When does Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War The Calamity premiere? TV Tokyo confirmed July 25, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST for the final TYBW cour.
Current target date: Saturday, July 25, 2026 (The Calamity premiere). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
The Calamity premiere
Saturday, July 25, 2026
July 25, 2026 is the locked Calamity night — final TYBW cour, not a rumor window
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War — The Calamity begins July 25, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo. That is the staff-confirmed Part 4 premiere for Ichigo’s last stretch against Yhwach, not another vague “summer 2026 sometime” placeholder.
The Calamity = Part 4 of TYBW — the adaptation’s ending cour
TYBW already shipped earlier cours under Conflict / Separation branding. The Calamity is the closing cour of that project: same Pierrot pipeline and Kubo-supervised arc, picking up after the Soul King Palace fallout. Searches for “Bleach Season 17” or “new Bleach 2026” usually mean this Part 4 stamp.
Where The Calamity actually unlocks
Same calendar push, different doors by region.
- Japan TV
- TV Tokyo — Jul 25, 2026, 11:00 p.m. JST
- United States
- Hulu — 7:30 a.m. PT drop pattern
- Many intl regions
- Disney+
- Japan stream
- Prime Video (listed)
- Project
- TYBW Part 4 — The Calamity
- Status
- Final cour of the arc
This is the cour that has to animate the manga’s last war — no Part 5 is on the slate
Thousand-Year Blood War was always a finite catch-up to Kubo’s ending. The Calamity is framed as the final cour: after July 25, the remaining weekly episodes are the runway to the last pages, not a setup for another named part. Treat missed simulcasts as FOMO on the ending, not on “Season 5 of TYBW.”
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does Bleach TYBW: The Calamity premiere?
Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. JST on the TV Tokyo network. Viz lists the U.S. Hulu drop the same calendar push at 7:30 a.m. PT, with Disney+ covering many international territories.
2Is The Calamity a new Bleach series or Season 17?
It is the fourth and final cour of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War — the anime adaptation of Tite Kubo’s last manga arc. Marketing calls it The Calamity (Part 4), not a soft reboot of the 2004 TV show.
3Where do I watch it outside Japan?
Hulu (and Hulu on Disney+) in the United States; Disney+ in many other regions. Japan also lists Prime Video among domestic platforms. Prior TYBW cours used the same split — check your local Disney/Hulu availability, not Crunchyroll by default.
4Do I need to rewatch the whole 2000s Bleach first?
You need the three prior TYBW cours (and ideally the manga/arc context through The Conflict). Jumping into The Calamity cold skips the Soul King Palace setup Part 3 already spent. A full classic-series rewatch is optional nostalgia, not a prerequisite checklist.
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