You know, the first season of Bleach, meaning before the painful fillers with the Bount, it was fun and very original. On a side note, the fillers continued from episode 65 to 108. Yes, 44 episodes including episode 65… Wow…
My point is, one explored Seireitei together with the characters as they travelled through the lands. The relationship between Rukia and Ichigo was deeper and at least Rukia got more airtime. The story turned out to be revolving around her in the first place. It was fun overall, and the audience learned something new with every episode.
Now, they’re working more on the half-Hollow nature of Ichigo and, of course, the newly introduced Arrancar are getting the main spotlight. It’s still fun, but there seems to be a cycle Bleach is entering into, fast… [more…]