Bleach Anime fans will always remember 2022 as the year Bleach made its triumphant return. After the unsatisfied ending of the series in 2012, fans have been signing petitions to bring back the series and do it justice. Now, after all those years, they finally get their favorite series back. Furthermore, there is more exciting news in store for the Bleach Franchise. In a recent interaction with his fans, Tite Kubo has hinted at two major updates for the franchise. Keep reading to learn about the updates!
Bleach is an adventure manga series that revolves around Ichigo Kurosaki. The manga first came out in August 2001 in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It continued for fifteen years and ended in 2016. The manga is considered one of the most popular shonen series. It put out six hundred and ninety-eight chapters in total. An anime series by Pierrot Studios under the direction of Noriyuki Abe began in October 2004. The show put out over three hundred and sixty-six episodes and stopped in March 2012.
Author Tite Kubo Teases New Content For Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War
In a recent Q&A session with his fans, Tite Kubo has revealed some interesting updates for the future of the Bleach series. The author addressed the feedback of the fans, and he agreed that there are many questions from the series that still need answers. So, he promised fans of the series that he would attempt to answer all of those questions in the upcoming Bleach anime series. The author confirmed that he was working closely with the staff behind the upcoming Bleach series. Tite Kubo will oversee the production of the anime and its scripts.
He will direct the staff to include new and fresh content that will serve as a huge surprise to fans. He is working with them to make sure it will have original content to satisfy the doubts lingering among the fans. Bleach the Thousand-Year Blood War arc will include content that is not there in the manga. This new content will answer mysteries like who is the attacker that started a war against Rukia from the first Quincy invasion. It will also include answers to the most pressing questions from both the manga series and the anime.
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Tite Kubo Hints A New Anime Adaptation For Bleach Light Novels!
Furthermore, the author has revealed how another anime adaptation in the Bleach franchise could be on the way. He predicted that if the new season of Bleach turns out successful, Animation Studios will not hesitate to expand the franchise. Moreover, he added that an anime adaptation of one of the light novels is already being considered for an adaptation. However, it all depends on the success of the new Bleach anime series. If the new season will not work out well, then the new adaptation could be dropped.
Tite Kubo hinted that the anime adaptation could be made on the light novel, We Do Knot Always Love You. The book is the first issue in the Bleach light novel series. Makoto Matsubara and Tite Kubo co-wrote the book. These two have co-authored many other Bleach books. Shueisha published the light novel in December 2016. Later, this light novel inspired two sequels, the last one came out in December 2018. Thus, the novel follows the story of Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai set after the incidents of the defeat of Emperor Yhwach. The novel shows how Soul Society is repairing itself.
Bleach Anime: Thousand Year Blood War Series Release Date!
After a long break, Bleach anime will finally return for The Thousand-Year Blood War. The new season of the anime will be based on the last arc of the manga series by Tite Kubo. The announcement was first made official when Weekly Shonen Jump announced it in March 2020. After almost two years of working on the anime series, Tite Kubo assured fans that the ending would be worth the wait. The new series will premiere in October 2022 on TV Tokyo. For more updates on Bleach, keep an eye out on The Anime Daily.