Nekobo:

I was about to give up after the SS arc, thinking that all filler arcs suck by default. (looks at Naruto) To my surprise, the new arc is actually decent. Not good, but not bad either.

Anyone know when Ep. 71 is supposed to air? I thought it was last week.

I liked this new arc too, even though it isn't as cool as Soul Society it's good.

Bleach 71 will air on March 7. I don't know why they took a break, but it's only one week so it isn't that bad.

Yuna,



The SS arc is dang good - it's a crime to compare a filler arc to it. IMO, the goodness of SS arc is on the same level of Rurouni Kenshin's Kyoto arc. Simply gold, that is.

I have to disagree with the Kenshin Kyoto Arc comparison. Bleach focuses too much on the battles, the bigger the better with things blowing up left and right, where the focus in Kenshin was more on the story, and it found a good balance between drama and battle. Maybe it's just because Kenshin and Shishio are such brilliant characters compared to Ichigo, Aizen en Rukia's brother, but Kenshin is far superior to Bleach.

^Maybe, but it's OK, just enjoy it I like to say. ^.^

Uh yeah his name is Ishida. Oh and...

Thanks for the feedback, Enkidu.

Perhaps I should have been more specific in my comparison. In my mind, Kyoto is far above and beyond SS in terms of plot and character development. I realize that Rurouni Kenshin in general, and the Kyoto arc in particular, is the epitome of a very rare breed of animation brilliance. But in terms of viewer enjoyment, IMHO, SS managed to capitivate me in the same fashion as Kyoto because of plot twists that I didn't see coming at all.

I see your point, and I have to agree, now that I understand it better. Out of the entire Kenshin series, the Kyoto Arc was easily the most enjoyable (although Reminiscence is the best in terms of story and overall quality), just as SS is a lot better than the filler crap and the first random episodes.

And on a bright note, the current Bleach fillers are nowhere near as bad as the filler crap that followed the Kyoto arc.

Back to Bleach. Am I the only one who actually enjoys the introduction of the three new plushies? Kon was great and still is great, but he needs new companions. Let's hope that they somehow stay when the show goes back on track.

Bleach is pretty decent. I started watching it, and was expecting the typical kind of routine anime where there's comedy, then a monster appears, and Ichigo transforms into a ghost to kill it, repeating until the end of the series.

I was pleasantly surprised when an actual story started developing, and before I knew it, the Soul Society story arc was over at episode 60-something. It's a fun anime to watch, and one of the few I tune into often.

1) I agree with you completely there. The fillers after the Kyoto arc were so bad that I ended up eradicating them from my mind. Still, those post-Kyoto fillers weren't nearly as horrendous as the last episode...

2) No, you're not; I love the new plushies! Chad and his plushie are hilarious. :tpg: The duck thing was also pretty cute. Truthfully speaking, I was actually getting tired of Kon and his...thing for Inoue.

Hmm.. I wonder how predictable the Soul Suckers are going to be? As in trying to tempt Ishida to join them willingly, to gain their powers but use them for good. That seems obvious for a plot twist, and that it will be refused. I don’t read ahead in the Manga but some things dont need to be in the manga.

I like how the new plushies add to the comedy of the show. I especially thought it was amusing seeing how...

On the side note, did they decide to not air a Bleach episode this week? They seem to do that more and more often.

That should answer your question.

I took a break from Bleach right after the...

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I don't know why. I figured I'd catch up later. I really like the new cast of characters that've appeared, especially the

I agree with everyone on this that Kon is funny and all but the new plushies add more humor than just Kon, especially Nove and Chado those two just go together.

I love the new plushies as well. It made watching the ending credits more entertaining now that I knew what they were. Initially, I thought it was just the most random ending credits I've ever seen, since the plushies weren't quite in the show yet when it came out. Sunset Swish's "My Pace" isn't nearly as catchy a song as YUI's "LIFE", which I absolutely loved.

The new plushies are funny and cute; I hope they stay even after the fillers.

I've only started watching bleach a little after christmas and I've seen the first ten episodes. For the first ten they were very entertaining. Like I've said many times, I'm stuck on dial up and I can only see them when my friend burns them for me but he's stuck doing the damnable Senior Project so he can't burn any more for my untill way later.

What is the point of the plushies? Don't Claude/Ririn/Nova kick enough arse for them not to warrant being toys. They should get to do something, since they seem to be more powerful than enyone else of the gang

Aparently the anime has been licenced....It was inevitable....

From: AnimeOnDVD

Let's just hope they don't kill the voices... I could imagine the voice of Yusuke from Yu Yu Hakusho being Ichigo's voice.

Son of a..I said that.

It's a shame that Viz got hold of it. It would have been awesome if Funi licenced Bleach. Anyway, I might consider watching the anime again.

I thought this was unconfirmed, since it hasn't been mentioned officially by Viz? Also, animesuki is still hosting and Lunar hasn't acknowledged this as official, either.

Either way, it will eventually get licensed. I'm just glad it's not by Funimation or 4Kids (poor One Piece, RIP Shaman King).