I watched the anime first. I like the anime a lot, except for the huge amount of fillers. So after i finished the latest episode, i started reading the manga where the anime basically left off.
I must say that, as far as the plot goes, bleach has a good plot line. It has long arcs, of course, as all long-battled-mangas do. the fighting scenes are top knotch. the character development is very good as well. you can actually see clearly how strong Ichigo has become over the course of the manga/anime series. also, he's not the "strongest" of course. if he is, that would be the end of the manga. he still has room to wiggle around. Illustration...I would say, it's confusing at time. sometimes i can't tell what is what. but the character designs are very creative and beautiful.
the only thing i've got to complain about this is that there's next to none romance. i suppose, if there is, it wouldn't have been such a strong manga.
compared to the anime, the plot is the same, the art is better (of course since it's more detailed) and manga is more explicit. for those who have see the anime then read the manga can tell the difference in the amount of blood. for example, if someone in the anime gets scratches, in the manga, that person's side is completely blown off.
so, yeah. there's a lot of blood and fighting. if you are not into those, don't read this manga. people in this manga find every opportunity to fight each other.
I personally adore bloody-soaked mangas, especially long ones.
Long mangas--you can count on a really good character development and intense climaxes (more than one climaxes. each for one arc--and there are all very intense!)
Please, give this a try.
At first i didn't understand why everyone was so crazy about Bleach. So i tried it out. the beginning wasn't all that good, but it gets A LOT better, I'm telling you. If you don't like the first few chapters or whatever, DON'T QUIT! i've become a big fan!!
EDIT: I am still a big fan after 477 chapters later. ALL the characters evolved beautifully. Ichigo is my fav character all the way!! droools
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