Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 - The Separation has revealed new stills for its next episode that's scheduled to premiere this weekend. Episode 16, titled The Fundamental Virulence, continues to escalate the tension between the Soul Reapers of Soul Society and the Sternritter of the powerful Wandenreich's army.
The preview stills for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16 come from the official website of the anime based on Tite Kubo's popular shonen manga, and as you can see below, it looks like fans will finally get to see Shinji's bankai. Manga readers know that this episode is going to feature one of the most insane scenes in Bleach: TYBW.
Check out the preview stills for Bleach: TYBW Episode 16 below:
Bleach: TYBW also revealed the staff for Episode 16:
Director: Ouri Yasukawa
Storyboard: Yoichi Fujita
Screenplay: Masaki Hiramatsu
Chief Animation Director: Kumiko Takayanagi
Animation Director: Kumiko Horikoshi
What will Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16 be about?
You can read the synopsis for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16 here:
Soto, who appears before Busby, approaches Hitsugaya with Bankai and Daiguren Hyorinmaru in order to finish him off. Other soldiers were also forced to outnumber the enemy's attacks in various places. Around that time, Mayuri from the Technology Development Bureau received a call from Urahara. Based on the information he obtained from his battle with Kilge, Urahara was looking for a way to recover the bankai that had been stolen from him. Kura Tenzaku's call to each captain and vice-captain also reached Kichiyo Ohmaeda, Soiho, who was confronting 9
Where to watch Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16?
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is currently broadcasting in Japan on TV Tokyo, TV Shizuoka, Hiroshima TV, Niigata Broadcasting, Sendai Broadcasting, AT-X, and Animax. Bleach: TYBW Episode 16 will also be available to stream on Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Rakuten TV in selected regions.
If you're in the US, you can watch Bleach: TYBW Episode 16 on Hulu when it comes out this weekend.
Previous seasons are available to stream on Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime, and Netflix in select regions.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16 Release Date
Update: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16 is now streaming!
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16, the second episode of Part 2: The Separation, is scheduled to release on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at approximately 2pm (GMT) / 7am (PT) / 9am (CT). Of course, the exact times would depend on how fast the OTT platforms upload the latest episode.
English dub viewers of Bleach: TYBW will have to wait for the English dub release of Episode 16 as it will not be available from the original Japanese language release. However, as expect English subtitles will be available upon release this Saturday.
