{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c631555b55015a8235a0357b","clusterId":"c_b7a1c117f7de40928d567a31","slug":"bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-special-exhibition-opens-in-ikebukuro","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Special Exhibition Opens in Ikebukuro","summary":"A special exhibition for the TV anime \"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity\" opened on May 30, 2026, at Anime Tokyo Station in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The event runs through August 16 and is free to enter. The exhibition features key visuals from the \"Thousand-Year Blood War\" arc, life-sized character panels, and a full-scale replica of Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto, Zangetsu. Scene panels allow visitors to trace the story of the arc. A digital content section focuses on the Zanpakuto ultimate technique, Bankai. The anime's final cour, \"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity,\" is set to air in July 2026. The original manga by Tite Kubo has over 130 million copies in circulation worldwide. The TV anime began in October 2004, has produced more than 360 episodes and four theatrical films, and the final arc started in October 2022.","whyItMatters":"The exhibition offers a free, physical retrospective of the final arc ahead of its concluding cour, giving fans a chance to engage with the series' visual and narrative milestones in person.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition space at Anime Tokyo Station, located in the Fujiku Building Higashi-5-gokan, spans the first, second, and basement floors. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with last entry at 6:45 p.m. and the exhibition area closing at 6:30 p.m. The venue is closed on Mondays, except when Monday is a holiday, in which case the following day is closed. The exhibition is organized by Shueisha, TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Pierrot. The full-scale Zangetsu replica is a centerpiece, displayed alongside character panels and scene photographs that recap the arc's story. The digital Bankai feature is exclusive to the exhibition. The final cour, subtitled \"The Calamity,\" will begin broadcast in July 2026, concluding the anime adaptation of the manga's final story arc.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The free exhibition's centerpiece is a full-scale Zangetsu replica, not new footage or a trailer. The anime's final cour airs in July, but the exhibition does not preview it.","twitterPost":"The exhibition's centerpiece is a full-scale Zangetsu replica, not new footage. The final cour airs in July but is not previewed.","threadsPost":"The Bleach exhibition in Ikebukuro is free and runs through August, but its centerpiece is a full-scale Zangetsu replica, not a trailer or new footage for the final cour airing in July. The exhibition focuses on the arc so far, not the climax.","newsletterBlurb":"A free special exhibition for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War opened in Ikebukuro, featuring a full-scale Zangetsu replica and digital Bankai content. It runs through August 16 ahead of the final cour's July premiere.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/05/30/99485.html\",\"title\":\"一護の斬魄刀\\\"斬月\\\"の実物大レプリカも展示！ 「BLEACH 千年血戦篇」特別展示がアニメ東京ステーションにて開幕\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5953,"outputTokens":713,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780215999,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T08:22:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-31T08:25:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T08:25:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b7a1c117f7de40928d567a31","canonicalTitle":"一護の斬魄刀“斬月”の実物大レプリカも展示！ 「BLEACH 千年血戦篇」特別展示がアニメ東京ステーションにて開幕","representativeArticleId":"a_2135ef0821c4c3670a3743ab","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-30T07:45:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-30T07:45:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T08:25:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/05/30/99485.html","title":"一護の斬魄刀“斬月”の実物大レプリカも展示！ 「BLEACH 千年血戦篇」特別展示がアニメ東京ステーションにて開幕"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War special exhibition opened on May 30, 2026, at Anime Tokyo Station in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and runs through August 16, 2026.","Admission to the exhibition is free, and it features a full-scale replica of Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto, Zangetsu, along with life-sized character panels and scene photographs.","The exhibition includes a digital content section exclusive to the event that focuses on the Zanpakuto ultimate technique, Bankai.","The final cour of the anime, 'Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity,' is set to air in July 2026.","The exhibition is organized by Shueisha, TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Pierrot, and is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed on Mondays."]}