Twenty years of serialisation, four anime arcs — and now the finish line. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 — The Calamity premieres on 25 July on Disney+ internationally and Hulu in the US, bringing Ichigo Kurosaki’s saga to its definitive end across 13 final episodes. The full final trailer dropped at Anime Expo 2026 via VIZ Media, and it is everything fans have been building up to.
Ichigo vs Yhwach — The War Ends Here
Part 4 picks up in the direct aftermath of the Soul King’s fall. With Yhwach having breached the Soul King Palace and unleashed his Almighty power across the Three Worlds, reality itself begins to fracture. The Thirteen Court Guard Squads, surviving Quincy warriors, and Ichigo’s closest allies converge on the Wahr Welt — Yhwach’s transformed Royal Palace — for a series of decisive confrontations, revelations about Uryu’s true allegiance, and one final stand against a being who can rewrite fate itself. The arc adapts manga chapters 664–686, covering the complete endgame of Tite Kubo’s story.
Theatrical screenings of the first three episodes — in both Japanese with subtitles and English dub — ran in select countries last month, giving some fans an early look. The Disney+ simulcast on 25 July marks the first chance for most of the world, including Singapore, to watch the arc unfold week by week.
Studio Pierrot Returns — With Two New Artists on the Soundtrack
Studio Pierrot continues under director Taguchi Tomohisa, who has helmed every part of the TYBW run since Part 1. Composer Sagisu Shiro returns to score the finale, and Tite Kubo maintains his direct supervisory role over the adaptation — the same combination that earned the series praise for matching and in many scenes exceeding the source material.
The opening theme “I-BULL” is performed by jo0ji, with “Rasen” by 9Lana as the ending. As reported by CBR, Kubo has spoken about his approach to casting theme song artists throughout the run: “I wanted to have as many new artists as possible, hoping audiences would discover musicians through the adaptation.” Both new acts continue that philosophy.
How Singapore Fans Can Stream The Calamity
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 streams on Disney+ internationally from 25 July 2026, with new episodes dropping weekly. The premiere goes live at 7:30 AM Pacific Time — 10:30 PM SGT on 25 July — so Singapore fans can settle in that Saturday evening for the opening episode. Disney+ is available in Singapore; if you have been keeping up with earlier TYBW parts on the platform, nothing changes on your end.
With 13 episodes confirmed, The Calamity is a tight, focused sprint to the finish of a story that began in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2001. The Thousand-Year Blood War adaptation has consistently been praised for its cinematic quality and fidelity to Kubo’s vision — expectations going into this final run are as high as they get. Keep an eye on our anime section for coverage as each episode drops.