renegade said: The answer to this question is simple. There are too many people who are "dolphin haters". They hate anything that other people love. And since so many people love Bleach (the MAL score is certainly not a valid marker), there are so many people that hate it JUST because other people love it.
And there's a hundred times as many sheep on the positive side. I've seen some pretty good arguments in Bleach's favor, but most don't know what they're talking about.
renegade said:
Now mind you, the amount of filler in Bleach is unbelievable and pure garbage, but the actually manga story is phenomenal, no matter what all the negative people say about it.
-sluggish, predictable, simple and occasionally inconsistent plot
-mostly one-adjective or archetype-with-a-twist characters, few get an interesting and well-developed personality. Likable, but usually not good by a long shot. Kubo does sometimes pull the simple designs amazingly, though. (Mayuri is the best mad scientist ever)
-the setting can be stupid sometimes. Karakura town is the only place on earth, Soul Society is a shitty afterlife, aging speed is random, etc. Lately Kubo's too busy with drawn-out fights in the most barren world possible to even develop a setting, which really sucks for a series this long.
-backgrounds are a rarity, panels are huge and wasted on feet and reaction faces. The rest is still good in the manga, while the anime's animated poorly.
-calling people negative won't prove them wrong.
renegade said: I just tend to ignore the negativity on the net, since they are all just sheep anyways, and will just follow along with the hate out there. It is a lot easier to be negative all the time, then be a positive person in society. But if you are a negative individual, and it is obvious if you are, you should think about the brutality of your actions and words.
Mindless negativity and positivity are about equally annoying.
renegade said:
The hate for bleach is a perfect example of this principle. But for all the people who do not like bleach just because its not really your type of manga/anime, then I am fine with that. But if you can like all the other garbage out there, and then say bleach is bad, then you are just a hypocrite.
Bleach isn't a terrible series, it's just mediocre, far too long and overrated. The manga has it's share of redeeming qualities that manage to pull me back for two more minutes each week, but it's well past its prime. Still enjoyable, but not nearly as good it could be.
renegade said:
If someone tries to refute my claim, I will go through your anime/manga list and show you all the garbage that you love. Shit, there go all my valid complaints. |