Part 4 is expected to include additional original material beyond the manga, expanding final battles and resolutions.

Bleach: TYBW has earned strong reception, with a high overall approval rating across its seasons at the time of reporting.

Sources include the Bleach Official Website and credits to TITE KUBO, SHUEISHA, TV TOKYO, Dentsu, and Pierrot.

The main cast—Ichigo, Orihime, Uryu Ishida, and Sado—continues to drive the narrative as tensions rise in the renewed conflict.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4, the final season, has unveiled its first teaser trailer and a key visual, with a July 2026 release window.

A new promo video and teaser visual shown at Jump Festa 2026 spotlights Ichigo and friends and hints at a final battle, including a potential clash between Ishida Uryuu and Jugram Haschwalth.

The final cour is set to air starting July 2026, concluding the adaptation of the manga’s last arc where the Soul Society faces Yhwach-led Quincy forces.

Promotional context notes Masakazu Morita voices Ichigo, with the series closely tied to the original Bleach universe and ongoing marketing.

Pierrot Films is producing Part 4, with Tomohisa Taguchi as chief director and Hikaru Murata directing episodes; Taguchi and Masaki Hiramatsu return as scriptwriters.

Key staff for Part 4 includes Chief Series Director Tomohisa Taguchi, Series Director Hikaru Murata, Character Design Masashi Kudo, Chief Animation Directors Yukio Hasegawa, Kiyoshi Komatsubara, Kumiko Takayanagi, Action & Effects Directors Satoshi Sakai and Takashi Hashimoto, with Shiro Sagisu composing and Pierrot Films handling animation.

The finale will reuse core Part 3 staff and cast, led by Taguchi as Chief Series Director and Scriptwriter, with Murata directing and Sagisu providing the score.

Hulu summarizes Ichigo Kurosaki gaining powers from Rukia to become a Soul Reaper, as he protects the living and the dead, underscoring the Soul Society’s pursuit of justice for Rukia.