The manga's epilogue seemed quite abrupt and hastily put together, leaving readers with more questions than answers. Some fans wondered why Bleach's story ended abruptly. Volume 60 of the manga features one of the saddest moments in Bleach: For instance, the final season will reveal who exactly targeted Rukia during the first Quincy Invasion, and that's just the beginning.Īhead of the Anime Expo 2022, an update from director Tomohisa Taguchi and producer Yoshihiro Tominaga courtesy of Viz Media revealed that Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War will be adapting the arc all about Isshin and Masaki. Kubo worked closely with the anime's team to provide the answers, so fans of the anime series should expect new content from this adaptation. 2022, Bleach creator Tite Kubo did a Q&A with members of his fan club, and it was there the mangaka shared two major updates about the return of the anime.Īs the manga artist revealed, the anime adaptation of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc will take time to answer things the original source couldn't get to. The soul reaper protagonist Ichigo will undergo intense training in order to become more powerful so that he can save Soul Society and fight back. The Wandenreich is expected to launch their attack on Soul Society resulting in an all-out war between the Shinigami and the Quincy.

As a result, they escaped and hid for years, but they've been gathering their power.

A thousand years ago, the Quincy were defeated in a war against the Shinigami. Bleach Season 17 will likely continue where Season 16 left off: The Wandenreich, which translates to 'Invisible Empire' is a confidential group of the Quincy.

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