Bleach

Ichigo's New form looks like an ugly mishmash of all his other forms.

At this point, I want Aizen to Fuck over Ywach. Otherwise, I want this to end so I can focus on Boku No Hero Academia and Toriko more for my daily reading instead.

The moment Ywach tried to convince Aizen to join him, Aizen put him under the illusion that his Future sight was perfect, only for it to not predict Aizen assimilating him.

I'm the opposite; I'd be upset if Aizen hijacked Yhwach.

It's looking like Toriko is going to be over soon. Might want to pick something else.

The Boku No Hero Academia it is. Toriko might get a space arc, though, No one knows yet.

I'd say that Bleach getting a space arc would improve the series at this point, because this whole thousand year bloody war saga is just the entire Arrancar arc, but worse at this point.

These are the voyages of the SSS Yamamoto on its five year voyage to meet new people and then wipe them out.

I can't believe Kubo didn't introduce alien shinigamis......Oh my god, Komamura is a alien! It all makes sense now! There's an entire planet of Komamuras out there!

Well, I highly doubt we've seen the last of the anime, but there's no way that BLEACH gets another anime until the manga ends, because the audience is fed up with filler arcs. Here's hoping though that the second anime isn't rushed like Inuyasha Final Act, which was half as long as it should have been given the amount of material adapted.

I was so into this manga/anime in high school and I've tried to stay up-to-date on what's happening, but I haven't read in over a year because I honestly find it hard to read now. I don't know if it's because I've gotten older or if it's just not as good as it used to be, but I've almost lost all interest in it beyond "huh, I wonder when/how it will end." I honestly kinda wish I had the enthusiasm for it that I used to have.

I don't think you're alone in that sentiment. A friend of mine has expressed a very similar feeling.

For myself, since roughly the Arrancar arc I mostly followed it because I had been for a while and it came out same time as the others I did follow. Nowadays, I have a somewhat more MST3K view towards the series, hence things like my referring to Lille Baro as Tweety Baro or Gerard with variations on Thor.

Despite some severish highs and lows, on the whole, I actually do think the quality has more or less stayed the same.

Of course, I have become less interested in it over the years, but that has less to do with the series itself, and more to do with changing personal tastes. And I'm still nowhere near thinking "Just end already", although I understand why some people are.

edited 27th May '16 10:15:25 AM by LSBK

Deicide was a drag since we were down to just one villain who curbstomped everyone and then got curbstomped himself for like half a year.

I've also heard the Lost Agent/Fullbring arc was the least popular arc in Japan, which makes me wonder if the rather abrupt ending was due to Executive Meddling.

Yeah, my taste has definitely changed over the years. But I honestly think I lost interest because of the fight scenes. Despite Bleach being a fighting manga, I never actually read for the fights. I just liked the characters and towards the beginning of the manga I don't think there was quite as much focus on the fighting. I liked the first Soul Society arc where they were rescuing Rukia, but back then the powers felt new and interesting, so I could still enjoy the battles. Now I'm just kinda burnt out I guess?

Towards Deicide's end, Kubo said the story was half-way, with two arcs left (one short, one long). The short (fullbring) arc was supposed to last eight months, but lasted longer. Kubo always starts an arc strongly and rushes the end, even the Soul Society arc. Plus, the industry decline sped up during the fullbring arc. Bleach is regarded as one of the more resilient manga; the volumes always get into the top five spots when first published, they just fade after a couple of weeks (normal for Bleach).

edited 27th May '16 3:34:52 PM by Wyldchyld

Blood for my Bone:

• Heh, The Almighty has a hidden, mightier power? Somehow, I'm not surprised.
• So, while Yhwach did push his button, Ichigo was also rushing recklessly to bring out his inner Hollow, which usually shows itself when he's on the brink of collapse. Difference being, he's in control. Clever.

Fave panels

Defiant Spirit Bow 2◊
Malevolence Beyond the Future◊
Gazing◊Intent◊
Healing Halo◊
True Fusion◊

I thought he was trying to absorb Quincy Reiatsu so he could unleash some Quincy power.

Bleach has definitely got one of the better-balanced casts of characters which helps keep it worthwhile.

It was nice seeing the Miracle guy get up from having his head blown off. It would be amusing if they just ran with this and he stayed alive even after Ywhach gets defeated, an eternal gadfly for Soul Society that one of the Captains is constantly destroying in shifts.

Gerard's definitely one of the more overpowered shonen minions I've seen. Been wondering if he could take the Ginyu Force (the middle three, I mean; I think he'd DEFINITELY wreck Guldo).

edited 28th May '16 8:26:19 PM by HamburgerTime

Think Ichigo's going to use his Quincy powers in tandem with his Hollow powers?

Considering a meteor was treated as a big deal for regular Stern Ritter, I don't think the elites have jumped up to planetary level.

I was just thinking about things I like about Bleach, and I realized how much I love the art. While the backgrounds have a tendency to be underdeveloped or non-existent, the characters always look really, really good.

Seeing that Ichigo's at the moment explained method of turning into his mutant form sounds really crude

I doubt Ichigo has even a basic understanding of how to use his quincy powers.

Since ironically Quincy powers work functionally the opposite of Shinigami and Hollow powers.

However he literally has an inner Quincy power. That must not be true for all Quincy.

Gerard's like Lille.In the "take a simple ability to its extremes" way.

Brutalize him?Gets bigger.Bifurcate him?Gets bigger.Destroy his upper body?Gets bigger.

Lille's "penetrate EVERYTHING" kinda escalated similarly.

They should unseal Aizen so he can fight Gerard....and then seal the two off in a eternal battle on a alternate dimension.

...It worked in that Jackie Chan animated series.

edited 29th May '16 9:09:17 AM by VengeanceIsMine

Gerard's basically what I wanted Yammy to be. As it stands now Gerard could probably beat Yammy with one finger; the two Captains that beat Yammy, plus another, all of whom have gotten additional powerups since then, have triumphantly succeeded in making Gerard stronger.