Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
October 5, 2004
Status:
Still Airing
Summary:
Kurosaki Ichigo is a 15 year old boy that has an ability to see ghosts/spirits. Because of his ability, he is able to meet a female death god (a.k.a Shinigami) named Kuchiki Rukia. To save his family and friends from unwanted soul-eating spirits (Hollows), Rukia transfers her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. As Rukia takes on a human shell, together they solve mysteries involving spirits and hollows until from the spirit world comes 2 other shinigamis explaining that it is illegal to transfer Shinigami powers to humans and Rukia exceeded the time limit to stay in the human world. After they sentence her death for breaking the laws, Ichigo snaps and swears to everyone he will retrieve Rukia by breaking into the spirit world.
Written by evilwildlex on December 21, 2015 at 1:29 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 3
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 3
The first three seasons of Bleach are pretty solid. The Soul Society arc, to date, is my favourite. You get a good introduction to all the characters and the big reveals around the end of the arc are pretty surprising. The storytelling is paced well with a good balance between action and plot. If I was rating Bleach solely on the first 3 arcs, I would have rated it as excellent.
Alas, there is a LOT of filler, and the plot gradually becomes weirdly convoluted and filled with battle after battle. The Hueco Mundo arc is still pretty enjoyable, but the anime really should have ended after the Battle for Karakura arc. There was a conclusion that gave a nice nod to the first episode of the series, and the epilogue showed good potential for a spinoff/sequel where Ichigo could have been a supporting cast member while other characters took center stage.
I haven't enjoyed Bleach since after the Battle for Karakura arc and strongly recommend that people just stop watching after that point. The only worthwhile thing that happens after that is some backstory involving Ichigo's parents.
