Bleach (anime)
1 rating since posting on Monday, October 1, 2007
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The world of Bleach: The "real world" in Bleach is just like ours, but there is also a (not at all perfect or heaven-like) "Soul Society" where souls go after they die. If the souls do linger around the Real World too long they are often attacked by Hollows (bad monstery type spirits), or they transform into Hollows themselves. In the Soul Society, the more powerful souls can become Shinigami/Death Gods, which are arranged as a military. Their main function is to fight Hollows. However, we soon find out that some powerful and high ranking Shinigami have become traitors, and a) Want to combine Shinigami and Hollow powers and b) Want to take over the worlds (of course). The main characters are Ichigo, a 15 year old who has (long story, dont ask) gotten the powers of a Shinigami and Hollow, and his friends. The beginning of the anime is mid-level. There are some interesting moments, but also some extreme suspension of disbelief (of the "Oh, I got bitten by a radioactive spider and now I can shoot web out of my wrists" type). In fact, I almost stopped watching after an episode that included Flower Fairy Princess Magic Barettes (ok, so thats MY term for it, not theirs....but still.) Then it gets really good when Ichigo and friends break into the Soul Society to rescue their friend. Then it gets really boring for a 45-episodes-long filler arc. Then it gets really good again. I do really recommend this show, because, for the most part, it rocks. But I also recommend just skipping the Bount Arc, except maybe watch the last couple episodes of it just to see where they are at. Something silly: Late in the series, everyone suddenly starts doing their battles standing in the air....wtf? Something cool: Some really good opening/closing songs What I like: Bleach has a HUGE amount of REALLY great characters. Even the more minor characters are pretty well fleshed out. What I dislike: Everything is always done just in the nick of time. Every other person they meet has at least enough spirit power to be able to see souls. - natasha , posted 10/01/07 |
