Is it really necessary to compare Bleach with One Piece and Naruto? The era of the \"Big Three\" is over, now that Naruto has finished, and Bleach\'s popularity has fallen enough that some say it might get cancelled.
That aside, the review often talks about the quality of the series, but rarely goes into much detail about why it\'s good or bad. As such, like many reviews on this site, it expresses your opinion (albeit not very well), but is hardly any use in convincing readers whether to give the series a try.
You have a point :) I\'ll do another review sometime after the entire series is over, and I\'ll try to keep it as spoiler-free as possible. Besides, that\'s a better time to gather my thoughts and give a critique on the series.
Apologies to the OP/Naruto bits, I\'ll keep that out of there next time.
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Bleach: A Rocky Road
Oh, Bleach, where do I begin with you...?
The first major arc's quite good, the spoiler of Aizen being the Big Bad was a really good one! There were some issues with focus on certain characters, but overall, t'was a good arc.
Then the Arrancar arc started. Oy...so. MUCH. PADDING. This arc DRAGGED (but to be fair, it wasn't Kubo's fault, and he might've dragged it further than necessary to prevent the editors from doing anything like this again). I won't go any further with this, for everyone and their dog has already.
Fullbringer arc. Thankfully it's short, but the villains are...pretty weak. :( Still, a fair amount better than what preceded it. Didn't kill my interest in the series when the previous arc nearly did.
And now we're here, the Vandenreich Arc.
And...well...I'm absolutely in LOVE with it. It's not perfect, but damn, there's so many plot points being brought up and addressed, so much closure, so much...entertainment! I feel the stakes here, I feel like people COULD die at any moment (although no one really has...whoops), and that really brings the seriousness up to a new level, something that Naruto never reached...but that's a rant for another day.
Overall, started strong, got weak, became GREAT, and now it's the only manga I take time out to read (besides One Punch Man), especially since its head isn't up its own ass with plot like One Piece tends to do (seriously, Dresarosa was awful, no matter how you slice it, and it made me give up on the series).
GG, Kubo, GG.