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BLEACH: THOUSAND YEAR BLOOD WAR Arc Begins in October

Toonami Faithful and Adult Swim era millennials will remember Tite Kubo’s smash hit shonen manga, Bleach. It was stylish, with larger than life characters and stories that maintain a strong following years after it’s end in 2016. Shockingly, however, the anime abruptly ended in 2012, years before it would come close to catching up to the manga. With nothing except the live action film in between, Bleach fans will finally see Strawberry and friends return to their screens. Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War is finally set to hit the airwaves in just a couple of weeks, and a new trailer is here to sate fans craving a look. Bleach is the story of Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school age boy with the curious ability to speak with spirits. A chance encounter with a spirit about to be attacked by a creature called a Hollow leads to being thrust in to an ages old […]

Live-Action BLEACH Director On Sequel Hopes: “I Am Looking Forward To It.”

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The one other film sequel that’s been on the hopeful end of my mind has been a follow-up to the hit Warner Bros. Japan 2018 anime adaptation, Bleach, from director Shinsuke Sato, and not much has been said about any sequel prospects since the film landed in theaters and on Netflix that year. That all changed with a few words by Sato to The Diva Velez in a republished interview at Screen Anarchy where the two sat down to discuss the director’s latest series, Alice In Borderland, which is currently streaming all eight episodes on Netflix and starring Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya. At the tail end of the interview following mentions of the director’s thoughts on a second season of the series, as well as a second chapter to last year’s epic live-action Kingdom adaptation which also stars Yamazaki, The Diva Velez jokingly alludes to one other bit of […]

Sato Shinsuke’s BLEACH Is Highly-Spirited Otaku Soul Food

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From Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, director Sato Shinsuke’s BLEACH is now available on Netflix and starring Sota Fukushi and Sugisaki Hana.

Netflix’s September Line-Up Is Looking Rad As F*ck With IRON FIST S2, BLACK PANTHER, BLEACH and More!

Lee B. Golden III

I’m over the moon this week. It’s been a bit mundane with Netflix in the last several months. Recently however, the additions of new Shaw Bros. titles to its roster have given me hope, and September is starting to look even better going by its new calendar promo. Granted the line-up is the usual mix of many tastes, but there is definitely something for those in particular who read sites like mine. Definitely looking forward to Iron Fist: Season Two and the arrival of Marvel’s Black Panther is surely something to keep in mind. Jeremy Saulnier’s Hold The Dark is especially one that will suit audiences later in the month and the official trailer looks every bit appealing. The biggest news in my view, is the arrival of Sato Shinsuke’s live-action adaptation of Kubo Tite’s Bleach following a stellar summer film festival rollout and Japan release from Warner Bros. Japan. […]

BLEACH Teases A Bloody Supernatural Battle Ahead In The Final Trailer

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Sato Shinsuke is gearing up for a hefty summer round at the festivals with the concurrent Japan release of the live-action adaptation, BLEACH. Warner Bros. Japan is rolling out a final trailer this week ahead of a July 20 open and with screenings setting up at Fantasia in Montreal, and at Japan Cuts in New York City where Sato will be in attendance for fans. The following info beneath the new Japanese poster art comes from Japan Cuts where the film will have its U.S. premiere on July 27. The highly anticipated live-action adaptation of the mega popular Tite Kubo manga and anime series about the adventures of supernaturally gifted, orange-haired teenager Ichigo Kurosaki (Sota Fukushi). Capable of seeing spirits, Ichigo meets a “Soul Reaper” (shinigami) by the name of Rukia Kuchiki (Hana Sugisaki), who transfers her powers to him after being injured by an evil spirit known as a […]

BLEACH Unleashes The Beasts In The First Official Trailer!

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Warner Bros. Japan Indeed, the desktop version of this article looks a lot better so if you’re on mobile, feel free to switch that shit. At any rate though, Japan locals are officially two months out from bearing witness to what a live-action adaptation of Kubo Tite’s highly beloved manga, BLEACH, looks like on the big screen. The official trailer is live and online and packed with sorts of monster-battling antics comprised of the work it took for this film to get put together. The cast is seemingly small for this one as it appears many of the supporting characters from the original property have been done away with. That could change with sequels and even then, we all know how that works. Director Sato Shinsuke and co-scribe Habara Daisuke shepherd the pic inspired by the manga, reuniting Blade Of The Immortal pair Fukushi Sota and Sugisaki Hana for the […]

BLEACH Unleashes The Quincy, And Two More Shinigami Reveals For The Live-Action Manga Adaptation

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Fans are just months away from the upcoming release of Warner Bros. Japan’s BLEACH. A July 20 release is in tow and at long last, new character reveals have finally emerged with stills featuring Gintama co-star Yoshizawa Ryo, HIGH&LOW franchise co-star Saotome Taichi and Japanese singer and songwriter and Kong: Skull Island co-star, actor MIYAVI. Sato’s film hails from Kubo Tite’s 74-volume 2001 manga and subsequent 366-episode anime from Studio Pierrot in 2004, telling of a stoic high school student with the ability to see ghosts, and the perilous joruney of self-discovery that ensues he’s imbued with newly-transferred powers of a Shinigami – a Soul Reaper, to fend off afterworld soul-consuming beasts known as Hollows. Blade Of The Immortal co-stars, actor Fukushi Sota and actress Sugisaki Hana have long since been made known for their respective additions as Kurosaki Ichigo and Shinigami, Kuchiki Rukia. Going forward as of this week […]

BLEACH: New Live-Action Teaser Footage Finally Introduces Ichigo’s Heroine!

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I wouldn’t rest too long on actor Fukushi Sota if you’re minding this year’s intake of live-action manga fare. More footage is finally rolling out in the tiniest bits from his latest, Kubo Tite’s BLEACH, hailing from director Sato Shinsuke of GANTZ and Library Wars fame and for that, we get a thirty-second glimpse of what last year’s twenty-second teaser was all about. Indeed, it’s Fukushi reunited with Blade Of The Immortal co-star Sugisaki Hana re-enacting the pivotal moment in which a Ichigo, high school delinquent who can see ghosts is embued with supernatural powers by Rukia, a Soul Reaper injured from battling a “Hollow”. That’s the big creature meeting its demise and for an anime adaptation, there’s a good chance this production did what it felt needed to make such a film happen, especially for a manga with fifteen years of source material… Talk about playing it close to […]

Casting And Release Date News Breathes Life Into Sato Shinsuke’s BLEACH Adaptation

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Sato Shinsuke’s new fantasy actioner, Bleach, has been one of the most oddly more mysterious productions to date. Point in fact, I almost didn’t think this film was happening at all as all we’ve known for two years now was the addition of actor Fukushi Sota to the lead role inspite by Kubo Tite’s 2001 manga and subsequent 2004 animated series. Much to its credit, last year’s teaser looked pretty damn cool in achieving its desired effect. Actor Fukushi Sota is set to star as Kurosaki Ichigo, a high school student who is mysteriously able to see and interact with ghosts. When he harnesses the powers and abilities of a Soul Reaper named Rukia amidst her whirlwind battle with an otherworldly demon called a “hollow”, the two form a reluctant alliance to tackle the beasts, setting off an incredible adventure of self-discovery between epic, brutal, interdimensional battles against superior foes […]

FIVE-A-DAY ROUND-UP VII: Gintama 2, The Monkey King 3, Bleach, Inrang, Laughing Under The Clouds

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Going into some more adaptations, I have at least five others in mind worth pointing out, one of which already might be in production given the recent announcement of Gintama 2. Little is known about the project which will have Fukuda Yuichi back at the helm advancing a follow-up to this year’s live-actiom rendition of the Benizakura Arc in his 2017 film starring Oguri Shun, Kahsimoto Hanna and Masaki Suda; Well Go USA is releasing that one in the Spring on DVD and Blu-Ray while we await more info on the sequel and what it entails. Chinese moviegoers will continue to endure their beloved folklore as seen on the big screen in time for the Chinese New Year release of The Monkey King 3: Kingdom Of Women. Aaron Kwok is back in the title role with William Feng as the monk Tang under director Soi Cheang who shepherds this latest […]

BLEACH: Fukushi Sota Goes Full-Fledged Soul Reaper In The First Official Teaser

Lee B. Golden III

It’s pretty odd. It’s been nearly a year since we learned that Blade Of The Immortal co-star Fukushi Sota was to star in an adaptation of manga author Kubo Tite’s longstanding property, Bleach, for Warner Bros. Japan. We’ve seen at least a few behind the scenes pics of Fukushi in costume while much has been little ado with who else would join the cast. I reckon with the film’s 2018 date approaching that this may change and hopefully that will change. It has a noteworthy director in Sato Shinsuke whose partial credits include The Princess Blade, Library Wars, zombie hit thriller I Am A Hero and hit manga adaptation Death Note: Light Up The New World, the latter which hits the Fantasia floor later this month. With Bleach, its legacy hasn’t been that of complete success, but it stood as a terrific read and viewing for the manga and anime […]

Fukushi Sota To Battle Afterlife Forces In Sato Shinsuke's Live-Action BLEACH Movie

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Well, isn’t this just grand. I’ll have you know that I just recently started getting in on two animes this month. Both are getting live-action adaptations soon with Museum and Nobunaga Concerto star Oguri Shun’s latest debut in Gintama being one of them, and you can read more about that here. The other is author Tite Kubo’s popular Weekly Shonen Jump publication, Bleach, which tells of a Kurosaki Ichigo, a high school student who finds himself caught in the middle of a battle between worlds when he meets, and accidentally acquires the powers and abilities of a Soul Reaper, a warrior who defends wandering souls from Hollows – evil forces looking to consume them. The manga itself is coming to an end next week with its 74th and final issue. In the meantime, the word now is that Shinskue Sato, director of such films as The Princess Blade, Gantz and […]