The main trailer for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 — The Calamity debuted on May 19, confirming a July 2026 broadcast and US theatrical screenings of the first three episodes from June 25 to 29.
The main trailer for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 The Calamity dropped on May 19, giving fans their most substantial look yet at the final stretch of Tite Kubo's saga. The anime is confirmed for a July 2026 broadcast premiere, with US theatrical screenings of the first three episodes running from June 25 to 29.
The new trailer teases multiple high-stakes showdowns as the Thousand-Year Blood War arc hurtles toward its conclusion. As the fourth and final part of the anime adaptation, The Calamity will adapt the remaining chapters of Kubo's original manga, covering the climactic battles between the Soul Reapers and the Wandenreich. The footage showcases the intense visual spectacle that has defined the series since its return in 2022, with Studio Pierrot continuing to deliver sakuga-heavy action sequences that have elevated the source material.
Chief Series Director Tomohisa Taguchi and Series Director Hikaru Murata return to helm The Calamity, maintaining continuity with the creative team that steered Parts 1 through 3. The previous installment wrapped in December 2024 with a one-hour finale that left audiences on the edge of several unresolved conflicts now teased in this latest trailer.
Before the television broadcast begins in July, the first three episodes of The Calamity will receive a limited theatrical run. In Japan, a pre-screening is scheduled for June 21. US audiences will get their turn from June 25 through June 29, with screenings available in both Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. This theatrical-first strategy mirrors an increasingly common industry approach for marquee anime premieres, giving dedicated fans a cinema experience before the weekly broadcast cadence begins.
The limited US theatrical window of just five days suggests high demand is expected, and fans should anticipate tickets becoming available in the coming weeks.
Once the broadcast kicks off in July, The Calamity will stream on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ for international audiences. Select Asian territories, including India, will have access through Ani-One Asia, continuing the distribution arrangement established in earlier parts of the Thousand-Year Blood War saga. Indian fans who followed the series through Ani-One Asia can expect the same simulcast access for this final part.
The Thousand-Year Blood War anime has been a landmark revival since its debut in October 2022, adapting the final arc of Kubo's manga that originally ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2012 to 2016. The adaptation has been structured across four parts, each covering a distinct phase of the war between Ichigo Kurosaki's allies and the Quincy empire led by Yhwach. With The Calamity now confirmed as the concluding part, the adaptation will bring to a close one of the longest-running modern shonen franchises.
The July 2026 broadcast start and June theatrical premieres place Bleach squarely in the summer anime season's spotlight. With the main trailer now public, the countdown to the series finale has officially begun.
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