More than a few Bleach fans may agree that while the manga did well with the Soul Society Arc and the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc, the manga did not stick the landing. Unfortunately, author Tite Kubo’s health was in decline near the end, and that’s why his popular manga limped to the finish line. The incredible Bleach manga treated fans to some truly stellar storytelling, yet it could have ended better, and other manga series make that clear.
Any given manga doesn’t even have to be as good as Bleach or as popular as Bleach to get a better ending, either a little better or much better. In many cases, action manga did something roughly similar to Bleach but with better pacing or a more satisfying final battle, and other manga did something quite different than Bleach, and clearly better, too. Most likely, the Bleach anime will help strengthen the end of Ichigo Kurosaki’s saga, but in the manga world, Bleach can’t compare to these other manga series’ conclusions.
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My Hero Academia’s Ending Wasn’t Perfect But is Better Than Bleach’s
Deku is Back in the Fight With a New Suit
It’s true that My Hero Academia‘s manga also left something to be desired with its ending, but then again, it wrapped up more loose ends than the Bleach manga did. Bleach is the one that recklessly rushed its final few chapters, depriving characters like Grimmjow, Kisuke, Uryu, and Byakuya of the endings they deserved. The final battle also felt contrived, with Ichigo needing that special arrowhead from his friend Uryu Ishida to win.
My Hero Academia‘s endgame battle felt much more satisfying as Deku battled and defeated Tomura Shigaraki by sacrificing One For All, a move no other One For All wielder would have even considered. The manga also gave decent endings for the Todoroki family, Ochaco, and even Lady Nagant and Hawks as a proper send-off. Best of all, Deku even got to hop back into the thick of things thanks to a high-tech suit, an exciting open-ended conclusion to keep the hype alive.
Edward Elric Didn’t Mind Losing So Much to Defeat Father
Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist is a manga that simply did everything right from start to finish, with a vivid debut and a heartfelt conclusion to bookend this incredible shonen adventure. The manga launched with the painful horror of the Elric brother’s biggest mistake, and ended with Edward giving up alchemy to defeat Father, the villain. The series came full circle, with Ed going from using alchemy for everything to him not needing it.
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The conclusion of Fullmetal Alchemist also felt like the circle of life, with Ed resembling his father more than ever while Hohenheim allowed himself to die in peace at Trish Elric’s grave. Alphonse also got his body back, and the manga charmingly ended with a bird making its nest in the suit’s helmet to show new life in what was once an empty shell. The whole manga is about how life always finds a way, from alchemists to birds.
Dragon Ball Z Ended on a Hopeful Note With Majin Buu’s Reincarnation, Uub
Goku Wrapped Up the Series With Friendship and Joy
Strictly speaking, Son Goku’s thrilling adventures aren’t over yet, what with Dragon Ball Super keeping the story going in manga and anime format. The original series did have a solid conclusion, though, and manga readers can easily stop there and move on to another series without ruining the fun. The original Dragon Ball Z really just did the same thing three times in a row, but at least the tone was just right for the ending.
Dragon Ball Z‘s final manga arc did lack the thematic weight of Bleach‘s own, but in exchange, the final battle in Dragon Ball Z felt more impactful and satisfying than the hero needing a sudden arrowhead to defeat an unbeatable foe. Dragon Ball Z even handled the power of hope and friendship better, what with Kid Buu reincarnating as Uub, a human who became Goku’s cherished friend and student. If someone as twisted as Kid Buu can get a second chance like that, then perhaps anyone can.
Tokyo Ghoul’s Ending Felt Bittersweet After Ken Lost to Kisho Arima
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Tokyo Ghoul, not unlike the Bleach manga, rushed things a bit with its final battle. Ken Kaneki had a more memorable endgame fight, though, since he actually lost and underwent a major change. Ken’s journey was always a rough and surprising one, so it felt fitting how Ken lost to the cold wrath of Kisho Arima. Kisho stunned readers with his powers in that fight, and readers were desperate to see how Ken would recover.
Ken actually took a step back as an action manga star when he returned as Sasaki, an investigator ready to serve under Akira Mado. Such a twist made all Tokyo Ghoul readers excited to see what Ken would do in that form, and see when and how he would revert to his true self. That was both a solid ending and a fantastic setup, making it feel like the ending did double duty — and not many manga series can pull that off.
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Fruits Basket’s Ending Gave Tohru and Kyo Their Happily Ever After
The Manga Actually Skipped Two Generations Ahead to Pull it Off
It’s easy to compare action manga to each other, such as stacking up Bleach against the rest of the shonen “big three” or recent hits like My Hero Academia, but that’s not the only genre to consider. Fruits Basket, without needing zanpakuto or world-ending stakes, told the tale of a good-hearted protagonist who saved many people and got a well-earned happily-ever-after to wrap things up. To begin with, Fruits Basket‘s manga had better pacing with its closing chapters than Bleach did, making things feel gradual and smooth.
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What is more, the familiar paradigm of giving the older endgame hero a happy family feels more solid in Fruits Basket. Interestingly, the manga flash-forwarded two generations, introducing Tohru’s and Kyo’s little granddaughter, who asked her mother about grandma and grandpa. Thus, Fruits Basket showed how Tohru and Kyo spent many happy decades together, which means more than just enjoying the last few years in bliss.
Naruto’s Ending Was Cathartic as Naruto the Hokage Arrived
The Final Chapter Also Paid Tribute to One Piece
Bleach‘s manga ending was pretty underwhelming, and it’ll be a few more years before One Piece fans find out how that manga concludes, so that leaves Naruto as the “big three” manga with the best ending so far. On the downside, it was an unwelcome surprise for Kaguya Otsutsuki to dethrone Madara Uchiha as the endgame villain, but the manga did well otherwise. It was cathartic to see Naruto and Sasuke finally set aside their differences and repair their bond a bit as Team 7 reunited at last.
Best of all, Naruto Uzumaki’s retirement from the adventure was far more cathartic than Ichigo Kurosaki’s own. It may have been in-character for Ichigo to vanish into domestic bliss with Orihime, but Naruto’s ascent to Hokage hit much harder. Naruto achieved his dream after spending decades pursuing it in the manga’s chapters, and it was delightful seeing Kurama dozing as a tamed friend, rather than a fearsome beast. As a charming bonus, the defaced Hokage monument included Luffy’s jolly roger as Masashi Kishimoto’s way of saluting One Piece‘s author, Eiichiro Oda.
Bleach
- Release Date
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2004 – 2012-00-00
- Network
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TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC, BS TV Tokyo
- Showrunner
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Tite Kubo
- Directors
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Mitsutaka Noshitani, Junya Koshida, Hodaka Kuramoto, Yasuto Nishikata, Hiroaki Nishimura, Kazunori Mizuno, Akira Shimizu, Rokou Ogiwara, Kazunobu Shimizu, Akane Inoue, Hikaru Murata, Tomoko Hiramuki, Kazuo Nogami, Taiji Kawanishi, Shigeki Hatakeyama, Eiko Nishi, Takushi Kimura, Koji Aritomi, Ogura Shirakawa, Kiyomu Fukuda, Yukio Okazaki, Mitsue Yamazaki, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Eitarou Ano
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Masakazu Morita
Ichigo Kurosaki (voice)
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Fumiko Orikasa
Rukia Kuchiki
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