Discussion The Thousand-Year Blood War - Final Arc

THM Nindo · Feb 4, 2012

[tmod=darj]Hijacking the first post, I'll be updating it with every info on the next arc~ Discuss away the new arc here! :vbunny

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Bleach's Final Arc (no official name so far) said:
Vol.1 - Birth

- Soi Fon's left arm has been restored
- Genryusai's arm is still gone
- Unohana will unveil her braid and release her Zankpakuto
- Rose is the new captain for Squad 3

Vol.2 - Stage

- The concept for the new location is like a Palace of Ice
- It is not located in Soul Society or Karakura Town, but it is unexpectedly close and underground
- Possible chance of Espada reappearing. If one happens to appear though, many will follow
- Kyoraku will go Bankai and we will find out the history of his pink haori
- Shinji is the new captain for Squad 5
- Kensei is the new captain for Squad 9
- Possibility of relationship developement between Hinamori and Shinji
- Renji's Bankai has been perfected and its form has changed
- Nell is most likely going to appear

Vol.3 - Restart

- Kubo has been planning this arc since the end of the Soul Society Arc
- The upcoming Arc will be the Final Arc
- The next Arc will take place soon/directly after the Lost Shinigami Arc
- The foundation for the next Arc will be about certain "bodies" that Mayuri researched about in the past
- Rangiku's Past will play a key part in the story
- Hitsugaya's Bankai has been perfected
- Some Vice-Captains possibly obtaining Bankai. Yumichika is a good choice. Izuru's Bankai would be really gross
- Possibility of a flashback of when Kenpachi became Captain (Possibility low)
- Mayuri now looks like a Witch Doctor/Shaman
- Flashback of how Rukia felt when she was offered the position of Vice-Captain for Squad 13
- The mystery of Ichigo's Birth
- The meaning of the "True Blood" that Grand Fisher mentioned
- The relationship between Isshin & Ryuuken and the thing they seem to be hiding
- The secret of why Ichigo and Kaien look so similar
- The truth behind the death of Ichigo's mother
- Kon will be reappearing
- Hiyori's life and the other Vizard
- Hollows are being destroyed by someone/something
- Possibility of Aizen reappearing but in restraints
- Possibility of flashback of how Yoruichi and Urahara met over 100 years ago
- Zero Squad will be appearing
- The Soul King
- An event will happen that will leave Seireitei in ruin
- The enemies are small in numbers but increase over time
- Kubo laughs and hints at the end of the interview that the Shinigami could possibly know who the new enemies are

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Tite Kubo just announced that the next arc in Bleach will be the last!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-01/tite-kubo-bleach-manga-to-enter-final-arc
https://twitter.com/#!/manganewsjapon/status/164678275938009088

So, I thought about creating a thread to discuss about it.

What are your feelings about this manga coming to an end?
How long do you think this last arc will be?
Who will be the last boss?

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Most likely in this final arc, we will finally learn more about the Soul King and the Zero squad.
The last arc will probably be about them.

Aizen will probably come back as well in some way... although I'm not sure he will be against Ichigo...
The last time they met, Ichigo even asked if Aizen was really that bad...

My guess is that the last boss is the Soul King!