Fans of the famous Bleach ongoing in the recent past suffered cruel disappointment - in 2012, the release of this anime stopped. The epic of 366 episodes has ended, and since then we have only to hope for a sequel. However, manga (Japanese comics) is still coming out, so the connoisseurs of the original source were not only not upset, but even happy. In their opinion, the animators ruined the idea and reacted to the anime without due reverence. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that this format has its advantages: expressive voices of the seiyu (actors voicing the animated film), wonderful voice-over music, the ability to see your favorite characters not only in color but also in movement. All this anime "Bleach", the continuation of which is expected by fans with impatience. However, every year the hope gradually melts.
"Bleach" - the end of the story?
The last arch of anime ongoing at first seemed frankly a failure. Even the most loyal fans looked at each other in perplexity, watching the confrontation between the protagonist and fullbringers. However, even here the film managed to stay on the crest of success. This happened mainly due to the traditional techniques of mangaki (an artist painting comics). The secret was an element of surprise, in other words, in a sudden shot of a gun, which everyone had forgotten about. However, by the middle of the arch, rumors began to spread about the closure of the Bleach anime. The continuation was promised in the near future, Kubo (mangaka) personally said this in an interview.
In addition to the 366 anime series, the assets of the Shinigami (deities of death) story have four full-length animated films, five musicals, several computer games and a huge number of interesting ideas. In addition, several years of discussion of the news that the film company Warner Bros. Entertainment intends to embody the famous story on the screens, despite a series of apparent failures with movie adaptations of other animes.
Closing version of the anime "Bleach"
The main question of the fans: "Why did they stop the anime release?" Versions have been put forward different. Since the anime almost caught up with the comic in terms of the plot, one of the creators allegedly promised that after the appearance of a certain number of manga volumes, new episodes of the animated film would be shot. This version, at first glance, does not stand up to criticism, because anime has kept up with comics before. Then the animators filmed numerous fillers, annoying fans of the original source. But not all of them were unsuccessful, according to a vote held in Bleach Fandom on the popular Daire resource.
The best filler arch was the story of feral zanpakto (guides of souls), when all shinigami swords came out of obedience and got a physical anthropomorphic form. Kubo Taito, the author of the manga, worked on the sketches of the characters of psycho-pomps, so this arch cannot be called the arbitrariness of the animators who shot Bleach. Continuation nonetheless has not yet appeared.
Rumors and denials
It is quite difficult to get rid of the habit of waiting for the continuation: fans managed to get used to the fact that every week a new series of anime is released. As soon as they announced the removal from the air of the anime-onoing "Bleach", they began to wait for the sequel immediately. According to rumors, the break was not supposed to last more than two months. Further, the wait lasted for six months. From time to time, information leaked into the interview that the 367 series was about to take place. But the information has been refuted every now and then. One thing is certain - anime stopped being released due to a significant decrease in the position of the film in the rating of Jump magazine. This is the most authoritative Japanese publication dedicated to manga and anime. At the same time, all positions have weakened: anime broadcast rating, sales of current manga volumes, DVD implementation. Toriko was ahead, joining the leaders - Naruto and Van Peace.
Will there be a continuation of Bleach?
At the moment, four years have passed since the release of the anime, so there is less hope of continuing. And this despite the fact that the Sternritter (Star Knight) arch gave Japanese comic book production an extra boost, improving sales. In the plot, finally, all controversial moments began to be resolved, which haunted readers from the first arch: tangled family ties, secret plans became clear, the characters received a new development. As soon as the rating revived, conversations immediately resumed that it was time to remember about fans of the Bleach anime. The sequel, the release date of which is constantly relegated to the boundless future, is still in doubt.
Japanese traditions: why do we need to continue?
“Bleach” is far from the first anime, cut off if not in the most interesting place, then definitely in the midst of the narrative. Perhaps this is a tradition in the Japanese anime industry. Will the continuation of Bleach be lifted at least in the next few years? Many believe that if the creators do not revive the anime before the end of the manga, then this will lead to an undeniable ending. Already completed projects rarely appear on the screen.
At the same time, the story is not over yet, the manga is regularly published, so if someone is interested in the exciting adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki, there is something to quench curiosity. Perhaps, only the voices of the seiyu, the combination of actions and music and the spectacular visual picture remain to regret, because not everyone is able to perceive the dynamics of events in black and white drawings of comics.