Will Bleach Anime Return For a New Season?

Posted by  Anime Recap  On August 3, 2017 In Anime News

ill there ever be a new season of Bleach? Bleach was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2001 to 2016. The manga received an anime adaptation that ran for a total 366 episodes from 2004 to 2012. Although the manga finally came to an end in 2016, the anime was left unfinished. The show was never able to finish Ichigo Kurosaki’s story following the Fullbringer Arc, leaving fans to plead for a new season to see the anime conclude.

The anime series came to an abrupt ending because of poor ratings. The show had lost considerable viewership and Studio Pierrot decided to wrap up the series. Nonetheless, a new Bleach anime could be released sometime in the future.

Bleach character designer Masashi Kudo commented on a possible new anime. When asked what he thought of Bleach now that it is over, Kudo said:

As a manga story it has ended but there are parts that haven’t been made into an anime yet. I talk a lot with the anime staff about things we can do later.

Officially, Kudo has stated that Studio Pierrot has no new plans to develop a new Bleach anime at the moment, but a day may come when the studio is.

If the anime series were green-lit, fans would be able to witness the Thousand Year Blood War story arc brought to life. Since the manga has already ended, the new season wouldn’t be plagued with fillers either.

What are your thoughts on a possible new season of Bleach? Leave a comment down below!

One Piece' Manga Latest News: Creator Eiichiro Oda Wants to End Manga Series as Soon as Possible?

By Patrick Leonard Mayo , Christian Post Contributor | Sep 8, 2017 5:32 AM

Japanese manga "One Piece" is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. It has gone on to become one of the most successful franchises to come out of Japan, and its anime incarnation is also one of the most widely-followed globally.

Despite its success, the manga series may soon come to an unexpected end. Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano recently talked to Budakgetah and revealed that creator Eiichiro Oda wants to end the series soon.

"[I] don't know yet because One Piece is a very popular manga in Japan and its popularity keeps on increasing and the storyline accidentally gets longer as it goes on," said Nakano in the interview. "Even Oda-sensei tried to end the manga as early as possible because it has become too popular," he added.

Nakano, however, clarified that it will not likely happen anytime soon.

Back in April, Comicbook.com reported that Oda already knows how he will end the series. In an interview with Fuji TV announcer Daijirō Enami, as reported by AnimeNewsNetwork, Oda confirmed with a resounding "yes" when asked if he already knows the series ending. Moreover, Oda also said that the ending is "very cool."

Meanwhile, the first ever Southeast Asian exhibit of "One Piece" is currently running in Malaysia. The exhibit is titled "Eiichiro Oda presents Hello, ONE PIECE Luffy is here!" and it will run until Oct. 18, reported The Jakarta Post. It is held at the Isetan Japan Store Kuala Lumpur located at the posh Bukit Bintang district.

The exhibit not only aims to attract both the locals and tourists alike. "We are not only targeting local fans, but also tourists from other countries," said Maya Furuie, manager of Isetan Japan Store Kuala Lumpur.

The success and impact of the "One Piece" franchise have been well-documented over the past two decades. Since its introduction in 1997, the title has become the best-selling manga in history. It has sold over 416 million copies worldwide and holds the Guinness World Record for "the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author."

Attack on Titan’ Season 2 Finale Left Fans with More Questions Than Answers

Season 2 of Shingeki no kyojin, better known Stateside as Attack on Titan, came to a conclusion this weekend, leaving fans with plenty of answers to questions they’d been asking for four years. But in addition to resolving of some of the show’s major mysteries–What exactly are the Titans? Where do they come from? What’s up with their weird faces?–Attack on Titan‘s second season also conjured up a whole crop of new questions that won’t be answered until Season 3, at the earliest. (Now’s a good time to mention that, yeah, if you’re reading the manga, all of this has been addressed already.)

There’s plenty of good news, however. Despite having half the episodes of the first season, Season 2 had a stronger focus in those episodes, allowing it to deliver satisfying answers alongside mind-blowing revelations in each and every outing. The continued good news is that fans won’t have to wait another four years to see Season 3. Wit Studio, the animation house behind the kinetic, visceral, and at times downright strange design of Attack on Titan, confirmed that the show would be back some time in 2018 That’s way better than waiting for the 2020s for some more AoTaction.

But as for what happened in Season 2 and its finale, that takes a little bit of explanation. This is your final spoiler warning to stop reading if you haven’t watched the finale or don’t want a little extra insider info on the story of Attack on Titan. I won’t go too deep into the manga’s lore here and will keep story spoilers hidden or in links only. So with that being said, let’s get into it!

From the outset of Season 2, Attack on Titan reveals something in the anime that had been known for a while in the manga: The revelation that Titans themselves were in the very walls that protected human civilization. Without going too far intothe history of the walls themselves, which go back a long, long way before Eren’s story, we know a few things from this season of the anime: Certain Titans (the “Shifters” like the Female Titan, Colossus Titan, Armored Titan and Beast Titan) can damaged the walls which are otherwise impervious, and that the Church of the Walls, a sect of radicals who see the walls as religious objects, will go to any lengths to preserve the secrets behind their creation. Even under torture, those secrets were not divulged this season; maybe next year. But perhaps Hange Zoë‘s theory about a piece of the Female Titan’s skin being similar to the Walls’ material is already most of the way there …

While the existence of Titans within the walls was certainly a big WTF moment early on which allowed the story to swing briefly into an investigation of the strange phenomenon, more importantly, it gave the Scouts a reason to ride the length of the wall looking for any holes where a Titan invasion might be coming from. This, of course, led to devastation of the troops out in the wild, especially during the battle of Utgard Castle. During this mini arc, we get the reveal that Krista Lenz is actually Historia Reiss, the last surviving member of the royal family. Coupled with this reveal was the surprise that Krista/Historia’s bodyguard Ymir was actually a Titan Shifter in disguise! “Being a goddess isn’t all that bad.” (She also happened to be the one who surfaced and killed Marcel in Season 1…) While that was bad news for Annie Leonhart, a.k.a. the Female Titan, Ymir’s own transformation comes in quite handy for the Scouts throughout the rest of the season, though it does complicate things once the other named

Attack on Titan

When man-eating Titans first appeared 100 years ago, humans found safety behind massive walls that stopped the giants in their tracks. But the safety they have had for so long is threatened when a colossal Titan smashes through the barriers, causing a flood of the giants into what had been the humans' safe zone. During the carnage that follows, soldier Eren Jaeger sees one of the creatures devour his mother, which leads him to vow that he will kill every Titan. He enlists some friends who survived to help him, and that group is humanity's last hope for avoiding extinction at the hands of the monsters.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric search for the Philsopher's Stone, hoping to restore their bodies, which were lost when they attempted to use their alchemy skills to resurrect their deceased mother. Edward, who lost only limbs, joins the State Military, which gives him the freedom to continue the search as he tries to restore his brother, whose soul is tethered to earth by a suit of armor. However, Edward and Alphonse are not the only ones seeking the powerful stone. And as they search, they learn of a plot to transmute the entire country for reasons they cannot comprehend.

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Japanese: マギ Hepburn: Magi) is a Japanese fantasy action adventure manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday since June 2009, with the individual chapters collected and published into tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan. A spin-off titled Adventure of Sinbad (シンドバッドの冒険 Shindobaddo no Bōken), written by Ohtaka with drawings by Yoshifumi Ohtera, began serialization in the same magazine in April 2013, before being moved to Shogakukan's website Ura Sunday. As of 2013, the manga had received the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen demographic.

One Piece

OnePiece (Japanese:  Hepburn: Wan Pīsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since July 22, 1997, with the chapters collected into 86 tankōbon volumes to date. The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as "One Piece" in order to become the next Pirate King.

Bleach

Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts -- he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow -- a malevolent lost soul -- Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace.

Naruto Shippuden

More than two years have passed since the most recent adventures in the Hidden Leaf Village, ample time for ninja wannabe Naruto Uzumaki to have developed skills worthy of recognition and respect. The hyperactive youngster has trained extensively with Jiraiya-sama and returned to Konoha to reunite with friends and, perhaps, partake in more pranks than schoolwork. But Naruto is more determined than ever to become the greatest ninja, and his hard-earned improvements are put to the ultimate test against newer, stronger enemies. "Naruto: Shippuden" is adapted from Part II of the "Naruto" comic book series by Masashi Kishimoto.

Fairy Tail

A-1 Pictures and Satelight was released in Japan on October 12, 2009. The series follows the adventures of the Celestial Spirit Mage Lucy Heartfilia after she joins the Fairy TailGuild and teams up with Natsu Dragneel, who is searching for the Dragon Igneel.