Union Arena BLEACH Vol.3 [EX15BT] and Advanced Deck [UA01DC]: everything released on 11 September

Published on 6 September 2026. Data checked against Bandai's official product pages and the card list at unionarena-tcg.com.

• The essentials
• What came out
• The third cour
• The 7 foil signatures
• All 87 EX15BT cards
• The Advanced Deck
• Why BLC-4
• What about English?
• Bleach in Union Arena
• Our collection
• What we still don't know
• FAQ

What came out on 11 September

Two products, the same date, and they don't compete: one is for opening and the other for playing from minute one. The specs, as Bandai publishes them:

• Booster Pack Vol.3 [EX15BT]16 packs × 8 cards · 81 types + 6 AP
• Advanced Deck [UA01DC]50 cards + 3 AP + playmat · 18 types + 1 AP

The third cour: which part of the story it covers

Vol.3 focuses on the anime's third cour, "Sōkoku-tan", which Bandai translates as The Conflict. That sets the cast of the set and explains two names that weren't in earlier sets.

The first is Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, who appears in the third cour and comes in with the Arrancar trait, the set's only Arrancar block alongside Nelliel. The second is Sosuke Aizen, who goes straight in as a green SR. Both are debuting in Union Arena: they weren't in Vol.1, Vol.2, the Start Deck or the New Card Selection.

Then there's Uryu Ishida, the first of the three. His move to the Wandenreich side isn't new (he was already yellow with the Sternritter trait in Vol.2, as an R), but Vol.3 is the first time he does it as an SR and with a cast signature. It's the kind of thing only a TCG that follows the timeline can pull off: the character switches sides and his card color switches with him.

Bandai sums it up on the product page: besides boosting existing decks, Vol.3 has enough cards to build a whole deck from this product alone. With 81 playable types across four colors, that's a fair claim.

And a detail that gets overlooked: the Japanese product page calls it the first Booster Pack Vol.3 in all of Union Arena. No other series in the game had reached a third booster volume. Add the fact that the game's first Advanced Deck is also Bleach, and it says a lot about how the series is doing in Japan.

The seven foil signatures and the numbered APs

Union Arena prints cards with the voice actor's signature stamped in foil over full-bleed art. They carry weight: in Vol.2 those cards are among the most sought after in the set. Vol.3 raises it to seven:

Above that come the serial-numbered AP cards: Action Points with the cast signature and a printed number, seeded at a very low rate and in limited numbers. Bandai's fine print is worth reading because it affects long-term value. It's not decided whether they'll be included in reprints, and they can't be exchanged or returned for cosmetic defects. Vol.2 had its own, catalogued as EX07BT/BLC-2-AP01★, star included in the code.

All 87 EX15BT cards, color by color

Union Arena numbering isn't random: it goes by color. In EX15BT the split is 24 blue, 22 green, 21 yellow and 14 purple, plus 6 colorless APs. Click any card to see it full size.

The 12 SRs in the set

Let's start with what everyone wants to see first. Twelve SRs: 5 blue, 3 yellow, 2 green and 2 purple. Nemu Kurotsuchi at BP5000 has the highest BP in the set, and the blue Ichigo (027) breaks the mold: it comes in at BP2500+ instead of the usual 4000 for SRs, so the text is where the fun is.

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  SRUryu IshidaCharacter · SR004

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  SRBazz-BCharacter · SR008

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  SRJugram HaschwalthCharacter · SR012

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  SROrihime InoueCharacter · SR022

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  SRIchigo KurosakiCharacter · SR027

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  SRYoruichi ShihoinCharacter · SR033

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  SRGrimmjow JaegerjaquezCharacter · SR036

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  SRNemu KurotsuchiCharacter · SR041

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  SRRenji AbaraiCharacter · SR050

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  SRByakuya KuchikiCharacter · SR053

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  SRSosuke AizenCharacter · SR060

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  SRShunsui KyorakuCharacter · SR069

The 12 SRs of BLEACH Vol.3 [EX15BT] · official images from unionarena-tcg.com

The 6 Action Point cards

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  APIchigo KurosakiAction Point cardAP01

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  APGrimmjow JaegerjaquezAction Point cardAP02

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  APYoruichi ShihoinAction Point cardAP03

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  APRiruka DokugamineAction Point cardAP04

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  APKaten Kyokotsu: Karamatsu ShinjuAction Point cardAP05

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  APUryu IshidaAction Point cardAP06

The 6 APs of EX15BT. The serial-numbered, signed versions come separately, at a tiny rate.

Yellow · the Wandenreich (21 cards)

The yellow block is still the Sternritter block. In come Bazz-B, Haschwalth, their childhood versions (the Bazz and Jugo cards, which count as the characters themselves in play) and a Uryu Ishida who climbs to SR with his Schrift in tow.

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  Bazz (Bazz-B)Character · C001

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  Jugo (Jugram Haschwalth)Character · C002

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  Askin Nakk Le VaarCharacter · R003

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  SRUryu IshidaCharacter · SR004

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  Gerard ValkyrieCharacter · C005

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  Bazz-BCharacter · C006

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  Bazz-BCharacter · U007

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  SRBazz-BCharacter · SR008

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  Bambietta BasterbineCharacter · C009

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  Pernida ParnkgjasCharacter · C010

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  Jugram HaschwalthCharacter · U011

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  SRJugram HaschwalthCharacter · SR012

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  YhwachCharacter · C013

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  YhwachCharacter · U014

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  YhwachCharacter · R015

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  Lille BarroCharacter · U016

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  Giselle GewelleCharacter · R017

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  Liltotto LamperdCharacter · U018

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  Quincy: VollständigEvent · U019

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  Let's Become the Strongest QuincyEvent · U020

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  Burning Full FingersEvent · U021

Blue · Karakura and the gatecrashers (24 cards)

Blue is the biggest block in the set and the one with the surprises: Orihime, Yoruichi, Grimmjow (yes, an Arrancar in a Wandenreich set) and a BP5000 Nemu Kurotsuchi.

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  SROrihime InoueCharacter · SR022

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  Kisuke UraharaCharacter · C023

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  Kisuke UraharaCharacter · U024

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  Ichigo KurosakiCharacter · C025

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  Ichigo KurosakiCharacter · U026

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  SRIchigo KurosakiCharacter · SR027

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  Yasutora Sado (Chad)Character · C028

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  Ganju ShibaCharacter · C029

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  Yoruichi ShihoinCharacter · C030

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  Yoruichi ShihoinCharacter · U031

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  Yoruichi ShihoinCharacter · R032

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  SRYoruichi ShihoinCharacter · SR033

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  Riruka DokugamineCharacter · R034

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  Grimmjow JaegerjaquezCharacter · C035

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  SRGrimmjow JaegerjaquezCharacter · SR036

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  Nelliel Tu OdelschwanckCharacter · C037

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  Rukia KuchikiCharacter · C038

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  Rukia KuchikiCharacter · R039

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  Nemu KurotsuchiCharacter · C040

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  SRNemu KurotsuchiCharacter · SR041

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  Mayuri KurotsuchiCharacter · R042

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  Nemuri NanagouCharacter · U043

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  Shunko: Raijin SenkeiEvent · U044

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  ShunshinEvent · U045

Purple · Ichigo, Rukia and company (14 cards)

Purple has been Ichigo's color since Vol.1, and this is the most direct boost for those decks: Renji and Byakuya with new text, plus the Events that go with them.

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  Orihime InoueCharacter · C046

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  KonCharacter · C047

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  Renji AbaraiCharacter · U048

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  Renji AbaraiCharacter · R049

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  SRRenji AbaraiCharacter · SR050

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  Byakuya KuchikiCharacter · C051

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  Byakuya KuchikiCharacter · U052

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  SRByakuya KuchikiCharacter · SR053

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  Rukia KuchikiCharacter · R054

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  Ichibe HyosubeCharacter · U055

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  Ichibe HyosubeCharacter · R056

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  Shinuchi: Shirafude IchimonjiEvent · U057

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  SououzabimaruEvent · U058

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  BankaiEvent · U059

Green · the Gotei 13 and the captain-commander in the shadows (22 cards)

Green carries the Gotei 13. The two names that matter: Sosuke Aizen and Shunsui Kyoraku, both SR and both in the autograph lineup.

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  SRSosuke AizenCharacter · SR060

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  Hiyori SarugakiCharacter · C061

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  Lisa YadomaruCharacter · C062

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  Yumichika AyasegawaCharacter · C063

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  Nanao IseCharacter · C064

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  Nanao IseCharacter · R065

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  Retsu UnohanaCharacter · C066

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  Shunsui KyorakuCharacter · C067

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  Shunsui KyorakuCharacter · R068

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  SRShunsui KyorakuCharacter · SR069

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  Kenpachi ZarakiCharacter · U070

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  Soi FonCharacter · U071

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  Shinji HirakoCharacter · U072

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  Ikkaku MadarameCharacter · C073

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  Shigekuni YamamotoCharacter · C074

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  Jushiro UkitakeCharacter · U075

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  KatenField · U076

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  KyokotsuField · U077

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  KurohitsugiEvent · U078

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  Shinken HakkyokenEvent · C079

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  BankaiEvent · U080

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  Katen Kyokotsu: Karamatsu ShinjuEvent · U081

The Advanced Deck [UA01DC] in detail

Of the two, this is the product that caught our eye most, and not because of the cards: it's the first Advanced Deck in Union Arena. Until now the game had Starter Decks (entry decks to learn) and booster packs. This is a new category, and Bandai launched it with Bleach.

What sets it apart from a Start Deck:

• All 50 cards are shiny. The 50 cards in the deck plus the AP card have a shiny finish. It isn't "one loose parallel": it's the whole deck.
• A guaranteed parallel. At least one of the cards also comes as a parallel.
• Two SRs with new text. UA01DC/BLC-4-082 Ichigo Kurosaki and UA01DC/BLC-4-083 Rukia Kuchiki, both at BP2500 and both exclusive to the deck. The BLC-4 code is deliberate: they're designed for the same environment as Vol.3.
• It's mono-purple. All 18 playable types are purple, Events included; Getsuga Tensho and Bankai just don't require purple energy to play. It's a direct boost to the Ichigo and Rukia archetype from Vol.1.
• A playmat is included, made of paper with series artwork.

The rest of the deck is selected reprints: thirteen cards with the BLC-1 code (from Vol.1 and the 2023 Start Deck) and three with BLC-2 (from Vol.2). Bandai says it in the fine print: some cards reprint text from earlier products and some have different specs. In other words, if you already play purple Bleach, what you're buying here is the finish and two new SRs, not a deck full of unseen cards.

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  Uryu IshidaCharacter · C034

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  Orihime InoueCharacter · R036

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  Kisuke UraharaCharacter · U037

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  Ichigo KurosakiCharacter · C039

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  Ichigo KurosakiCharacter · R040

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  SRIchigo KurosakiCharacter · SR041

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  Byakuya KuchikiCharacter · U049

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  Rukia KuchikiCharacter · C051

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  SRRukia KuchikiCharacter · SR053

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  Getsuga TenshoEvent · R064

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  BankaiEvent · U066

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  Ichigo KurosakiCharacter · U103

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  SRIchigo KurosakiCharacter · SR104

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  Kisuke UraharaCharacter · C050

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  Renji AbaraiCharacter · C052

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  Rukia KuchikiCharacter · U054

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  SRIchigo KurosakiCharacter · SR082

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  SRRukia KuchikiCharacter · SR083

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  APIchigo and RukiaAction Point cardAP01

The 19 types in the Advanced Deck [UA01DC]. The two new SRs are 082 and 083.

Why Vol.3 cards use BLC-4

It's the question that comes up every time a Bleach product comes out, so let's get to it. In Union Arena a card code has two parts: the product code (UA08BT, EX07BT, EX15BT, UA01DC…) and, after the slash, the series code plus the batch number. For Bleach the series code is always BLC, and the number after it counts card batches, not booster volumes.

There it is: BLC-3 went to the New Card Selection, a 12-card set (11 playable and 1 AP) released in June 2025 with art from the BLEACH CALL YOUR NAME VISUAL and eleven character cards with new text. When Vol.3 of the booster came along, 3 was already taken.

The practical part, and the one that really matters if you play: the official rules say a deck can only use cards with the same three-letter series code. BLC-1, BLC-2, BLC-3 and BLC-4 all share "BLC," so they're all legal in the same deck. The only limit is the usual one: 4 copies max of the same card number. Nothing you bought in 2023 is left out.

What about English? UEX08BT and UE01DC, two months later

There's a mix-up worth clearing up, because a lot of people think Bleach in Union Arena is Japanese only. It isn't: BLEACH was the very title Bandai used to launch the English edition of the game, in September 2024. The English edition just runs behind, with a different configuration.

Two differences that matter if you're deciding what to buy. First: English packs have 12 cards and Japanese packs 8, so the boxes aren't equivalent even though both hold 16 packs. Second: the set breakdown changes a little from one edition to the other (the English Vol.1, for example, has 17 R and 34 C, against 18 R and 35 C in Japanese).

And a third, the one that really decides it: the Japanese edition comes out two months earlier. 11 September against 13 November. There's no Spanish edition of Union Arena at all, Bleach or otherwise.

Bleach in Union Arena, from 2023 to today

• 29 September 2023Start Deck [UA08ST] + Booster Vol.1 [UA08BT]: the start. 106 types in the pack, three colors (yellow, purple, green) and no signed cards. Full Vol.1 guide →
• 26 July 2024Booster Vol.2 [EX07BT]: blue arrives, and so do the foil signatures. 78 types (73 playable and 5 AP) and the first serial-numbered AP. Full Vol.2 guide →
• 27 June 2025New Card Selection [UA04NC]: 12 support cards with new text, no reprints. It takes the BLC-3 code.
• 11 September 2026Booster Vol.3 [EX15BT] + Advanced Deck [UA01DC]: the third cour, seven signatures and the game's first Advanced Deck.

Union Arena at Metamorph Center

Union Arena is one of those games hardly any store in Spain carries, so everyone ends up importing it box by box. We bring it in sealed from Japan and ship it from Barcelona. Ships from Spain. 24 - 72 h within Spain, 3 - 8 business days to the rest of Europe.

The collection has a wide range of Japanese boxes, including Bleach Vol.2 [EX07BT], and series like Sword Art Online, Chainsaw Man, Re:ZERO, Attack on Titan, Solo Leveling, Sakamoto Days, Inuyasha, Fullmetal Alchemist, Kaiju No. 8, One Punch Man, Mushoku Tensei and The Eminence in Shadow. For Bleach, Vol.1 and Vol.2 are older sets: Vol.2 has its own product page and Vol.1 appears in the Union Arena collection. For news first, join our WhatsApp group.

• Bleach Vol.2 [EX07BT]Japanese booster box · 2024
• Bleach Vol.1 [UA08BT]Japanese booster box · 2023
• Bleach Vol.3 [EX15BT]Released on 11 September 2026

What's confirmed and what we still don't know

• ConfirmedRelease date of 11 September 2026 for EX15BT and UA01DC.
• Confirmed87 types in EX15BT (81 playable + 6 AP) and 19 in UA01DC (18 + 1 AP), with every base card published.
• ConfirmedSeven cards with a foil cast signature and a serial-numbered AP campaign.
• Not shown yetThe 29 EX15BT parallels and the 21 in the deck: listed, but with no image on the official site when this post went up.
• UnconfirmedReprints of the serial-numbered APs. Bandai says, literally, that it hasn't been decided.
• ConfirmedEnglish edition: Vol.3 comes out as UEX08BT on 13 November 2026 and the Advanced Deck as UE01DC on 6 November. There's no Spanish edition.

Frequently asked questions

Notes: card and product images © BANDAI · BLEACH © Tite Kubo / Shueisha · UNION ARENA is a trademark of BANDAI. Product breakdown and dates taken from the official product pages and the unionarena-tcg.com card list on 6 September 2026. Card names without an official English version yet (such as 020, "最強の滅却師になろうぜ") are our translation until UEX08BT is out.