Can ex-Bleach fans enjoy this?

Jan 6, 2023 4:25 AM

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I wouldn't consider myself a Bleach fan. However this new season was pretty solid. Clearly not even close to be the best of all time but still good. I heard from manga readers that this was the best part of this new arc.

Jan 6, 2023 4:32 AM

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As a long time Bleach fan I was personally blown away. The animation was incredible, a solid upgrade from what I was used to. However, the story was also great in my opinion. This new season is still pretty short compared to everything that precedes it, but I just want to say I didn't get bored at all watching it. Not even for a minute.

Jan 6, 2023 4:39 AM

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How can you be an "ex-fan" if you never finished a series? I think you need to learn the meaning of the word "fan".

Anyways, you can enjoy it if you didn't like what came before it...but you have to watch everything in order to enjoy it, so you probably won't.

And it's the number 1 on MAL, because MAL's score system is absolute garbage, but also because it's genuinely an incredible adaptation. Since most viewers of this sequel are long-time fans, it's obvious the rating will be so high.

Jan 6, 2023 4:50 AM

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If you want to watch this, watch (don’t watch, read) what came before. Then start watching this, and drop it if you dislike it. If you aren’t interested enough and aren’t willing to catch up, then don’t bother with it. ez glhf

Jan 6, 2023 4:58 AM

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StaleNut said:
How can you be an "ex-fan" if you never finished a series? I think you need to learn the meaning of the word "fan".

It sounds like he was a fan through the Soul Society Arc, then stopped being a fan during or after the Arrancar Arc. That would make him an ex-fan. Not sure what finishing a series has to do with being a fan

Jan 6, 2023 5:03 AM

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Well the season focused on the war aspect and not on saving a particular person like Orihime or Rukia so if repetition was your biggest issue you should be fine now

Jan 6, 2023 5:12 AM

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Fail_Man_X said:

StaleNut said:
How can you be an "ex-fan" if you never finished a series? I think you need to learn the meaning of the word "fan".

It sounds like he was a fan through the Soul Society Arc, then stopped being a fan during or after the Arrancar Arc. That would make him an ex-fan. Not sure what finishing a series has to do with being a fan

To be a fan means to admire, be enthusiastic about someone or sth, to be dedicated to an anime, in this case. Liking sth isn't the same as being a fan.

Jan 6, 2023 5:37 AM

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no if you betrayed Bleach and became disloyal dont come back you frauds we gatekeeping tf outta this show now

Jan 6, 2023 5:39 AM

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Only bleach fans are the one watch this new season

Jan 6, 2023 6:26 AM

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StaleNut said:

Fail_Man_X said:

It sounds like he was a fan through the Soul Society Arc, then stopped being a fan during or after the Arrancar Arc. That would make him an ex-fan. Not sure what finishing a series has to do with being a fan

To be a fan means to admire, be enthusiastic about someone or sth, to be dedicated to an anime, in this case. Liking sth isn't the same as being a fan.

So if you are dedicated to something, that makes you a fan. But if you stop being dedicated, it negates that prior dedication and fanaticism? There is no reason why someone could have been a fan of something in the past but is not a fan of that same thing in the present. Especially a long running series.

And lol at the general gatekeeping going on in this thread.

Jan 6, 2023 6:44 AM

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Fail_Man_X said:

StaleNut said:

To be a fan means to admire, be enthusiastic about someone or sth, to be dedicated to an anime, in this case. Liking sth isn't the same as being a fan.

So if you are dedicated to something, that makes you a fan. But if you stop being dedicated, it negates that prior dedication and fanaticism? There is no reason why someone could have been a fan of something in the past but is not a fan of that same thing in the present. Especially a long running series.

And lol at the general gatekeeping going on in this thread.

To be dedicated means to be loyal to sth. Dropping a show negates your dedication to it, yes.

And there is 0 gatekeeping in this thread. If you have no previous knowledge on previous events of a series, then you're not going to enjoy a sequel of it regardless.

Jan 6, 2023 7:27 AM

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RabidVirgin said:
I dropped the anime and manga a long time ago, I got tired of the repetition, "we rescued Rukkia, but now we gotta rescue Orihime", lol. I know most people hated how the manga ended, so what's so good about this new season?, is it the #1 anime on MAL just because it has good animation? The fans are overhyping it because of nostalgia?

I would say yes. You won't get everything but I think you can still enjoy it if you at least know the main cast of Shinigami.

Feel free to watch.

About this
> "Most people hated how the manga ended"

Yes because the ending of this arc is extremely rushed. Like it literally ended in the middle of some fights, the last fight was like only a few chapters and it jumped to the epilogue...fans were really mad

We learned later that Kubo's health was very bad at the time and that's why he rushed it. But he is now supervising the anime and is adding content he couldn't draw at the time. He already added additional content in this cour and the next ones are gonna have completely new fights. The fast pace they are going through the chapters also means we'll have completely new original episodes from Kubo that will expand on the ending so all the fans are hopeful.

And yes they adapted the best stretch of chapters of the arc ( and of all the Bleach
manga IMO) in this first cour. So feel free to enjoy.

Jan 6, 2023 7:31 AM

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RabidVirgin said:
I dropped the anime and manga a long time ago, I got tired of the repetition, "we rescued Rukkia, but now we gotta rescue Orihime", lol. I know most people hated how the manga ended, so what's so good about this new season?, is it the #1 anime on MAL just because it has good animation? The fans are overhyping it because of nostalgia?

Its a preety good Shonen tbh, i think you dropped at the wrong time cause the espada arc had alot of great fights with the captains and was very enjoyable, keeping the op mc 4 the main villain in the Last part.
In this arc, well the idea its the same, captains fight alot, many characters proving their worth and evolving while saving the op mc for the op villain at the end.
I think what doesnt
Im aware i made it sound repetitive but it all comes down to seing fights you ve never seen b4, characters breaking their limits and some lore in the mix. It is very enjoyable, at least 4 me

Jan 6, 2023 7:35 AM

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StaleNut said:

Fail_Man_X said:

So if you are dedicated to something, that makes you a fan. But if you stop being dedicated, it negates that prior dedication and fanaticism? There is no reason why someone could have been a fan of something in the past but is not a fan of that same thing in the present. Especially a long running series.

And lol at the general gatekeeping going on in this thread.

To be dedicated means to be loyal to sth. Dropping a show negates your dedication to it, yes.

And there is 0 gatekeeping in this thread. If you have no previous knowledge on previous events of a series, then you're not going to enjoy a sequel of it regardless.

That's silly. If a sports fan buys season tickets and goes to every game, he's a fan. Just because he stops for whatever reason, doesn't change that. Similarly, if someone dressed up and went to see the midnight airing of the original Star Wars trilogy (not sure if they were even doing that back then), they would be a fan. If they stop doing that because they hated the prequel trilogy, he may not be a fan anymore, but he was once upon a time. Things change. Circumstances change. Quality changes. Just because you are not a fan of a thing anymore doesn't mean you never were.

As for whether he can watch this final arc after dropping the series, it is kind of foolish to do so after skipping chunks of the series but not impossible. He could also just catch up assuming there are no more rescue arcs.

Jan 6, 2023 7:38 AM

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Fail_Man_X said:

StaleNut said:

To be dedicated means to be loyal to sth. Dropping a show negates your dedication to it, yes.

And there is 0 gatekeeping in this thread. If you have no previous knowledge on previous events of a series, then you're not going to enjoy a sequel of it regardless.

That's silly. If a sports fan buys season tickets and goes to every game, he's a fan. Just because he stops for whatever reason, doesn't change that. Similarly, if someone dressed up and went to see the midnight airing of the original Star Wars trilogy (not sure if they were even doing that back then), they would be a fan. If they stop doing that because they hated the prequel trilogy, he may not be a fan anymore, but he was once upon a time. Things change. Circumstances change. Quality changes. Just because you are not a fan of a thing anymore doesn't mean you never were.

As for whether he can watch this final arc after dropping the series, it is kind of foolish to do so after skipping chunks of the series but not impossible. He could also just catch up assuming there are no more rescue arcs.

If you're a fan of sth, you don't really stop being a fan of it. You're still a fan of the star wars trilogy if you hate the sequels. I've never heard someone call themselves an "ex-fan" of football either. However if you deliberately drop a series and mock it, then you were never a fan of it, even if you enjoyed bits and pieces like the OP.

And he obviously could watch the sequel to Bleach. But it won't hit the same if you missed a 90% of the everything that came before it. It's like tryna watch episode 1000 of One Piece when you've only watched the first arc of it. You're missing the entire context of everything that's happening in the story.

Jan 6, 2023 7:57 AM

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midas_0 said:
I wouldn't consider myself a Bleach fan. However this new season was pretty solid. Clearly not even close to be the best of all time but still good. I heard from manga readers that this was the best part of this new arc.

It definitely isn’t I can assure you that much

Jan 6, 2023 8:08 AM

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Did you just want to make a post for the sake of making a post?

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Jan 6, 2023 8:34 AM

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StaleNut said:

Fail_Man_X said:

That's silly. If a sports fan buys season tickets and goes to every game, he's a fan. Just because he stops for whatever reason, doesn't change that. Similarly, if someone dressed up and went to see the midnight airing of the original Star Wars trilogy (not sure if they were even doing that back then), they would be a fan. If they stop doing that because they hated the prequel trilogy, he may not be a fan anymore, but he was once upon a time. Things change. Circumstances change. Quality changes. Just because you are not a fan of a thing anymore doesn't mean you never were.

As for whether he can watch this final arc after dropping the series, it is kind of foolish to do so after skipping chunks of the series but not impossible. He could also just catch up assuming there are no more rescue arcs.

If you're a fan of sth, you don't really stop being a fan of it. You're still a fan of the star wars trilogy if you hate the sequels. I've never heard someone call themselves an "ex-fan" of football either. However if you deliberately drop a series and mock it, then you were never a fan of it, even if you enjoyed bits and pieces like the OP.

And he obviously could watch the sequel to Bleach. But it won't hit the same if you missed a 90% of the everything that came before it. It's like tryna watch episode 1000 of One Piece when you've only watched the first arc of it. You're missing the entire context of everything that's happening in the story.

I did. Not football, but I was fan of my university's basketball team. I loved watching them growing up, went to as many games as I could when I attended, and watched every game on television after I left and moved away. I remember the pain of losing the finals and the joy of winning one, but due to a variety of reasons, it's just not something I get emotionally invested in anymore. I wouldn't consider myself a fan anymore, but I definitely used to be. Forever is a long time, and things change. There will probably come a day when we stop watching anime, but that doesn't mean we were never fans.

Jan 6, 2023 9:08 AM

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RabidVirgin said:
I dropped the anime and manga a long time ago, I got tired of the repetition, "we rescued Rukkia, but now we gotta rescue Orihime", lol. I know most people hated how the manga ended, so what's so good about this new season?, is it the #1 anime on MAL just because it has good animation? The fans are overhyping it because of nostalgia?

as a bleach fan...try reading manga...and if you want....watch only cannon part of bleach...then watch tybw...you feel the same way bleach fans felt....it alas everything...give it a 2 try...if the bleach tybw reached first placed it definitely had something good in it...otherwise reaching first and staying at it for few months is not easy with fmab and it's fans....hope it helpss...and again leave fillers...you probably left after bount arc which was filler...try after it..

Jan 6, 2023 9:23 AM

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