So, if you've seen any either or of Naruto or One Piece, you probably already have a general idea of Bleach. It's got action, maybe not the best plot, some comedy here and there, a bit of romance, and a lot of stuff thrown together.
Now, when I first started watching Bleach, I said to myself "This is the best show ever", and it truly was. Back then, when Bleach was pretty much the only anime show I knew existed, I truly believed this series was THE BEST. Just like how some people who started their anime adventure with Naruto or One Piece, these kind of anime draw you in with a new genre and action you haven't necessarily seen before.
That's why you see new anime watchers giving Bleach and Naruto huge scores of 10 here and 10 there, throwing around the term "masterpiece" everywhere.
But as you delve more into Bleach, you start to realize the overused plot idea, the fact that Orihime is a useless girl who pretty much needs to be saved every single time. I respect Ichigo, because if I were brought into the world of Soul Reapers and I had this whinny bitch saying she loves me and going off on her own and getting killed and I had to save her MULTIPLE TIMES, I probably would just stop saving her after the second time. Enemy says "We have Orihime, we control you now" I say "More like, you have Orihime, and I don't give a shit"
But nope. Ichigo will continue to save Orihime because she's proven how useful she is to him. That is... how useful her huge boobs are to Ichigo
Anyways, I've made Bleach sound like some retarded show, but it really isn't. I'm not going to say it's your typical shounen anime, because it might be a little better, but for experienced anime watchers, you're probably going to know or what to expect from this show. When I first watched Bleach and thinking that it was the best show in the world, as I continued to watch more and more anime. I realized that there is so much more anime that has everything Bleach has and much more.
I'm not going to lie. If you're one of those people who just want a casual anime to watch, or you're new to anime, Bleach is probably a great introduction. But for those of you who are experienced, Bleach is probably not going to satisfy you. There are some great action moments where you get the suspenseful feeling, but there are many more animes that have just that, except they don't have 366 episodes.
The art in Bleach is what you would expect, it's nothing special, just a typical shounen anime. Soundtrack is overused, but they have some REALLY good songs for the fight scenes, some in particular which drew me to the series one-handed. The story is overused, standard soul reaper story. You'll understand what I mean if you watch it. There isn't too much character development in Bleach, but it's what you'd expect from a shounen anime mostly focused on enjoyment and action. Overall, I give Bleach an 8, since it is the first anime I saw and I probably enjoyed it more than I would enjoy it if I watched it now. It's not terrible, it has some nice parts to it, but I don't think ALL 366 episodes are worth your time, you can skip through the filler and some unimportant episodes here and there.
I guess I'll list out my ratings here:
Story: 7
Art: 7
Sound: 9
Character: 6
Enjoyment: 8
Overall: 8
Remember, the button names. It's was the review helpful or not helpful. It shouldn't be translated as was the rating they gave the anime good or not good.
