Well, I Hated This So Much when hearing about it so much in 2006, Then i gave the Anime a try, after Soul Society Arc it was dreadful, so i said enough Bleach... Until... 2 Weeks Ago, i decided since i like long Manga, i said sure. . . well
I turned from yes this chapter is the same as the anime, then, i saw a more comedic story full of more suggestive stuff than the anime, when i went along i read past what i watched and i admit, i was feeling like crap, uggh, this is getting boring, but i kept on. yeah some of it was repetitive, but i read and read, till 363 now, and i said, wow, it's not that bad, sure some things are extended, but if you all think that something is bad because everyone tells you it's garbage, or vice versa is stupid, because i enjoyed this, not Yuu Yuu Hakusho, not Dragon Ball Z, but it's an excellent Shonen, you can't deny it's appeal, and you can't say it's bad, don't judge it, just keep reading, the Author can do no wrong, just remember, if he extends it, then just be happy get to read more of it, and have a feel for the character's and situations, i feel obliged to read this to see how it ends just like you should, read it, it's not bad.
9 because it's interesting.
UPDATE 6/18/2022: Full disclosure, I wrote this review something like... 13 years ago maybe? I was 16-17. There was an innocence in reading back my terrible prose. Still, even my younger self would agree with me that Bleach went downhill bad. Not only was the second arc (The Aizen one) stretched out to all hell, but its ending jumped the shark so badly. Severally unsatisfying and wrought with ambitions of avarice. Not hard earned, just empty and cynical. I have read reviews today that the ending is pretty damn bad. Not only that but... come on... Orehime? Really? Whatever, this manga would have been okay if it had stopped at the 2nd major arc, continuing after sealed its fate and legacy, doomed to mediocrity.
Good riddance.
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