On July 25, an advance screening of the TV anime "BLEACH: The Thousand Year Blood War Arc" was held in Tokyo. The second part of the event was attended by the splendid cast members including Seiichi Morita (Ichigo Kurosaki), Noriaki Sugiyama (Uryu Ishida), Yuichiro Umehara (Yugram Haschwald), and Shunsuke Takeuchi (Askin Knucklevald).

　The talk show featured talks about episodes 14 and 15. Takeuchi, who was a viewer of the TV anime "BLEACH" when it first aired in 2004, said, "(This work) was the standard for how to read "卍" and it really influenced me. I think it is a unique and wonderful work even now.

　Umehara said, "I was not in touch with manga or anime as a child, so I only heard people talking about 'Bleach' in my youth, but I never thought I would be involved in Bleach at the age of 32.

　Morita, who is a "senior member of BLEACH," spoke about Umehara and Takeuchi, who will be participating in the second quarter, saying, "I feel at ease watching them, and they are two people who influence me. They are very inspiring because their voices are brilliantly exceeding the voices that were replayed in my brain.

　Sugiyama also commented, "Ten years have passed since the first broadcast, and people active in the younger generation have joined the production. There is a wide range of generational sensitivity that is unparalleled in Japanese anime productions. This is an element that adds depth and color to the work, and that is its charm," he said, expressing his delight at the addition of the two.

　In addition, a letter from Mr. Kubo Taito, who serves as "original writer and general supervisor," arrived. Morita, who reads on behalf of Kubo, says, "Every time I get a letter from Mr. Kubo, I get seriously hurt," and this time, too, a shocking letter arrived. Morita was bewildered, but expressed his gratitude to the teacher.

　At the end of the session, each cast member gave a message. Takeuchi said, "Please look forward to "BLEACH," which is going to be even more powerful than the previous season, and I hope that it will be a "deadly" anime for everyone!　I hope you will enjoy the anime!

　Umehara said, "I think we will be able to deliver the same high quality visuals as in the first season. There are so many battle scenes in this season that every time you watch it, you might mistake it for a movie version, so I hope you will enjoy it. The relationship between each character will continue to develop, and there are many characters that you will get to know deeply. We hope you will give us your support.

　Sugiyama said, "I think we will be able to deliver the second quarter of the series with the same excellent quality that everyone has come to expect from us.
The original writer, Mr. Kubo, supervised the production and taught us the nuances and meanings of the characters, and I believe that the work has a high level of perfection and depth.

　There are so many highlights in this work until the final episode, so I hope that you will watch it from beginning to end in real time and get excited about it.

　Morita said, "When the first season was about to end, I received numerous complaints about how should I go to work from tomorrow onward."
I would like to thank all of you who have suffered from 'BLEACH loss. The highlight of the film is the fierce battle between the Knights of the Star Cross and their captains, and how this will be expressed in the animation. We hope that you are waiting for it with 100% expectation.