These are the characters the readers and viewers are heavily invested in, and anyone would want to see Uryu and his father fixing their relationship and looking to the future with optimism. The same can also be done for major characters such as Uryu, Rukia, Chad, Renji, and even Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihoin. But the new anime can devote one or two episodes, at most, to exploring Ichigo's post-war life and how he formalized his romantic relationship with Orihime. No story needs to tie loose ends for all of its characters, especially numerous minor characters such as Tier Halibel or Nelliel. More importantly, the new Bleach anime can bridge the gap between Yhwach's defeat and the epilogue scenes from the manga, and doing so won't necessarily take a long time. There must be more to the Wandenreich's fall than just Yhwach falling in battle. The final fight with Yhwach can be extended somewhat, and the consequences of Yhwach's final defeat can be shown in greater detail. The bulk of the Thousand-Year Blood War story arc is fully fleshed out already, but near the end, the gaps appear, and that's where the new anime can take over. The returning Bleach anime has plenty of material to work with from the original manga, but it also has some room to innovate and fill in some awkward gaps near the end. RELATED: Bleach: 5 Captains to Watch Out For in the New Anime Arc What The Bleach Anime Can Do
It's all left to the imagination, and that is hardly satisfying.
Chad's budding career as a professional fighter is only hinted at, and no one could see Uryu mend ties with his father Ryuken and begin his own career in medicine.
No one ever saw Ichigo and Orihime declare their love for one another, and Rukia was only briefly shown becoming squad 13's official Captain, with nothing known of her leadership skills. Now they finally have peace, and readers get to know very little of what their peacetime lives are like. Some fans might have objected to the Ichigo/Orihime pairing given the strong chemistry between Ichigo and Rukia, but the real issue is that readers spent over 600 chapters getting to know these characters, and their lives were defined mostly by combat and adventures. Uryu and Chad made brief cameos, as did Rukia and Renji, but little else is known of their fates. Grimmjow's and Nelliel's fates were left unknown, for example, and the final chapter jumped forward a handful of years to show Ichigo and Orihime married as a happy family, including their young son Kazui. However, the manga only had two more chapters after that, and many loose threads were either tied up briefly or not at all. Thus, the lengthy Thousand-Year Blood War arc came to an abrupt end when Ichigo and Uryu Ishida defeated Yhwach once and for all, leaving countless loose ends in the process. Kubo's health was declining due to stress and illness, and he was having trouble continuing his tale.