While Episode 1 did not feature the opening and ending credits, it did come with a compilation of the original anime’s best moments. Now though, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 2 finally revealed the opening and ending for the first cour.
Soon after the episode aired, the anime’s opening and ending were shared online on various platforms, including the official Aniplex YouTube channel.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War OP
As previously revealed, the Thousand-Year Blood War anime opening uses the song Scar by Tatsuya Kitani.
As for the opening animation, it features a stylized look with a primarily pink color palette that’s reminiscent of the show’s first key visual (sans the orange background).
Aside from the stylish look, the opening also features a showcase of the series’ numerous characters, and as with every shonen opening, it features exciting fight scenes in the second half.
Shortly after its release, the opening already has over 500k views on YouTube, though this shouldn’t come as a surprise given how massive the hype for the anime is ahead of its release.
In case you haven’t been following Bleach news, Thousand-Year Blood War is an anime adaptation of the manga’s final arc. Specifically, this arc covers Volumes 55 to 74 of the manga.
This anime not only marks a return for Bleach, but it also finally gives fans a proper ending to the series.
The original anime ran for over 300 episodes from October 2004 to March 2012, but it ended before Tite Kubo’s manga was completed.
Essentially, Thousand-Year Blood War is the anime series’ final season, though given how long the final arc is, the anime will run for four cours and is expected to have over 50 episodes.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War ED
Meanwhile, the ending uses the song Saihate by SennaRin, a song that’s produced by the popular Japanese composer Hiroyuki Sawano who is renowned for his work on Attack on Titan, Guilty Crown, and more.
As for the ending animation, while it’s not as action-packed as the opening, it’s still a treat for Bleach fans as it features good-looking visuals of various swords, ending with Ichigo’s Zanpakuto.
You’ll be able to watch the opening and ending animations in every new episode of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War.
Each episode releases weekly on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ in other regions, but right now, the anime is unavailable in some regions.
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