Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21 is coming this weekend with five more episodes to go during the second cour. and fans of the popular shonen anime series based on Tite Kubo's manga series are hyped to see the epic war between the Soul Reapers of Soul Society and the Sternritter of Yhwach's powerful Wandenreich army continue.
Last year, the first cour of Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War ran from October 11 to December 26, 2022 with a total of 13 episodes. This year, the second cour, titled The Separation, continues the action-packed story with 13 more episodes.
The official website of the anime has already released the official synopsis and preview stills for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21, and it looks like it's going to be an intense one. The title of the next episode is The Headless Star, and you can check out everything you need to know about the upcoming episode below.
Here are the preview stills for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21:
What will Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21 be about?
The official synopsis of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21 reads:
“Kenpachi is hit by Candace’s lightning attack for a short time after defeating Gremy. Aiming at Kenpachi, who is a special force, Minnya, Giselle, and Liltotto also gather, and the fierce attack of the four destroys the whole area and preys on the gods of death. Rukia and Byakuya sense a change in Kenpachi’s spiritual pressure, and at the same time, they sense another familiar spiritual pressure approaching from above. And then, as if he was waiting for the Lord of Reiatsu to descend into Soul Society, Yuhabach also began to act.“
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21 Staff
Screenplay: Masaki Hiramatsu
Storyboard: Mitsutoshi Sato
Episode Director: Mitsutoshi Sato
Chief Animation Director: Michio Hasegawa
Where to watch Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21
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 21 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 21 on Hulu when it comes out this weekend.
Previous seasons are available to stream on Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Netflix in select regions.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21 Release Date
Update: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21 is now streaming online.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 21, the eighth episode of Part 2: The Separation, is scheduled to release on Saturday, August 26, 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 21 as it will not be available from the original Japanese language release. However, as expect English subtitles will be available upon release this Saturday. Additionally, subtitles will be available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and German.
