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A friend had asked me to check out Bleach and so I did, knowing that is was the first long running anime he got into and knowing that I had already watch far more anime than him - hence more exposure to the anime world that him. I decided to watch in but tread carefully and be a little more open than I otherwise would have toward a long running anime. In the beginning it got good and I was interested, but not too interested. All was going well 'til I hit a filler arc that was so long and dragged out that I got bored and wanted to stop, but I didn't, hoping that once i was over it, and it resumed with the canon story, it would get better. After the painful-to-watch-without-cringing-arc about Bounts, it got interesting again and then i got back into it and started to watch more often. This cycle continued for the next filler arc. Right now I'm at a point where I'm about to watch a really long filler arc and I know it will kill my interest in the series but I don't want to skip anything because I like to see things through.
Bottom line is, the series is good. BUT! All those filler ruin everything and kills whatever moment is built as the actual canon story-line progresses. With Bleach my interest is like an on-and-off relationship. Sometimes I really like it, sometimes it tests my patience and I don't. The story altogether so far is OK. I have yet to be amazed by some plot twist which I am hoping there will at least be. Watch this only if you have nothing else better to watch or if you are a kid (who doesn't know better about anime), OR if you are into typical shounen battle anime.
The way I'm writing this is makes it seem like it sucks royally, but it really doesn't. It's entertaining, but I still feel like it's not good enough for me. Hope you enjoy it more than I do. It's 350+ episodes. Good luck on your journey with Ichigo Kurosaki if you decide to go through with it. The next time I come back here is because I have finished watching the entire series.
