Fans waiting for the next chapter of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War will need to keep an eye on a new streaming schedule. The release pattern is changing from Episode 47 with several subscription streaming services in Japan moving the arrival of new episodes from Sunday to Tuesday. For those wondering about the episode number, Episode 47 is the 47th installment of the overall Thousand-Year Blood War anime but it is also Episode 7 of Part 4, the fourth and final part of the series. Both numbers refer to the same episode.
The change means Episode 47 will arrive on September 8 for the affected platforms, according to a report by Anime Corner. But viewers should note that this announcement specifically concerns the Japanese streaming schedule and does not confirm a change to the international release timetable on services such as Disney+ or Hulu.
Here is everything to know about the new release schedule.
When Will BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 47 Release?
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 47 is scheduled to begin streaming on Tuesday, September 8 on the affected Japanese subscription platforms.
Until now, new episodes on these services had started becoming available every Sunday. From Episode 47 onwards, the Japanese streaming rollout will instead take place on Tuesdays.
What Time Will BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 47 Release?
The new Japanese streaming schedule begins at 6:00 PM JST every Tuesday. The change applies to subscription platforms in Japan including Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, U-NEXT, d Anime Store, ABEMA, DMM TV, FOD and Lemino, among others. Transactional streaming services are also included in the change.
Will BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 47 Release Schedule Change Outside Japan?
The schedule change applies specifically to streaming services in Japan. It does not indicate any change to the TV broadcast schedule nor does it automatically mean that international streaming services will move their release times.
Episode 47 is available to international viewers on platforms including Hulu and Disney+. For viewers in India, the episode is available to stream on JioHotstar as per its existing release schedule. The Tuesday change announced for Japanese subscription services should therefore not be taken as a confirmation of a new international release time.
The new episode if continues with current international streaming schedule, then it will release Saturday, September 12 at 8 PM.
What To Expect From BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 47?
The upcoming episode follows a major emotional stretch involving the battle in Wahrwelt. The story is expected to deal with the aftermath of Orihime’s disappearance and Yhwach taking her with him, while the conflict between Uryu and Jugram reaches its conclusion.
The previous episode also built directly towards this stage of the story, following Ichigo Kurosaki’s confrontation with Yhwach and the introduction of a new form designed by Tite Kubo.
What Is Next For BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War?
The final part of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War is set to continue adapting the manga’s concluding arc, with additional original material planned for the anime.
Created by Tite Kubo, BLEACH was originally serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2001 to 2016 and concluded with 74 volumes. The anime adaptation originally ran from 2004 to 2012 before returning in 2022 with BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War.
