Bleach

[amles80]

The last time I said anything about Bleach, I said that ”Mission: Rescue Rukia” is taking forever… Well, I was only on the 30-something episodes then, and today I watched episode 57!

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[shayheyred]

I LOVE Bleach, and I've seen almost 250 episodes of it. Some sections are boring as hell (the "filler" episodes and filler seasons, I'd say) but when the story focuses on Soul Society, and on some of the many, MANY characters there, I am usually happy. I do like the fights, but they take way too long. I find if I amass a bunch of episodes and watch them it works best.

Meanwhile, I'm sorry if you were spoiled for what's coming. I had no idea and I was totally caught off guard.

[amles80]

I'm learning to like it more and more. :) I've been told about the filler episodes... I was given a list so I know what to skip. I don't remember the number of the first episode on the list but when I was on it I noticed very quickly that it was very much a filler, so I trust that list!

Yeah, it was stupid of me to go and stumble over spoilers! But as soon as I realized what was happening I stopped reading, so I don't know the details!

[rosaxx50]

My interest in the fighting scenes is actually… not that great.

Same.

And yes, it really picks up when you start learning about the different shinigami and start caring about them.

And the way that girl (I can’t believe I can never remember their names!) reacted made me believe that I was right.

Hinamori?

Also, that guy with the constant wide, stupid grin on his face - I disliked him as soon as I saw him!!

Ichimaru Gin?

I'm sorry you got spoiled. You're so early on in the series, basically... everything is a spoiler, really. You should ask us instead :D

Anyway, today I watched the backstory of Yoruichi and Soi Fon (or Sui-Feng or whatever - another reason why I can’t remember names is the different ways they can be written), anyway, that very, very angry fighting girl… When they first began fighting I was like, “OMG, why is she so angry?! And I don’t believe that Yoruichi can’t fight back properly!” Now I see that her anger comes from 100 years of being sad and hurt, and then to have Yoruichi back like that must have been

[amles80]

Yes, of course, those were the names. :) It's like... before I get used to the names, I'm just as likely to mix up the syllables in them than as remembering them correctly! But I expect it to get better once I learn more Japanese. :)

That is true, I'll ask you instead! :D

And it has emotional vibrancy that the best of the Bleach fights do -- the ones you've seen so far (except maybe the one where Rukia got taken back, and Orihime and her brother), they're really just filler.
Yes, they feel like filler a lot of the time, when the figthing is about "move, get out of the way! - No, you shall not pass!" or "hey, look what I can do with my awesome sword!"... That's necessary, too, because if there were no figthing, it would be strange... It's just not that interesting for me to watch, except when there is a reason for it beyond one guy blocking the other one's path. Like the scene I talked about, that was interesting because it made me wonder what was behind it. And Orihime and her brother, yes, that had "emotional vibrancy".

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