Bleach Creator Reveals New Look at First Gotei 13 Captains in Special Art

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is now getting ready for the first major training arc in between all of the bloody battles we will get to see over the anime’s future, and the creator behind it all is celebrating the first line up of Thirteen Court Guard Squad Captains with some cool new sketches! While fans had been told about this brutal first group of Soul Reaper Captains in the manga, the anime’s new take on the final arc has been able to flesh the events out even more by fully showing off these legendary fighters in action. Now fans are excited to see even more of these mysterious characters!

Following their official debut in the anime a couple of episodes ago, fans have been obsessed with the line up of the first Gotei 13 Captains now that series creator Tite Kubo has revealed their full designs for the first time. It’s not clear as to whether or not the anime will be spending time with these characters again, but Kubo is celebrating with some special new sketches shared with fans in the Klub Outside group (as spotted by @shonenleaks on Twitter): 

Who Are the First Gotei 13 Captains? 

It was revealed during Yhwach’s fight with Head Captain Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto that his original group of Soul Reaper Captains was far more brutal than the group he has now. The original version of the Gotei 13 was created to eliminate all threats rather than just defend the Soul Society, and the few minutes we got to see of them in action in the anime was enough for fans to get excited about this legendary group and perhaps excited over the prospect of seeing them again. 

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War still has quite a bit to explore about the Soul Society and its past over the course of the final arc as it played out in the manga, and with the anime already adding new material to the events, there’s a good chance we might get to see this group again. If not, at least Kubo has crafted a full slate of fighters with distinct looks and personalities to help fully flesh out this long fabled part of the war. 

What do you think of the line up of the original Soul Reaper Captains? Which of these fighters is your favorite? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!