#Anime base series#

The color quality of Bleach is something to be appreciated. Still, along with many of Shounen series, Bleach’s animation has its moments, especially in the midst of important spectacles of battle. Shaky frame movement and still-shots of characters bombarding other characters with super-charged attacks cripple the battle scenes. It’s okay I suppose fairly average for a Shounen, and certainly nothing to rave about. Sadly, Bleach doesn’t even have animation rooting on its side. Even in its best moments, Bleach’s story is an incomparable farrago of uneven twists and random leaps. This one plot hole brought my respect for the show down to sub-Arctic levels. Rukia tells Ichigo that even Shinigami don’t know what it is that Hollows want, yet in the next episode, she states without any hesitation that Hollows are after souls. Another discussion set that confused me presents itself in episode 2, and concludes in episode 3. For example, in the moment when Ichigo first notices that Rukia is the new member of his class, he emits words that are so reminiscent of dialogue in Shaman King, that it is almost sickening. The interactions Bleach offers up could have been so much better, and for that, I was disappointed. Regrettably, it wasn’t, and I couldn’t help but glare at the constant plot twists ripped straight out of the bare bones of other well-known adventure stories. The saddest thing is, Bleach might have actually worked for me, had it been the first Shounen I ever watched. Unfortunately, through tumultuous filler and un-strategic battle sequences, it remains an obtuse insult to the genre it tries so desperately to personify. If only Bleach focused on this area more, and cast aside its dated centers as a plot-story. Hidden among an overabundance of these archetypes, there is a truly interesting story of friendship and sacrifice. Well, I don't.īleach is a romp of a Shounen, with limitless power-ups, busty female characters, and even a white-masked monster or two. Considering this fact, one might believe that I actually like Bleach. From ancient classics like Dragonball, to more recent works such as Soul Eater, I don’t just like it I downright love it! I don’t care if it’s mainstream, or if the animation is riddled with twitchy-flaws or even if the main character has hair that spikes up all the way to freaking Saturn! I truly adore Shounen anime. Now, here’s the moment to say that I like the genre of Shounen. I thought “what the hell? Maybe all those Youtube comments were right, and it can be compared to other not-so-hidden gems that the Shounen genre has been known to dish out.” As such, I downloaded the first three episodes and sat back, hoping that Bleach would be deserving of all the hype surrounding it.

#Anime base series#

Bleach was a series that had been posted upon that note for perhaps eight months. Now a substitute Shinigami, Ichigo must follow the customs of a Reaper, including the businesses of hunting down Hollows and aiding lost spirits.Ī few years back, the eternal prowl for a good Shounen brought me back to my Anime to Watch Stickies note, and I found myself pausing my cursor upon Bleach. After an unfortunate twist of events, Rukia is left obligated to lend her powers to Ichigo, but Ichigo unwillingly steal all of her energy. This power leads him to encounter Rukia Kuchiki, a Shinigami sent to the living world with the task of eliminating evil spirits known as Hollows. Bleach tells of story of fifteen-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki, a High-school student who possesses the ability to interact with the dead.