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For instance, as easy as it is to dogpile on Bleach, I believe that Jujutsu Kaisen’s brilliance comes from how it took lessons from Kubo’s work to build a neat supernatural urban fantasy story.

While the creative decisions he made with Bleach would contribute to its eventual nosedive, they were also very inspired and highly entertaining. I made an in-depth analysis about Bleach and Kubo’s reputation in my BURN THE WITCH review, but one important takeaway I want to call to attention from that review is that there is truth to the idea that Kubo’s tenacity is both a gift and a curse. Especially with the tides turning against his manga for being unable to maintain the level of quality that came from the series’ earlier arcs.

Kubo was already being stretched thin to keep the manga going, and I can sympathize with the pressure he must’ve been facing to appease Shonen Jump and keep Bleach relevant. It felt more like a desperate struggle to stall out as much as they could with hopes that they’ll be able to catch up with the manga and retain the same fanbase that stuck with them from the very start. It doesn’t even feel like a condemnation of mangaka Tite Kubo’s work considering that they were relatively faithful and respectful towards his material. The first anime’s decline and eventual cancellation isn’t a tale of a vindictive production company wanting to rewrite the anime to clean its hands of it. On top of the remainder of the Arrancar arcs and the Fullbring one, there are also the filler arcs involving New Captain Amagai Shunsuke, all of the Zanpakuto’s physical manifestations, and the Gotei 13 Invading Army.

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To me, Bleach was a series that might’ve gotten a little out of hand, but it’s also played such a huge role in getting me into anime that I can look back at my time with Bleach fondly.Īt the same time, it puts me in quite the pickle because there was way more anime that came out after I dropped it. I’d read about what happened throughout the TYBW arc, but I admit that aside from some of the spoilers, I jumped to the finale to join the same communal discussion that occurred when Naruto ended. Unfortunately, I stopped reading around the Fullbring arc, but eventually got a refresher thanks to the Brave Souls app game and my deep lust for Unagiya Ikumi. I would go on to follow the show until halfway through the Hueco Mundo arc, where I’d eventually fall off and go on to read the manga instead. Whether it be cosplaying as the characters, buying all of the Hot Topic merch (I think I finally gave my Rukia glove to a thrift shop this year), or looking up to the English voice actors as if they were all members of the 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team, it was the only series in the Big Three I went all-in on. I was hooked from the very first episode, and spent a solid year or so making that show my entire personality.

Bebop, Champloo, FLCL, and a popular shounen they snagged called Bleach.

Anime Unleashed might’ve been the main block to get me interested in rediscovering anime, but Adult Swim reeled me in for sure. Warning, this particular section’s gonna be long, so if you want to jump right to Episode 01 analysis, scroll down to the “ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF DEATH!” section.īleach was a very important series to me. REFLECTING ON BLEACH: THE BIG THREE’S WILDCARD

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