A brand-new rock musical adaptation of the popular manga is set to hit the stage in 2025. This will be the second musical production based on the Bleach series, titled Rock Musical Bleach ~Arrancar the Final~. Fans in Tokyo and Osaka will get a chance to experience this musical up close, with shows running at the Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo from February 8 to 24, and then moving to the Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall from March 1 to 9.
The musical will bring back many familiar faces from the last Bleach musical production. Rui Kihara is set to reprise his role as the main character, Ichigo Kurosaki, while Yuria Satō will return as Orihime Inoue.
Other cast members include Chanhe as Yasutora Sado, Hisanori Satō as Uryū Ishida, Shogo Yamazaki as Shinji Hirako, Miyū Nakano as Hiyori Sarugaki, Masakazu Nemoto as Kisuke Urahara, and Yuki Izawa as the powerful villain, Sōsuke Aizen. The entire cast promises to bring energy and emotion to the stage, making the world of Bleach come alive for fans in a way that’s both thrilling and immersive.
Directing and writing for this new production is Akiko Kodama, who also directed the previous musical, Rock Musical Bleach ~Arrancar the Final~. She will be joined again by Shu Kanematsu, the talented composer responsible for creating the musical’s rocking soundtrack. Fans of the first musical can expect a similar style of energetic music, catchy songs, and dramatic storytelling.
The last Bleach musical, Rock Musical Bleach ~Arrancar the Final~, ran earlier this year from May 12-26 in Tokyo and from May 31 to June 2 in Osaka. It was a huge hit among Bleach fans and theatergoers alike, so expectations are high for this new production.
Meanwhile, Bleach is also making waves with its anime. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, which covers the manga’s final arc, is currently being released in parts. The third part, The Conflict, recently premiered on October 5 on TV Tokyo. Fans can watch it on Hulu in the United States, Disney+ in other regions, and Ani-One Asia in parts of Asia. The anime series has four parts in total, with breaks between each release.
