So hey Viz, about Bleach. . .

[Epaps]

Anyone else think that a "Bleach Nation" is in order?
It is Viz's second biggest series out right now, and with [as] airing two episodes a week, they may catch up to SJ's serialization pretty soon.

One Piece is on the POSSIBLE verge of a mass manga release so where is the Bleach~!?

 

[geisha]

I was under the impression that Bleach was getting pretty good coverage though I suppose with AS doubling premieres some more GN's being released faster would be nice.

 

[Reyna_08]

Yeah, I thought Bleach's US manga releases were fairly close to the Japanese releases...

 

[fs427]

Eh. Yeaah, that's SLIGHTLY true.
But as is, we're falling behind and [as]'s broadcast is getting ahead

 

[Nikki H]

I'd like it if they'd catch up with the Japanese release of the Bleach manga as well(I've read most of the chapters as they come out,but I would like to have the manga volumes in English)...from what I've seen the series is pretty popular,so I think it'd work if they released the series faster like they did with Naruto...
But,at least they've accelerated the release schedule for Inuyasha (starting in July,the manga volumes are being released monthly),so I'm happy with that...

 

[jadziakl]

You know...to be honest I can dig why they caught up to Naruto and One Piece was a goRABend looooooooong overdue but right now Viz is at the beginning of the Hueco Mundo arc and this was about the point when the story really really really really started to drag it's behind. The same situation that we're just now getting to STILL hasn't been resolved in the Japanese version and the only real development a has been a few new power-ups (that are still useless) and a flasrabroadack. It's like a repeat of Soul Society except taking out the character development, awesome revelations, and decent pacing.

So if Viz wants to do that I'm cool with that but there was a reason I stopped collecting the manga after Vol. 21.

O-chan

 

[kyle the fun kidd]

I don't think "it's in order"

but with Bleach currently releasing every 3 months it will be behind the US anime soon. If a "Bleach Nation" isn't in the works, I wouldn't mind seeing them move up the releases a month and have them come out every 2 months instead.

In terms of the manga, the anime is in volume 23 and Viz will be releasing volume 27 in a few weeks and the last volume they'll be releasing for 2009 will be volume 29 in Deceraber.