It seems that it is something quite common, but every time a long-awaited series by fans finally premieres, the most inveterate viewers quickly flock to the platform. MyAnimeList and leave perfect ratings for the series, even if it only has one episode aired. That was precisely what happened with the premiere of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen), which at the time of writing this article adds a rating of 9.25 points and is placed as the best rated series in the entire catalog.
In the ranking (at the date of writing) they are followed by Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood with a rating of 9.13 points and Kaguya-sama: Love is War – Ultra Romantic with a rating of 9.11 points, respectively. It is worth noting that these types of events do not last long, and it is quite unlikely that Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War stay on top during the supposed (and not yet confirmed) fifty-two episodes that it will last. Also, isn’t it almost obvious that the same thing will happen tomorrow with Chainsaw Man?
The series has been broadcast since October 10 in Japan, without officially confirming its number of episodes, while the platform Disney Plus is in charge of its global distribution, without confirming dates for Latin America yet. On the other hand, Tite Kubo published the original manga in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from the publisher Shueisha between August 2001 and August 2016, compiling the work in a total of 74 volumes.
Production team
- Tomohisa Taguchi (Twin Star Exorcists, Kino’s Journey – The Beautiful World, Akudama Drive) replaces Noriyuki Abe in the direction of the project Studio Pierrotand is also in charge of writing and supervising the scripts in collaboration with Masaki Hiramatsu (Kara no Kyoukai, Minori Scramble!)
- Masashi Kudou (Naruto, Bleach, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) returns to handle character design and animation direction.
- Shirou Sagisu (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Black Bullet) is responsible for the composition of the soundtrack.
Bleach Synopsis
Ichigo Kurosaki is an ordinary high school student, until his family is attacked by a Hollow, a corrupting spirit that seeks to devour human souls. It is then that he meets a Soul Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki, who is injured while she is protecting Ichigo’s family from the assailant. In order to save the family from him, Ichigo accepts Rukia’s offer to take her powers and as a result, becomes a Soul Reaper.
However, with Rukia unable to regain her own power, Ichigo is faced with the daunting task of hunting down the Hollows plaguing his city. However, he is not alone in his fight, as he is later joined by his friends: classmates Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryuu Ishida, who have their own unique abilities. As Ichigo and his comrades adjust to their new responsibilities and support each other on and off the battlefield, the young Soul Reaper will soon discover that the Hollows are just the least of his problems.
Fuente: MyAnimeList
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