Overview
- The production committee announced a roughly one-month delay for Episodes 49 and 50 so animators can rework and polish the series’ final climax sequences.
- Japan broadcasts were rescheduled to midnight on October 20 and October 27, and U.S. streaming windows on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ are reported for October 19 and October 26 at 8:30 AM PT.
- TV Tokyo will air selected recap episodes during the gap, and the finale broadcasts move from a Saturday slot to a Monday timeslot.
- Creator Tite Kubo posted a Klub Outside message supporting the production staff and urging them to take care as they finish work on the anime.
- The delay keeps the season’s total episode count unconfirmed, makes a November end more likely, and the franchise has also teased a separate mystery stage event planned for 2027 with details due September 19.