Bleach Creator Details Their Involvement With Thousand-Year Blood War Anime

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’s anime has already had some moments that have played out much differently than they did in the manga’s versions of the events, and as a result the creator has opened up about how involved they are in the production of this new series! It’s been over a decade since the original anime adaptation was cut short, and that means fans have been waiting a long time to see how the final arc of Tite Kubo’s original manga plays out in motion. As it turns out, that also includes Kubo himself among those waiting for the anime to return.

Kubo is at a much different stage as a creator than he was all those years ago, and it turns out that the creator is very involved in pretty much each stage of the process. Speaking about it in a recent interview about the production of the series (as spotted by @shonenleaks on Twitter), Kubo often offers many suggestions to the new anime’s director and team about how they can better show off the work and tap into the flow of the story overall. 

How is Bleach’s Creator Helping the New Anime? 

“The first step is to determine the overall flow and how much of each story will be included in each episode,” Kubo began to explain with his involvement in the new series. “It was at that stage of series composition. At that time, I also informed them of my requests. For example, I told them that they could cut comedy scenes as they seem fit. In an animation with sound, if the comedy is the same as the original work, it would destroy the atmosphere. After that, we check the script for each episode and tell them, ‘I want this part to be like this,’ or ‘I want this scene to be included,’ etc as appropriate. I’m wondering if it’s okay to be so opinionated.”

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It seems like Kubo’s playing a big role at making each new episode, so now is the perfect time to catch up with the new series to see how much the creator is influencing the anime’s big comeback! If you wanted to check out Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War as it airs new episodes, the first several episodes of the new series are now streaming on Hulu in North America (with an English dub available a few episodes behind as well) and Disney+ in international territories. 

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