The Bleach anime series will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a special event in Yokohama. The event is scheduled to start on April 26, 2024 at the Yokohama Landmark Tower. [Thanks, Ryokutya2089!]
The special event titled “Bleach The Locus of Brave” is set to begin this spring and feature an exhibition that will show off artwork from Bleach series. There will also be special merchandise on sale at the event. The event is currently scheduled to run from April 26. 2024 through to May 26, 2024. More details will be revealed at a later time.
Alongside the announcement of the upcoming special event, the official Bleach 20th Anniversary website has launched and revealed brand new artwork featuring Ichigo and all of his various enemies and rivals throughout the series. The characters shown in the artwork include Renji, Ikkaku, Kenpachi, and Byakuya from the Soul Society Arc; Ulquiorra, Grimmjow, Nnoitra, Gin, and Aizen from the Arrancar Arc; Ginjo and Tsukishima from the Fullbringer Arc; and Yhwach and Ishida from the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc. The new artwork for the Bleach 20th Anniversary can be seen below:
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- Image via Studio Pierrot
The website also details various upcoming collaborations. Bleach will be collaborating with EPOS Card to launch special card designs. Card applications for these specific designs will open on March 29, 2024. Bleach will also be releasing a special MV with SennaRin’s song “Reaper” at the AnimeJapan 2024 Aniplex booth on March 23, 2024.
The original Bleach anime series began airing in 2004 through to 2012 and received four feature-length animated films during its initial run. The anime returned after nearly ten years with Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War in 2022, and the new season is scheduled to air in 2024.
“Bleach The Locus of Brave” special event is set to begin on April 26, 2024 in Yokohama.
