Now that the Bleach anime series is back with the premiere of Thousand-Year Blood War, fans are excited to follow the story of Ichigo Kurosaki and his Soul Reaper companions as they battle Yhwach and his powerful Quincy army. As manga readers know, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is based on the final arc (so far) of Tite Kubo's shonen series, and it's expected to run for four cours (quarter of a year).
With the latest episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War now available to stream on Hulu for the U.S. audience, and Disney+ for other regions, many viewers will probably ask questions about the universe of the shonen series, and how the world of the afterlife works.
One of the primary settings of the anime Bleach is the Soul Society (Souru Sosaeti; Japanese for "Dead Spirit World"), which is an afterlife where the Shinigami and most Souls dwell, but one of the most common questions about this "spirit world" is: What will happen if a person dies in Soul Society? Keep on reading to find out.
What happens to people who die in Soul Society?
While lifespans in Soul Society can be longer than the Human World, people can still be killed in this spirit world. When Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War premiered its first episode, titled The Blood Warfare, and witnessed the death of Chōjirō Sasakibe, the lieutenant of the 1st Division under the command of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, some viewers are probably wondering what happens to his soul and anyone who dies in Soul Society?
According to Tite Kubo's Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book, people can be killed as regular Humans are, though they're capable of surviving wounds that would normally be considered fatal. The book explains that a person that dies in Soul Society is reincarnated on Earth as a new Human with no past memories.
So there you go: If you're wondering where souls who die in Soul Society go, now you know that they're reincarnated as new Humans with no memories of their past.
The first four episodes of Bleach: TYBW are now available to stream on Hulu and Disney+. You can check our streaming guide for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War.