User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 546 - THE LAST 9DAYS/@comment-1351982-20130719001555

I have said this before and I will say it again. Bleach will likely end either in mid-to-late 2015 or early 2016, and Kubo's new timeline sort of establishes this. Kubo is likely planning for the long term and having a more finite plan on how to properly end the series that will satisfy both him and the long time fans who have supported him.