From the
front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:
"“Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War” Coming to Theaters – the First Three Episodes of the Final Cour Arrive this June"
"It is becoming a hip trend for the first three episodes of a major anime title to release in theaters.
Demon Slayer,
Jujutsu Kaisen, and
Dan Da Dan are just a few titles that have done this. Now
Bleach is in on the trend. The first three episodes screen in US theaters from June 25-June 29. Viz is partnering with Fathom Events, which is known for expensive movie tickets, so this may be a pricier event than the screenings for the previously mentioned shows. Both dubbed and subtitled screenings will be available.
But wait, there’s more. Screenings will have a special behind the scenes feature and an interview with
Bleach‘s creator Tite Kubo. These “special features” will make the theatrical experience unique compared to waiting for the Hulu release of the show (coming sometime in July). It’s not really too surprising that
Bleach is going along with the whole theatrical release deal considering how huge a franchise it is. It does make one wonder how a US theatrical
Bleach release would have done during the
Bleach-mania of the mid to late 2000s. This is the hotly anticipated final cour of the franchise and fans are really excited to see the beginning of the end, especially considering the long hiatus between the original
Bleach anime and
The Thousand Year Blood War anime."
Read the full article here.