Collector's Edition feature Japanese and English audio for the episodes,...

The Bleach anime and Japanese rock band Aqua Timez are pretty much inseparable. The group has performed multiple theme songs across the series's history, and now the band is back with a new track following the anime's 20th anniversary. The Jump Mv project consists of music videos for major Shonen Jump titles to coincide with announcements, finales, anniversaries and other special occasions. Bleach , naturally, has had several entries in this list. Now you can check out the latest, setting 20 years of anime history to the new song "Oldrose." Related: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity Anime Officially Announced "Oldrose" will be available on a variety of digital platforms starting tomorrow, March 22. "Oldrose" single jacket Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , which adapts the concluding arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, streamed on Disney+ and Hulu worldwide from October to December 2022. Part 2, subtitled The Separation , premiered from July to...

Leo Kawamoto, an animation director who has participated in all cours of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, has publicly shared that he has been cut from the anime series.

Bleach animation director Leo Kawamoto shared that he was fired from the series in an X (formerly Twitter) post dated Feb. 20: "I was fired from Bleach, so it will be difficult to participate in cour 4. I will provide more details later." His later responses to inquiries revealed that his firing had nothing to do with illness, and despite chalking it up to his "lack of ability," he suggested it was concerned with his incompatibility with the studio.

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Como diría alguien con sangre azul, me llena de orgullo y satisfacción ver que el anime del año, con un margen amplio, está resultando ser un clásico de la adolescencia de muchos y muchas: Bleach. Este anime, adaptado del manga de Tite Kubo, formó parte en los 2000 del ‘big 3’: esto es, junto a Naruto y One Piece, los herederos del legado de Dragon Ball, del ya difunto maestro Akira Toriyama.

The official website of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War announced the fourth cour of the anime following the broadcast of the final episode of cour 3 on Dec 29, 2024.

Titled Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War – The Calamity, it will serve as the final part of the Thousand Year Blood War arc.

An announcement Pv and a visual were also revealed.

Cour 3 of Bleach Tybw aired from Oct 5, 2024, to Dec 28, 2024.

Six Lounge performed the opening theme song ‘Without Any Word,’ while Suisoh performed the ending theme song ‘Monochrome’.

The chief director Tomohisa Taguchi had recently revealed in an interview that they clicked staff photos to use as references to animate key scenes in the anime that were hard to visualise.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is an anime series based on the Bleach manga series by Tite Kubo and a direct sequel to the Bleach anime series that ran from 2004 until 2012.

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Following the finale broadcast of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict, the official website and accounts for the Bleach anime series officially announced the fourth cour , titled Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Part 4 - The Calamity. An announcement trailer and visual were also released. A release date for Part 4 - The Calamity was not announced at the time of reporting. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Part 4 - The Calamity Anime Announcement Trailer Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , which adapts the concluding arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, streamed on Disney+ and Hulu worldwide from October to December 2022. Part 2, subtitled The Separation , premiered from July to September 2023. Part 3, subtitled The Conflict , premiered in October 2024. Tomohisa Taguchi acted as Chief Director for The Conflict anime at studio Pierrot Films, with Hikaru Murata also acting as Director. Masaki Hiramatsu and Tomohisa Taguchi provided the series composition, with character designs by Masashi Kudo and music by Shiro Sagisu.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War reveals an exciting update for fans, teasing its fourth and final anime cour with a first look at the show's upcoming climax.

Immediately following the finale of cour 3, Studio Pierrot's Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War cour 4 revealed its first trailer and a stunning visual featuring a confident Ichigo. The trailer centers on Ichigo's Zanpakuto; no release window has been revealed as of writing. Readers can check out the debut Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 trailer and key visual below.

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Bleach: Tybw Reveals Debut Trailer for Part 4: The Calamity

While the release window is yet to be confirmed, Bleach continues to receive rapid releases, with a new cour dropping yearly since 2022. Its release...

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is wrapping up its Fall 2024 episodes, and fans are treated to an exciting preview of Part 3’s grand finale. With anticipation building, fans are also eagerly awaiting Part 4’s release window and Ichigo’s long-awaited rescue of the Soul Society from destruction.

Ichigo and Uryu in Thousand-Year Blood War. [Credit: Studio Ghibli]

Since its return, Bleach has dominated the internet, with each sequel outshining the last, and Tybw Part 2 delivered unforgettable action, building excitement for Part 3. The Tybw director once revealed the studio’s intentions and process behind the breathtaking, action-packed scenes in Part 2, offering a fascinating insight.

Bleach: Tybw director’s insight into Part 2’s action-packed scenes

Bleach: Tybw made its long-awaited return in October 2022, reviving the iconic Big Three anime franchise and bringing it back into the limelight. After nearly a decade of lying dormant, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War ignited a new interest in the franchise.

Tite Kubo is the legendary author of Bleach, a series that redefined shonen and action genres. With a masterful blend of fantastical myths and the simplicity of the hearts of high schoolers, Kubo crafts a ginormous web of connectivity and sees the scenes play out.

Ichigo Kurosaki | Credits: Studio Pierrot

The direct involvement in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has elevated the anime adaptation to incredible heights, unlike most anime, which have the animation studio refer to the source material and give their own rendition of it, whether it be fight scenes or background stories, Pierrot and Kubo seemed to have a collective determination to spread Bleach all over the world.

As the one who designed it, Tite Kubo is there one who is capable of blending the original manga elements with fresh scenes that not only seem canon but also fit perfectly into the story of the series. This hands-on...

Jujutsu Kaisen introduced anime fans to one of the most famously overpowered anime characters of all, the elite sorcerer Satoru Gojo. He has harnessed the power of infinity itself with his Limitless curse energy, and when he combines that with his masterful martial arts, Satoru Gojo is practically untouchable in battle. Satoru proved it many times in battle, such as when he trounced Jogo with the overwhelming power of his Domain Expansion.

Few anime characters stand a chance of defeating Satoru Gojo and his formidable power of Infinity, but a fair number could come close to challenging him. None of them have what it takes to finish the job, but they could still give Satoru Gojo a workout and push him harder than Jogo and the other curses in Mahito's squad ever could. These elite fighters are some of the strongest anime heroes and villains, whose powers often bend and...

The official website of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has confirmed that the third cour of the anime will conclude with a one-hour special episode, combining episodes 39 and 40.

The finale will air on Dec 28, 2024, at 23:45 Jst.

Cour 3 of Bleach Tybw started airing on Oct 5, 2024.

Six Lounge performed the opening theme song ‘Without Any Word,’ while Suisoh performed the ending theme song ‘Monochrome’.

The chief director Tomohisa Taguchi had recently revealed in an interview that they clicked staff photos to use as references to animate key scenes in the anime that were hard to visualise.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is an anime series based on the Bleach manga series by Tite Kubo and a direct sequel to the Bleach anime series that ran from 2004 until 2012.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War cour 1 aired in Japan on Oct 10, 2022, and ended on Dec 26, 2022, with a one-hour long special episode, combining episodes 12 and 13 of the anime.

It's an exciting month for Bleach fans, with a new release coming very soon to Hulu for U.S. viewers. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 -- the latest installment of the ongoing anime series -- is slated to release for the first time in English dubbed, along with numerous other language dubs including Spanish, Portuguese, German, French and Italian.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Part 3 is currently extremely popular on both Hulu and Disney+, with watchers all around the globe. The series follows the plot line of the blood war between the Quincy and the Soul Reapers, which intensifies after the Wandenreichs next attack wave transforms the Seireitei into a dimension known as the Schatten Bereich. The Gotei 13 reclaim the Bankai taken from them to strike back and defeat several of the Sternritters most notorious members, the Wrtlich. Now, licensor Viz has announced the impending release of the anime's Part...

In a recent interview with Oricon, Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War arc chief director Tomohisa Taguchi and director Hikaru Murata shared behind-the-scenes techniques that have shaped cour 3 of the anime.

When asked about the memorable moments during the production of the third cour, Taguchi shared the team’s decision to take photographs of themselves to use as reference material for complex animation scenes.

This approach, according to him, helped the animators accurately depict challenging angles and perspectives that would have been difficult to visualize solely through imagination.

“For the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, we actually took our own photos to use as reference material for the animation. It’s hard to imagine and draw certain difficult angles just by visualizing them. For instance, the layout of Rukia hiding in the closet while Yuzu and others are outside in the Bleach 20th anniversary Pv was decided after consulting with the production staff,...

Bleach Tybw part 3 started with a 9 minute flashback, following which we got a continuation of the fight between Yhwach’s Elite Guard and Squad Zero.

Just when it felt like Squad Zero had managed to fend off the mighty villain, Yhwach’s Almighty manifests, turning the tide of the battle. Well, Uryu too played his part.

This has set up a show off between Ichigo, who has now been tasked to protect the Soul King, and Yhwach, in the upcoming episode 28 of Bleach Tybw. Check out the details below.

Bleach Tybw Episode 28 Preview:

The official website of Bleach revealed the premise of Bleach Tybw Episode 28. It is as follows:

Stop Yhwach. Entrusted with this mission by Ichibe Hyosube, Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions rush to the Greater Soul King Palace. Waiting leisurely for them is Yhwach, who has regained his powers of omniscience and omnipotence after “Nine Years of Power.

Twenty years on from the Bleach anime's broadcast debut, the official accounts for the series along with licensor Viz Media unveiled a special anniversary trailer with iconic scenes, such as Ichigo's first transformation and his subsequent clashes with Kenpachi, Byakuya, Arrancars and more, re-animated in the modern visual style under Tomohisa Taguchi's ( Akudama Drive ) direction. A creditless version of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflict 's ending song sequence, which features "Monochrome" by suisoh, was also unveiled following the first episode's release. Bleach 20th Anniversary Trailer Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflict Ending Video Related: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 Anime Shares Creditless Opening Video Bleach first hit Japanese television screens in October 2004, courtesy of director Noriyuki Abe and studio Pierrot, and ran for 366 episodes until March 2012. The 13-episode first part of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , which adapts the concluding arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series,...

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Cour 3 is set to premiere on Oct 5, 2024, with episode 27, after a long-anticipated wait. The anime will resume exactly where Cour 2 left off, at the height of the battle between Squad Zero and Yhwach’s Elite Guard, the Schutzstaffel.

Episode 27 is expected to continue this intense confrontation, pushing the story forward.

Bleach Tybw Episode 27 Preview:

The official website of Bleach revealed the premise of Bleach Tybw Episode 27. It is as follows:

The Zero Division and Yhwach’s Schutzstaffel battle over the Soul King. As the battle intensifies, Senjumaru Shutara releases the Blood Oath’s Seal in exchange for the lives of Kirinji, Hikifune, and Nimaiya and wields her Bankai “Shatatsu Karagara Shigarami no Tsuji” to drive the Schutzstaffel, including Uryū, into a corner.

Meanwhile, Ichibe Hyosube confronts Yhwach and releases “Shirafude Ichimonji”, turning Yhwach into a fleeting and fragile black ant. With Yhwach and Uryu in a desperate near-death situation,...

The official accounts for the Bleach anime and Viz Media today confirmed that Part 3 of escalating Thousand-Year Blood War saga, subtitled "The Conflict", will begin airing on Japanese television from October 5 at 23:00 Jst and will be available to stream shortly after. Related: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 Anime Reveals October 2024 Release in New Trailer Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi ( Akudama Drive ) at studio Pierrot Films, the 13-episode first part of  Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , which adapts the concluding arc of Tite Kubo's  Bleach  manga series, was streamed on Disney+ and Hulu around the world from October to December 2022. The second part premiered in July 2023 and ran until September. Source: Bleach , Viz Media on X (formerly Twitter)...

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict will make its highly anticipated televised premiere in Japan on Oct. 5, 2024. However, some anime fans will have the opportunity to watch Part 3 of Bleach: Tybw much sooner than its fall premiere, and on the big screen at that.

The official Japanese Bleach account on X (formerly Twitter) recently announced a public screening for the Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict arc on Sept. 16, 2024, at Yamano Hall in Tokyo, Japan. While an earlier event for these new episodes was limited to fan club members, this event at Yamano Hall will be accessible to the general public, during which Episode 27 and Episode 28 of Bleach: Tybw will be live-streamed in theaters across the country.

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Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Part 3: The Conflict premieres on October 5, 2024. The release date was revealed on the anime's official website. Part 3 and Part 4 expect to conclude the long-running anime which began airing in 2004.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War's highly awaited third part, has finally been given an exact release date, prepping the way for an exciting return this Fall 2024. After a spectacular first two cours, fans have been eagerly awaiting the third part of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War titled The Conflict, which has now given fans an exact date to count down to.

Bleach Thousand Year Blood War, Part 3: The Conflict will premiere on October 5, 2024. Though an official announcement is yet to be made, the release date was revealed on the anime's official website which revealed the series will be aired on TV Tokyo and other streaming platforms which are yet to be intimated.

As it turns out,...

More CGI in Bleach Part 3 could actually be a good thing, as proven by other successful anime series. Fans' concerns about CGI are understandable, but Bleach has used it well in the past for impactful moments. Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War is expected to reach new heights with enhanced quality and exciting fights in Season 3.

As excitement for the third season of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War runs high, fans of the series were hit with what seemed like bad news, which could actually be good for the series. Apparently, the upcoming installment of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War will feature more CGI than the previous ones, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

During this year's Anime Expo, the Bleach franchise received exciting news for the future, such as merchandise, a new video game and a trailer, and a release date for cour 3.

Part 3 will show some brand-new, never-before-seen Bleach content!

The popular ongoing Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime series is set to receive a new tile-matching game in an official announcement and first trailer reveal from KLab. Reminiscent of major titles like Candy Crush or Bejeweled, the new game will be made available worldwide in English (among other languages), in addition to news of an exciting upcoming social media campaign.

Bleach: Brave Souls developer KLab has announced a new game inspired by the franchise called Bleach Soul Puzzle, which is slated to be released in over 150 countries in 2024. Bleach Soul Puzzle is a three-tile-matching game, reminiscent of some of the most addictive titles like Candy Crush and Bejeweled, and will feature characters from the ongoing TV series, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. The new game will be released internationally, including in the United States and Japan. Readers can pre-register on the Play Store and App Store, which lists an expected release date of Sep.

Fans have been eagerly waiting for the third cour of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War to drop and things are looking better than ever. The series was a fresh outlook for all the Bleach fans who found themselves in a tough position after the original series ended. The final arc came with some of the most astonishing scenes and the animation was beyond legendary.

Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Credit: Studio Pierrot

Ever since the second season dropped, fans had eagerly been waiting for the third. The trailer has since been dropped and the excitement has grown manifolds. Marking the end of Tite Kubo’s magnum opus, it holds great value both emotionally and structurally. Things will be taking a turn as the third cour approaches, in ways both good and bad.

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Studio Pierrot's highly anticipated Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 has replaced series director Tomohisa Taguchi to further improve the animation quality, with staff revealing what fans can expect from the upcoming cour.

Via Viz Media's official X (formerly Twitter) account, Bleach series director Tomohisa Taguchi, who previously directed Akudama Drive and Twin Star Exorcists, will be moved to chief series director in place of Hikaru Murata. On the decision, series producer Yoshihiro Tominaga said, "We're all working very hard right now to bring you Part 3, The Conflict. As you may have noticed, some of our job titles have changed. To further improve the animation quality, Taguchi will now serve as the chief series director, with Murata-san joining us as the new series director."

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Viz Media put a new video regarding Bleach Tybw on their official X account on July 6, 2024, featuring director Hikaru Murata, Chief Series Director Tomohisa Taguchi, and Producer Yoshihiro Tominaga.

The staff members gave interesting insights about what fans can expect from the upcoming Bleach Tybw cour 3, titled The Conflict.

First of all, it was confirmed that Cour 3, just like the previous two cours, will have anime original content. This content was created by working together with the manga author Tite Kubo. The author himself had previously said that he will be more involved in the upcoming Cour.

“Well, [Cour 3] will show some brand new, never seen before Bleach content,” Taguchi said. “We worked together with Kubo sensei again to create new scenes that would supplement the stories covered in the original manga.“

Tominaga acknowledged the abundance of original scenes and encouraged fans to anticipate them.

He also highlighted that multiple captains...

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War cour 3 will incorporate more CGI than cour 2, according to the series’ new director, Hikaru Murata.

This announcement was made in a recent video posted by Viz Media on their official X account on July 6, 2024, featuring Murata, Chief Series Director Tomohisa Taguchi, and Producer Tominaga.

“As the new series director, I wish to maintain the animation quality established by everyone from [cour 2]. But if I am to address any changes, we are applying more CGI than cour 2,” Murata said. “So I’m hoping the fans can look forward to seeing the improved quality of the animation.”

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Producer Tominaga added that fans can expect more epic visuals in the upcoming cour.

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Viz Media’s Bleach panel which was held at Anime Expo on July 6, 2024 revealed that Bleach Tybw Cour 3, titled The Conflict, will be releasing in October 2024.

Six Lounge’s Without Any Words will be the opening song of the third cour, whereas Monochrome by Suisoh will be the ending song.

A new visual and trailer was revealed to commemorate the announcement. The trailer was streamed officially at the panel and will be out later tonight.

Additionally, it was revealed that Hikaru Murata will be directing Cour 3 of Bleach Tybw, while Tomohisa Taguchi will serve as the Chief Director/supervisor of the Cour.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War cour 1 aired in Japan on Oct 10, 2022, and ended on Dec 26, 2022, with a one-hour long special episode, combining episodes 12 and 13 of the anime.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War cour 2 started airing on July 8, 2023.

It was previously revealed that anime will be split into four cours,...

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is a masterpiece in the making. From the manga that took the longest time to be made to the anime that started airing a decade after the original anime’s end; the series has been through a lot. While criticism of Tite Kubo’s work may not end, praise quickly follows in its path as well.

Kurosaki Ichigo, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Credit: Studio Pierrot

There may have been ups and downs with regard to the series’ success, pacing, and story; but the final outcome through the Thousand-Year Blood War was one that fans can unanimously agree about. It is a spectacle to watch with a story worth endless compliments. Tite Kubo may not have gotten to finish the series in a way he wanted but Studio Pierrot is trying its level best to do the current arc justice.

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Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window , an anime feature film based on an autobiographical novel by acclaimed Japanese actor and media personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, won the Paul Grimault Award in the feature category of the 48th Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France on June 15. The Paul Grimault Award is the third award in the category, after the Crystal Award, the top prize, and the Jury's Award. The is the second consecutive year that a Japanese film has won the award, following last year's The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes directed by Tomohisa Taguchi. The festival's official website describes Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window : "At little Totto-Chan’s Tomoe School during the Second World War, she learns what racism and intolerance are, and discovers the grim reality of war." As reported , four Japanese films were included in this year's official selection of feature films...

The program of the 24th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection is complete! From May 28 to June 2, the festival offers the opportunity to delve into Japan's film and cultural scene. The festival presents around 100 short and feature-length films at eight venues, including numerous premieres. Over 60 filmmakers and artists will travel from Japan to Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to present their works to the audience. At the freely accessible grounds of the festival centers Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm and Produktionshaus Naxos, visitors can enjoy the festival atmosphere with a large Japanese market featuring numerous food and craft stands. Detailed information and tickets for all films and events are available at NipponConnection.com.

This year's film selection promises exciting discoveries. Fans of genre films can enjoy Shinji Araki's acclaimed time-loop thriller Penalty Loop, Kaz I Kiriya's apocalyptic drama From The End Of The World, and Shimako Sato's action-packed fantasy adventure The Yin Yang Master Zero.

And while the franchise currently doesn’t have an ongoing anime series, the Digimon franchise is very much active, with numerous non-anime projects being released. But, despite all of that, the highly-anticipated home release of last year’s hit film, Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning, which is set within the original universe and follows the 02 DigiDestined in a new adventure, has been announced for US fans – it is June 11, 2024!

It has been known for a while that the Blu-ray edition of the Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning movie will come out on May 29, 2024 in Japan, and while some fans had been worried about a potentially long(er) wait for the US release, we can confirm that the movie will be released not long after the Japanese edition. Pre-orders are already available on Amazon for $26.98, for which you will get the special Blu-ray+DVD edition.

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The latest Digimon anime film, Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning , will be on home video in North America in a matter of months. Following a previously announced agreement between Toei Animation and Shout! Studios, the latter announced plans to bring the feature to Blu-ray/DVD and digital on June 11, 2024. Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Release Date: June 11, 2024 Audio: Japanese (subtitled), English dub Blu-ray bonus features: Limited edition Digimon Card Game - Digimon Liberator Promotion Pack An introduction from Director Tomohisa Taguchi Synopsis: It’s 2012, and ten years have passed since the adventure in the Digital World. Daisuke Motomiya is now twenty, and he and the rest of the DigiDestined seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle. Then one day, a giant Digitama suddenly appears in the sky over Tokyo Tower. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named Lui Ohwada,...

Last week marked a special occasion for the Digimon multimedia franchise, the celebration of 25th anniversary of airing of the first Digimon Adventure anime episode, which aired on March 7, 1999. During DigiCon 2024 over the weekend, the franchise released a special video looking back at the last 25 years of the many anime series’ that spawned from the first Digimon Adventure anime, all set to a melody consisting of "Butter-Fly,” "Target ~Akai Shogeki~,” "The Biggest Dreamer" and "Fire!!,” the theme songs to the first four series’. Related: Digimon Adventure Felt a Lot Like Making Friends on the Internet The latest outing for the Digi-Destined was the 2023 anime film Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning , which saw the return of director Tomohisa Taguchi from Last Evolution Kizuna at Yumeta Company with Toei Animation. On the TV side, the two latest TV anime Digimon series, Digimon Ghost Game and Digimon Adventure: are streaming on Crunchyroll...

An official One Piece animator for Toei's hit anime has delivered the perfect comeback to the maker of a viral AI art thread belittling hard-working artists in the industry.

It all started when X user Óscar Bartolomé started a thread for his AI art creations made through Niji Journey, beginning with generated images of Saori Kido from Saint Seiya. However, the thread that went viral was one in which Bartolomé lamented over a different X user gaining popularity by using one of the former's Saori images. This is an ironic situation given the accusations of AI art programs stealing the works of professional artists without compensation and lacking copyright protection themselves, as stated in the Community Note of Bartolomé's post. Nonetheless, Bartolomé continued to showcase his AI art while continuously mocking those who were against AI-generated artwork.

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Shout! Studios and Toei Animation have announced a new agreement that will see the 2023 Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning anime film released by the aforementioned distributor across North America. The film will be released on digital and physical formats later this year, and both companies will also work together on pre-release activities. The English dub produced by Toei Animation specifically for the U.S. theatrical run held in November 2023 will be included in the forthcoming release and features Brian Donovan, Jeannie Tirado, Bryce Papenbrook, Tara Sands, Johnny Yong Bosch and Derek Stephen Prince, among others. Related: Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film Heads to U.S. Theaters Tomohisa Taguchi is the director of Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning , reprising his role from Last Evolution Kizuna with Akatsuki Yamatoya also returning to pen the script. The animation was produced at Yumeta Company with Toei Animation acting as producer. The film...

I am not sure if it has something to do with the release of another Miyazaki film this year, but the whole anime industry actually seems to experience another surge, with the titles of quality coming one after the other. That this level actually applies to series that continue, new ones, based on manga or original, remakes and relaunches, and the streaming ones is probably the most astonishing feat for 2023, in one of the best seasons in anime we have seen lately.

Without further ado, here are the best anime of 2023, in reverse order, in a list that includes titles whose season or the whole series ended in 2022.

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One of the biggest production companies in Japan, Imagica Group, has reached a deal that will see the "full-scale production" of light anime -- a new, cheaper anime medium.

Yomiuri reports that Dai Nippon Printing and Imagica Group subsidiary Imagica Foss have entered into a business partnership for the joint production of light anime. They add that this is the first time a major Japanese company has attempted to produce light anime in earnest. Dai Nippon Printing will plan the anime while Imagica will produce them, with each series having between six and 12 episodes, each around 10 minutes in length. The first batch of light anime will air on TV and online distribution services in 2024. The president of Imagica Foss was bullish about the medium's potential, saying, "When an anime director directs the production and a popular voice actor provides the voice, the degree of perfection is surprisingly high."

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The excellent continuation of the iconic “Bleach” continued in distinct shonen paths this year, with the second season of “Thousand Years Blood War”, titled “The Separation”.

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While Ichigo is training, the rest of his Soul Society comrades are having to fight their Quincy opponents without their Bankai, which had, surprisingly, been stolen by their adversaries. In the meantime, Urahara is searching for a way for them to get their Bankai back, while Kurotsuchi is doing his own experiments on how to counter some of the most fearful techniques of their opponents. Yhwach, on the other hand, is searching for a way to invade the Soul Palace, while Ishida is being promoted within the ranks of the Quincy. As the episodes pass, more new foes are introduced, while the majority of the major characters of the previous seasons also make an appearance.

Beyblade X fans on social media have slammed the use of AI-generated art in the anime's ending theme video.

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Beyblade recently promoted the lyric version of the anime's ending theme, "Zoom Zoom" by aespa. The ending credits explicitly reference the use of AI in the video, listing AI producer Arai Mono, AI director Daru, AI production managers Yutaro Mochizuki, Hiroaki Yabusaki and Cyokut, and AI artist Layris as collaborators. All of them come from the company AiHUB. Fans were quick to notice, slamming the company for the choice in what's becoming an increasingly intense ongoing AI debate.

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3, the anime adaptation of the final franchise storyline, continues in 2024 along with a new stage musical.

Per Anime News Network, a new promotional trailer for Season 3 of the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime was released at Jump Festa 2024. Titled "The Conflict," the new cinematic-style trailer highlights the continued battle between the Soul Society against the Wandenreich, led by Yhwach. While the fight between Yhwach and Ichigo Kurosaki is the main draw, the latest anime trailer also shows new and returning characters in the final Bleach storyline, such as Sosuke Aizen, Riruka Dokugamine and Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck.

Related Tite Kubo Shares Stunning New Artwork From Bleach Exhibit Ahead of 2024 Anime Return Bleach creator Tite Kubo releases all-new Ichigo and Rukia illustrations, teasing a final showing of his Bleach Ex art gallery.

In addition to the new anime season, Bleach will receive a new rock musical adaptation.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War director Tomohisa Taguchi's comments on AI in anime are tone-deaf and in bad taste considering recent industry controversies. The comments made by Taguchi and Crayon Shin-chan director Keiichi Hara seem to make light of the issues surrounding Studio Mappa and its toxic work environment. The controversy raises the question of whether AI has a place in anime, but based on past examples, it seems that AI is not suitable for the medium.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War director Tomohisa Taguchi has decided to comment on AI as a creative tool, and his timing couldn’t be worse. Over the past few years, AI has been a highly contentious topic because of the fear of it replacing creatives and how willing executives have been to let it happen, with the recent SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes revolving heavily around limiting its use in media production.

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On one hand, while a number of animators and staff members from the anime industry have sternly spoken against the use of AI, anime directors Keiichi Hara and Tomohisa Taguchi, who are veterans in their own right, had an entirely different opinion regarding it.

As reported by Full Frontal, both Hara and Taguchi, who were talking at a panel at this year’s Annecy Festival, believed that AI, which doesn’t complain, get tired or sleep, could be a good tool to replace “lazy animators” and do the work in their place.

This opinion has stirred various sections of fandom, who believed that the directors shouldn’t have made such a comment in light of the recent developments.

Hara was talking about the difficulties of making animated feature films, when the topic shifted to lazy animators “who are being paid without putting in the work that’s expected of them.

Two anime industry veterans, including the director of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, have stirred controversy over their recent comments regarding AI.

As reported by the animation blog Full Frontal, Bleach: Tybw director Tomohisa Taguchi and Keiichi Hara held a panel at the Annecy Film Festival, describing their filmmaking histories. As Hara spoke about his latest film, he took aim at animators in Japan who reportedly drove up the budget due to their laziness and incompetence, calling them "leeches." He also revealed a growing trend of talented animators getting paid before producing any work and allegedly not giving 100% to the project because of it.

Related Animator Goes Home '30 Minutes A Week' and Other Disturbing Trends in Anime Health Report A recent anime industry survey finds that a troubling proportion of employees have developed mental health illnesses such as depression.

Similarly, Hara added that directors who take the money and leave during production were "scum,...

Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning reveals the true reason for the existence of DigiDestined in the Adventure continuity, showing that it was created by Ukkomon rather than occurring naturally. The concept of DigiDestined being artificially created devalues the friendships between humans and Digimon, as they are essentially compelled to bond with each other. Despite the dark twist, the main characters maintain that their friendships with Digimon are genuine and not contingent on Ukkomon's powers.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Digimon Adventure 02: The BeginningDigimon Adventure 02: The Beginning has been released, and it changes the original series forever. The Beginning is the latest story to explore the time between MaloMyotismon’s defeat in Digimon Adventure 02 and the epilogue that took place 25 years later. This story, in particular, focuses on the first DigiDestined in the Adventure continuity, so it was all but guaranteed to have a major impact on Adventure’s lore.

With Naruto passing the torch to its sequel series, Boruto, two of the anime's big three are still going strong. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and One Piece have picked up the slack with their beautiful art, animation, and fantastic storytelling. With Bleach's return, the series has explicitly been blowing its high expectations out of the water thanks to director Tomohisa Taguchi.

"Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning" begins, like all good "Digimon" stories should, with Maurice Ravel's "Boléro." The track starts playing as a giant Digi-egg appears floating above Tokyo Tower. It quickly starts emitting an electromagnetic pulse that impacts every screen on the planet and declares "May everyone in the world have friends. May they each have a Digimon," in several languages. When the egg hatches, it spells chaos around the world, and it is up to the second-generation DigiDestined to stop it.

Except, there's not much in terms of fighting. There are no Dark Masters threatening to destroy the world. Compared to other "Digimon" movies, the action is barely there, but the film still offers a dark and engrossing story that brings "Digimon" to psychological and even body horror territory. It may not be the big "Digimon" event that fans of the emotionally devastating "Last Evolution Kizuna" may be expecting,...

A24’s Priscilla by Sofia Coppola catapults from four screens to 1,300, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers from Focus Features expands to 60 from six and two new indies have wide debuts — What Happens Later from Bleecker Street, directed by and starring Meg Ryan, opens at 1,400 locations and Daisy Ridley-starring The Marsh King’s Daughter from Roadside Attractions at over 1,000.

What Happens Later moved here from its original Oct. 16 perch, avoiding The Eras Tour opening crush. The rom-com debut of Meg Ryan after a long hiatus co-stars David Duchovny. Based on the play Shooting Star by Steven Dietz, the pic follows a chance encounter between two ex-lovers, Willa and Bill, who are snowed in at a regional airport and indefinitely delayed. See Deadline review.

The Marsh King’s Daughter stars Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn in an adaptation of a bestselling 2017 thriller by Karen Dionne,...

It’s 2012, and ten years have passed since the adventure in the Digital World. Daisuke Motomiya is now twenty, and he and the rest of the DigiDestined seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle. Then one day, a giant Digitama suddenly appears in the sky over Tokyo Tower. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named Lui Ohwada, who informs them that he’s the first-ever DigiDestined in the world…

The feature will include an introduction from the director, Tomohisa Taguchi. Plus, as an incredibly special bonus, the first 50 guests to arrive at each night’s screening will receive a complimentary Digimon Card Game Tamer Party Pack The Beginning ver. 2.0, which includes 3 out of 14 possible cards from the new Digimon Card Game deck commemorating the film. Lucky recipients will be among the first fans in the U.S. to own these new...

"Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning" is a new animated feature, directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, releasing November 8, 2023 in theaters:

"...ten years have passed since the adventure in the 'Digital World', as 'Daisuke Motomiya' and the rest of the 'DigiDestined' seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle.

"Then one day, a giant 'Digitama' suddenly appears in the sky over 'Tokyo Towe'r. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named 'Lui Ohwada', who informs them that he’s the first ever DigiDestined in the world…"

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With Naruto passing the torch to its sequel series, Boruto, two of the anime's big three are still going strong. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and One Piece have picked up the slack with their beautiful art, animation, and fantastic storytelling. With Bleach's return, the series has explicitly been blowing its high expectations out of the water thanks to director Tomohisa Taguchi.

In association with the film's Japanese production company Toei Animation, North American distributor Fathom Events has announced a US theatrical run for the new Digimon anime movie, Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning.

On November 8 and 9, 2023, in 750 participating theaters across the United States, Fathom Events will be holding special screenings of Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning at 7:00 pm local time. A synopsis of the new movie has been provided by distributor Fathom Events:

It’s 2012, and ten years have passed since the adventure in the Digital World. Daisuke Motomiya is now twenty, and he and the rest of the DigiDestined seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle. Then one day, a giant Digitama suddenly appears in the sky over Tokyo Tower. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named Lui Ohwada, who informs them that he’s the first ever DigiDestined in the world.