Director and Producer Interview | BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War | VIZ

Director Tomohisa Taguchi & Producer Yoshihiro Tominaga share their excitement for #BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War in this exclusive interview! #StudioPierrot #Anime
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War anime arrives on October 2022.
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[@Sweet_Karma]

They seem genuinely passionate, dedicated and happy to be working on Bleach and they seem like actual fans. This was a great interview, no doubt Bleach is in their very capable hands under the guidance of King Kubo

[@aizeniversary756]

You can feel their passionate when they admitted themselves that they were behind schedule instead of lying that everything goes smoothly.

[@shirotakeda8401]

You can say that about any shows tbh

[@shirotakeda8401]

@Stg yes you can, just that each person is not equal in term of talented

[@Sweet_Karma]

@@shirotakeda8401 Nope, some shows people genuinely dislike or hate working on, so no you can't

[@user-bt7ix6sw2g]

@@aizeniversary756 yes, i'm so hyped with this team

[@ThatguyLouis-mc4dt]

If this interview didn't solidify Bleach's animation/visuals are in the right hands then I don't know what will, this arc will get the justice it deserves

[@ALPHA_153]

I am sure they will deliver. But the expectations are high I am expecting naruto vs sasuke level on a consistent rate

[@truthcrusader360]

@@ALPHA_153 That’s unrealistic

[@Mr.BluePants]

@@truthcrusader360 Super unrealistic indeed. Not a single anime, not even Demon Slayer or JJK or Mob Psycho have managed to maintain Naruto vs Sasuke level animation on a consistent basis every single episode. Those are seasonal so they have more sakuga animation than normal per episode, but they're still not movies and they still prioritize certain key moments within episodes more than others. Bleach TYBW won't be any different, given the schedule they have. It may be able to reach the same level of animation as JJK or maybe even Demon Slayer if they go the split cour route instead of longrunning. However, if it's longrunning then we can expect just consistently drawn art and compositing for most scenes (without much insane fluidity) and then peak sakuga moments ONLY where they are needed most, like the fights - kinda like One Piece has recently been doing with Wano arc. Btw, look out for episode 6 or 7 of TYBW when it comes out. 👀 Stacked staff. 🤩

[@silent-v1896]

@@ALPHA_153 yeah your buggin

[@silent-v1896]

@@Mr.BluePants mom psycho basically did tho

[@WeyardWiz]

5:48 ”with LOL attached to the end”😂😂 They look like they're giving it their all while having utmost fun!

[@neu239]

"It's nerve-wracking to be involved in such a big-name title. But we're working hard to produce something amazing". I can only imagine the pressure these guys and everyone involved are feeling. And after having seen 7 episodes of TYBW I can safely say that their blood, sweat and tears are justified. They're absolutely killing it! What an experience it's been so far. I'm looking forward to more of their greatness and I'm just so happy! One of my favorite shonen couldn't be in better hands!

[@rukiasbankaii]

them fanboying over Shiro Sagisu is so relatable, he’s truly such an icon and such an important part of Bleach. glad he’s back!!!

[@rafaela.8436]

Taguchi has already said he was a Bleach manga reader and is a fan just like all of us, which makes this project even better. He has a very cool sense of visuals and I'm pretty sure he and the staff will do a phenomenal job. Doesn't matter it's by Studio Pierrot, the producer and staff are what really matters here.

[@scottvgamer1163]

Exactly. We also can’t really blame the whole studio for any “missteps” they’ve made in the past since every anime they’ve made had a different team of people working on them, and they also did a great job for nearly all of them considering what they had to work with (like Bleach and Naruto, where the fillers and censorship were kind of necessary at the time). I say they’re no more or less capable of a studio compared to most others out there.

[@AccelSternritter]

This really shows how they care about the quality over everything else. I also can't wait for Shiro Sagisu's amazing music in the battle scenes, i'ts gonna be epic.

[@user-bt7ix6sw2g]

I can't wait to hear the music

[@cameronm4189]

The Bleach anime coming back is one of the most exciting things that has happened in recent years can’t wait!!

[@yanicktodman6771]

i also like that they know a lot about bleach. you usually have staff's that just animate and dont know much about the series, but i can really see myself having a conversation(debates etc) about the beginning of bleach till the end of the series with them.

[@snakewatch5468]

These two are the director and the producer of the show, they must be knowledgeable about the story, key animators aren't obliged to be knowledgeable about the shows they animate, but important staffs such as these two should know a lot about the story (it's common sense)

[@marcioamaral7511]

Actually staff members and even voice actors read the source material Japanese people are very dedicated, not reading or knowing the source material sounds like what Hollywood does

[@snakewatch5468]

@@marcioamaral7511 yeah, but you can't deny that not every key animator read the source material, especially if they do key animation in a lot of anime

[@teransoedits473]

Dang, this got me 1000x more hype for the release! Its release is about to break the internet

[@Azazel69420]

Ong

[@Livio255]

"With Sagisu's music I seriously don't know what to expect". Well I only expect masterpieces, surely.

[@FilmUnveiled]

When this comes out i’m putting my phone on silent. Don’t text/Call/Breathe near me. It’s been a decade of waiting!!!

[@free2928]

I love how the teams working on Bleach are made of people who are also really big Bleach fans, it's not JUST an adaptation, but it's a passion invested adaptation where everyone working on it knows exactly which parts to make shine the brightest for fans everywhere to enjoy.

[@alberteinstein7017]

I like that they talk about their work with interest in their eyes

[@asafeatherstoneiv371]

I love how they just start nerding out towards the end!

[@LegendsAreLessons]

You can tell they really care and are putting all their efforts into this. I don't mind if it's late if the end product ends up being better. Take your time

[@HoboKing0]

If the anime as a whole will look like the last trailer, it'll be amazing. The animation looked like movie quality, the colors were intense and beautiful, and Sagisu's music never fails to impress. I'm extremely excited for the release!

[@KON853]

Yup that's what you get when Tomohisa Taguchi works in an anime. Akudama drives colour palette and animation was just absolutely gorgeous.

[@marko1263]

It will look better

[@Urahara_wISUKE19999]

The newest trailer is better then the last trailer

[@LeoJay]

Tomohisa Taguchi is one of the young directors that proved themselves so fast, i really loved his work on Akudama Drive! i recommend everyone to give it a shot since most of it staff will be working on Bleach now like Kazuhiro Yamada (Director of Photography), it also has an amazing fight scenes.

[@justsomeguywithamustache2901]

If that bleach animation is how it's gonna look in the actual anime, then bleach will take over the fall

[@esguy502]

Chainsawman

[@emredonmez3671]

@@esguy502 chainsawman is crazy but this is Bleach what we talking about

[@maximsamfira688]

@@esguy502 Why should we care about Midman?

[@justsomeguywithamustache2901]

@@maximsamfira688 am I the only thinking from the trailer of both chainsaw man and bleach, bleach had the better animation and artsyles?, if this is what the anime is gonna look like, I don't see chainsaw man winning at all🤔

[@DarkEdge1231]

@@emredonmez3671 Because the animation is made by MAPPA who has a far better track record than Studio Clown. The trailers they've released so far looks more impressive than the Bleach ones (from an animation standpoint). The material is far more shocking, intense, and unique than Generic Shonen War arc #3637. Also the views for the CSM trailers have been higher than the Bleach ones so numbers don't lie there seems to be more hype for CSM than Bleach.

[@joncolwell9069]

They can take all the time they want. I'm just glad to see how passionate they are and I'm sure it'll be amazing because of that

[@LionheartMindExplosion]

On 26/12/2022 after watching Thousand Year Blood War S1 Finale, I can say with complete honesty "Mission Accomplished" 10/10 S1 is a absolute masterpiece of storytelling and animation

[@ianmpena]

I love bleach as a kid I would always watch it every Saturday night on toonami and it's been 10 years when the last season finish back in 2012 and I'm glad it's coming back because bleach is apart of my childhood

[@Swagkia_Kuchiki]

I still kinda want the anime to look similar to the Ichigo vs Ginjo style because that fight/style was beautiful. Hopefully it's got something like that.

[@cution97]

It will not so expect a more modernized and very different vibe Kubo said said but what matters here is it’s going to be high quality nonetheless

[@Swagkia_Kuchiki]

@@cution97 I should clarify, by style I meant a similar animation motion. The direction it went was crisp. In terms of visual quality yeah I expect a big upgrade.

[@malikasowers6267]

@@Swagkia_Kuchiki Hisagi vs Findor was also animated beautifully in that style

[@javierpacheco8234]

Don't worry, what matters is that we will see bleach anime in action. We waited a long time for bleach.

[@cution97]

@@Swagkia_Kuchiki I too had wished it was based off of the fullbringer arc Ginjo vs Ichigo was almost movie quality animation but yes we shall see what the final result is

[@Z3nku1]

I love that they not only mention the animation, but give credit to Shirō Sagisu and the music he makes for the series. As someone who has waited the full 10 years for the return of Bleach, I don't think I could possibly be more excited about this adaptation.

[@WeyardWiz]

This is the anime I'm most excited about this fall

[@emiliolemoine5612]

I've been in a really rough spot. Bleach coming back is one the very few things that brings me joy. I'm very excited

[@d0m0b40]

Smiling like a child rn i cannot wait for this

[@EastJazzman]

Love how they brought up how big and iconic Shiro Sagisu music was in the orginal anime. I was SO HAPPY to hear Shiro will be doing the music again. IT DEFIANTLY WOULD BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM!!!!

[@saqenocturne9769]

yeah man

[@blickman5090]

The people behind bleach are so humble

[@trentspencer7991]

Fantastic work on the first 13 episodes. So glad I waited to see the anime finished. So appreciative you all are finishing it.

[@denshithedmeister6020]

Can't wait to see Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War anime turns out in October. I'm so excited!!!!!😁💯🔥🤩🌟

[@sameyepatch]

Producer-san seems to know his Bleach lore. Glad to see it's not just an executive that just wants to make money.

[@GG-gv7ht]

He produced akudama drive

[@stepehend2498]

you can tell this arc is in very safe hands

[@Ultrontu]

I’m just glad that us fans are getting what we wanted after all these years and shout out to everyone involved in this arc and shout out to the fans as well man if we had gave up and act like we don’t need bleach then the show wouldn’t have return I hope Kubo ends the show like he wanted to much love to him man 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@strawberrymoon1906]

Thank you for this interview and reassuring fans that everyone involved is motivated to create a great anime for Bleach TYBW

[@QuesadillaSlam]

As long at it takes brothers please bring us pride and make us grateful for supporting bleach back in the days when it was hated and everyone said it wasnt coming back ever again

[@Spades20XX]

Shiro Sagisu is forever goated for the Bleach OST.

[@bleachfan.619]

Love the Bleach content, keep the hype going Viz.

[@midnight7535]

They are such fans and I love it

[@yigit198]

when bleach anime is over, i was a high school student and i thought if i was a rich person, i would spend money to make them continue. that guy has made it what i thought when i was a kid. that guy deserves big props. Thank u Yoshihiro Tominaga, sir.

[@Ikuzuno]

But are you a rich person now? 🤔

[@yigit198]

@@Ikuzuno of course. NOT.

[@Ikuzuno]

@@yigit198 RIP dream

[@tybahza5643]

Please take your time with pt2 of TYBW! Amazing work done so far by the team and Mr. Kubo.

[@MohamedHassan-uf5vz]

Thank you gentlemen for great effort and all the best to you.

[@mechajay3358]

Directors: "My Favorite Characters is Aizen." Fans: "I see your a Man of Culture as well."

[@hanyuu8808]

thank to all the people working on it

[@aatirmushtaq5026]

Finally I can see these interviews in 1080p

[@sebastiantoplician1093]

Great work! Thanks for the interview. Just watched the latest season/cour and it's 10/10 I couldn't have asked for a better comeback as a Bleach fan from when I was 14 to the break, and now I am about to be 30 years old. It's been great to watch.

[@mistermelancholy7698]

I'm so pumped for this. Thank you guys for making a triumphant return of one of the best Anime of all time.. Youre all amazing in my book!

[@Starboy_Solly]

Ngl I'm kinda glad that they're behind schedule it shows us that they really trying trying perfect the animation for the last arc

[@MandatoryFruit]

I really have to appreciate the transparency from these guys. They clearly know what they're doing, and the fact that they readily admit that they're running a bit behind actually makes me feel more reassured than less somehow. I just hope they don't sacrifice their health like anime staff so often do.

[@joyfulnoize6958]

If the visuals turn out to look like anything close to what sorcery they came up with for Akudama Drive, I will lose my freaking mind. 😤

[@xGATSUUGAx]

I hope Tagutchi gets at least a bit of rest , seeing him laugh sometimes ,i have strange feeling he works nonstop . I appreciate your dedication man for all the fans ,just dont overdo it if its possible .

[@GotdayumGaming]

I am so happy that everyone is really working hard to bring Bleach to a close and giving it their best. Its super awesome to see this arc come to life and finally Bleach gets what it deserves.....Im glad these guys are truly excited to bring the best for this arc and make sure its done right! I cant wait bro!!!!!!

[@apollobread4457]

I really dont care if they push the date of the release as long as their taking there time to put more in this arc then im happy with it:)

[@capsfan901]

Beyond excited to see this arc brought to life!

[@Alfareon]

i love that they're so hyped for the music, the track in the june trailer is worldclass

[@UmmadikTas]

You did a great job. Thank you

[@nayem_saki]

Producer loves shiro sagisu ost lol

[@sameyepatch]

Who doesn't

[@nayem_saki]

@@sameyepatch true but he is fanboying

[@Crunchysopa52]

@@nayem_saki who wouldn't it's deserved lol

[@swiftdeparture]

We’re in the right hands bleach fans

[@ramoncastro4737]

Can't wait for the thousand year blood war arc 😀🔥🔥

[@snapperhd]

Same bro, I’ve been waiting 6 years for this to drop, I’m so excited!

[@danf9791]

@@snapperhd i have been waiting more than 10 years lol

[@siberboy100]

🥲im loving these interviews it feels like christmas

[@animessekai6727]

Bleach coming 👏👏

[@canaldorafa4412]

CONFIAMOS NOS SEUS TRABALHOS, PODE CRE QUE VEM COISA BOA

[@avreyh5264]

Thank you so much for all the work you guys do October is going to be an amazing month

[@zack1140]

Tominaga-san laying on pressure with the action scenes etc. was so funny hahaha. I'm very excited and hope this arc gets the treatment it deserves!!

[@yatoism0019]

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK!

[@AmbitiousMuscle]

We definitely believe guys will do a fine job with Bleach! If you need more time I have no issue waiting.

[@morolifeinactive]

Fun Fact !! When you saw this video you instantly thought of the trailer for bleach.

[@eloquent2200]

Thank you for your hard work!

[@KoolMB]

I'm looking forward to this. It's been years since I read this arc

[@erikapuno3163]

Take your time. The fans are willing to wait. 😊

[@fabien2569]

I loved this interview 🔥

[@queenofpents3442]

The fact that the anime is in production as we speak is so FREAKING EXCITING!!! 😝🤯 From the trailer, the quality looks beyond phenomenal and I'm so happy Bleach is getting the top tier animation it deserves!!

[@saadsrequiemforsasuke7041]

These guys have me even more excited now!!! The mention of "family" theme, the mind-blowing lineage of Ichigo's abilities as well as Uryu's place in this, and Shiro Sagasu's genius music for Bleach was great to hear from them!!!

[@sumayahl7464]

thank you so much for working hard for us I'm sure it will be more Tham great

[@neoblackcyptron]

Thank guys for the hard work.

[@dammit3048]

Never have I ever wanted so badly for an anime to have added in stuff that wasn't in the manga before so I'm looking forward to see what's been added in

[@tensazangetsu465]

im so happy my eyes are in tears everytime i see new bleach updates

[@deathbat4709]

take all the time they need to release The Thousand Year Blood War im very excited to watch it it will be amazing

[@BooktapC]

Wow! Doing these kinds of events to stir up interest is a great idea! Not only is it fun but can be informational to fans.

[@groovysenseitaylor3892]

We love you guys. We don't mind waiting. Bleach has changed my views on African interpretations in anime! Such a dope story!

[@codebreak1884]

Simply amazing 😁

[@matthewblack986]

Episode 5&6 were epic!!!

[@cupcakebankai3255]

All I needed to hear was “Shiro Sagisu” to know that they won’t fail Bleach when it comes to music

[@bendahman5231]

The way they're talking with so much confidence is actually nerve-wracking...

[@scottvgamer1163]

How so?

[@bendahman5231]

@@scottvgamer1163 in a positive way

[@scottvgamer1163]

@@bendahman5231 oh, ok.

[@kye9984]

Wow they are already at "Everthing But The Rain Arc"!

[@Gecko7]

im so hyped i could scream my lungs out , but everyone is asleep so hahahah. so happy to see that the staff is passionate and working hard and close with kubo himself

[@azizasuleymen7338]

We can’t wait for this show🥺💕

[@darkchiefReborn]

The ending in anime form is going to hurt me all over again

[@cution97]

I’m sure Kubo said that they will be working on missing information that was rushed before hand

[@MrTeemma]

The real Shonen is coming!

[@nathanskywalker1536]

love these videos come them coming

[@filipe_paixao]

LET'S GOOOOOO!!!

[@ChinmayRastogi]

The fact that they gush about Shiro Sagisu's music tells you all you need to know about how passionate and in love they are with this aniime. Can't wait!

[@theunundunly5368]

YESSSS!!!

[@Karma-pq9fi]

Taguchi 🙏🏽😭

[@bendover5794]

Love bleach the final big 3 of anime is returning and will be the respect it deserves

[@MM-zm9lh]

Yes! As a fan please give us your best! I believe you guys can do it and whatever the outcome we will be happy :)

[@benson6143]

I just hope they bring back old music

[@nusaibaii]

متحمسة لعملهم 💛💛💛💛💛

[@seancotrufello5730]

These guys GET IT!

[@annoyingtiger888x2]

I'm really looking forward to it but I also want to cry because I don't want it to be the final arc T_T)

[@nushrathumaira2257]

The key line that I focused on “thousand year blood war will continue to be ichigos story until the end” that’s what I want this comeback to be. While I love other characters, the final chapters didn’t feel like ichigos story much. Bleach is so beloved to me that I will watch and support even if they didn’t change those chapters but still I am anticipating more.