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Bleach Creator Finally Addresses Major Chad Plot Hole


It's been more than a decade since Bleach concluded its story, but the anime series is making a major comeback this year! Just in case you haven't heard, the popular anime series based on Tite Kubo's shonen manga series will be returning to television this fall to adapt the final act of the manga.

If you've read all the manga chapters, you'd already know what will happen in the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, but there's still one big plot hole in the minds of fans. However, creator Tite Kubo has finally addressed that.

Bleach Chad
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Credit: Tite Kubo
Bleach Chad

The update comes from Kubo's blog over in Japan. Over there, fans can purchase subscriptions to read his entries, and Kubo recently did a Q&A. At that time, a fan asked the artist why Bleach turned Chad into a pro fighter in its finale despite the character's peaceful nature. Of course, Kubo shared an explanation.

"Nothing changed," Kubo explained about Chad and his pacifistic views. "Chad simply considers boxing a martial arts sports and doesn't view it as something violent."

If you've been keeping up with the anime or manga series, you'd remember that Chad, a.k.a. Yatusara Sado, is strongly against violence for the majority of Bleach. The Mexican/Japanese classmate of Ichigo was seen in Karakura High School as some type of thug because of his tall stature and muscular frame. Chad even swore to never fight with his fists, but as Bleach continued, he grew more confident in himself and his skill at fighting to protect rather than to hurt, so fans can see that Chad's character development throughout the shonen's story.

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