Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Celebrates Ichigo With Special Key Art
Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War Arc has already thrown Ichigo Kurosaki into the fire, with the substitute Soul Reaper fighting against a familiar threat in the Quincy Family branch known as the Wandenreich. To help in celebrate the Shonen's return, a new poster has been released that shows the many transformations of Ichigo, along with a look into the future by showing off what Kurosaki looked like in the latest special chapter that arrived last year.
Last year, Bleach's creator, Tite Kubo, released a surprising new manga chapter, showing us what the Soul Society's members have been up to years following the Thousand Year Blood War Arc. Without revealing spoilers when it comes to the latest anime's season, Ichigo and his comrades have grown up substantially, with many of them beginning families of their own as they now faced a new threat that has even closer ties to their organization. Currently, Kubo has released no information when it comes to the Shonen manga's potential return, though based on how the special chapter ended, it wouldn't come as a surprise to see Bleach continue.
Ichigo Through The Years
Shonen Jump released the new poster to honor Ichigo Kurosaki throughout the years, with the many transformations he received as a substitute Soul Reaper not just making him one of the strongest warriors in the spirit world, but also seeing him take on many different appearances throughout his Hollow fighting career:
As you can see, the much older version of Ichigo appears in full color for this new poster, though the latest installment from Tite Kubo hasn't shown us if Kurosaki has developed further in his power following the fight against the Sternritter. Should Bleach continue with its manga, we would imagine that will be a major question that is eventually answered, though it's far from being confirmed as to whether the mangaka responsible for the creation of the Soul Society will be making a full comeback.
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