There are some great moments. Interesting characters ( Zaraki Kenpachi, Abarai Renji, Urahara Kisuke). The anime is very well done. I read the new chapter each week.

One thing i liked about this manga is that the story progresses fast. But lately, it has slowed down a bit... Like if the author , victim of his success, needs to slow down his original pace so that the story can last longer.

Still a pretty good shounen manga like we want them... Have fun reading it.

I won't say this story has no flaws. What I will say is that it definitely won't take away from your reading experience. Kubo Tite is a great storyteller, and although the plot has the usual shounen feel, he adds in great plot twists that keep you reading. The characters are complex and interesting, the dialogue is beautiful, and the story is compelling. It's a must read series for it's genre.

Bleach was the second manga I ever picked up and loved. BUT. At some point it starts going downhill. The author tends to drag on some fights WAY TOO MUCH (especially in Hueco Mundo) and sometimes you tend to see some plot holes and asspulls here and there. The art has always been beautiful and I do believe Kubo is a very talented artist. If the author was more organized with
his storytelling, Bleach would have been much, much better. I want to note, that I love all the character designs but also the criptic and metaphoric titles the author gives to his chapters! Another thing that Bleach has is that it gives the chance for other characters other than the protagonist to grow stronger and develop. Of course, as a classic shounen, Ichigo will always come to save the day at the end but also give chances to other characters to do something other than despair unlike other shounen manga (coughcough naruto cough). Along with Ichigo everyone else in soul society as well as his friends is maturing and getting better other than Ichigo outclassing them just because he is the main character. Despite its good points Bleach, should have ended long ago because it feels like the story is not told properly as I said before...

... Last updated on March 22nd, 2014, 7:59am

I don't understand how this manga remains in the top 10 list. In terms of plot, there isn't any. It's just one story jumping into another completely different story, with a new villain everytime. This manga was good until the Fake Karakura Town arc, then it just went downhill. I dropped this shortly after.

... Last updated on May 15th, 2013, 4:54pm

Firstly, I would like to mention how important this manga is to me. It was the first one I've ever read, and the main reason I fell in love with anime.

Now, I was with all of you about the Fullbring Arc, until I read the most recent chapter. Stick with it, guys. I don't believe we'll be disappointed.

Well, surely unrealistic things happen. That's been established ever since we've been told about afterlife, hell, and souls wielding swords. Plotholes have been rife right from the beginning if only we looked closer (Shinigami need food, there are "families" in Soul Society etc).

While Bleach's premises aren't novel, Kubo has masterfully built a new world for us to dream and imagine in, and that's really the aim of any Shounen. Sure, we've got the swordfights and epic releases typical of any self-respecting series. But Kubo has also built up, bit by bit, our understanding of Soul Society, the thirteen court squads, Hueco Mundo and even the human world, and I think that deserves a bit of respect.

Like most of the reviewers, though, I myself have been quite frustrated by recent happenings. To me, it all went downhill ever since Ichigo killed Ulquiorra - evidently, Kubo isn't even willing to play within the rules he set. But it can only go down before it goes back up, and the recent chapters have -somewhat- redeemed the whole Fullbring fiasco. In my honest opinion, the only way to rectify Fullbring is to erase every single last one of those idiots and prepare some history of Ginjo that might actually be relevant for the final arc.

But let's not be too harsh on Kubo. Sure, he's made some silly fights: Hitsugaya's ice clone, Aizen pwning Yamamoto and everyone else flat, Ichigo saving the day (how unexpected). But we should credit him for the epic battles, from the Byakuya v. Ichigo on Sougyoku Hill to Grimmjow v. Ichigo and (yes) even Shunsui v. Starrk (though it'd have been nice to see his Bankai). And no one will deny that Barragan's release was just... Godlike. So, all in all, a deserved 8.5, though it could have hit 10 with more real character development (I'm only satisfied with Rukia) and less meaningless and counterproductive power-ups (bloody hell, kill Ichigo already!)

Now i truly understand the saying that you cant please people. For starters i love naruto but i have seen people comments about it being a typical shounen manga, so i went to the other 2 top manga bleach and one piece to see their comments and people are saying the say things about both of them too! I'm not a fan of one piece and bleach but i know its popular because they have been the top 3 for as long as i can remember.So what is it that you people want in a manga? every manga and i mean EVERY MANGA has its times. I mean you expect every chapter to be great? if you guys were under multi million dollar contracts to keep writing stories, your gonna tell me all of your stories are gonna be great? to you it might just be something to kill time but it's actually jobs to people, something to give them money and food to eat. I mean if you keep complaining about them being typical then stop reading it and read an actual book to kill time. Because i know if these writers were to stop making one piece, naruto and bleach then you guys would complain even more than it being boring. So stop complaining, no one is forcing you to read it.

I loved Bleach at first. I read shoujo and shounen manga and am perfectly fine with all the action scenes (in fact I love them). Anyways, here's my reactions to the series:
1.) Agent of the Shinigami arc- cool
2.) Soul Society/ Rescue Rukia- GO GET 'EM ICHIGO!
3.) Arrancar- hmmmmm nice
4.) Hueco Mundo- mehhhh (it was interesting at first but then got really repetitive....except that part with grimmjow XD)
5.) Fake Karakura Town arc- ok...just win already ichigo
6.) Fullbring- wth just end the series already...not again

Bleach is cool. The idea is cool. But it's stretching way too thin.

... Last updated on June 20th, 2011, 9:32pm

no character developement, cliche plot,bad joke,shallow superficial story line boring as hell...can't belive i wasted my time on this..there is basicaly no point in this manga than to the main character(s) to become stronger..

resume: omg got to become stonger to beat the bad guy...bad guy defeated...omg an another bad guy...got to be stronger -_-'' it goes on and on like this

and if you think I'm saying this because I didn't read it properly, wrong I read almost all the chapters out, and I watched the anime..that's why i wasted my time, I hate when a story is filled only to be longer..why can't every chapters be good insted of 5/100..

good for you if you like it...I,m done with this

i really love bleach. I agree with the person who said it's not going to win any awards if you want something with substance read a book. Bleach is a shounen for goodness sake. It has a good story line if you're patient, the fights drags on about fights but I can say that for many shounens. The characters are very likable and funny. One of the best things about Bleach i think is the alternative universe that the author created. Good read.