BLEACH anime arc finale airs; voice actor undergoes emergency surgery

• ·Aniplex announced a climax selection broadcast for BLEACH 千年血戦篇 (the anime's Thousand-Year Blood War arc).
• ·Episode 48, titled "THE END TWO WORLD", aired as part of BLEACH 千年血戦篇-禍進譚- (the arc's second season), with story details and preview images released.
• ·A collaboration café featuring BLEACH characters opened, with menu items and drinks themed around characters' zanpakutō and limited merchandise available.
• ·Itō Kentarō, a voice actor in BLEACH, underwent emergency surgery for cerebral hemorrhage and will take time off.
• ·Aizen Sōsuke and Ichimaru Gin appeared as a set in Rukakuppu, a merchandise line.