Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War

Director(s)

Hikaru Murata
Production Year

2022
Genre(s)

Animation
Cast

Masakazu Morita, Johnny Yong Bosch, Takayuki Sugô

TV Show

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War

BLEACH is a Japanese animated action fantasy series; in this episode, the Soul Society suffers tremendous losses in the invasion of the Quincies.…

BLEACH is a Japanese animated action fantasy series; in this episode, the Soul Society suffers tremendous losses in the invasion of the Quincies.

Director(s)

Hikaru Murata
Production Year

2022
Genre(s)

Animation
Cast

Masakazu Morita, Johnny Yong Bosch, Takayuki Sugô

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of violence include stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs.

additional issues: There is mild bad language ('screw') and very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('hell').

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('hell').

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There is mild bad language ('shit') and very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('damn').

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There is mild bad language ('bastard') and very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'hell'.

moderate bloody images

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

injury detail

Bloody images include sight of dead bodies in the aftermath of violence, wounded people bathing their wounds, and a sea of blood that is also utilised for recovery.

additional issues: Scenes of violence are generally mild and comic, and include blows to the head. There is mild bad language ('bastard') and very mild terms such as 'God', 'hell' and 'damn'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There are sequences which contain sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters. There is also very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell', 'screw').

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images. A character intentionally cuts her own hands on her sword.

additional issues: There is mild bad language ('shit', 'bastard') and very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and the severing of heads and limbs. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There is mild bad language ('shit') and very mild terms such as 'hell' and 'damn'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, and is accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'screw').

moderate violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

13/03/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of violence include punches, kicks, and use of bladed weapons, with some accompanying bloody images. In one fantastical scene, a character pulls out her own tooth.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('hell').

Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

In one fantastical scene a person’s torso is bloodily split in half but the presentation is stylised. Scenes feature martial arts and fantasy violence with punches, kicks, throws, weaponry and energy blasts.

additional issues: There is occasional crude verbal sexual humour; close-ups and camera angles emphasize the physical attributes of female characters. Sustained horror scenes have an unsettling tone and include sight of blood. There is also moderate bad language ('slut', 'bitch'); other milder terms include 'ass', 'piss', 'shit', and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Extended action sequences feature martial arts and fantasy violence with punches, kicks, throws, weaponry, magic powers, and energy blasts. Multiple shots, including close ups, feature blood spurts; however, the presentation is stylised.

additional issues: Sustained horror scenes have an unsettling tone and include sight of blood. There is also mild bad language ('bastard'); other milder terms include 'damn', and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Extended action sequences feature martial arts and fantasy violence with punches, kicks, throws, weaponry, magic powers, and energy blasts. There are also stylised close-up shots of blood spurts and bloody injuries.

additional issues: Horror scenes have an unsettling tone. There is also moderate bad language ('son of a bitch'), and milder terms include 'ass', 'piss', 'damn' and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

additional issues: Horror scenes have an unsettling tone. There is also mild bad language ('crap', 'piss', 'bastard'); other milder terms include 'damn' and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

additional issues: Horror scenes have an unsettling tone. There is also mild bad language ('crap', 'shit'); other milder terms include 'damn' and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

additional issues: Sustained horror scenes have an unsettling tone. A naked woman is shown in one brief sequence, but nudity is hidden from view or covered by shadows.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

additional issues: Horror scenes have an unsettling tone. There is also mild bad language ('crap') as well as other milder terms, including 'hell' and 'damn'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Extended action sequences feature martial arts and fantasy violence with punches, kicks, throws, weaponry, magic powers, and energy blasts. There are stylised close-up shots of severed limbs, severed heads, blood spurts, and bloody injuries. A mass suicide results in bloody detail, but takes place within a fantastical context.

additional issues: There is close-up emphasis on the physical attributes of female characters. Horror scenes have an unsettling tone. Mild bad language ('asshole', 'bastard') is accompanied by other milder terms, including 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Extended action sequences feature martial arts and fantasy violence with punches, kicks, throws, weaponry, magic powers, and energy blasts. Multiple camera angles and close up shots feature people sliced in half, severed limbs, blood spurts, and bloody injuries however the presentation is stylised.

additional issues: Camera movements, angles and close up shots emphasize the physical attributes of the characters. Sustained horror scenes have an unsettling tone and involve zombies, blood, gore, and the sight of fantastical organs. There is also implied strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'ass', 'piss', 'bastard', 'crap', 'jerk', and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

additional issues: Sustained horror scenes have an unsettling tone and involve zombies, blood and gore. Camera movements, angles and close up shots emphasize the physical attributes of the characters. There is also moderate bad language ('screw you') and implied strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'ass', 'shit', and 'hell'.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Extended action sequences feature martial arts and fantasy violence with punches, kicks, throws, weaponry, magic powers, and energy blasts. There are stylised shots of people sliced in half, severed limbs, blood spurts, and bloody injuries.

additional issues: Horror scenes have an unsettling tone. There is emphasis on the the physical attributes of female characters. Mild bad language ('ass') is accompanied by milder terms, including 'hell'.

strong bloody violence, horror

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of violence include a character repeatedly smashing the head of another against rocks, resulting in sight of strong bloody injury detail; this sequence comes in the context of fantastical horror. Extended action sequences feature martial arts and fantasy violence with punches, kicks, throws, weaponry, magic powers, and energy blasts. There is sight of people sliced in half, severed limbs, blood spurts, and bloody injuries in the aftermath of stylised violence.

threat and horror

Sustained horror scenes have an unsettling tone and involve vampires, monsters, blood, and gore.

additional issues: Camera movements, angles and closeup shots emphasize the physical attributes of the characters. There is also mild bad language ('crap', 'screwed') as well as other milder terms including 'hell' and 'damn'.

strong bloody violence, suicide

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Extended action sequences feature martial arts and fantasy violence with punches, kicks, throws, weaponry, magic powers, and energy blasts. Multiple camera angles and close up shots feature severed limbs, blood spurts, and bloody injuries in stylised sequences of violence.

suicide and self-harm

In one stylised scene scene there is a bloody mass suicide with bladed weapons.

additional issues: Sustained horror scenes have an unsettling tone and include monsters, blood and gore. There is some emphasis on the physical attributes of female characters. There are undetailed verbal references to nudity played for comedy. There is also mild bad language ('crap') as well as other milder terms including 'hell' and 'damn'.

Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.

Classified date

13/03/2025

Director(s)

Hikaru Murata

Production Year

2022

Genre(s)

Animation

Cast

Masakazu Morita, Johnny Yong Bosch, Takayuki Sugô