Kubo just did it...

This is from his new one-shot manga, Burn the Witch:

The full English chapter should be released around 16, from what I've heard.

Both the title page from above and this are from the last page, and the Japanese text apparently means "This World isn't over."

Inb4, Kubo was Aizen's Bankai all along.

I like the title of the manga

^ The title is quite cool

So this is Bleach spin-off or something along those lines? Can anyone clarify these notions going on there.

I mean Soul Society: West Branch sounds like a dead giveaway as a connection to his previous work.

@the_wotan: From what I've understood (as only the raws are out), it isn't confirmed to be a spin-off but it does take place inside the same world as Bleach, only that instead of Karagura/Japan this takes place in London.

To be fair but this is a contradictory statement from the core, the narrative takes place in the same world as you said, but is not a spin off? That's not how it works per se, spin-offs are usually titles that are tied to the same world but the main view is locked on other characters, so far this series seems to fall under this description i.e. same world, different character view, thus if my speculation is correct, it would be defined as a spin-off.

So it takes place in London? Well at least that explaines why the branch is called "Soul Society: West Branch".

@the_wotan: In my mind, a spin-off is something that takes place in the same world as the main series, but without the main characters and with the minor characters. I said that this isn't a spin-off because the characters don't have any known relation to the Bleach characters, but now I do see my mistake.

Sorry for this contradiction, hehe...

@ovy7:

Well, that's fair enough. :)

Kubo is the best mangaka that has ever breath oxygen

Yes.

@wrathofthebrad: not even close -_-

Read it, looks interesting... I guess. I wonder how it connects with the Bleach we know, doesn't look like they're dealing with Hollows at all

Also, anyone notice that issue of Jump was talking about the Bount arc? Kinda random imo, considering how old it was...

We're going to meet the Western Soul Society, wonder if at some point, both Soul Societies will across each other.

However, both Bleach and Burn the Witch takes place in the same verse.

Yes.

Lmao indeed.