{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4cba22ec84dc6135dc160327","clusterId":"c_d58ca93010997b795106b01b","slug":"bleach-mirrors-high-cbt-report-reveals-post-war-story-and-soul-reaper-origin","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Bleach Mirrors High CBT Report Reveals Post-War Story and Soul Reaper Origin","summary":"Bandai Namco Entertainment ran a closed beta test for the smartphone game BLEACH Mirrors High, set after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc. The CBT let players experience the early story, battles, and customization of avatars and Zanpakuto. Players create an original Soul Reaper protagonist who loses memories and re-enrolls at the Soul Reaper academy.","whyItMatters":"The CBT report confirms the game's premise as an original story set after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, letting players live as a Soul Reaper rather than retread existing episodes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe closed beta test for BLEACH Mirrors High opened with an anime cutscene of Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki clashing with their Bankai, then shifted to the player character, Shirin Migishima or Shirane Sanari, awakening in Karakura Town. Soul Reaper trainees Naru Jurinna, Giro Hando, and Maiko Tokishima arrive for field training, and the protagonist gains powers after they stab a Zanpakuto into their chest, mirroring how Ichigo became a substitute Soul Reaper.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story continues in the Soul Society, where the protagonist reunites with the character they did not choose and learns they were originally a Soul Reaper who lost their memories. The game is set after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc and covers what happened after that battle, with Tite Kubo involved as production collaborator and character designer.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bleach Mirrors High's post-war setting turns the Thousand-Year Blood War's aftermath into a fresh start, letting players define their own Soul Reaper origin instead of following Ichigo's path.","twitterPost":"Bleach Mirrors High's post-war story shifts the focus to player-created Soul Reapers, making the Thousand-Year Blood War's ending a new beginning.","threadsPost":"Bleach Mirrors High's CBT shows a deliberate pivot: set after the Thousand-Year Blood War, it lets players create their own Soul Reaper and re-enroll at the academy. That choice reframes the franchise's future around original characters, not the established cast.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco's BLEACH Mirrors High closed beta test revealed an original story set after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc. Players create a Soul Reaper protagonist with lost memories, choose whose Zanpakuto to inherit, and re-enroll at the Soul Reaper academy. Tite Kubo is involved as production collaborator and character designer.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/31/185488.html\",\"title\":\"Become a Soul Reaper with Your Own Zanpakutō! Closed Beta Test Report for New Smartphone Game 'BLEACH Mirrors High' Set After the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4791,"outputTokens":624,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786285408,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T14:09:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-09T14:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T14:09:49.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d58ca93010997b795106b01b","canonicalTitle":"自分だけの斬魄刀で死神になれる！「千年血戦篇」後を舞台にした新作スマホゲーム『BLEACH Mirrors High』クローズドβテストレポート","representativeArticleId":"a_52de4d954121aad6897362a6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Bleach\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"BLEACH Mirrors High\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-31T10:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-31T10:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T14:16:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/31/185488.html","title":"自分だけの斬魄刀で死神になれる！「千年血戦篇」後を舞台にした新作スマホゲーム『BLEACH Mirrors High』クローズドβテストレポート"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Bleach"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["BLEACH Mirrors High"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}