[Anime] Bleach

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.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Yuna,

Spoiler:

His name is Ishida Uryu.

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.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Enkidu

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.

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.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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.

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