On July 8, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Part 2 will have its international premiere.

 The second season of the anime Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War will debut on July 8 at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Hulu, Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in a few other places. This was announced on Sunday by Viz Media. English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, and Italian subtitles will be offered for the animation.

On July 8 at 11:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT), the anime will return for its second cours (quarter of the year) and debut on TV Tokyo and its affiliates (as well as on other venues) in Japan.

The new cast members are as follows:

• Aoi Yūki as Liltotto
• Tsuyoshi Koyama as Gerald
• Sōichiro Hoshi as Nianzol
• Nao Tōyama as Giselle

The opening theme song, "STARS," is being performed by the three-piece rock group w.o.d. For the first time ever, w.o.d. is providing an anime theme tune. Though it was not a deciding factor, manga author Kubo said that he is a fan of the band. The second cours (quarter) of the anime will debut on July 8 at 11:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT) on TV Tokyo and its affiliates (as well as on other venues).

The program debuted in Japan on October 10 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. It is currently available in Japan on more than 20 streaming providers, including Hulu and Disney+. On October 10, Viz Media started showing the anime on Hulu in the United States. The anime's English dub had its Hulu debut on November 4. The North American anime premiere was hosted on October 8 at New York Comic Con by Viz Media. The anime is available globally on Disney+, and many Asian nations may watch the series on Ani-One Asia.

With a one-hour special that merged the anime's 12th and 13th episodes, the first season of the show came to a conclusion in December. With breaks, the anime will run for four episodes

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The remainder of the original manga, up to its conclusion, is covered by the anime. The manga's concluding storyline, The Thousand Year Blood War, spans volumes 55 to 74.

The animation will now be directed by Tomohisa Taguchi (Twin Star Exorcists, Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World, Akudama Drive) at Studio Pierrot in place of Noriyuki Abe. Masashi Kudo is back to design the characters, while Shiro SAGISU is back to provide the music.

The cast of the Japanese television program also includes actors who have previously played parts in the video game Bleach: Brave Souls but have not yet featured in the anime.

Update: Multilingual trailer added.

Source: Press release, ANN website