This week, in the days leading into the Japanese release of Bleach's 74th and final volume, author Tite Kubo returned to Twitter (further confirmed by Jump editorial - who clarified that there have also been fakes). The "long time, no see" reintroduction initially took the form of a sketch. Then, it doubled down the weirdness with some cosplay.

And a day later...

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.