Bleach's Final Season Has Ended: What to Know About The Calamity
TL;DR — Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, The Calamity, the fourth and final part, ran for 10 episodes from July 25 to September 26, 2026, on Hulu and Disney+, with the English dub finishing in late October. That completes the anime adaptation of Tite Kubo's manga: 50 Thousand-Year Blood War episodes on top of the original 366. Here's the full picture, spoiler-free.
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- The Calamity: 10 episodes, aired weekly from July 25 to September 26, 2026.
- Where: Hulu in the US, Disney+ in many other regions. The English dub was scheduled to run into late October.
- Thousand-Year Blood War in total: 50 episodes in four parts (2022 to 2026), from Studio Pierrot.
- Is it the end? Yes. The anime now adapts Tite Kubo's full manga, which ran from 2001 to 2016.
How the four parts fit together
- Part 1 (2022, 13 episodes). The Quincy army, the Wandenreich, invades the Soul Society.
- Part 2, The Separation (2023, 13 episodes). Ichigo learns the truth about his past.
- Part 3, The Conflict (2024, 14 episodes). The second invasion and the Soul Reapers' counterattack.
- Part 4, The Calamity (2026, 10 episodes). The final battle with Yhwach, the Quincy king.
The Calamity is the shortest part because it covers the fewest remaining chapters. Like the earlier parts, it adds scenes and fight details that Kubo, who supervised the anime, never drew in the manga, so fans who read the ending will still find new material.
Why it matters to fans
The original Bleach anime (2004 to 2012, 366 episodes) stopped before the manga's final arc, and for a decade the ending existed only on the page. Thousand-Year Blood War, which began in October 2022, was the return many fans had given up hoping for, and its production quality was a big step up from the original run. The Calamity's finale arrived weeks after the 25th anniversary of the manga's debut in Weekly Shonen Jump on August 7, 2001.
Is there more Bleach to come?
Nothing new has been officially announced. The most recent new story from Kubo is the 2021 one-shot Bleach: No Breaths From Hell, set after the main series, which has not been animated. Treat any claims of a sequel series as rumours until Shueisha or Studio Pierrot announce something.
Our verdict
If you stopped watching Bleach years ago, now is the time to come back: the ending is finally animated, and it looks better than anything in the original series. You don't need to rewatch all 366 episodes first; our newcomer guide explains what to skip.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes does Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War have? 50, across four parts: 13, 13, 14 and 10 episodes. The Calamity's 10 episodes aired weekly from July 25 to September 26, 2026.
Where can I watch Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War? On Hulu in the US and Disney+ in many other regions. The English dub of The Calamity was scheduled to finish in late October 2026.
New to Bleach?
Our Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War newcomer guide covers what to watch first and which filler to skip. Or try the anime quiz for something else to watch next.