Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episodes 13 & 14 Release Date and Time

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 episodes #13 and #14 are imminent, marking an ending to part 3 of the series. The events of the finale are sure to be exciting, and may hold some reveals that have been a long time coming.

Episode #12 of Thousand-Year Blood War part 3 saw the defected Quincy Bazz-B facing down against his childhood friend and Yhwach’s current lieutenant, Jugram Haschwalth. The episode revealed how deep their bond once went, as the two boys were survivors of a raid by Yhwach’s troops which resulted in their hometown being burned to the ground. Their past bonds weren’t enough to overcome the confrontation they were currently engaged in, so the two men battled to the death over Yhwach’s betrayal with the Auswahlen.

When Do New Episodes of Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 Release?

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Produced by Studio Pierrot, Based on the Manga Bleach by Tite Kubo

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 is debuting new episodes on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus internationally on Saturdays at 7:30 AM Pacific Time, or 10:30 AM Eastern Time. As a result, fans can expect both finale episodes #13 and #14 to go live on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at 7:30 AM PT/10:30 AM ET. Due to the episodes being released close to their Japanese airing, episodes will initially be available only in Japanese with subtitles. An English dub of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is currently in production, with new dubbed episodes premiering on Saturdays at 6:30 AM PT/9:30 AM ET, with episode #9 set for release on December 28.

What Happened in Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3, Episode #12?

The Quincy Defector Bazz-B Faces Off With Haschwalth

Bazz-B as a kid, wielding a Quincy Crossbow.

Episode #12 of Thousand-Year Blood War, entitled “Friend,” focused on the backstory of Haschwalth and Bazz-B, the two Quincy who have now come to blows over Yhwach’s betrayal of the Sternritter. The episode revealed that Haschwalth and Bazz-B knew each other as children, and that Haschwalth was a rare Quincy who was incapable of manipulating reishi/spirit particles. Bazz-B was seemingly quite talented, however, and took on Haschwalth as a student, much to his chagrin. However, the village they lived in was razed by Yhwach’s forces, and the two boys swore vengeance on him.

Yhwach’s men, years later, would announce the formation of the Sternritter, and it was revealed that Yhwach was searching for Haschwalth, calling him his “other half” and revealing that Haschwalth’s true ability was to enhance the power of those around him–including Bazz-B. Haschwalth was taken into Yhwach’s army and quickly became his right-hand man, with the boy seemingly setting aside his grudge against Yhwach. In the present, the two Quincy fought to the death, and despite Bazz-B’s best efforts, Haschwalth emerged victorious, walking away from the encounter essentially unharmed, having killed his childhood friend.

Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3, Episodes #13 and #14 Have a Last Word

Uryu Reveals His True Allegiance

Bazz-B is defeated by Haschwalth.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3, Episode #13 is entitled “The Visible Answer,” while Episode #14 is entitled “My Last Words.” These titles correspond to chapters 660 and 661 of the manga, in which Uryu once again confronts Ichigo’s group at Haschwalth’s behest, only to reveal the truth of his actions this time. Uryu has secretly been working against Yhwach all this time, finally signaling to Ichigo and friends that he hasn’t actually betrayed them. Of course, Haschwalth is always watching, and Uryu’s deception may finally be at an end if Haschwalth catches him.

Uryu tries to encourage his friends to return to the World of the Living using the Quincy’s Sun Gate, but they recognize an opportunity to defeat Yhwach once and for all. Uryu stays behind to confront Haschwalth, who has never trusted Uryu and was seemingly right to feel that way. Much of the episode seems likely to be fighting between Haschwalth and Uryu, and both men’s absolutely broken Schrift powers will be pitted against one another.

The anime seems to be skipping around again, likely to ensure that part 3 has a suitably epic ending that will keep fans engaged until part 4 is finally ready to air. Jumping straight to Uryu vs. Haschwalth skips over the battle with Gerard Valkyrie, the last of the Schutzstaffel to be confronted by the Soul Reapers. Presumably, that’s where part 4 will pick up, although there will be very little content left to adapt in part 4, meaning a lot of original content may be on the way, even compared to the wealth of new content from Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War part 3.