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BLEACH TV Anime Ends After 22 Years As Final Episode Airs
The final cour of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War, subtitled -The Calamity-, aired its 50th episode, DEATH & STRAWBERRY, on October 26, 2026, ending the TV anime that began in October 2004.
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Why it matters
The finale closes a 22-year anime run by handing the story to Ichigo's and Rukia's children, and the reaction centered on that generational handoff rather than the battle itself.
The episode is set 10 years after the war, with Ichigo married to Orihime and raising son Kazui, and Rukia and Renji raising daughter Ichika. A special ending set to Number One followed.
The last episode jumps a decade past the Spirit King Guardian Great War. The Seireitei is under reconstruction and new captains are being named to the Gotei 13, a quieter close than the fight with Yhwach in Episode 49.
Viewers reacted most to the adult cast's futures: Ichigo and Orihime's son Kazui, Rukia and Renji's daughter Ichika. "Kurosaki Orihime" trended as the episode aired. A special ending built around Number One played after the main story. The TV anime ran from October 2004 to this episode, with more than 360 episodes and four theatrical films.
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