Written by The upcoming Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Episode 2 is scheduled to be released on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 8:00 am Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). After the release on several television networks in Japan, the upcoming episode will stream on Hulu in the US and Disney+ globally.
Based on Episode 1, titled “God of Thunder“, the upcoming episode will be one of the most powerful fights in the series so far: Kisuke Urahara vs. Askin Nakk Le Vaar, which also promises the reveal of Urahara’s Bankai for the very first time in the series.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Episode 2: Global Release Date and Time
Yoruichi from Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity | Credits: Pierrot
The upcoming Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Episode 2 is going to be broadcast on Japanese television networks on August 1, 2026, at 11:00 pm Japanese Standard Time (JST). Following the TV broadcast, it will be streamed on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at 12:00 am JST (via the official website), which translates to August 1, 2026, at 8:00 am PDT.
Based on the aforementioned time and date of the episode’s official release, here is a listing of every major US and global time zone for the upcoming Season 2 Episode 5:
TIME ZONERELEASE DATERELEASE TIMEPacific Daylight Time (PDT)Saturday, August 1, 20268:00 amMountain Daylight Time (MT)Saturday, August 1, 20269:00 amCentral Daylight Time (CDT)Saturday, August 1, 202610:00 amEastern Daylight Time (EDT)Saturday, August 1, 202611:00 amAlaska Daylight Time (AKDT)Saturday, August 1, 20267:00 amHawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (HDT)Saturday, August 1, 20266:00 amBrasilia Time (BRT)Saturday, August 1, 202612:00 pmBritish Summer Time (BST)Saturday, August 1, 20264:00 pmCentral European Summer Time (CEST)Saturday, August 1, 20265:00 pmGulf Standard Time (GST)Saturday, August 1, 20267:00 pmIndian Standard Time (IST)Saturday, August 1, 20268:30 pmPhilippine Time (PHT)Saturday, August 1, 202611:00 pmJapanese Standard Time (JST)Sunday, August 2, 202612:00 amAustralian Central Standard Time (ACST)Sunday, August 2, 202612:30 am
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Where to Watch Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Episode 2?
As we’ve mentioned earlier, the US fans of the series can watch the upcoming Episode 2 on Hulu, and the global fans can enjoy it on Disney+ (JioHotstar and Anime Times for India). For Japanese fans, the streaming options are plenty: U-NEXT, d Anime Store, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, DMM TV, ABEMA, and many others have confirmed to carry the episodes of the final saga as it releases every week.
Despite being one of the most coveted titles – literally one of the best shonen anime of all time – only Hulu is currently holding the streaming rights, as other giants like Crunchyroll and Netflix do not seem to be carrying the title in their libraries. However, since the aforementioned platforms do carry the title partially, a future addition is not completely out of the books yet.
What to Expect from Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Episode 2?
Askin Nakk Le Vaar from Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity | Credits: Pierrot
Seeing how Episode 1 ended, the upcoming episode will probably be filled with non-stop action and peak animation. Bleach doesn’t seem to be goofing around with filler content anymore, and they are down to business. What we can expect is a massive standoff between Askin and Urahara as they face off. While Askin has already revealed his Gift Ball Deluxe, we are still to see Urahara’s Bankai in the series. Additionally, Uryu and Jugram’s fight will also likely continue and even possibly conclude.
TITLEBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The CalamityEPISODE 2 RELEASE DATEAugust 1, 2026IMDb RATING (as of July 26, 2026)9/10 (Overall)WHERE TO WATCHHulu, Disney+
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Episode 2 is releasing on August 1, 2026, at 8:00 am PDT.
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