Bleach is heading for the finish line. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity, the fourth and final cour of Studio Pierrot's acclaimed comeback adaptation, premieres July 25, 2026 — closing out Tite Kubo's manga finale that the original 2000s anime never reached. The same week, Bandai Namco's new mobile game Bleach: Mirrors High opened a closed beta and revealed three original characters, a reminder of how alive the franchise still is.
Quick answer
According to SenpaiRanks, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity is the final cour of the TYBW anime, animated by Studio Pierrot and premiering July 25, 2026. It adapts the last stretch of Tite Kubo's manga. Internationally the TYBW series streams on Disney+ and Hulu (region-dependent), while the original 366-episode Bleach is on Hulu and Crunchyroll. SenpaiRanks tracks TYBW near the top of its Quality board — the comeback that fans widely rate above the original run.
Watch order, quickly
You don't need to relearn 366 episodes to follow the ending, but here's the clean path:
- Bleach (2004–2012) — the original 366-episode run. The filler arcs are skippable; the core Soul Society, Arrancar, and Fullbring arcs are not.
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022–2026) — four cours: Part 1, The Separation, The Conflict, and now The Calamity. This is Kubo's true finale, animated for the first time.
If you only have time for the comeback, TYBW works as a high-octane payoff — but the emotional weight lands harder if you've seen the Soul Society arc.
Where to watch it
Here's the platform-neutral read: the Thousand-Year Blood War cours stream on Disney+ across much of the world and on Hulu in the US, not on Crunchyroll. The original Bleach lives on Hulu and Crunchyroll. That split trips people up constantly — a Crunchyroll-only search will tell you TYBW "isn't streaming," which is wrong. We list every platform a show actually sits on, no matter who owns it.
The ranking read
Per SenpaiRanks, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War lands in the upper tier of the summer 2026 board on its Quality axis — the metric for how well a show holds up, separate from raw popularity. That's the split MyAnimeList's single number can't show you: the original Bleach is broadly beloved (high Consensus), but TYBW is where the Quality score spikes. Rate The Calamity as it airs and see whether your take matches the crowd. Compare it against the season's other heavyweights in our best summer 2026 anime sequels ranking, or open the full Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War page.
Here's the Thousand-Year Blood War trailer:
Chasing more finales this season? See how Demon Slayer's Infinity Castle is ranking too.
Frequently asked questions
Q: When does Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity premiere?
A: July 25, 2026. It's the fourth and final cour of the TYBW anime from Studio Pierrot.
Q: Where can I watch Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War?
A: The TYBW cours stream on Disney+ internationally and Hulu in the US. The original Bleach is on Hulu and Crunchyroll.
Q: Is The Calamity the end of Bleach?
A: Yes — it adapts the final stretch of Tite Kubo's manga, ending the story the original anime stopped short of.
Q: Do I need to watch the original Bleach first?
A: Ideally yes. TYBW assumes you know the main cast and Soul Society; the filler arcs of the original run are skippable.
Q: Is Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War good?
A: It's widely rated above the original anime. On SenpaiRanks you can read its Consensus and Quality ranks separately, then rate it yourself.