How Bleach's New Anime Can Fix Its Ending
Despite being one of the biggest manga in the world and one of the most popular series in Weekly Shonen Jump, Bleach had a very troubled history when it came to its ending. The original Bleach anime ended in 2012 after adapting The Lost Substitue Shinigami arc, an arc that was generally considered to be weaker than the previous arcs. This was disappointing news to Bleach fans everywhere, especially those that were hoping to experience the manga's final arc through the anime. Unfortunately, the anime would not return, and in 2016, the manga would end its run with a rather abrupt ending.
Nevertheless, Bleach fans continued to hold out hope, and their wishes were granted with the announcement of Thousand-Year Blood War, a new Bleach anime meant to finally adapt the final arc of the manga. Set to air in Fall 2022, this landmark anime series is finally returning after ten years off of the air. The new anime series is not only a chance to finally adapt the last arc of Bleach, but also a golden opportunity for creator Tite Kubo to give the series a chance to revise the manga's ending, which many see as dissatisfying and rushed.
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The final arc of Bleach is called the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc, and it is about the conflict between the Shinigami and the supposedly long-gone Quincies. The arc focuses on the history between the two factions, as well as a group of surviving Quincies intent on taking revenge for the Quincy massacre the Shinigami committed centuries ago. There is a lot of lore and surprising backstory revealed in this arc, which makes it so important in the overall scope of the series.
The main villain of the arc is Yhwach, the leader of the Wandenreich, a group of
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