Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 12, titled simply 'Friend', is this year's penultimate Bleach episode.
With just two episodes left, we're here to confirm the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 12 release date. To help keep things simple, we've also got the Disney Plus and Hulu streaming time in the US and UK down below. There's also a look ahead to the full release schedule, the fourth (and final) season, the confirmed episode count, and much more.
For more, check out our guides on some of the new anime to look forward to this year and beyond: Jujutsu Kaisen season 3, the Attack on Titan movie, and Solo Leveling season 2. Then take a trip down memory line with our look at how to watch Bleach in order.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 12 release date: what time is it on Disney Plus and Hulu?
The Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 12 release date is December 21 on Hulu and Disney Plus at 7:30 AM Pacific/10:30 AM Eastern in the US. That's 3:30 PM GMT in the UK.
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3 release schedule: when are new episodes out?
New Bleach episodes will release weekly every Saturday. As you can see below, 13 episodes are planned. It's now expected that the anime will run straight through until December and the Christmas period without taking a break.
A fourth (and final) season of Thousand-Year Blood War is also in the works, so here's what the current release schedule looks like:
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 1: October 5, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 2: October 12, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 3: October 19, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 4: October 26, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 5: November 2, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 6: November 9, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 7: November 16, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 8: November 23, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 9: November 30, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 10: December 7, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 11: December 14, 2024 - out now!
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 12: December 21, 2024
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3, episode 13: December 28, 2024
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 4: 2025 (TBC)
Where can I watch Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3?
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3 (as well as all previous seasons of the anime) are available to stream as part of the Hulu and Disney Plus package.
Those outside the US will need to head to the 'Star' range to find Bleach, or by searching for it in the streamer's navigation tool.
Still can't find it? Bleach is rated 16+ in some regions, so you may need to update your parental control settings.
How many episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3 are there?
There are 13 episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War season 3. That's in line with the first two seasons (13 each), as well as the expected episode count for the fourth season. 11 episodes have aired to date.
There are a whopping 403 episodes of Bleach in total as of writing. So if you haven't binged the show already, you've got a lot of catching up to do.
For more, check out our picks for the best anime, as well as the ReZero season 3 release schedule and Dragon Ball Daima release schedule.
