Gorgeous UNION ARENA: BLEACH Action Point Card Revealed for Anime Expo 2026

Jun 26

If you needed a reason to go to Anime Expo 2026 this year, Bandai may have just given it to you: you can get a gorgeous and seemingly exclusive BLEACH UNION ARENA Action Point card by attending the BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War panel during North America’s biggest Anime event.

The action point includes three key scenes from BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War’s opening: Ichigo staring pensively up into the sky, Renji serving Rukia and Byakuya at a quaint diner, and Kisuke and Yoruichi looking like underground agents planning something big.

The artwork displays characters in their casual street designs that’s unique to the Part 2 opening. I love this opening for its creative take on BLEACH’s most iconic characters.

The BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War panel at Anime Expo 2026 looks pretty stacked

Happening on Saturday, July 2, at 6:30pm, the panel will include:

Announcements, plus a special message from Japan.
The unveiling of new exclusive content, and more.

As if that weren’t enough, there will be a BLEACH cosplay contest and English voice actors from the BLEACH cast including the voices of Rukia, Renji, and Byakuya!

And that’s on top of the gorgeous/exclusive Anime Expo BLEACH promo.

Could the BLEACH UNION ARENA promo be available anywhere else?

Right now, the only place we know for sure that you can get this iconic new card is at Anime Expo (and via the secondary card market where its price will probably be absurd).

And while no other means of obtaining the promo is currently announced, we do have some evidence that the promo has been given out at BLEACH-specific events outside of Anime Expo.

As shared by UNION ARENA content creator, Lullaby Anto, this very same promo was handed out at the BLEACH: Thousand Year Blood War Part 4 premiere event.