How long is Bleach anime gonna last?

[thesh00ter]

Has anybody read on the wikipedia that the anime was originally supposed to end this month. Maybe i read it wrong.

u be the judge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28Anime%29

last paragraph of the opening article

[Techchu]

Yeah but they said they added episodes so now there is 70. Bleh I thought this was gona be a run on anime like naruto and inuyasha to T.T

[JAPPO]

Aw... bleach isnt going to last long? damn it! its my 2nd fav. anime~

[Ah B]

It'll run for at least another long while. After the Soul Society Arc, expect a few fillers (like the ones in Naruto right now) for the manga to get ahead of itself.

[hakke]

Im glad it wont last that long... last special was a whole volume of the manga... I really doubted they had plans to keep it going any longer than 1 season more... or there would be fillers oh so soon.

I give it another season,ending around episode 78.

[Splyte]

are u serious its gonna stop and not continue where the manga is/going that sucks so bad

[Iruka-Senpai]

I wouldn't be too suprised ended after the next arc. Bleach never struck me as a DBZ-esque anime(though I'd like to see a lot of it). I just hope it has a good run and that they make some good OVA's and movies. However, I wouldn't mind if they made more sagas every once-in-awhile like Yu-Yu-Hakusho. I haven't read the manga yet so I'm not sure what happens next but I think it should go on as long as the manga does.

[Ha-ri]

Are u kidding? It will last alest 6 more months, plus they still got the Hollows to deal with from the first few episodes. I mean come on, if you gona show them alest fight them sometimes. I mean even if they get Rukia out of SS they still gona have to fight the Hollows sometime.

[me_is_david]

i'm glad it isnt a never-ending-anime like Naruto.

but I hope it ends with the manga...if they stop before the manga ends or at the end of this arc, its gonna be a shitty series. since it wouldnt have really "ended"

its like stopping naruto at the time skip =P

[Megaharrison]

The Bleach manga is at 200 chapters now and still ongoing, which isn't that far off from Naruto...Anyway the anime doesn't seem to be catching on in Japan really, so they may end the series at the soul society arc.

[Scared Link]

Wikepidia said that it was going to end in October 2005! Which is like this month!

[TenshiOni]

People, ANYONE can enter info into wikipedia.

I wouldn't trust it at all. =/

[skmt999]

It IS awfully close to the manga. I was worried about that when I first caught up on everything. For such a new series, they didn't wait long to animated it. That means the manga isn't that far ahead. They're going to have to do a whole summer of Kanonji to give it time to get past the current manga arc at this rate. :(

I don't expect it to be a long-lived anime, but I sure as heck hope they don't cut it too short. There's a lot of awesome stuff I'm aching to see animated in the manga. It would be a crime not to!

At any rate, I agree that you shouldn't trust dates put into Wikpidia.

[ff4930]

It will awfully suck if it will end soon. I hope it doesn't. It is such a good anime, I see no reason that it should end.

[Psyonic]

I hope to god it doesn't.

No more animes for me to watch then =(

[Pentangled]

I just caught up with the manga this week and it seems that there is still plenty of material for them to do in the anime. I read all 199 chapters of the Manga this weekend, and no I really don't have a life.

// Edited your post just a bit, the anime-only watchers don't need any hints at what's coming up :amuse. - Utz

[Axass]

Yeah go ahead and trust the wikipedia guys, like the guys who believed Lunar forums and thought it would end at 52. People never learn. -_-

[Uchiha_Sharing@n]

In the wikipedia link i saw up to 70 episodes airing up until feb 2006 or is that sumthing else, well i hope the anime goes on untill the manga ends.

[Feathers!]

I think its the bottom lines, competition and revenue. If it does well in ratings, it should continue with the manga, even past '06. If not, they'll end the anime... but its like Initial D 4th Stage, that was supposed to end at episode 13, were on episode 20 right now and anxiously waiting for 21.

How could any one cancel Kurosaki and Kon...

[JAPPO]

If it doesnt continue, ill kick tv tokyo sqare in the nuts. lol

[The Sandwich Prince]

Bleach obviously won't end until the manga is through and the anime catches up (Unless, of course, the anime ignores the actual series and does something extremely stupid). Until an official announcement is released I wouldn't think of it any other way, especially with Bleach's last episode.

[Tayuya (the banned one)]

Lol, I should have noticed they said "wikipedia" before getting worried.

Just curious, what chapter is the anime at?

[Spartan_24]

bleach is not going to end soon, they still have to kill the main hollow creature. if it ends after the SS arc it would be a stupid choice by them.

[Oompje]

Lol, I should have noticed they said "wikipedia" before getting worried.

Just curious, what chapter is the anime at?

The last episode was till chapter 152

I don't mind if the manga would end at chapter 200 if it is a good end and not something suddenly decided due to low ratings. I do mind if the anime would stop before the manga would, because that would probably mean it would have a ending that would suck bigtime


@ Spartan_24 euhm are you spoilering here??

[Signy]

I was under the impression they where going to break for season one pretty soon, after this arc has finished.

Then let the manga finish it's current arc and make season two.

There is also a film in the works, so maby it will get the second season aired if the film does well enough.

[Sniper]

i doubt they would actually stop is after the soul society arc. Their making serious money from this anime, and it be a shame to continue the manga when the anime could be continued.

[Potentialflip]

I am starting to think whoever gave them the information about the whole Bleach anime ending was with that person who made the false rumor in the Lunar Forums about 52 episodes and a movie. If you think about it episode 52 was release recently in the month of Ocotber 2005. Now it is 70 episodes? Are you kidding me? next it will be 100 no wait 125. As of this moment there is NO official release statement of the Bleach anime ending. The only thing that is new is the fact that the Bleach movie will be made.

[NineG]

maybe they make flashback fillers they show of the captains :S

[hakke]

Last time I checked, Bleach never appeared in the top 10 on the ratings list( dont know recent ratings)... that and the fact that the 40 minute special took 1 entire manga volume, lead me to believe either Bleach would end soon or take a break... or they have fillers planned for a whole year already.

Reading this news is a relief... sure I like Bleach like any other fan.. but looking at our current Naruto fillerpalloza... wouldn't you want it to take a break instead of watching all that "stuff".

whats the difference? why would Naruto continue to air and Bleach to take a break? Ratings and Money. Naruto is in teh top 10. Bleach is not. Bleach has had consistent good animation 50+ episodes so far. Naruto... has not. I wouldn't want to spend more money on something that is less popular.

[Axass]

Last time I checked, Bleach never appeared in the top 10 on the ratings list( dont know recent ratings)... that and the fact that the 40 minute special took 1 entire manga volume, lead me to believe either Bleach would end soon or take a break... or they have fillers planned for a whole year already.

Reading this news is a relief... sure I like Bleach like any other fan.. but looking at our current Naruto fillerpalloza... wouldn't you want it to take a break instead of watching all that "stuff".

whats the difference? why would Naruto continue to air and Bleach to take a break? Ratings and Money. Naruto is in teh top 10. Bleach is not. Bleach has had consistent good animation 50+ episodes so far. Naruto... has not. I wouldn't want to spend more money on something that is less popular.
Bleach has been on the top ten many times already. It's just not constantly in it like Naruto. In any case they're making a movie, which will probably come out in Summer. According to the 70 episodes thing, Bleach should end in Spring. Ending months before the movie comes out is very unlikely.

[Duality]

Last time I checked, Bleach never appeared in the top 10 on the ratings list( dont know recent ratings)... that and the fact that the 40 minute special took 1 entire manga volume, lead me to believe either Bleach would end soon or take a break... or they have fillers planned for a whole year already.

Reading this news is a relief... sure I like Bleach like any other fan.. but looking at our current Naruto fillerpalloza... wouldn't you want it to take a break instead of watching all that "stuff".

whats the difference? why would Naruto continue to air and Bleach to take a break? Ratings and Money. Naruto is in teh top 10. Bleach is not. Bleach has had consistent good animation 50+ episodes so far. Naruto... has not. I wouldn't want to spend more money on something that is less popular.the 52-53 special took a volume but before it they made a filler episode if you remember so if you do the math they used 9 chapter for 52-53 and no chapter for 51=the regular 3 chapters every episode since the beginning is.
You guys worry too much after this arc there is a very good opening for fillers even though I would prefer for it to stop for a while but thats not very possible.If the fillers are well made like in One Piece I will like them though.
And I agree the anime team is doing awesome job in Bleach.Looking forward for the Bleach movie.:amuse

[Scared Link]

I was on the net, when I found an online encyclopedia. Its called "Wikipedia"
Its a cool website so I searched "bleach". I quoted it from here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28manga%29)"There are a total of 55 episodes and one omake episode so far. The series was originally scheduled to be 52 episodes in length, ending in October 2005. However, additional episodes have recently been added to the official TV Tokyo Bleach Calendar, bringing the series up to 70, and running till early February 2006." This is shocking news.

[Ssj3_Goku]

yea i kinda figured they would stop after this ARC.

[Sesqoo]

What the... They will maybe take a brake or something hope its not for ever that would suck:(

[Kunoichi no Kiri]

I wouldn't mind. The anime series has been perfect so far, and I don't see any good reason to sell out like Naruto and make fillers for the better part of a year. That would ruin the series as a complete work of anime art.

Also, I dislike the new manga. But that's my opinion.

[Jackal Iscariot]

mmm... oh well, lifes goes on *forces a smile*

:)

*leaves the room*

RUUUUUUUUUUKIIIAAA!!!!!!!! CATGIRL!!!!! WHY! :crying :crying

[ChickenPotPie]

Yeah, I didn't mind if they did a filler season. Oh well.

[ff4930]

Maybe is for the best, I mean if you keep making Bleach eps, there is only so far you can go with the storyline. Maybe they want to end it with a good ending. But is very dissapointing to me and all Bleach fans for only 70 eps tho. Maybe a movie would be awsome.

[Sesqoo]

I see so they are ending the series because they have no material to continue the seriers without making the anime going shit mode like Naruto, then I have to agree it will be better for them to take a brake.

[batanga]

Movie is on the works.

There was this interview with someone from pierrot or whatever it was.

But damn, this sucks. Manga is rocking right now, I´d like to see it animated.

[Utz]

Well few months ago they said it would end at 55 episodes, and clearly that's not going to happen as Episode 55 already released, so you have to take into consideration they might extend the series continuely after 70 episodes, depending of course on the series' popularity at that time.

[Scared Link]

That could happen.

[Sesqoo]

Well few months ago they said it would end at 55 episodes, and clearly that's not going to happen as Episode 55 already released, so you have to take into consideration they might extend the series continuely after 70 episodes, depending of course on the series' popularity at that time.

But that would mean fillers, probably anyway:sad

[Dr.Douchebag]

yea i think it depends on the series popularity they can change the schedule anytime. i doubt its gonna end after 70 ep bleach is to awesome to end that early i mean its as good if not better than naruto which has over 150 ep so no i dont see the series ending anytime soon :amuse.

[chakra25]

I wouldn't mind if it ended at 70... as long as they close all the loops. I wanna see Ichigo slay the fisher hallow to avenge his mother before the last episode. Bleach is the perfect anime series that I've seen. It's sad that it may end soon... but in a way, I'll be glad if it ended in an awesome way. It's better than watching Bleach end up all crappy and out of ideas like the other long series out there.

[me_is_david]

Wasn't there a topic with the same quote from Wikipedia a couple weeks ago o_O?

Just like someone said Wikipedia people can edit what it posted on there. However this could be true but it isn't completely reliable.

But yeah, if they keep going with the 3 chapters an episode then episode 70 would be the current chapter.

But oh well, it's just going to depend on the popularity. Which I doubt will drop since this part of the arc is the most intense and enjoyable IMO.

Now if they add a buncha random fillers so that it won't catch up to the manga after this arc like they did with Naruto and Rurouni Kenshin, then maybe it might end soon. Unless the fillers are good =).

[R_Lee86]

Like mentioned, Wikipedia can be edited by anyone. Untill its official, Im not believing this B.S. Before everyone thought it was ending at 52 eps and that was proven wrong.

[Sogetsu.]

Yeah Wikipedia has serious reliability issues, I don`t believe this either

[Gunners]

Is the series ending or just taking a break??? coz i just started watching it and that would kind of suck, will the manga continue??

[Powerman]

The Manga is still going, and I don't believe they have any plans to stop it.

[Sesqoo]

Is the series ending or just taking a break??? coz i just started watching it and that would kind of suck, will the manga continue??

There is no reason for the manga to stop, the manga creator has nothing to do with the anime progress and the end of anime:blink

[Yamato]

Brake (even more then a year) is still much better then this f****** filler season in Naruto. Personally I have dropped Naruto 'cos of those f****** fillers, manga is much better :D

[Feathers!]

We've discussed this before... Theres going to be a bleach movie, and theyve spent so much on games and such... the series is making mucho money so its unlikely that it'll end so soon.

[TenshiOni]

Yeah, that's the thing, Bleach is doing really well in Japan. High ratings.

So the chance of it just stopping at 70 and taking a break is actually low.

I'd say it's more likely the Wikipedia source is wrong and that we're in for fillers for a whole year but hopefully I'm wrong.

[hakke]

Yeah, that's the thing, Bleach is doing really well in Japan. High ratings.

So the chance of it just stopping at 70 and taking a break is actually low.

I'd say it's more likely the Wikipedia source is wrong and that we're in for fillers for a whole year but hopefully I'm wrong.

The ratings list always put Bleach at around 15th, so its not so hot... then again that was months ago... so maybe they went up a bit?

Anyway, another point to note is that the bleach team handles the series different than Naruto, NAruto team would never blow a whole volume in a 1 hour special. Its very odd that they knowing how close they are getting to the manga, the would do something as reckless as that, so my guess is that they do plan on taking a break. The movie will probably cash in on the break, as most will want to see any kind of Bleach anime. so the hype will go up this way.

[Yamato]

I just wonder how much have Naruto or Bleach earned in total :D Then, we shall take this amount and divide it by number of episodes... It might be interesting to see which anime serie have earned most per episode. I quess it would be Evangelion.

[narutosimpson]

i could see bleach ending , cause like I said another time, the animation is always so high, I didn't see them going on and on with it, even though they managed fine so far.

But then again, it just got moved to golden time! Does it make sense that the series would end the same season it got moved to golden time? I don't think so. 1 season left after this?

[RagefulLlama]

*points to hunter X hunter walks away whistling*. It's not that wikipedia(sp) is wrong it's just that that is the most up to date information about it. The people selling the licences generally don't sell it like *entire series for X*. You see they like money too:amazed Pretty much every anime especially if the manga is still running is bought in increments of generally a season sometimes two. This is why it changed from Episode 55 to episode 70. At least I think it is.:huh Meh.

[iiibokuiii]

I think bleach could make good fillers. Just imagine if they go into the past of the captains and how they lived their ss life. That would be pretty nice to find out, and watch shunsui chasing girls or see who were the previous captains.

[Aecen]

Good! Bleach is a great series, if it keeps going it will turn into a inuyasha or dbz. History has shown us the best animes are usally short.

[bluewolf]

I think bleach could make good fillers. Just imagine if they go into the past of the captains and how they lived their ss life. That would be pretty nice to find out, and watch shunsui chasing girls or see who were the previous captains.

that would be awesome. but filler companies are not that smart and japanese are too much into hero worship to allow it.

if they went into filler then every episode would contain either ichigo or a one shot Kon episode.

[Duttyman Momochi]

stopping at 70 would mean they aint completing a season.. so when it says its stoping at 78 then we can begin to think.. but right now 70 aint saying nuttin.. math is bad.. so rumor is wrong...

[Freakness]

Ye I actually think it'll be great if they end it at the end of the arc . It will make Bleach one of the best anime's ever .

[Moridin]

They could easily end at the end of the arc if they wanted even though the manga is still running and imo its just as awesome as the current anime arc :P

What makes me think the anime is liable to continue on is that unless I am much mistaken bleach shifted times to more of a premium time ( ? ) with eps 52-53, to then finish the series 17 eps later seems a bit weird to me but I don;t really know a lot of how things work on japanese tv.

[RockLee]

They'll probably run some fillers at the end of the arc. I honestly wouldn't mind, as they'd probably give some character development. I highly doubt that they'd pay tons of cash for prime time, then just end the series 17 eps later. Besides, the manga's getting good, the anime should be awesome! ;)

[nytrogyn]

I beleive it will end at 70, and I really dont mind either way..
Without bleach, I have more time to work..

[Sogetsu.]

I think bleach could make good fillers. Just imagine if they go into the past of the captains and how they lived their ss life. That would be pretty nice to find out, and watch shunsui chasing girls or see who were the previous captains.

Yeah that would be great, it would give the character development we all want but the manga doesn't care to elaborate. I could think a whole arc of how Yamamoto got his scars :P

[Shiron]

Hmm, I believe people are misunderstanding what they meant. I made my own edits to the article, so hopefully it's clearer what is fact and what is not:

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/5513/bleachanime36tr.jpg

Edit: I made some small grammar corrections to my edit of the article. If you want to see the page for yourself, go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28manga%29

[ChickenPotPie]

...I don't remember reading that. Did someone edit it?

[Shiron]

...I don't remember reading that. Did someone edit it?
... I did.

Hmm, I believe people are misunderstanding what they meant. I made my own edits to the article, so hopefully it's clearer what is fact and what is not:

*Picture Under Spoiler Tag*

Edit: I made some small grammar corrections to my edit of the article. If you want to see the page for yourself, go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28manga%29

After all, that's all it meant. No where does it say that episode 70 is the last episode; just that it's the last one that is on TV Tokyo's online TV Guide, since it's on the end of the thing.

P.S. And my editing the thing proves how unreliable Wikipedia is. I could have changed it to say episode 52 was the last episode, if I so felt like it. So Wikipedia definently shouldn't be used as a factual information source for these sorts of things.

[ChickenPotPie]

Haha, I should have read your post more carefully. Sorry.

[Malthara]

That's great, they wont have those lame crappy filler episodes which at this stage would have to encompass an entire arc. Seeing as it's only so far after the anime and that one filler episode they did have was kinda eh so wouldn't want a full arc. I applaude them every other anime does that lame filler junk, one piece fillers are ok to an extent because it's a big part humor even in the original manga. Where as naruto is mainly action so their humor fillers suck. As would bleach's probably, i like that rather than make fillers they just stopped and will probably later pick it up again.

[Shishou]

Shinigami duty filler can't happen, at least with Ichigo.

Before he learned Shikai, he was owning Hollows. Now he is stronger than most the captains. That means there is nothing that should be able to even slow him down.

[Noex]

Well i think its good, i mean then we dont have to suffer the naruto-syndrome, loads of crap fillers, i mean they are in the way and they suck, no use then its better to end it, and bleach will have much better reputation (if it dont already has) then naruto, i mean the manga is good, and the anime si da best. i rather have a small and good anime then a long and crappy XD

[Wing-Zero]

thats cool so no fillers aslong as they pick up later

[Sniper]

Dunno. I would like to see the series continue. The manga seems exiting. I would like it to continue, seeying as how it would be really cool. Naruto was like 130 episodes...until the fillers came on.

Bleach is very popular, and it be a shame to stop it. But too many fillers screw up the anime.

[Shiron]

Dunno. I would like to see the series continue. The manga seems exiting. I would like it to continue, seeying as how it would be really cool. Naruto was like 130 episodes...until the fillers came on.

Bleach is very popular, and it be a shame to stop it. But too many fillers screw up the anime.
There is no evidence to support it stopping. What that quoted section of the article meant was the episode that is currently at the end of Tokyo TV's online TV guide (or as they call it, calendar) is episode 70; nothing more. I suppose that wasn't clearly written, but that's what the article was trying to say there.
And like people have said, since anyone can edit it (all you have to do is create a free account), Wikipedia isn't the best sorce of info in the world.

[Sasuke X]

It's a shame if it ends while Naruto is still going through it's filler stage. What anime is going to keep me entertained weekly with Bleach gone and Naruto being pathetic right now? ;_;

Still, I think it's a wise move. Do you really want to see Bleach go down the same path as Naruto? I think it'd be best for them to quit while they're ahead. They'd have to pull out the fillers to keep it's TV slot, or so I'd assume. Anyway, ending the series after some awesome fights would be a great time to stop.

Actually, it might not even end at 70. I'll wait until some official evidence comes out before thinking it's a proven fact.

[Ah B]

It doesn't really matter. They should continue on with Part 2, but a break wouldn't kill everyone.

[FFLN]

They could always release the next arc of Bleach in OVAs. So it won't really affect it if it stops at 70 for this arc. Whenever the next arc is complete, they can put that out on OVA.

[TenshiOni]

Good this is:

By the time Bleach reaches 70, Naruto should be at Kakashi Gaiden. :amuse

[Potentialflip]

Unless I see an official statement from Studio Pierrot which there is none at the moment (don't know why a source like Wikiopedia is legit anyway) I say just cool on the jets for a moment. The page mention an October 2005 date to end. How surprising that there was no official mention of it besides the rumor of the 52 (Which no. 52 happen to release on October '05) episodes from the Lunar Forums.

just a little spoiler. Nothing huge. As I have predicted the climax of the arc was going to show up by the supposed 52nd episode. But let me just say I doubt if it is seventy episodes unless they really chew it up (4 manga chapters at least; they've averaged around 2 1/2 to 3 so far) the arc won't end.

I just say unless a legit source comes out concerning about the series. Don't take it too seriously.

[DrunkenYoshimaster]

I kinda doubt it. 70 might sound like a round enough number and be a damn good estimate. But since arcs are supposed to be 26 eps each and this one started with 52, I doubt theyd underbuy. Probably made up but perhaps not.If it does break I hope it resumes from the manga and covers the next arc.

Edit: thanks for the info Meijin. So its just the calender that goes that far, but theyll probably add more as it goes. It doesnt have the names for the eps does it. Well should be interesting.

[Sasuke X]

Good this is:

By the time Bleach reaches 70, Naruto should be at Kakashi Gaiden. :amuse

There's 21 or 22 more episodes of fillers to go yet. Assuming this is true and Bleach does end at 70, we'd still have another 6 or 7 episodes of fillers before Kakashi Gaiden started. >.<

[DrunkenYoshimaster]

^ Is kakashi Gaiden starting before or after the end of the arc? cuz the previews said part II with Naruto growing up would be in april, or after this arc. If KG comes first wouldnt that mean it has to be the end of this arc? but if it starts off the next one I guess PT II in summer then?

Shinigami duty filler can't happen, at least with Ichigo.

Before he learned Shikai, he was owning Hollows. Now he is stronger than most the captains. That means there is nothing that should be able to even slow him down.

but werent alot of them attracted by his power? If more power means attracting the attention of stronger hollows he might have some new serious competition on his hands, and with people to protect it becomes all the more difficult.

[hhallahh]

Personally, I hope they end it soon. And then maybe they could have a second series once the manga is ahead again, a couple years from now.

[Sesqoo]

Personally, I hope they end it soon. And then maybe they could have a second series once the manga is ahead again, a couple years from now .

I don't think I would be able to wait couple of years:amuse

[Shogun]

As long as the manga goes on what the hell, the fillers are really making naruto look like a piece of shiii...

[Nihonjin]

I refuse to believe third party websites, but if this were to be true..it would be a sad thing.

[kitti]

if it is true then i'd be depressed.. and probubly take to reading the manga instead... but as a lot of people have pointed out wikipedia isn't always the best source of information.,,....

also it'd be better then fillers to end on a high....
ó.ò

[Potentialflip]

I kinda doubt it. 70 might sound like a round enough number and be a damn good estimate. But since arcs are supposed to be 26 eps each and this one started with 52, I doubt theyd underbuy.
In actuallity I do have it around the early 70's just not episode 70. Also the idea of where in your P.o.V do you have the arc officially ending comes to mind. And I think you meant seasons not arcs are supposed to be 26 eps each (This arc pretty much went over that no. a couple of weeks ago).

But yeah I would not worry for all those who watch the Bleach anime. When an official press release comes out (which ordinarily does way in advance) we'll talk all about it. Other than that seat back and enjoy. I thought the news of a movie coming out (Official) should be a far more interesting topic than this.

[Riles481]

I was on the net, when I found an online encyclopedia. Its called "Wikipedia"
Its a cool website so I searched "bleach". I quoted it from here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_%28manga%29) This is shocking news.
ok

1.)you've only JUST discovered wikipedia:blink
and
2.)you do know thers a Bleach manga out and the anime is gonna keep going along with it for a long time

[Sniper]

Not sure, some fillers are good. Yugioh manga on shonen jump had some cool fillers. Kinda stupid, but their really good.

And besides, blech needs to continue. They can make some serious cash from it ^_^

[thesh00ter]

i don't know if anybody has asked this but how far behind the manga is the anime?

[Potentialflip]

i don't know if anybody has asked this but how far behind the manga is the anime?

Don't know what exactly your asking. But if I think your asking how far ahead is the manga right now with the new arc? It is roughly pretty much 40 chapters ahead. I'm guessing that is what your asking for.

[poeman]

man i hope this show lasts, but no fillers please. they really suck

[Bronwen]

man i hope this show lasts, but no fillers please. they really suck

I've seen that style of art before, your sig and I recall having to pick up my jaw a couple of times from the gorgeousness of it all. Can you please link that site? Please, please, please!


And for the topic at hand, there is no indication that Bleach is ending soon. Maybe the 70 mark is how far they've planned. :oh Or the span of the current arc and some fillers in between before the next arc starts.

Thankfully Kubo Taito has made some excellent omakes that can turn into some very hilarious fillers and there are about 10 of them that really would help. I would imagine them filtering does omakes in between somewhere...

[thesh00ter]

Don't know what exactly your asking. But if I think your asking how far ahead is the manga right now with the new arc? It is roughly pretty much 40 chapters ahead. I'm guessing that is what your asking for.


yes that answers my question.

[Zodd]

This is fantastic news. After fighting these guys in Bleach Society, it's pointless to continue, unless you start inventing bad guys like Naruto and Dragonball Z. This makes me very happy. What?- You thought Ichigo would go back to fighting hollows again? That would be pointless.

[Sesqoo]

This is fantastic news. After fighting these guys in Bleach Society, it's pointless to continue, unless you start inventing bad guys like Naruto and Dragonball Z. This makes me very happy. What?- You thought Ichigo would go back to fighting hollows again? That would be pointless.

So does it make you happy that they won't continue even though there is a manga that is still in progress? I would hate if a serie would stop in a middle of something(look at Saint Seyia hades OVA:mad )

[Axass]

Seven good reasons for which I'm absolutely sure Bleach isn't ending at episode 70:

1 - High ratings.
2 - Manga still going on and strong.
3 - Movie in the making.
4 - Lots of games coming out.
5 - 70 is not a season ending.
6 - Found on Wikipedia, which can be edited by anyone.
7 - The phrase itself doesn't imply that Bleach is ending, just that the tv calendar reach up to episode 70.

You all need to chill down, everytime someone comes up with "Bleach is ending" news, you automatically believe him.

[A3-kun]

I'll believe Bleach is ending when someone finds several news articles of people in charge of the Bleach anime and a buttload of references. Not just "omg, I found something on the net saying Bleach is ending! It must be true!" >.>

[XangetZu]

don't believe in everything u read at wikipedia :tem

besides, who cares about da anime? as long as the manga still goes i'm fine. the anime is like a colored disaster of the manga if ya ask me :P

Long live bleach manga!!!!!!!!

[FFLN]

There are some shows which end before the season's over. Hikaru no Go, HunterxHunter, Full Metal Alchemist they all ended before the season was over. Hikaru no Go had a special afterwards and HunterxHunter has had 30 episodes animated as OVAs. So it is possible that Bleach TV will stop at around 70, but it doesn't mean that other animated projects for the series will be stopped.

[Grudge]

Seven good reasons for which I'm absolutely sure Bleach isn't ending at episode 70:

1 - High ratings.
2 - Manga still going on and strong.
3 - Movie in the making.
4 - Lots of games coming out.
5 - 70 is not a season ending.
6 - Found on Wikipedia, which can be edited by anyone.
7 - The phrase itself doesn't imply that Bleach is ending, just that the tv calendar reach up to episode 70.

You all need to chill down, everytime someone comes up with "Bleach is ending" news, you automatically believe him.

All that is ture, so there is no way it could end that soon. Not only that, but ichigo still has to kill that hallow that killed his mother, i would assume now that ichigo is so much stronger, that hallow is gonna get its ass handed to it. Or some epic saga will happen and it will be all inuyasha like on a a quest to kill that hallow. Im sure there is good stuff waiting to happen.

[Potentialflip]

The good news... People are starting to come into their senses. How this is just like the old rumor of it ending in 52 episodes.

The bad news... People like Zodd have no idea how bad the series will be if it ends at this arc.

[Zodd]

So does it make you happy that they won't continue even though there is a manga that is still in progress? I would hate if a serie would stop in a middle of something(look at Saint Seyia hades OVA:mad )

But where are they going in the manga? Where can you possibly go from here, except turning it into a comedy or inventing more bad guys?

Anyhow, Berserk was the same way, probably my top 3 favorite animes. The anime only covered part of the manga then ended, and it was very well done. And Berserk doesn't have the same problem that Bleach will undoubtedly have, ie Guts never defeats the powerful antagonists (God Hand, Zodd, etc).

If they keep it going, it will just ruin it imo.

[Rokudaime]

I think they should stop once this arc is over..as you can see...the manga is not really far from the anime....Add filler will make it just like Naruto

26 episode of filler? Oh no !
It nightmare if you asking me..unless those anime team can come up with better ARC..just like Saint Seiya filler ARC..if not..they better take a break.

[mgrace]

Bleach wont make the same mistake and take a break.... and do the next arch....

Which will make Bleach awesome... but I hope it doesn't become a SLAM DUNK..

I mean SLAM DUNK WAS AWESOME... but they didn't animate the last game from the manga which is a shame but the anime did end on a high...

[Potentialflip]

But where are they going in the manga? Where can you possibly go from here, except turning it into a comedy or inventing more bad guys?
Are you asking for manga info? I don't feel like getting scolded by the mods so I'll just say there are things at the end of this arc which leaves the story to continue. Lets just say if it ends with this arc it will ruin the anime part of it because...
1- There is still something to be revealed.
2- And well a little light behind certain characters. (this upcoming chapter just revealed a little insight on something people have been wondering?)

Anyhow, Berserk was the same way, probably my top 3 favorite animes. The anime only covered part of the manga then ended, and it was very well done. And Berserk doesn't have the same problem that Bleach will undoubtedly have, ie Guts never defeats the powerful antagonists (God Hand, Zodd, etc).

If they keep it going, it will just ruin it imo.
Yeah I see where your going with they are doing a great job so far. Don't screw it with filler stuff. Its just you have to know where the story is currently now to understand whether if it is worth ending after this arc. IMHO I don't think it is worth it. I don't mind a break which is not that bad (well unless you only watch Bleach and Naruto).

[Alucard]

hmmm i dont know if i should agree on stoping the series but it does make sense.. just look at Inuyasha... the anime stoped becuase it got realy close to the manga...and i heard that Takahashi(inuyasha creater) will not finish inuyasha manga soon. all i have to do is see when inuyasha comes back in the series then i ll believe that Bleach can come back. because the way its going they either make fillers ala Naruto or end it.

[Sagaki]

The Bleach anime is made by the same company that does Naruto. Bleach as of now, is a cash cow for them. They already made a Bleach video game, working on a movie, making toys, so on. There is NO WAY they are going to end this thing any time soon, but they will definitely take a break after the SS arc. Knowing these guys... they can't have a full animation staff just sitting around doing nothing and there is too much talent there to just lay them off. Yup... there's going to be a filler season. Just suck it up and deal with it, maybe the Bleach filler will be better than the Naruto one.

[Uzumaki^Naruto]

As averyone predict this current Bleach ark is going to end exactly when the Naruto fillers end .. maybe then the animators will concentrate on Naruto and make some fillers for Bleach.

[hitori78]

You know, at the end of one of the episodes, it actually said that bleach was going to end soon.....which kinda sucks but I'm willing to deal with it if it ends properly and doesn't do any crazy envangelion stuff...... I will miss Flying rukia though....

[Potentialflip]

You know, at the end of one of the episodes, it actually said that bleach was going to end soon.....which kinda sucks but I'm willing to deal with it if it ends properly and doesn't do any crazy envangelion stuff...... I will miss Flying rukia though....

Please provide some evidence before posting some random negative stuff no matter how non-legit it is. Cause believe me. Everyone here will be either looking at every single ending of each episode or be wondering I did not see anything that says it will end soon in any of the episodes (I started with last seasons ep. 27).

[Gunners]

Im going to go with fillers will start. IMO it is not good business sense to stop something that is bringing in money and to cut it so short anyway, if it cancels there always the manga anyway.

[Potentialflip]

Yes I bumped the thread I know but I just got a hold of some interesting news. In Bleach Forums (http://www.bleachforums.com/showthread.php?t=9925) they seem to have announced that Bleach so far is for sure going to have 70 episodes. What happens after that is another story. Episode 60 won't be on November 29th but on December 6th.

But to clarify Bleach is not ending for sure with episode 70. But I'm sure news will come out before episode 70 premieres whether or not the Bleach anime will continue. Just a side note... The link that the poster (DJudge: reliable source for translating Japanese. He helps translates Bleach Manga) put is in all Japanese so yeah you need to know Japanese.

[tripperdan99]

LOL, did you see the little note by DB in the beginning of Episode 58 about there being a 22 ep filler arc?

They have to be just wanting to stir it up, lol. Those guys are great.

td99

[Kaki]

96 is more of an ending episode......

[omni1337]

Don't make me laugh....
this show is better than naruto, and seeing as how well its doing in japan, Canada and USa will eventually get Bleach as well, so that means there will be fillers.
Suck it up, its either bad bleach or no bleach at all....

[Megaharrison]

Don't make me laugh....
this show is better than naruto, and seeing as how well its doing in japan, Canada and USa will eventually get Bleach as well, so that means there will be fillers.
Suck it up, its either bad bleach or no bleach at all....

That's what I thought with Naruto...But by this point the fillers are killing the series so badly it's ridiculous. Anime watchers I've seen have simply lost spirit in the series. Bleach may go down this road.

Considering the low quality of animation in the current Bleach episodes when compared to the manga counterpart...The filler animation should be soooo bad. I must see this.