Every once in a while everyone has a moment of clarity. A moment when our brains receives a message from our subconscious; about a question we weren't even aware of asking.
A Fucking Epiphany.
I've been REALLY bloody bored these days, which makes me cranky and irritated. Sorta twitchy.
So I've finally acknowledged what's pissing me off. For the last few months "Bleach" has been really failing me. I mean, in every aspect. It's weird that something like this has gotten me this aggravated. It's just manga.
Only, and I keep using the bad boyfriend metaphor, I like manga. I "enjoy" it. But It's been a really long ass time since I enjoyed Bleach. It makes me sorta incredulous that I actually 'miss' the days when Grimmjow transformed into a Thundercat.
Bleach this week is something to do with Nel and Nnoi bonding, and sZayel fucking going all voodoo on Ishida and crushing the guy's stomach. Like, it's actually sad how much I DON'T FUCKING CARE anymore. I almost passed out. --_--
And "oh Haruhi", the next chapter is Nel's back-story. Now , call me picky, but WTF? I'm supposed to care deeply about this character that I've known less that Grimmy, and I've only kinda liked since she got BOOBS?! I'll fucking pass, thanks.
When I got into Bleach, it kicked ass. It was funny, the fights weren't long drawn out affairs of Chuck Norris caliber. So I suppose this buys Kubo some leverage, but really, I'm not a leverage kinda girl. I'm Catholic. (lapsed, but some things never change)
It finally occurred to me that it was just a matter of bad writing, or on behalf of his editors, bad editing. I read lots of manga, some series I read I have to wait months before another chapter, and not a long chapter either. Some series are into the torturing deaths of characters. Some stories have plots that are so over-convoluted that the only way they make sense is to re-read them.
BUT - I still really look forward to Crimson Spell and ViewFinder. I still really like CLAMP. I still read "Battle Angel Alita", still love anything by Katsuhiro Otomo.
So really, what's Kubo's deal? It's not a matter of Rukia anymore, I'm not nearly that shallow. But I'd appreciate some plot. Even if it's a super-secret one, I shouldn't have to be bored into HATING BLEACH, while I wait for it.
This calls for a break. For however long it takes for me to feel like I wanna be arsed to read the manga and discuss something besides my now redundant comments of "I think Inoue..blahblahblah" & "Maybe we'll see Rukia next week...?(not fuckin' likely)" that's how long I'll be skipping this bore fest.
It reminds me when Anne Rice started to lost it, and
laurapetri told me to skip the books, and I had to like do that. 'Cause no matter how much I love you as an author / musician / mangaka, the ONLY reason I read your stuff, is because it entertains me, or fulfills some part of myself. If your stuff lacks that, then there's no point to me bothering.
I'm really not even pissed, 'cause some people probably seem okay with the lag. On the other hand, I've read of other fans being disillusioned, and some who can't be bothered to keep up with the heavy-handed IchiOri stuff in the current anime, 'cause it makes them wanna hang themselves - lmao.
We should form an anti-Bleach club. But srsly, at this point I couldn't in good faith give Bleach a good review, or even rec it for someone to get into. I'd prolly tell them to watch/read the SS arc, and pretend it ended there.