Bleach and the Kubo returns

Bleach and the Kubo returns.

If you are a reader of the Bleach manga, you know the story of Ichigo Kurosaki and his ability to interact with the spirits. You also know of the great success that it has achieved since its launch, back in the summer of 2001.

I imagine too, that you will know that Bleach is written and drawn by Tite Kubo, who in 2016 ended the saga.

Since that year, Kubo has allmost no intervened  in the manga universe, and it was not until this year that he released the one-shot Burn The Witch.

But the most interesting part of this long-awaited return has been his motives: Kubo was lonely.

As explained by the mangakain a interview, with the end of Bleach he lost a lot of his friends, because the ‘shinigamis’ were his companions. After realizing the loneliness that invaded him, he pushed himself to publish a new story.

For his comeback, Kubo strayed away from his work with Soul Reapers for a different sort of fantasy. The artist published his one-shot Burn The Witch earlier this year, giving fans a look at his take on all things dragon and magic. However, towards the end, fans were teased with some Bleach tie-ins as the one-shot made reference to a western Soul Society and more.

So, if audiences are lucky, Kubo might revive his iconic shonen series for a sequel down the line.