The Hell Arc Will be the Peak of BLEACH

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[@mr_dino4222]

Important thing, there aren't four realms in Bleach, there's six. Bleach's cosmology was designed to mirror the samsara cycle of reincarnation, with each realm in bleach directly corresponding to one of the six realms in Buddhism. The World of the Living being the Human/Manusya Realm, Soul Society being the Demigod/Asura Realm, the Royal Palace (yes, it is its own world separate from the Soul Society) being the Heavenly/Deva Realm, The Beast Realm (where Komamura is from, and again is in fact a separate world from Soul Society) being the Animal Realm/Tiryang, Hueco Mundo being the Hungry Ghost/Preta Realm, and Hell being the fairly self-explanatory Hellish/Naraku Realm.

[@tchalla8744]

Now I wish there's also an arc about beast realm.

[@boolboi2296]

@@tchalla8744 that would be a great spin off story

[@jonelanimado1807]

ward

[@joshuabarnard5702]

I think the Asura Realm fits better as being the Shadow Realm of the Quincy. Because the Asura are characterized as being constantly at war with the Deva, like the Quincy are constantly at war with the Shinigami.

[@vaidikchauhan4382]

@@boolboi2296 I think they should also reveal diff universes in bleach outside garganta as in novel ichibei stated sk have cosmic awareness by which he can see outside the universe so there is things besides garganta so they might explore it cause after yhwach I don't potentially see anyone more powerful and terrifying so they would bring ppl besides their universe and have connection with sk oor many things

[@commando61961]

I just know kenpachi has some connection to hell

[@ricardolc814]

Yeap, there's a lot mystery about his mere existence

[@shunkun8668]

Chad too. With his "fist of the devil"

[@GlacikingTheIceColdKing]

Whenever he releases his eye patch, his reiatsu resembles a skull, idk if it's just resembling he's deadly or he actually has connection to Hell.

[@shunkun8668]

@@GlacikingTheIceColdKing his bankai literally turns him into a devil

[@GlacikingTheIceColdKing]

@@shunkun8668 yes lmao

[@laazro]

I just hope kubo gets to take his time with this arc

[@GoldPSL]

My thoughts exactly, when he’s given the time, he really comes out with bangers.

[@roywempor8395]

he had 20 years, and Kubo loves his work, he didn't spend them just resting, he definitely planned everything by now like he planned tybw back in chapter 1.

[@LoserSquads]

I agree, can't wait to see Hell's guardian chad form. My most anticipated fight is a boxing match between Chad and Aizen in muken.

[@jert5174]

Lmao

[@umarabdaziz]

🤣

[@Genie-75]

😂😂

[@slashy5082]

Ulqiorra definitely lives in soul society, if you remember, he's the first pure hollow soul. He had no human life, so he's sins have been purified by ichigo's sword, and he's been sent to the soul soceity.

[@namelessred8445]

He wasn't slain with a Zanpakutō though

[@drukerus]

Spoilers: Didn't he get blasted by White's Gran Rey Cero point blank and vanished into dust afterwards?

[@nathanielranney9163]

​@@namelessred8445if you stop and think about it; he was, though. Zangetsu was in control of Ichigo and dealt the fatal blows necessary to kill Ulquiorra, and seeing as Zangetsu is a Zanpakuto as well.as a hollow, one could argue that even though it was a hollow, he as a Zanpakuto also dealt the fatal blow.

[@SmoothBlk]

​@@nathanielranney9163If Kubo were to bring him back, that would be the best explanation as to how he was purified

[@Nakamako1]

i think characters with that much power are naturally sent to hell. but just like all the other realms hell will not always be one sided

[@yeonbibi191]

There's a lot of potential with this arc, and the additional characters are great so far, especially the few times kubo have shown Kazui, there's already a lot of thoeries

[@IntelligentFlame]

It would be poetic justice for the 5 nobles who committed the "original sin" to now be instrumental in destroying the balance they built, as powerful servants of Hell.

[@marleymclean4756]

I thought I was pumped for TYBW part 2 but now I can’t stop thinking about the hell arc 🤯

[@D_kumar50000]

Ikr!!!! Me too I hope kubo doesn't drag his feet on this one like he did with TYBW😢

[@RipLxrd]

What I hope is that Ichigo uses true bankai, Aizen takes out Bankai, Ishin takes out Bankai too and lastly I hope there will be a panel showing White Zangetsu again

[@KaiKrimson56]

11:59 Honestly, I would like to see Ulquiorra vs Ichigo in the Hell Arc not just because it'd be an interesting milestone to have Ichigo fight someone that required him to use the unstable version of his Full Hollow Powers with more stable versions of them but because it would be sick to see in the manga/anime an even cooler version of the Vast Lorde vs Ulqiorra fight from Hell Verse.

[@nathanielranney9163]

As cool as that would be, Zangetsu killed Ulquiorra and as per CFYOW, all the souls that inhabit a menos/arrancar are purified. And given that he was a pure hollow with no human sins to purify he's probably been reborn in Soul Society. Reminder: The ritual only exists for captains. I highly doubt any of the Espada outside of Aaroniero (Hell Verse one shot chapter) and Szayalapporo are in Hell. There may be more but i doubt it.

[@Anhiksi]

I wonder if Kubo will drop more Hell arc build up in the TYBW anime

[@pacmiller7564]

Hopefully 🤞

[@R7dman]

I’m certain he will

[@yashgupta5192]

He will most probably start hell arc after he makes changes in cour 3 and 4(there will be many) but he can start it after the end of cour 4 to continue the popularity

[@glorious77iguana2]

the novels and this hell arc if kubo could play it right we could have a whole franchise

[@2100jord]

If kubo had the time bleach could’ve been just as long as op if not longer so much lore and things that still need explaining

[@freeyaw29]

War on hell. Those who are literally evil against those who ends up because they're just too powerful. Ukitake acts as a guardian rather than invader like the espada

[@glitchyfox8706]

i would like to see the royal guards more in the hell arc as keeping the world in balence and stuff seems like something they should know. also that they likely knew that the ritual was sending captins to hell

[@therealrouges2341]

The peak of Bleach already happened, and it's the first invasion of Soul Society from the Wandenreich

[@High-Overlord-Snarffie-Pug]

I hear they have KZbin in Hell, but every video you click on has a ∞ long ad at the start

[@unguided_za3084]

It would be amazing. I do hope however that Ichigo is the protagonist tho, I love hearing him call people bastards.

[@AlexESR71]

Hopefully they don’t just give us fights. But a full new world, and also use this to expand more on soul society with the rukon district, the zaraki forest and such. Also it’s good you mention “density” of reiatsu, as I think the show has always implied it’s not just about amount of reiatsu but also about its density. Also you know how we also have different language themes representing the different realms. You can bet your @ss well be having some Italian terminology pretty soon to learn🔥👌😂

[@animanco6833]

It’s almost 2 years now. And we have heard nothing from Kubo about this arc. Like what the hell. I can assume that Kubo is focusing on the bleach anime

[@pacmiller7564]

Yeah I don't get it either

[@animanco6833]

@@pacmiller7564 the reason I can think of is the bleach anime

[@kaikuso9711]

he is probably focusing on the bleach anime. Think about it like this, right now the bleach anime has the anime industry by storm. If he released conformation of the hell arc now, it would be like dumping a thirsy man in the ocean. The best move he can do is wait till the anime ends, loses steam then release news on it to continue the momentum.

[@mr_dino4222]

He has already gone on record saying that if he's going to do it, it's going to be on his own time and *not* at the behest of others. Which is quite frankly, a luxury he deserves.

[@BeastBoy557]

@@mr_dino4222Faxs. Dude has been writing manga for a decade plus.

[@flyingcapsicum]

From the time I read the chapter I had so many questions. The oneshot said they perform the Konso Reisai for captains who have fallen in battle... so what about captains who don't die in battle? What about captain-class lieutenants like Chojiro? I don't think they would have performed the Konso Reisai on Gin and Tosen since they were enemies, so would they even be there? Can regular denizens of Soul Society go to Hell or do they just get reincarnated? And what level of wickedness is required to for people to get sent to hell? There's Shrieker, who was an unrepentant serial killer. Szayelaporro was an evil mad scientist as a human according to the novels. I've just been really curious about all of this.

[@R7dman]

Some really good questions honestly, we need to see the answers to everything here

[@namelessred8445]

I always enterpeted it as any person with Captain levels of power go to Hell when they die and that the ritual was to ensure that the Deceased Captains become gatekeepers of Hell instead of being denizens so Gin and Tosen would still end up in Hell but they wouldn't be Gatekeepers like Ukitake or Yamamoto

[@reaudimills7947]

Long post warning: I can see Kazui being important but not the main character or focus. An event of such a scale would need to be resolved quickly and not drag out for years (in story). Ichigo is arguably, if not the strongest being alive (let's not get into an Aizen argument), and his power was never shown, i.e his true Bankai or even mastery/evolution of it like others experienced. His potential is insane and he will definitely have to save the day once again, even if Kazui serves as a catalyst or partner in him doing so. Whatever power Kazui possesses, it is either his own unique Shingami powers, something new entirely, or passed down from his parents (one of which represents every being prior to the hell arc). Ichigo was shown with his classic shikai for a reason. Kubo did state in a Q&A that Ichigo can "swap" between the two forms, so that should be an indicator that he's at least progressed seeing as he couldn't "swap" in the TYBW arc (at least not intentionally if we are counting the ending as that). Ichigo being the closest living being to the Soul King might be so that we know he'll eventually pass that level with whatever "hell" powers he acquires (though this might be wishful thinking on my part). Hell existed before the 3 worlds and was known as "the pit." It May be possible for a hell equivalent of the Soul King to exist. The devil is contrasted with God (though we know Lucifer lost that war and was cast out of heaven). Could the Soul King have cast a rebellious, powerful but lesser being to the pit? I'm purely speculating here and am having too much fun. I'll end on that note.

[@gameanimeking]

I consider the last part to be the case, the enemy this time will be a soul king level being. As said in the vid the human world was created as a barrier on top of hell. I am guessing there was a war in the past between the soul king and another being, the latter lost and was cast down to hell. The utopia was cut into pieces of soul society, human world and hueco mundo to keep hell in check. Either the utopia was damaged in that war and needed to be split or the world needed it to be split as a cost for victory to maintain the so-called balance. We will probably see hell and an equivalent of soul society for hell. Hell holds the history and secrets of the bleach universe and is something no one knows about other than the soul king, the ancient clans and Ichibei. Soul King certainly had to pay some price for his victory back then otherwise I don't see an entity like him be mutilated and held in status like he is.

[@wordsmyth659]

See the soul king got the last laugh cuz he clearly was strong enough to make a " Valhalla" for those who are too strong but elected to say naw they can go to hell. Balance could have been maintained with a 5th realm but my theory is that he simply thought fuck em lol

[@kthxpls]

If only Bleach was Seinen instead of Shōnen, it would be a awesome mangá/anime. The old anime and the old animation was nice to see when I first watched on my friends house, it was the first big Shōnen anime that I started to follow next to Naruto when I was a teen. To me at least, Bleach started to get pretty bad after the rescue of Rukia, even that I like some of the Espadas and Vaizards. In the beginning the anime had this paranormal and horror vibe that I always liked, then, it started to get just like any other Shōnen, like Dragon Ball or something, it got boring pretty fast. I love the art style of Kubo Tite but Bleach story is not that great, when I discovered Berserk I just lost interest in all Shōnen genre, only a few I can really say they're good with a nice story and decent characters development.

[@nozerc]

Imagine an Ichibei vs yammamoto fight in the hell arc

[@Dick_n_Jimmy_LIVE]

I was thinking more the lines of Kirinji(the TRUE first Kenpachi)/Zaraki vs Unohana.... I'm surprised not many people talk about how Kirinji is Unohana's master.

[@saiken811]

​@Dick & Jimmy: GO NUTZ ! I could be wrong but I belive all members of the 0 squad are resurrected in Can't Fear Your Own World.

[@americanchic1101]

I'd like to see Ichigo/Orihime and Renji/Rukia have to make tough decisions that would make them choose between protecting their kid(s) vs the soul society or another friend.

[@mia3033]

Ichigo 100% prioritizes his kid with no second thoughts

[@yeonbibi191]

I think, as I remember, after the tybw anime is finished, Kubo said he''ll continue Burn the Witch first

[@j.k.1239]

That sucks.

[@tomh8623]

I need Aizen to kill the soul king at the end of this when everyone else is tied up with the final fight.. how do we resolve this? Vice Captain Shuhei Hisagi’s bankai overlays the soul king’s soul chain onto ichigo’s.. making him the new soul king

[@ASNS117Zero]

Man, that'd be one hell of a bad end (in the visual novel sense, not in the 'this is poorly written' sense). I'd honestly respect the fuck out of Kubo if he went with that hard of a downer ending (consigning Ichigo to perpetual tormented existence as an undead husk used to maintain the existence of current reality) despite the backlash he'd face in the casual fanbase.

[@fahimmaf2469]

We probably see Yama, unohana, gin, maybe some espada and quincy like Yhwach

[@ASNS117Zero]

Yhwach isn't really dead. He's currently being used as a replacement Soul King. Well, unless Kubo completely throws out CFYOW, which... You know what, let's have Yhwach show up. I'd love it if Kubo just completely erased that abortion of a story from history.

[@andyzhang7890]

Facts. Me n a bleach friend have been theorizing the fuck outta this arc, we’ve been convinced this is gonna be the craziest arc bar none, we could possibly see characters like Masaki, ulquiorra, possibly the quincies, maybe even stuff like squad zero showing off their full potential, Ichibei vs Yamamoto kinda shit. Gettin goosebumps thinkin about this. Amazing video btw, got me hyped as shit 🔥🔥

[@vinnie906]

one thing I really would like to see in Hell Arc is Orihime and her parents. They were literal demons to her, nearly killing her as a baby until her brother took her and ran away.

[@JerkWarlord]

Ulquiorra was never a human, he was born a hollow. I like to think he's a Soul Society wallflower now, observing humans and trying to understand his newfound humanity, but... 🤷

[@angkhoapham8209]

If it ever comes out, yes.

[@buglifesmatter]

Imagine if the true purpose of the Quincy is to balance out the power between hell and the other realms by destroying souls that are sent to hell

[@AmViR1]

I believe when the blood war arc ends, they will release this final arc and who knows maybe we will also go to heaven. Anyhow I’m extremely excited and also happy because the anime was so epic.

[@vaidikchauhan4382]

I think not only heaven we can also think that if their are death gods then there must be diff gods as well and even demon gods as well there is too much to make

[@alfiee3519]

Hoping Praying Making Deals with WHOEVER for Kubo to really think out. PLAN AND THINK. MAP OUT. This story. God please 🙏🏽 😭😭

[@scottvgamer1163]

When/if this is adapted into anime form (when/if it continues), I hope Taguchi will stay as the series director.

[@zepdog4595]

Ok, it just hit me. I'm calling it now and here, the REAL reason Aizen wanted to be the Soul King. It's all so he Doesn't go-to Hell when he finally dies. He wants to be the one to redefine the universe and the rules in it. He knows how powerful he is and is destined to go to hell (so morality plays no part in his life since he has no choice with the status quo. So he wants to change it all!

[@johnathanlehrbass2406]

We will finally be able to see how strong Ichigo actually is at his strongest.

[@Emilstekcor]

I feel like Kubo will most likely finish the manga before it's released. He's basically said as much online.

[@taelir8599]

i agree with you that it could be the absolute peak, given that it has so much potential. However it kinda worries me because some of the ways this arc could be developed would be bad for the overall narrative style consistency and kubo's touch. idk if i can make my thoughts clear but things like seeing gin or ulquiorra again, you know that's some shit you see in Naruto, not that im hating on it, but it has nothing to do with bleach at its core, to not go in the direction of what is absolutely necessary to the plot all the while letting everything else build up in the shadows. In this instance characters like ulquiorra or gin have their story finished and making them come back to be tearjerkers is lame and not in line with kubo's finesse (on the contrary to some Naruto and One piece story lines, i swear im not hating lmao) As Kubo said in the last interview 秘すれば花なり (What's kept secret will become a flower). To put it more simply im afraid it will turn out more like a comeback success kinda situation where the continuity of the story is put to the side, for it to be a Bleach fanservice celebration. BUT we all know Kubo GOAT so im just wasting time here, and im sure we'll all be shocked of what he's cooking🙏

[@sven3413]

I hope this won't be a "well this aged poorly".

[@chasinghaze0962]

Am I the only one who wants Burn the Witch before Hell Arc? Don't get me wrong, I will love more Bleach but I do want to see a new series continuation more if Kubo is serious with it, with having more time to think things thru.

[@philipcarey3213]

Yea you the only one bro. I'm trying to see Og Gotei 13, new lore, Yama & Unohana, the battles & feats(😈) and whatever resides in Hell... That even Reio was unsure of what Hell was containing.

[@fuffythegreat]

I kind of agree with you, while the teaser for the hell arc was pretty great and could lead to like a really good 150+ chapter arc, burn the witch already has a full really good volume out and it's a brand new story with new characters and ideas from kubo that we wont be able to expect. I want both ❤ but if i had to choose then i'd go with volume 2 of burn the witch.

[@MrCrimsonftw]

Me too burn the witch is what hot me into kubo’s work

[@philipcarey3213]

@@fuffythegreat lol nah nothing exciting is even built up yet in btw while Bleach dropped 73 pages that's heat 💀. Getting right into a new conflict, lore, characters and setting... In 73 pages. With Hell Arc it could actually help btw considering Hell is connected to earth(well earth sealed Hell)and most of btw is kinda earth bound so we could see how the gates being opened effects the verse(Bleach x btw share same universe). Ain't no way y'all saying Kenpachi lore(likely an Oni from Hell), Og Gotei 13 reveal(could help flesh out the royal families sin), Kazui, Ichigo, Rukia and the rest are less dope than... Btw...? Nah lol I like btw but that it has nothing as interesting to what Bleach has going on now and in the future.

[@marcomilillo23]

Actually I would rather want to see BTW before Hell arc Kubo still lacks in writing,so trying something else,gaining experience might help. Plus BTW looked interesting so it would be sad if he drops it To not forget about CFYOW and other novels he said wanted to work with

[@ScarGus]

There might also be beast/animal realm that animals go to and possibly where Komamura's curse originated from

[@StCrimson667]

I posted it on the Bleach subreddit, but it really is amazing just how much Hell has been hiding in the corners of the world of Bleach since the very beginning and Kubo has been dropping hints that Hell has some big role to be yet seen since basically the beginning of the TYBW. I'll drop my predictions and theories for the Hell arc, apologizes for the WALL of text, but, overall, I think we're REALLY going to be in for some awesome stuff when the Hell arc finally drops and I CAN'T WAIT! CFYOW revealed that the founding ancestor of the only unnamed Noble House agreed to the Soul King's plot specifically to put a lid on top of Hell and that Hell itself was already formed during the Primordial Age when life, death, and the Living and Spiritual worlds were all still mixed up. My first theory is that this nameless Noble House are probably going to feature prominently in the arc and are most likely actively researching Hell. I'd also bet that they're the ones who are breeding and taking care of the Hell Butterflies since we know that they're supposed cared for by Shinigami, perhaps having used some sort of object or life form that they took from Hell previous to the Soul King's sealing to create or breed them. Obviously, we're probably going to go to Hell, pun intended, during the arc and see what it's like there, which I CAN'T WAIT for. I'd also put money on that the legs of the Soul King are in some way involved in Hell. We've seen the Soul King's arms, his heart, his brain, his Saketsu, and his nails, but nothing from his lower body even though his legs have clearly been amputated as well. If I was writing the Hell arc, I'd have them both mirror his arms, the right governing stillness and his left governing evolution, and have his feet govern purity and corruption, his right leg purifying whatever it touches and his left leg corrupting and polluting, and have them play into the processes and cycles which exist in Hell, the corruption and pollution which send souls to Hell and the purification necessary for souls to leave it and be reincarnated. Maybe the beings made from his legs serve as judges over the damned souls or maybe they're like warlords, warring over Hell and drawing souls into their armies. No idea, anything is possible in that regard, just my own wild speculation. The part that interests me the MOST, though, is what, or rather who, they'll find in Hell. We know the dead captains are there and have probably been altered by Hell judging from Ukitake's sword, perhaps its actually the captains who are the giant hands who drag souls down to Hell? And we know that Szayelapporo is there, there's many other options for who else like Barragan or some of the dead Sternritter, etc. But, what if they went to Hell and immediately discovered a friendly face? Kaien Shiba Because who was the other Arrancar who is implied to be in Hell? Aaroniero, who we know devoured the Hollow that merged with Kaien. It's somewhat unclear what happens to all the souls that comprise a Hollow when they die and/or go to Hell, whether just the dominate soul goes or whether all souls go and we're also not sure if Kaien's soul moved on or if it went with his body to Hueco Mundo. Aaroniero could, of course, take on Kaien's form, but there's perhaps one piece of evidence that I think might indicate that Kaien might be coming back in Hell. Aaroniero could use his Zanpakuto and his Zanpakuto was still usable! Bleach is very explicit that Zanpakuto die along with their Shinigami! If Kaien is really dead, why is his Zanpakuto still usable?! You could argue that Aaroniero has simply copied Nejibana and made an intimation of it, but that seems a bit odd. Sure, Zanpakuto are a reflection of their owner's soul and he could have learned all about Nejibana from Kaien's memories, and, to be fair, Nejibana is supposedly destroyed by Metastacia, but notably only the blade and we know this doesn't kill the Zanpakuto as Rukia was simply able to grow hers back after Aaroniero destroys hers. Besides Aaroniero already has a Zanpakuto of his own, why make an entirely new Zanpakuto just for Kaien's powers? If this is Kaien's actual Zanpakuto, which I think it is, then why is it allowing Aaroniero to use it? Zanpakuto are sentient, they can and do withhold their power if they so chose and can also allows others to use them as seen with Senna and Mirokumaru. So, if Aaroniero can use Nejibana, it must be because Nejibana is allowing itself to be used. If Aaroniero was simply taking on Kaien's appearance, wouldn't it make sense for Nejibana to just ignore Aaroniero unless Kaien's soul is really there inside of Aaroniero in some way! Metastacia was part of Aizen's experiments into merging Shinigami with Hollows that would eventually lead to the creation of the Visored, what if it wasn't just his body that Metastacia merged with Kaien, but also their souls?! And their two souls, intertwined, were devoured along with Kaien's body and became part of Aaroniero who was then later sent to Hell. Either the souls which made up Hollows are damned along with the dominant soul or maybe each individual Hollow is judged as well, or maybe it's simply that Kaien's soul was something that had never been seen before and so was consigned to Hell to ensure it didn't reincarnate and potentially cause some sort of damage to the cycle. If, somehow, Kaien was able to get control of himself again or even purge Metastacia from him, HE COULD FEATURE IN THE HELL ARC! Imagine it! Imagine Rukia going down to Hell and seeing Kaien there for the first time in hundreds of years! Imagine Ichigo finding out that Kaien is his cousin! THINK OF THE PATHOS! THE MELODRAMA! Kaien is also one of the most important background characters in the story! Kaien's death both weighted incredibly heavily on Rukia in the early series and it was Kaien's death that caused the Shiba Clan to fall from the status of Noble House! It would be amazing to get to spend some time with him, get to know him as a person better, and it would really, really neatly bookend the entire series! And, perhaps even more interestingly, what if it's Kaien who is trying to reach out to Kazui from Hell? Why wouldn't Kaien want to meet the newest member of the Shiba line? ;)

[@TsukiSamaX]

True a real Kaien meeting Kazui would be so wholesome!

[@babytoshiro7014]

Hiding? Hell doesn't hide lol

[@adamtruong1759]

Honestly, I'm most interested in what all the captain level characters think about the revelation that deceased captains were sent to Hell. Especially Ichigo since he's always wanted power to protect and shatter fate, and only to learn that the very same power that brought him so far has come at a cost of being cast into Hell for eternity.

[@babytoshiro7014]

This arc should be a major arc for the captains. I bet we will get chapter 2 unexpectedly from Kubo next year... If people don't bothered him😅

[@michaelcutler6118]

Do you think that the hell arch will get animated? Of course, time will tell. I do not think that these types of discussions of the hell arch will ruin anything for me.

[@ZacSonicMee]

Welp, you mentioned it, guess we gotta wait another week now.

[@agentboi4794]

If Kenpachi ever dies there's gonna be *HELL TO PAY* Kenny gonna get to hell and just start running fades on sight. On a side note It's kinda sad how Ichigo is most likely going to hell if he dies considering his reatsu is so damn dense. Although it would a clever way for Ichigo to escape this if he used something similar to Mugetsu and got rid of his surreal reatsu.

[@Manuel-gt9jf]

Even tho i love yama and old characters I want brand new villains not recycled ones

[@R7dman]

I think we'll have a mix of new characters and returning old ones.

[@Manuel-gt9jf]

@@R7dman definitely don’t mind this

[@Aspiringtrader2024]

Kubo's 45 damn, I am shocked 😲

[@SkullyX99]

As long as Kubo doesn't bite off more than he can chew. We all know how Isayama made a mess of Attack On Titan's ending.

[@Serjohn]

Ichigo kurosaki, human, shinigami, Quincy, hollow, Vizard, fullbringer, satan, devil fruit user, pharaoh, tailed beast, shaman, fiend, digidestined

[@Eric-dd8bk]

Man, they better animate this. Watching this in anime is going in my bucket list.

[@tabkg5802]

13:04 funnily enough Ichigo alone is enough to stomp them. The actual problem might be the main hell warden and Juha if he is in Hell

[@BeastBoy557]

Jjk has been flames but my anticipation for the hell arc is out of this world. There’s genuinely limitless potential.

[@Arrowz_88]

One of my predictions would be: Kazui is definitely going to be playing a major role. He's been naively sending innocent souls into Hell, and that will probably end up becoming a BIG problem with the Soul Society. The Soul Society might end up marking Kazui as a major threat and try to eliminate him, and you know Ichigo isn't gonna sit by and let that happen. Ichigo might have to fight the Soul Society again. I hope that this does happen, becuz it'll add drama and tension to the story.

[@trehubb6144]

We all know we're waiting to see the original gotei 13💯. Honestly in terms of matchups I been believing Yamamoto will face either Ichigo or Kenpachi.. I feel any captain down in hell will not only be returned to their prime strength but possibly with something more added. Would be nice to see Nel or Grimmjow face Ulquiorra.. Thinking about it now wouldn't Kaien be down in Hell or no? Could be Rukia potential opponent...

[@km2460]

This could be the best arc or the worst arc tbh. Kubo needs to write the story properly and allow it to reach its full potential. Not saying he isn’t capable of doing that but I think us bleach fans can agree that we’ve seen this not happen many times before.

[@Y4L3Lol]

Depends it seems like he’s taking his time on developing it.

[@OneyedRabbit]

praying the hell arc is centered around kazui and chad

[@cemafer]

wtf does Chad have to do with anything

[@OneyedRabbit]

@@cemafer his powers, attack names, he needs more love n screen time his form looks and feels very incomplete, list goes on

[@cemafer]

@@OneyedRabbit Yeah I understand that. I love Chad too, but he's just a fullbringer that doesn't have much to do with the conflict the chapter is trying to build up. I would really like to see how he boxes tho :P

[@nelsonmercadojr2749]

If he ever does it

[@gamesandmoviesentertainmen4259]

So they go to HELL For Being Super OP WOW what a twist that is good story telling I would love this all to get in the Anime someday.

[@gokura]

Bleach Mondays baby

[@toddbukauskas8804]

I'm not good at working when I'm being told to, so I'll work when I'm not being g told to"

[@Middistance]

I wonder if its possible that the bleach light novels get an anime adaptation?

[@A_Bottle-Of_Orange_Crush]

Ichigo is about to become part demon.

[@gabrielk.]

I read the whole manga series but i never heard about hell what is a one shot?

[@christopherwalsh2368]

I had absolutely no idea this was happening! Holy sh*t I'm excited for this! I'd love to see Gin again, my favourite of any Gotei 13 captains, taken too soon lol 😂

[@PepsiMan-yp6ke]

POV sees the title:Me thats if it even gets written

[@Yuanlupu]

TS IS GONNA BE FIRE I CANT WAIT

[@ryanodh8910]

Pov: Yhwach is not over yet.

[@ปลาทองอยู่ในน้ํา]

Imo I think there will be 2-3 main protagonist, first Kazui(him and Kon), second Ichika (secretly followed with some lieutenants and some captains like Kenpachi, Isane, Iba, and Byakuya/Toshiro), and third is Ichigo (2nd group of explorers that could go there later, Rukia, Renji, and the rest of captains) The most I interesting in this arc are more history, backstories, and previous noble ancestors include the last noble clan who could maintain the balance of hell.

[@D_kumar50000]

Do you think the main antagonist of hell might be stronger than the soul king?

[@ektran4205]

cour 1 october-december 2022 cour 2 july-octobe 2023 cour 3 april-july 2024 cour 4 jan-may 2025 hell arc jan 2027

[@saketmeena9581]

I have listened that Ulquiorra was never a human to begin with. He was naturally born Vasto Lorde arrancar of Hueco Mundo.

[@blackreaper1397]

nah you realize all captains from the beginning till now are all in hell right?

[@shadoweditz6922]

From what i guess there also be heaven where heavenly god live and some villian from hell will try to conqueror heaven and then shit goes on

[@vaidikchauhan4382]

That's a good idea literally this is what ppl with only johan pfp can think up of I too want some new gods then death god and demon god things

[@shadoweditz6922]

@@vaidikchauhan4382 yeah but who knows

[@ZayTh3God]

Heaven is the soul society

[@TheLastJayL]

New breathes not No Breaths. At least that’s what I saw.

[@R7dman]

You're right, I noticed this mistake the other day.

[@Zell93Drk]

Hang on people, Kubo is cooking for years to come! I'm sure there will be no better anime Bleach in this decade. There's also the world of BURN THE WITCH to expand... My God BLEACH is one of the most, if not the most, complex univers I've ever seen and still it's been so underrated for many years. Kubo will leave a mark of his passage on Earth with those two arcs, I'm sure of it!

[@DonMegaPLP]

Couple things: all souls that come from the world of the living go straight to one of the rukongai districts. The only souls born inside the seireitei are the children of Shinigami or noble families. 2. The original world was not a "utopia" is was stagnant. There was no death of old age, but people were being devoured by hollows with no protection or recourse until the Soul King appeared. Yhwach may believe it was paradise, but it wasn't. It was chaos. Neverending continues misery. People waiting to get killed. Maybe prior to the appearance of hollows things were better, but we dont know much about that. Also Ichibi could be lying. Who knows?

[@Force-Multiplier]

We don't even know if Hell will be an Arc 💀

[@Nakamako1]

i predict that hell will not only be punishment. the other realms all had a reputation that didnt turn out to be 100% true

[@MoonlessNight23]

how would the other captains sent in hell will be antagonist? DO they just turn evil?

[@saketmeena9581]

Yamamoto, unohana, Ukitake, OG gotei 13, Squad 0 etc.

[@saketmeena9581]

But it doesn't make sense why reishi should not be recyclable without threat. After all, it is developed from soul Society reishi. It may take time for all of reishi to get absorbed in soul Society because it is a large amount of reishi stored densely. But mayuri should be able to develop machine in which these deceased captains should be placed and their small amount of reishi should be allowed to come out per unit time with help of machine setting. But eventually all of reishi slowly slowy returning back to soul Society.

[@monkeycrimson6087]

shinigami and the soul society are based off the japanese arrancar and hueco mondo is based off of the spanish and quincys are based off of germany. series creation tite kubo said he also wanted to use the french language in the story at some point so safe to say people in the hell arc will speak french

[@andriusnod913]

In my opinion I believe that hell arc shouldn't be animated because we already getting final arc of bleach one thousand years blood war, and the war against the quincies seems like a good arc. But of course if Author Kubo decides to release this arc then that is ok, but I wonder who will be the final villain of this entire bleach story We already saw Aizen, Yhwach, I kinda have A feeling that Kisukre Urahara might be the final villain, i just have this strange feeling.

[@lamproskostopoulos365]

I would also love to see more of burn the witch but hell arc would also be amazing. Just more of kubo in general.

[@kofi_k1st]

We would wait 4 the arc 🤚

[@ProphetReviews]

Only hope is it's released after tybw

[@Xan3119Aizen]

I have always said since the day this came out and I first got it in English.. Kazui is going to be a villain I'm, if only for a moment... Ichigo may have to kill him.

[@C0MMuN15t-i3x]

Hell arc will be hell nah😢

[@pedropaulofaria6126]

If Yamamoto died...depending on the mechanics....we could see PRIME Yamamoto fighting. Jeuss fucking Christ.

[@reactionninja5819]

What is the point of hueco Mundo if the soul is still judged by the human life only?

[@StrengthScholar0]

Didn't Kubo clearly say he wasn't returning to the bleach series?

[@BeastBoy557]

When did he say that?

[@BeastBoy557]

Why would he have created this one shot with the most massive cliffhanger ever then? Makes no sense

[@trafalgard.187]

I know they do are Canon but has there ever been an official statement which proved cfyow to be canon?

[@Alex_Scher]

"...contract that allows him to release chapters whenever he want's to" Doesn't he kinda got this already with Burn the Witch?

[@OneManCast]

Hot Take: Ichigo is Lucifer, King of Hell. Prior to the one shot, that would've been a joke. It isn't a joke anymore.

[@kiepyon1]

Isshin vs ichigo in hell?

[@rolandjones784]

What would happen if: The original 13 got released or escaped from HELL...that would be cool.... Or....Demons, spirits, with weapons escaped from Hell.....