Plot (9/10)-- The plot line was pretty amazing; well thought-out and detailed. If you're looking for a good action anime, this is where you should head to. The moments of intensity are interesting enough to where you want to keep on watching, although it may not live up to absolutely everyone's tastes. Everyone has different opinions, but even if you're unsure of it, I recommend you to give it at least a try. Even though Bleach is a very mainstream anime, they did a very good job on it. The only flaw I can find with it is the filler episodes. There are a ton of filler episodes, filling you in on multiple characters' pasts. You won't really miss much if you skip them, the only thing is that you wouldn't know a lot about that character. They do try to make the filler episodes as interesting as possible; sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Otherwise there's nothing else that's really wrong with it.
Art (9/10)-- I actually thought the art was done quite well. All the fights that occurred throughout the anime were very well-shown and depicted. Each fight contains something unique of its own, which was most likely purposely done for the sake of entertainment for the viewers, and to keep you watching. The character art is very nice, although the art of the characters does seem to change a bit as the anime progresses. All characters are drawn in a unique matter, depending on what their personality was meant to be and how they are supposed to come across to the viewers. I am not saying it was above and beyond; just that is was done very well.
Sound (8/10)-- Personally, I thought the sound was done exceptionally well. The music inserted during the moments of intensity and during fights seems to fit the plot line close to perfect. Since I have only watched the Japanese version, given that Japanese is my primary language, I found the English voice actors sounded a bit strange. Even so, it doesn't really affect how much one would like the anime. It's just a matter of how they sound and what the viewer prefers.
Characters (8/10)-- Each character was done very nicely, although I don't like when they leave some of the major characters out for a while, and you don't see them until many episodes later. This may leave some viewers confused as to where the character went and if they're ever going to come back. This personally left me a bit anxious about what was going to happen. At some points, I was afraid that they just randomly disappeared and would never appear again in the anime. Although that wasn't the case, it was still confusing. I enjoyed the style the characters were drawn in, because it fit their personalities fairly well.
Overall, I loved it. It was recommended to me by a friend of mine that's an extreme Bleach fangirl, so I decided to try it out, and now I'm fangirling with her. The anime was great, and I found it to be very entertaining. Again, even if you're unsure about it, I suggest giving it a try.
