With having literal 45% filler percentage(163/366 eps), it still faired pretty well. Majority of the fillers were nice, but they always seemed to come right before a hyped event, which always makes you frustrated.
The second biggest problem for me was the ending. Instead of stopping the show after the end of the Aizen Arc, giving it much bigger emotional weight in regards to Ichigo`s sacrifice, they have decided to do the Fullbringer Arc which was not only boring to watch(honestly it felt like a filler arc) but the ending was meek as well. We havent even seen the full extent of Ichigo`s new powers...Only showed 1 empowered Getsuga Tenshou, nothing special.... At atleast it was nice to see Byakuya finally boldly showing his respect towards Ichigo.
And the third biggest problem is the lack of action in the anime. Compared to Naruto and One Piece, it was refreshing to watch a shounen with quick battles lasting only 2-3 eps max. However there werent many quality fights of Hollow Ichigo taking over and showing the full extent of Ichigo`s powers. I wanted to watch more chaos and destruction, not some 3rd rate characters like Chad/Hinamori/Hisagi/Matsumoto/Iba/Oomaeda/Kira/Espada`s Fraccion/Bounto fight. All the Vasto Lorde + Tousen, except Ulquiorra, were a disappointent too. Despite beeing introduced to be stronger than a captain, they were defeated too quickly(especially Harribel !!!).
And the last bit is also cutting down on the emotional side. Sure cutting down on fights duration was refreshing but shortening the emotional windows made Bleach kinda shallow at times. We should have had more Zangetsu/Aizen/Gin screen time to make it truly impactful and unforgettable, the already awesome experience of watching Bleach!!!
The OST and sound effects were pure 10/10. I will never forget how a Garganta opening looks and sounds like or the sound of a Sonido side-step.
And thus with great sorrow piercing my heart i give it a 9, will you still love me tomorrow Bleach?
