Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 Release Schedule and Where to Watch

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4’s last two episodes are delayed. Episode 49 now streams on Monday, October 19, 2026, and the finale, episode 50, on Monday, October 26, both at 8:30 a.m. PT on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally. There are no new episodes on September 19 or 26; Japan airs recap episodes instead.

The Calamity premiered July 25, 2026, and its first eight episodes streamed on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. PT. The production committee announced the delay on September 12, saying the extra time is going into the quality of the climax, Anime News Network reported. Our news story on the episode 49 and 50 delay has the full announcement.

Part 4 is the final stretch of the Thousand-Year Blood War anime. Here is the complete release calendar — and one structural detail about this cour that has gone largely unremarked.

Bleach TYBW Part 4 release schedule

Release times by timezone

English dub schedule for the final episodes

Where to watch Bleach TYBW Part 4

Our take: the shortest cour is adapting the hardest material

Here is the number almost nobody is discussing. Parts 1 and 2 ran 13 episodes each and Part 3 ran 14. Part 4 runs 10. The finale is the shortest cour of the entire Thousand-Year Blood War adaptation.

That cuts directly against what this anime has been doing for four years. The defining virtue of the TYBW adaptation — the reason it rebuilt the franchise’s reputation — is that it expanded. It gave screen time to fights the manga cut away from, restored context the manga skipped, and slowed down where the source material sprinted. Studio Pierrot spent three cours treating the manga as a first draft to be filled in rather than a script to be transcribed.

Now it reaches the ending — the single most criticized stretch of Tite Kubo’s original run, the part readers have spent a decade calling rushed — and the episode count drops to ten, three or four fewer than any earlier part.

There are two honest ways to read that, and it is worth being clear that we do not yet know which is right.

The optimistic reading: ten episodes of tightly-planned material beats thirteen of padding. A shorter cour can mean the adaptation identified precisely which threads need resolution and is refusing to inflate around them. Length has never been the same thing as quality, and the previous parts earned enough goodwill to justify trusting the plan.

The cautious reading: the repairs this ending needs are additive. Fixing a rushed conclusion means giving underserved characters their moments, and moments cost minutes. Three or four fewer episodes is roughly 70 to 95 fewer minutes of runtime in the exact stretch where the source material has the most gaps to fill.

The delay adds a clue. Part 1 ended with a one-hour special combining episodes 12 and 13, and Part 3 closed with a one-hour final episode. Part 4 is taking two extra weeks for its final two episodes instead. Whatever the shorter count means, the production is protecting the ending rather than compressing it further. After October 26 there is no more Thousand-Year Blood War anime left to make.

For more, see our ranking of the strongest Bleach characters, our list of the best anime fights of all time, and where the series lands among the best manga ever made.

Updated August 22, 2026: an earlier version of this article said Parts 1, 2 and 3 each ran 13 episodes. Part 3 ran 14, episodes 393–406. Corrected. Updated September 15, 2026: episodes 49 and 50 were delayed to October 19 and 26; the schedule, release times, dub dates and FAQ are revised. Streaming schedule last verified September 15, 2026 against VIZ Media. Our review of episode 45 looks at what the chapter maths actually says about this cour’s pacing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes is Bleach TYBW Part 4?

Ten episodes. The first eight streamed weekly from July 25 to September 12, 2026; episodes 49 and 50 were delayed to October 19 and October 26. Parts 1 and 2 ran 13 episodes each, and Part 3 ran 14.

When does the next Bleach episode come out?

Episode 49 streams on Monday, October 19, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. PT on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally. There are no new episodes on September 19 or 26; Japan airs recap episodes those weeks.

When is the Bleach TYBW finale?

The finale, episode 50, streams on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. PT. It was originally scheduled for September 26 before the production committee delayed the last two episodes.

When do the English dubs of Bleach episodes 49 and 50 come out?

On Hulu, the English dub of episode 49 streams Monday, November 23, 2026 and episode 50 on Monday, November 30, both at 8:30 a.m. PT.

Where can I watch Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4?

Hulu in the United States, including via Hulu on Disney+, and Disney+ in international territories. In Japan it airs on TV Tokyo and affiliated stations.

Is The Calamity the last part of Bleach TYBW?

Yes. Part 4 is the final part of the Thousand-Year Blood War anime, now concluding with episode 50 on October 26, 2026.

Sources

• VIZ Media — Where to Watch Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 (delayed episode 49 and 50 dates)
• Anime News Network — The Calamity episodes 49, 50 delayed to October 19, 26 (Sept. 12, 2026)
• Variety — The Calamity sets July premiere on Hulu and Disney+
• Final Weapon — full episode schedule
• GamesRadar+ — release times and platforms