The 31st episode of the third cour of the final chapter of the TV anime 'BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict Arc' aired on TV Tokyo on November 2.

In Episode 31, Sousuke Aizen made an appearance right from the start. Prior to the broadcast, the official X (formerly Twitter) account announced, "The 'Kurohitsugi Activation' campaign is now underway! Please join via the link below as Aizen Sousuke performs the incantation-free version of 'Kurohitsugi'! ◆You can access the incantation here." As a result, related keywords like "Incantation Discarded" and "#Hado #90: Kurohitsugi" trended on X.

Fans online reacted with comments such as "Aizen Sousuke is here!", "Aizen Sousuke is just too cool!", "We were all ready to chant Hado #90 in full because the official account told us to, and then Aizen just skips the incantation—it's hilarious!", and "The conversation between Kyoraku and Aizen is pure auditory bliss, healing for all ailments."

'BLEACH,' serialized in 'Weekly Shonen Jump' from 2001 to 2016, follows the story of protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki, who gains the powers of a Soul Reaper after meeting Rukia Kuchiki, and the adventures of him and his allies.

The manga has sold over 130 million copies worldwide, and has been adapted into games, a live-action movie starring Sota Fukushi in 2018, and a TV anime series that aired from 2004 to 2012. 'Thousand-Year Blood War' aims to adapt the rest of the original story, with TV anime broadcasts resuming in October–December 2022 for the first time since March 2012, followed by a second cour in July–September 2023.

Source : ORICON NEWS