{"rewrite":{"id":"r_79424129f17962e95a6e22d9","clusterId":"c_b3a3374023bc97a2452c16d3","slug":"bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-casts-yuki-kaji","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Casts Yuki Kaji","summary":"The staff for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity, the fourth and final part of the anime, confirmed on Saturday that Yuki Kaji plays Toshihiro Hitsugaya's Complete Bankai version. Viz Media streamed an English-subtitled clip of the character's first appearance in episode 44.","whyItMatters":"Kaji's casting as Hitsugaya's Complete Bankai version adds a notable voice to the final arc's climactic battles.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth and final part of the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime has added Yuki Kaji to its cast. He voices Toshihiro Hitsugaya\u0026#39;s Complete Bankai version, a form that appears in episode 44. Viz Media streamed an English-subtitled clip of the character\u0026#39;s first appearance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Calamity premiered on July 25 on TV Tokyo at 11:00 p.m. JST, with later broadcasts on BS TV Tokyo, AT-X, Hiroshima TV, Niigata Broadcasting, and Sendai Broadcasting. Japanese streaming began July 26. jo0ji performs the opening theme \u0026#34;I-BULL\u0026#34; and 9Lana performs the ending theme \u0026#34;Rasen.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anime runs for four cours with breaks, covering the rest of the original manga through its ending. Viz Media streams the series on Hulu in the U.S., with Disney+ handling international streaming and Ani-One Asia covering many Asian countries.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yuki Kaji's casting in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity means Hitsugaya's Complete Bankai gets a voice that can carry both the form's power and its cost.","twitterPost":"Yuki Kaji voices Hitsugaya's Complete Bankai in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity, adding weight to the form's first appearance.","threadsPost":"Yuki Kaji joins Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity as Hitsugaya's Complete Bankai, a role that demands the intensity of a final form and the restraint of a character pushed to his limit.","newsletterBlurb":"Yuki Kaji joins the final part of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War as Toshihiro Hitsugaya's Complete Bankai version. Viz Media streamed a clip of the character's first appearance in episode 44.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-17/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-anime-casts-yuki-kaji/.240628\",\"title\":\"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime Casts Yūki Kaji\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4440,"outputTokens":610,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787044749,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T09:12:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T09:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T09:12:54.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b3a3374023bc97a2452c16d3","canonicalTitle":"News\nBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime Casts Yūki Kaji","representativeArticleId":"a_5003b60f80ae0a83e4a7d86f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yūki Kaji\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-17T04:32:12.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-17T04:32:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T09:16:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-17/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-anime-casts-yuki-kaji/.240628","title":"News\nBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime Casts Yūki Kaji"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yūki Kaji"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}