Bleach Final Two Episodes Delayed Until October

The production committee says the pause will give staff time to polish complex climax animation while shifting broadcast and streaming into October.

Overview

Hours after Episode 48 aired on Saturday, September 12, the series' official account announced Episodes 49 and 50 would be postponed so staff can “enhance quality toward the climax.”
Episode 49 is now scheduled to air in Japan around October 19/20 JST and Episode 50 around October 26/27 JST, with corresponding streaming windows on Hulu, Disney+ and regional platforms pushed into those weeks.
TV Tokyo will fill the vacant weekly slot with a four‑episode “Climax Selection” recap run of Episodes 7, 28, 46 and 48 on Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 5 and Oct. 12 to refresh viewers ahead of the rescheduled finales.
The committee cited the need to finish complex fight animation and final edits rather than rush the ending, a decision framed as quality control after earlier scheduling and subtitling issues during the final cour.
The two postponed installments are the last of Bleach: Thousand‑Year Blood War and their October broadcast will mark the end of the anime adaptation that relaunched the final arc in 2022.