Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War received complaints from other production companies due to its massive voice-acting cast.

Bleach's upcoming series Thousand-Year Blood War was at the center of complaints from other production studios because of its large cast. Many in-demand voice actors lent their talents to Thousand-Year Blood War, affecting the production of different anime series from other companies. Noriaki Sugiyama, voice of Uryu Ishida, noted a list of performers revealed the number of episodes and when a person will appear. The most significant number of voice acting talent was 80, causing delays in other anime productions due to scheduling conflicts.

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New characters and cast include Takayuki Sugo (as Yhwach), Yūichirō Umehara (as Jugram Haschwalt), Shunsuke Takeuchi (Askin Nakk Le Vaar) and Ayana Taketatsu (Bambietta Basterbine). Additionally, popular voice actors Yumi Uchiyama (The Devil is a Part-Timer!!), Natsuki Hanae (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Satoshi Hino (Classroom of the Elite 2nd Season) and Koichi Yamadera (Cowboy Bebop) are also set to lend their voices to the series as Candice Catnipp, Gremmy Thoumeaux, Lille Barro and Quilge Opie, respectively.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Burīchi Sennen Kessen-hen), the sequel to the original anime series, is based on Tite Kubo's manga series Bleach. Thousand-Year Blood War is the manga's last story arc. It will run for four cours and feature music from Tatsuya Kitani (opening theme "Scar") and SennaRin (ending theme "Saihate"). The anime's subtitled trailer on VIZ Media's official YouTube account showcased fan-favorite characters Uryu Ishida, Orihime Inoue, Rukia Kuchiki and Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck while also giving fans a peek at the series' main antagonists.

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The New Anime Series Was Originally Announced in 2020

Announced during March 2020's Bleach 20th Anniversary Project & Tite Kubo New Project Presentation livestream, it wasn't until 2021 that fans discovered the anime project would be a television series. Tomohisa Taguchi replaced Noriyuki Abe as the series director at studio Pierrot and would also oversee scripts along with Masaki Hiramatsu. Masashi Kudo and Shirō Sagisu returned as character designer and music composer, respectively. Although Taguchi doesn't have a long history of serving as a director, he has worked on some impressive titles, including Persona 4: The Golden Animation and Twin Star Exorcists. Kudo, best known for his work on Bleach, made his mark on the original anime series by designing minor characters that hadn't appeared in the manga.

First published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in August 2001, Bleach finished its run in the magazine in August 2016. VIZ licensed it in 2004 for its North American release in English. The manga sold over 130 tankōbon volumes worldwide. Written and illustrated by Tite Kubo, the series follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki, a teenage boy who inherits his parents' destiny after obtaining the powers of a Soul Reaper as the personification of death from Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki. His new abilities allow him to take on the duties of a Soul Reaper, defending humans and guiding souls to the afterlife.

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War will premiere on Oct. 10. Fans of the series can prepare for its release by streaming the anime's original series on Crunchyroll or Hulu.

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