2007-03-26, 18:32 | Link #561 |
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The biggest problem with Bleach fillers was the first mini-arc with the mod souls which really sucked and made a lot of people stop watching the anime.
Once the Bounto were introduced, it was not outsanding, but it was still ok. Got even a little better when we got rid of the snake guy who was really annoying. Sure, there wasn't any character developpment (except for Ishida maybe), but it was still slighty entertaining. I really liked some fights like Hisagi vs possessed Rukia or anything involving Mr T. |
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2007-03-26, 19:06 | Link #563 | |
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The other new characters appear only in brief flashback in the current arc. There are around a dizain of Bounts (including the ones who appeared only in flashback). Only one survived. Their creator is an exiled shinigami (Ran Tao) who lives in SS, but not in Seireitei. There are as well a few minor characters, like Rukongai inhabitants, but they don't matter at all. |
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2007-03-26, 21:56 | Link #564 | |
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2007-03-26, 22:36 | Link #565 | |
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in it of themselves the episodes were not horrible. they just weren't for me. and if one is against "fillers" there is the easy option of just not watching them. so far the show has done little more than vauge references and have kept only the mod souls. which they incorporated into the manga plot line quite well in my opinion. i'd have a problem with the "fillers" ONLY if it messed up the manga plotline for the anime. so far it hasnt done that.... now what they are gonna do to stall for time the next go around is up in the air. *shrugs* its one thing to dislike something and state why, for whatever reason. but to constantly bitch about it is silly. |
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2007-03-27, 07:02 | Link #566 | |
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its hard to seperate them when the anime follows the manga so closely. there are some anime that use the manga only as a loose base for the story but mostly create their own anime story from the manga characters. bleach is one of the animes that if i compare manga to anime some/most of the scenes are almost excatly like the manga. so, yes in essence the "fillers" have little to nothing to do with the original story, which is the manga story line. the "fillers" became boring once i realized that all these characters would basically spin their wheels, stuck in one place because the next time they would 'power up' or advance in character development would happen in the manga. so yes technically, in the anime it did happen. but as far as it advancing the original story, the manga story line, it was totally useless. i stopped watching around episode 80. checked back in for a couple of episodes around 85-87. then stopped completely. picked up on 107. so far there is nothing that i feel i'm missing in the storyline because i didnt watch them. that to me, speaks to how they have nothing to do with the continuity of the story. Last edited by poptart; 2007-03-27 at 16:10. |
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2007-03-27, 16:07 | Link #567 |
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As it is, neither the soul society arc is of little value, as any other shounen arc is of little value if you've started from the middle. Most people starting DBZ would be bored out of their minds if they watch DB. Fillers and arc value is an inherent weakness of all long running series.
In shounen, the continuity of the story is almost irrelevant in each arc.
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2007-05-27, 15:27 | Link #568 |
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Coming back to Bleach...need to watch fillers?
So, I haven't watched Bleach since the final episode of the SS arc (think it was episode 63) due to the fillers. I see that Bleach has returned to the manga storyline, but I've heard it still uses elements from the filler arc. So, can I start back watching Bleach from the point it started following the manga again, or should I go back and watch the fillers? Thanks.
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2007-05-27, 16:35 | Link #571 |
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The "fillers" are episodes too. I'd suggest watching them too, unless you want to be one that senselessly hates episodes where the filler characters appear in
They have their own plot(not just random episodes like Naruto's fillers), and they're part of the anime continuity, which is why the characters from the fillers appear and the filler events are mentioned in the "manga" episodes.
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2007-05-27, 17:42 | Link #574 |
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Watch through episode 68. and stop there. Pick back up at 110.
Bleach episode 68 introduces the side characters....that you will see probably several times in bleach. episode 69-109 is the Blount arc... the episode 68 introduces the very beginning. Don't be worried about your curiousity its not worth the time. I can watch SS over and over, but Blount was mediocre. I don't agree with the terrible.
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2007-05-29, 00:26 | Link #578 |
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Oh I hated the Rukia fight, gave me the shivers.
Oops, was it 100 that Soi Fon fought? Either way, I think it was either 99 and 100 or 100 and 101 that featured Mayrui and Soi Fon, respectively. And the Ishida fight spans a few episodes, I think... pretty solid fight there. |
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