Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Announces Two New Protagonists!
After a year-long audition process, the official voice actors for the new generation of Bleach has been announced
On Septembner 25, 2026, it was announced via Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 44 (released on September 28th) that the voice actors for Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War’s newest characters have been revealed.
Kazui Kurosaki, the son of Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue, will be voiced by Anzu Tachibana
Ichika Abarai, the daughter of Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai, will be voiced by Ayaka Ohashi
This was promoted as early as September 23 amidst the 1-month hiatus of the Bleach anime.
As early as July 8, 2025, the author Tite Kubo has been particular about the selection process, being personally involved.
For Kazui’s voice, the sound team reviewed over 130 audition tapes and narrowed the pool down to 50 candidates.
The voice actors comment upon receiving their roles:
Kazui Kurosaki VA – Anzu Tachibana Comment:
“Being cast in my debut work, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, was a major catalyst for me to deeply understand the series. I am deeply honored to participate as Kazui in a work that has continued to be loved for so long. I didn’t discover Bleach particularly early on myself, but it made me realize once again that it is a work with an incredible power to captivate people no matter when or how you encounter it. To those who already love it dearly, and to those who will discover it from here on, let’s continue loving the world of Bleach together…!”
Ichika Abarai VA – Ayaka Ohashi Comment:
“My encounter with Bleach was when a friend introduced it to me in the first year of junior high school. Toshiro Hitsugaya was so cool that I fell completely obsessed in an instant!! I was so obsessed that apparently I even muttered “Bankai!” in my sleep (laughs). Bleach was always a part of my youth. When I received the script, my hands trembled, and I couldn’t sleep the night before the recording due to nervousness. When I stepped into the studio, the voices of Ichigo and his friends that I’d listened to on TV for so long were echoing through the room, and my heart was completely full. If I told my junior-high self, “Someday you’ll voice Rukia and Renji’s daughter,” I’d never believe it (laughs)”
Source: Twitter
#BLEACH
The voice actor for Kazui will be: ( AZUSA TACHIBANA )
The voice actor for Ichika will be: ( AYAKA OHASHI ) https://t.co/ronq9sKPhh
— K #TheBlade (@0ciiha) September 24, 2026
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