Studio Pierrot is mainly known for producing long-running battle shonen series with hundreds of episodes without season breaks. They have produced such beloved titles as Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, Bleach, and Black Clover. While most anime studios have abandoned this model, Pierrot has been one of the last holdouts. That was until the recent Bleach seasons which switched to a seasonal model and had drastically more detailed animation style. The latest upcoming season of Bleach, Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War Part 3: The Clonfict will see yet another change as Studio Pierrot is going to create a new studio work on the series.
The new studio, Pierrot Films, aims to in their word create “extremally high quality anime.” Ufotable and MAPPA have been the most popular studios for battle shonen as of late, and it seems like Pierrot is wanting to compete with these heavy-hitting studios.
In other news, Pierrot has said that they plan on producing more seasonal titles, without specifying which ones specifically. Lots of fans are hoping for a seasonal version of Black Clover or Boruto with Ufotable or MAPPA quality animation, but there has been no confirmation that this is the official plan. The only title we know for sure Pierrot Films will work on is the upcoming Bleach season. The exact release date for the new Bleach season is unknown as all we do know is that it was slated for 2024. A promotional video was released in December 2023, but is has not been confirmed if Pierrot Films worked on this promo film or this is what the final product would look like. Here is that promo for those who missed it:
From what we last heard, parts three and four of Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War will have thirteen episodes with a break in between. Pierrot has been pretty quiet about what they plan to do with their other major franchises Boruto and Black Clover, but we’ll keep you posted on what we find out. The new Bleach season is guaranteed to be a blockbuster event.
