Naruto Joins One Piece and Bleach for a Big Three Comeback!

 For some time, the "Big Three" of Weekly Shonen Jump included the likes of Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece, as this trio premiered around the same time period and rose to new heights as some of the publication's biggest series, but over time,  Bleach and Naruto are forced to make some changes.  Bleach ended due to its waning popularity at the time, and Naruto went from the original story to the next generation with Boruto at the helm, but it seems the Big Three have returned in full force.

The latest special chapter of Bleach, from creator Tite Kubo, returns to the world of Soul Society twelve years after the end of the original series, bringing back Ichigo and his friends with a new threat coming straight from the underworld.  While there is no confirmation that Bleach will return permanently with a new story in Weekly Shonen Jump, an upcoming event with the creators of Shonen will take place later this year which might reveal that the third part of the Big Three will return once and for all.  all with a new story that explores further.  Shinigami and Hollows are very scary they face.

For the most part, One Piece and Naruto as anime franchises are steadily moving forward, with Eiichiro Oda's pirate series easily the largest of the three properties.  With Monkey D. Luffy's journey consistently becoming one of the best-selling manga series and spending decades at its peak, Oda himself has stated that the series will end in the next five years, as the Straw Hat Pirates wanted across the Grand Line.  to end.

While Bleach's return to the manga has yet to be confirmed, the series will return to the anime world with an upcoming adaptation of the Thousand Years Blood War Arc, which has yet to reveal a release date.  With a new chapter in Shonen Jump introducing entirely new elements and characters to Soul Society, the anime series may also make a permanent return.

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