It is sad to know that the longest-running manga, Tite Kubo's Bleach will finally end and that Volume 74 will be the last of his masterpiece. For 15 years, fans from around the world have been enjoying Bleach too much and will surely miss the favorite manga of all times.
The final volume which is the 74th will be made available in Japan on November 4 while North America will get volumes 68 and 69 on November 1, 2016 and March 7, 2017 respectively, according to Crunchyroll.
Casts and crews who were behind Bleach's long presence are the following: Abiko Yuki, Aimoto Shou, Funatsu Hajime, Imoto Hitoshi, Iwata Shogo, Kurimoto Kentaro, Matsuo Aisuke, Narita Koichi, Nawashirozawa Haruto, Okada Kasumi, Sato Atsuhiro, Sato Yoshitaka, Shiromoto Sho, Tatsushima Shiori, Yamakoshi Reiko, and Yoshioka Yasuhiro.
Anime Feeds stated that in 2001, Bleach was serialized in Weekly Shonnen Jump magazine and was created into a 366-episode anime as well.
Tite Kubo is the man behind Bleach's success that writes and illustrates Ichigo Kurosaki, along with the other characters of the manga. The story centers on Ichigo who acquired the powers of a Shinigami or Death God. The newly-possessed powers made him responsible of protecting humans from evil spirits and guide departed souls to afterlife. The supreme power also sent him to journeys to different ghostly world of existence.
Because of the manga's popularity, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim starting airing Bleach episodes dubbed in English while Hulu started streaming subtitled versions seven days after each episode was aired in Japan. Viz Media also launched featured films of Bleach in English.
And since Bleach's popularity cannot be stopped, the manga will now become a movie. A live-action adaptation is going on right now and the movie is slated to release in Japan sometime in 2018. Sota Fukushi will take the role of Ichigo Kurosaki. Even if the manga already ended, fans will still be able to feel the significance of the live-action movie as Tite Kubo will assist in the production.
