Bandai and Tamashii Nations announced Byakuya Kuchiki will join its collection of Bleach SH Figuarts figures. There’s only a Japanese release window at the moment. He’ll show up in November 2023 there. However, the global Tamashii Nations Twitter account also shared him, confirming a worldwide release.
This Byakuya figure is based on his Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War appearance. His attire is different, as are his hair ornaments. Three face plates were shown in the announcement, with one neutral, one with his eyes closed, and another shocked. He also will come with his Zanpakuto Senbonzakura, which he can equip. No effect parts were shown in the initial photos.
Here’s the announcement showing four initial photos of the character. It also confirms this new Bleach SH Figuarts features special plastic for his uniform.
From the globally popular anime "BLEACH," BYAKUYA KUCHIKI joins S.H.Figuarts! This figure uses our latest soft plastic technology to ensure the charaters clothing doesn't hinder the figure's range of motion.#bleach #shfiguarts #tamashiinations pic.twitter.com/PI7fFcg6sJ
— TamashiiNations (@TamashiiNations) June 28, 2023
There are two other characters in this line. Ichigo Kurosaki appeared first. He was followed by Renji Abarai.
The Bleach Byakuya SH Figuarts figure will appear in November 2023 in Japan, then also launch worldwide. The manga is handled by Viz Media outside Japan, while the Thousand-Year Blood War anime’s second part starts in July 2023.
