The cast from the previous Bleach anime and even the Bleach: Brave Souls game will reprise their roles for the upcoming anime less Masaaki Tsukada, who passed away back in 2014. Replacing him for the role of Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto will be Binbin Takaoka. Studio Pierrot returns to work on the anime, with Tomohisa Taguchi (Twin Star Exorcists) serving as director, replacing Noriyuki Abe for the role. Also returning to work on the series are: character designer Masashi Kudo, and music composer Shiro Sagisu.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime is set for an October 10th release on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, and will be simulcast worldwide in various platforms.
[Source: Anime News Network]