From the very beginning of Jujutsu Kaisenthe race, has been compared to Bleach. Both shows fall into the exorcist subgenre of shonen anime. Both feature extremely powerful main characters who are drawn into a magical world without being able to explain their power. Both tell stories of possession and maintaining self-control. Additionally, both anime have a colorful and varied cast of characters that add to an interesting plot.
These comparisons have always been favorable for Jujutsu KaisenAlthough the two shows are distinct, many fans of Bleach they sought out the newer anime because it captured some of the same magic. All of these similarities have only made it more popular. However, there are some things that fans don't want the two series to have in common. Bleach It is famous for its rushed ending. Although the story ended, it did not end in a satisfactory way. With Jujutsu Kaisen Since there is only one chapter left, it looks like it will suffer just like its predecessor.
JJK and Bleach both seem to rush the ending
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Title |
Manga start date |
Manga End Date |
Number of chapters |
Number of volumes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bleach |
August 7, 2001 |
August 22, 2016 |
686 |
74 |
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Jujutsu Kaisen |
March 5, 2018 |
September 30, 2024 |
271 |
27, currently |
The Thousand-Year Blood War Story Arc Bleach It's one of his best story lines. The characters are interesting, the progression of power makes sense, and the stakes are really high. This could have been one of the best story arcs in the manga. However, the pace of events in the story arc is too fast for anything to have a significant impact. It ends up leaving more questions than it answers, and the emotional payoff doesn't live up to the growth the story had previously.
Jujutsu Kaisen is facing a similar problem. The endings of the fights are abrupt. The abilities that would have been fully explained if they had appeared earlier in the manga are not made clear. The manga stumbles at the end and this is dragging down the quality of the series as a whole. Gege Akutami wants to end Jujutsu Kaisen for the same reasons Tite Kubo ended Bleach abruptly. Both authors have been dealing with health issues that have made it difficult to keep up with the intense demands of the manga industry. This is a well-known problem in the industry. In this case, neither author has a choice in ending their series.
Complete the story by other means
Kubo didn't stop writing just because the Bleach manga is finished. Not only did he end up working on other manga with less demanding programs, but he also used other media to solve the problems with BleachThe series now includes light novels that, among other things, expand the world in which it takes place. Simply because Jujutsu Kaisen Just because a manga is ending doesn't mean the world will never be visited again. They are already there Jujutsu Kaisen light novel, and Akutami can always return to the series later.
The anime may fix things when it reaches the final arc
While these similarities are not a good thing, the current state of Bleach throws some hope for Jujutsu KaisenThe adaptation of the Thousand-Year Blood War story arc of Bleach was praised for fixing some of the manga's pacing issues. While it cut events and scenes, it also added aspects of the series from the light novels. This adaptation focuses on telling the final arc as a complete package rather than letting certain moments overshadow others.
Jujutsu Kaisen still has an ongoing anime. With how popular the show has been, there's no reason why the entire manga needs to be adapted. When the time comes for this final arc to be made into an anime, You can make changes for a better experience. The anime can spend more time on the ending, so it doesn't feel rushed. The anime has the benefit of hindsight to make any changes to the story that are needed.
Bleach It was one of the inspirations for Jujutsu Kaisen. Both series are incredibly interesting and deserve their popularity. There are a lot of things that the series have in common, from good to bad. However, Bleach demonstrates that current problems Jujutsu Kaisen faces are not insurmountable. It may take some time, and it may not happen in the manga itself, but Jujutsu Kaisen will have the opportunity to tell its full story in the best way eventually.