The event featured Morita Masakazu, who plays Kurosaki Ichigo, Sugiyama Noriaki, who plays Ishida Uryuu, and Ono Yuki, who plays Busby. The event included a screening of episodes 27 and 28 of the TV anime “BLEACH: The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc – Conflict Story,” which will begin airing on Saturday, October 5th, as well as a stage greeting.
Today, the premiere screening of the TV anime “BLEACH: The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc – Conflict Story” was held, and ahead of its broadcast on Saturday, October 5th, episodes 27 and 28 were shown for the first time, and a stage greeting was given by the three cast members. At the same time, a live viewing was held at movie theaters nationwide. When Morita Masakazu, who plays Kurosaki Ichigo, Sugiyama Noriaki, who plays Ishida Uryuu, and Ono Yuki, who plays Busby, took to the stage, the venue was filled with thunderous applause.
Regarding the look-back footage that looked back on the first and second seasons at the beginning of the screening, Morita said, “I thought that was the end of the first half of the 27th episode,” while Ono was excited by the voluminous footage, saying, “It’s a look-back of sorts!” When asked about his thoughts on the opening footage of the third season that was screened exclusively at the venue and in the live viewing theaters, Morita said, “It’s well-constructed, so I want you to definitely watch the whole thing,” while Sugiyama gave it high praise, saying, “No matter where you stop, the quality is amazing.”
When asked about the highlights of the 27th episode, which was shown in advance, Ono confessed his favorite scene, saying, “Of the many highlights, if I had to choose, it would be Ichibei Ondo! It’s a battle scene that conveys a great sense of tension and you can’t help but watch it, and I love that wonderful expression that only Ichibei can do.” In response, Morita said, “I like Senjumaru the most! He has an incredible presence and is overwhelmingly strong!” and showed off his signature Senjumaru voice imitation, livening up the venue. Sugiyama spoke about the unique charm of the anime, saying, “Kubo-sensei supervised the parts that are left to the imagination in the manga, and seeing them in the video makes it very convincing.”
Furthermore, regarding episode 28, Morita said, “After Ichigo and Orihime go to the base and are told that everything will be fine because they have such amazing people (Squad Zero), there is a very deep meaning behind the words and expression that Ichigo says afterwards, so I would like you to think about it,” and Ono said, “Ichigo is weaker than ever, and I thought he might not be able to do it… The difference from his usual self made me almost catch a cold,” drawing laughter from the audience. Ono, who claims to be a big fan of “BLEACH,” was asked about the dubbing and revealed, “I auditioned for the voice of Busby as a child! Look forward to the results when it airs!”, to which Morita and Sugiyama expressed surprise.
At the event, a key visual commemorating the 20th anniversary of the TV anime was unveiled! It depicts the powerful opponents that Ichigo has fought so far, and Morita reflected on the 20 years of fierce battles, saying, “They were all so strong.” In addition, comments were received from the all-star cast of voice actors for each character! When a comment was read from Okiayu Ryutaro, who voices Kuchiki Byakuya, Morita recalled his first fight with Byakuya, saying, “It gives me chills when I think about it now.”
In addition, a wealth of information was introduced, including information about the artists, the start of sales of the second set of LINE Creators Stamps for the TV anime “BLEACH: The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc – Farewell Story,” collaboration game information, and premiere screening merchandise, and the cast was thrilled.
And for this photo session, a costumed Ichigo appeared! At Morita’s invitation, he took commemorative photos with the audience, shouting “Bankai!” When Morita voiced his voice over for the costumed Ichigo, the audience erupted in applause.
最後に、小野は「『BLEACH』ファンとして、この作品にかける色々な想いを受け取らせていただきました。是非彼らの出演、そして過去篇も含めて見守っていただけたら嬉しいです」とファンならではの想いを語ちました。杉山は「第３クールがいよいよ放送開始となります。第27話・第28話だけでも凄まじいクオリティだったと思うのですが、さらにここから盛り上がっていきますので、今シーズンも引き続き応援していただけたらと思います」と作品のクオリティをアピール。そして、森田は「皆さんを１年お待たせして、ロス状態だったと思うのですが、それだけの時間をかけたことによってさらにすごいものに仕上がっていると思います。日を増すごとにクオリティが上がってまいりました！原作と演出等々だけでなく我々キャストも日々鍛錬しながらこの作品を素晴らしいものにするために一生懸命頑張っておりますので、今後とも『BLEACH』を応援していただけたらと思います！2004年にTVアニメシリーズが始まった記念すべき10月５日に放送できることを嬉しく思っています。その日は20周年も同時にお祝いしてもらえたら非常に嬉しく思います！本日は本当にありがとうございました！」と本作の放送を楽しみにしている視聴者への熱い想いを述べ、大盛況のうちにイベントは幕を閉じました。
日時：9月16日(月・祝) 17:30～
会場：山野ホール
登壇者：森田成一、杉山紀彰、小野友樹、松澤ネキ（MC）
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