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Bleach creator Tite Kubo frequently answers fan questions via his exclusive platform, Klub Inside. What’s less frequent is an answer providing as much insight as his latest question does.
Kubo may or may not be actively working on manga at the moment, but at the very least, he’s kept in touch with fans through Klub Inside and often answers questions about Bleach lore, clarifying details that never came up in the manga. That doesn’t just include Bleach, though; Kubo occasionally answers questions about his spinoff series, Burn the Witch, as well, and the overlap between the two is often a particular focus of fans, given just how the two series are tied together.
Tite Kubo Hints at a Bleach/Burn the Witch Crossover
Kubo's Latest Question and Answer Was Particularly Valuable
On the Klub Inside platform, which is both exclusive and primarily in Japanese, one fan asked a very interesting question: «If adult Ichigo goes to London for work, could there be an unexpected transformation into a Shinigami or a conflict with Wing Bind?» This is referencing a previous answer that Kubo gave, stating that Ichigo learned English and became a translator after spending some time in London ing Thousand-Year Blood War. Kubo answered, «I’m keeping it a secret, as I might tell that story someday.»
Burn the Witch is primarily set in London, or more accurately Reverse London, the magical «other side» of the city which was described in the series as the Western branch of the Soul Society. Thus, Ichigo’s world and that of Burn the Witch coexist, so if Ichigo went to London, then there’s a very real possibility that he ran into Ninny and Noel and had some kind of adventure exploring this bizarre alternative to the Soul Society he’s familiar with. It seems Kubo has already been thinking of this, and has apparently even considered writing a Bleach/Burn the Witch crossover some day.
