The first 3 seasons of Bleach were the best. You can watch each season in one day or so and be happy. The 4th season was not terrible, but it did get very dry. If I was to rate the anime on the first 3 seasons, it would be story: 10, art: 8, sound: 7, character: 8, enjoyment: 10, overall: 9.
My rec is to just watch the first three seasons, but you may like it more than I did.
Pros: Storyline is decent. It touches on Shinigami, which is you ever saw death note, they are soul reapers. In bleach the have a lighter feel about them. The characters were both good and bad (good v evil anyone? no? ok...) but Ichigo was a character I liked the entire time.
Cons: IT DRUG-ON FOREVER. It would seem like 10 episodes would go by of the same fight. Or the same problem. By the time you finally move on you're bored as hell. First 3 seasons kept you interested. But the rest of the story just got DRY. Had the series ended after season 3, I personally would not be offended.
I'll let you be the judge. It is a good anime. Just not one of my favorites.
-JNutt22
Edit: I finished the anime about a year after submitting this review. If they continue with another season (eventually) it'd better be like the first 3 seasons.
