Summary
The celebrations of the 20th anniversary of theBLEACHanime continue, with a brand-new “panning trailer” released to VIZ Media’s official YouTube channel on Sunday, afterthe dazzling trailer released following the airing of the first episodeof the third cours ofBLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War,which gave us a taste of what theBLEACHseries could be like if the earlier arcs received theThousand-Year Blood Wartreatment.
With the third cours of theThousand-Year Blood Waradaptation underway, and theRebirth of Soulsgame on the horizon,BLEACHfans are in a very good place. The panning trailer gave special focus to the major antagonists faced by Ichigo Kurosaki over the course of the series.
The “Panning Trailer”
Exactly What It Sounds Like
The trailer released this past Sunday is dubbed a “panning” trailer because that’s exactly what it does. Rather than the full animation we saw in the 20th anniversary trailer from a few weeks ago, this is a sparsely animated set of moving images and effects set against the upbeat vibe of theThousand-Year Blood Warremix of Ichigo’s theme song. The characters included in the trailer were five major “antagonists”, or characters with whom Ichigo has clashed swords, and had a huge impact on his journey over the course of the narrative.
Like the trailer released before it, the panning trailer has fans begging for the originalBLEACHseries to get a remake in the style of theThousand-Year Blood Wararc, but there has been no word of that beingthe ultimate goal for Studio Pierrotand its brand-new subsidiary, PIERROT FILMS. The panning trailer was posted to YouTube with the description, “Ignite your soul with timelessBLEACHmemories in this 20th Anniversary trailer!”
The third cours ofBLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War,subtitled “The Conflict”, premiered on Saturday, October 5, a year after the airing of the second part subtitled “The Separation”. The third part continues the incredible resurgence of theBLEACHanime with stunning visuals and major strides forward in direction, and as a result of its resounding quality, fans are hungrier than ever before for a complete overhaul of the original anime which had suffered immensely as an adaptation at the hands of Studio Pierrot. Each cours in theThousand-Year Blood Wararc is set for 13 episodes, with a total of 52 episodes.
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflict is available to stream onHuluandDisney+.
