Bleach news: Fillers ahoy

[acidflower]

Originally Posted by JOJOS'STAR

Hmm I have no reason to think Bleach's fillers could be better then Naruto's..

Anyway, I don't see what so "spoilerific" about that poster exept if you consider the character featuring in it as a spoiler. But I'm quite glad my favorite captain will be in it.


The only diffrence so far with Naruto (fillers appart) is the constancy in the storyline. The way it never focus on a side-line story for more then an episode or so. The past is also much faster. But you are right that Naruto is getting quite boring. In fact I've stopped watching it lately cause it was too damn boring. I decided to start again once the fillers end. If they ever end that is. ><

Although Bleach and Naruto are produced from the same company (Studio Pierrot), they are not directed by the same person.

Bleach is directed by Noriyuki Abe.
Naruto is directed by Hayato Date.

I have much reason to believe that Bleach's fillers will be different (hopefully much better) than Naruto's fillers.

Spoiler:

The reason its spoilerific is because it shows them in high school clothing. Which hints at the next arc. Yes, I've read the manga also.

[ShikaShika]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

Ya'know? I've been thinking about the upcoming Bleach fillers and I think that if they are done well, they could be the coolest thing ever.

Sorry, but to discuss why, I need to drop a minor spoiler for after the SS arc. This isn't plot related, but if you click on the tag you'll unveil a cool surprise, so you won't get to enjoy it in the anime. (Probably in episode 65) I'd wait until episode 65 before clicking on any spoiler tags in this thread if I were you.

Spoiler for minor manga spoiler:

Right after the SS arc, a whole bunch of shinigami captains and vice-captains enlist in Ichigo's school as students. Now, in the manga, the plot happened almost immediately so we never got to enjoy any amusing High School hijinx and humor involving the shinigami learning how to be ordinary students and bonding with Ichigo's school friends like Tatsuki.

You could say that this is a huge flaw. There was tons of story potential that just wasn't used!!! Maybe he skipped right over that and went into the plot, specifically so that it could be used as filler.

I've heard from what Kubo Tite says in interviews that he is involved in the making of the anime. (Unlike practically every other mangaka!) Perhaps he coordinated with the anime creators to allow this filler opportunity. He might even have written up a loose outline for the writers to use, so they stay within his design.

Don't get my hopes up. Aww... too late.

[Kinny Riddle]

Originally Posted by acidflower

Although Bleach and Naruto are produced from the same company (Studio Pierrot), they are not directed by the same person.

Bleach is directed by Noriyuki Abe.
Naruto is directed by Hayato Date.

Well done! You have pointed out the exact point where others have not realized: same studio does not mean same animation or even filler quality. Your point may have done more to quell the fears of quite a number of Bleach fans than many explanation posts, including mine, combined.

Another good example of same studio different quality is in Sunrise, just look at Mai HiME and Gundam SEED Destiny.

[Last_Hope]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

Ya'know? I've been thinking about the upcoming Bleach fillers and I think that if they are done well, they could be the coolest thing ever.

Sorry, but to discuss why, I need to drop a minor spoiler for after the SS arc. This isn't plot related, but if you click on the tag you'll unveil a cool surprise, so you won't get to enjoy it in the anime. (Probably in episode 65) I'd wait until episode 65 before clicking on any spoiler tags in this thread if I were you.

Spoiler for minor manga spoiler:

Right after the SS arc, a whole bunch of shinigami captains and vice-captains enlist in Ichigo's school as students. Now, in the manga, the plot happened almost immediately so we never got to enjoy any amusing High School hijinx and humor involving the shinigami learning how to be ordinary students and bonding with Ichigo's school friends like Tatsuki.

You could say that this is a huge flaw. There was tons of story potential that just wasn't used!!! Maybe he skipped right over that and went into the plot, specifically so that it could be used as filler.

I've heard from what Kubo Tite says in interviews that he is involved in the making of the anime. (Unlike practically every other mangaka!) Perhaps he coordinated with the anime creators to allow this filler opportunity. He might even have written up a loose outline for the writers to use, so they stay within his design.

Argh! I´ve been so good at avoiding spoilers for Bleach, not once have I spoiled myself but this time. I couldn´t resist. I saw the pic in the first post and now your spoiler.

Spoiler:

About what you wrote. I agree, I´m kind of hoping that we get to see some high school comedy. Especially Hitsugaya could be interesting to see, he´s kind of grumpy to be so young.

I wonder if they will throw in the shinigamis in school from the start of the fillers or if they´ll do it after a while? (Of course this requires the use of shinigamis in the fillers)

This could be promising.

As for fillers, I like quite a few of the fillers in One Piece (Usopp vs Daddy the father is awesome ), so for me atleast fillers isn´t exactly equal to garbage.

[noir senshi]

Spoiler for just after the SS arc:

If the fillers includes Matsumoto in High School then I'll have no problem whatsoever with the fillers. And that shinigami from the 11th squad who thinks he's "beautiful" could provide ample comedic moments.

[Taylor--]

Hmm.. I'm hoping they'll be good. But if Kubo has some say in how the fillers are going to go I'm sure it can't be very bad. Here's hoping there will be alot more comedy like the earlier episodes at school.

[Cloudy]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

Ya'know? I've been thinking about the upcoming Bleach fillers and I think that if they are done well, they could be the coolest thing ever.

Sorry, but to discuss why, I need to drop a minor spoiler for after the SS arc. This isn't plot related, but if you click on the tag you'll unveil a cool surprise, so you won't get to enjoy it in the anime. (Probably in episode 65) I'd wait until episode 65 before clicking on any spoiler tags in this thread if I were you.

Spoiler for minor manga spoiler:

Right after the SS arc, a whole bunch of shinigami captains and vice-captains enlist in Ichigo's school as students. Now, in the manga, the plot happened almost immediately so we never got to enjoy any amusing High School hijinx and humor involving the shinigami learning how to be ordinary students and bonding with Ichigo's school friends like Tatsuki.

You could say that this is a huge flaw. There was tons of story potential that just wasn't used!!! Maybe he skipped right over that and went into the plot, specifically so that it could be used as filler.

I've heard from what Kubo Tite says in interviews that he is involved in the making of the anime. (Unlike practically every other mangaka!) Perhaps he coordinated with the anime creators to allow this filler opportunity. He might even have written up a loose outline for the writers to use, so they stay within his design.

The homura arc from gensomaden saiyuki anime was done with the help of Minekura Kazuya who did some of the wiriting and character designs so this isn't the 1st time a filler arc is done with the help of mangaka.

[Soluzar]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

Ya'know? I've been thinking about the upcoming Bleach fillers and I think that if they are done well, they could be the coolest thing ever.

Sorry, but to discuss why, I need to drop a minor spoiler for after the SS arc. This isn't plot related, but if you click on the tag you'll unveil a cool surprise, so you won't get to enjoy it in the anime. (Probably in episode 65) I'd wait until episode 65 before clicking on any spoiler tags in this thread if I were you.

Spoiler for minor manga spoiler:

Right after the SS arc, a whole bunch of shinigami captains and vice-captains enlist in Ichigo's school as students. Now, in the manga, the plot happened almost immediately so we never got to enjoy any amusing High School hijinx and humor involving the shinigami learning how to be ordinary students and bonding with Ichigo's school friends like Tatsuki.

You could say that this is a huge flaw. There was tons of story potential that just wasn't used!!! Maybe he skipped right over that and went into the plot, specifically so that it could be used as filler.

I've heard from what Kubo Tite says in interviews that he is involved in the making of the anime. (Unlike practically every other mangaka!) Perhaps he coordinated with the anime creators to allow this filler opportunity. He might even have written up a loose outline for the writers to use, so they stay within his design.

You know, it's so true. That really would work, because...

Spoiler for More manga spoilers:

The Shinigami were sent to the living world to stay "until the Arrankaru problem is solved", and there was no guaranteed that the next attack would happen straight away. There was room for plenty of fun stories about getting used to the living world. I'd be prepared to bet that Shinigami of that level don't go to the living world very often, and Rukia's "juice box" adventure would have been nothing compared to the confusion caused by half-a-dozen Shinigami trying to go incognito.

I feel much more optimistic about the future of Bleach, now.

[Midnyt]

Spoiler for Dont click me if you did'nt click NoSanninWa's Spoiler:

So, to mention an obvious resemblance, this filler season could be something along the lines of "Bleach:Fumoffu", if the producers decide to go down that route. If they dont, they'd be wasting a lot of story potential.

Now I cant wait for Christmas Anime break to finish up sooner

[Souzouryoku]

Future Episode Titles

Spoiler for minor:

Episode #63 : Rukia's Decision, Ichigo's Feelings
Episode #64 : New School Term, Renji has come to the Material world?!
Episode #65 : Creeping Terror, the Second Victim
Episode #66 : Break Through! The Trap Hidden in the Labyrinth

These are the next few episodes, starting after the break. Looking at the episode title for ep. 64..it looks as if some of the fillers will infact include the shinigami? Not positive however. The other titles give no hint.

All info taken from Bleach7.

[Kinny Riddle]

Originally Posted by Souzouryoku

Future Episode Titles

Spoiler for minor:

Episode #63 : Rukia's Decision, Ichigo's Feelings
Episode #64 : New School Term, Renji has come to the Material world?!
Episode #65 : Creeping Terror, the Second Victim
Episode #66 : Break Through! The Trap Hidden in the Labyrinth

These are the next few episodes, starting after the break. Looking at the episode title for ep. 64..it looks as if some of the fillers will infact include the shinigami? Not positive however. The other titles give no hint.

All info taken from Bleach7.

Spoiler for some next manga arc stuff:

Ep 64's title: Already bringing in Renji? Maybe they're modifying the storyline a bit with KT's consent and bringing in Renji to assist Ichigo first. And maybe incorporate just Renji in the fillers for now.

Only when things get tricky after Hirako's introduction and Ulqiola's visit do they bring in Hitsugaya and the rest.

Yet judging from Ep 65 and 66's title, it may or may not be a Hollow-of-the-week filler.

Fillers, if done well, can be as fun as FMP: Fumoffu, or still quite good, like the X-File's standalone paranormal event/monster-of-the-week episodes. Of course, in the end, I have to wait and see, so I'm still open minded about the coming fillers.

[Souzouryoku]

Originally Posted by Kinny Riddle

Spoiler for some next manga arc stuff:

Ep 64's title: Already bringing in Renji? Maybe they're modifying the storyline a bit with KT's consent and bringing in Renji to assist Ichigo first. And maybe incorporate just Renji in the fillers for now.

Only when things get tricky after Hirako's introduction and Ulqiola's visit do they bring in Hitsugaya and the rest.

Yet judging from Ep 65 and 66's title, it may or may not be a Hollow-of-the-week filler.

Fillers, if done well, can be as fun as FMP: Fumoffu, or still quite good, like the X-File's standalone paranormal event/monster-of-the-week episodes. Of course, in the end, I have to wait and see, so I'm still open minded about the coming fillers.

Spoiler for very very minor:

I think what they'll do is bring in Renji, do like 15 or so fillers with him, then later bring the other shinigami in, and introduce Hirako. Then, wait another few episodes, and bring in Rukia. It's hard to believe they are introducing Renji so soon.

I wonder if, since it's only Renji, he'll be staying in Ichigo's closet instead of at Urahara's (or..wherever he's staying)

[shud]

There's no way Matsumoto can pass as a high school student. I'm pretty sure her unrevealed shikai (unrevealed so far in the anime, I mean) pops buttons off her shirt at lightning speed. Or maybe it's some type of pheremone.

Unlike other shows I think Bleach has room for some awesome filler. Very awesome but so far underused characters:

Kon
Kuukaku
Yachiru
Urahara
Mayuri
Hitsugaya
Kenpachi
Matsumoto
Komamura

It's not like their filler will be Da Capo-ish side story BS filler. It should be pretty funny and entertaining, I think. I'm just curious to know if Yachiru ever fights and what Mayuri's background is. He's an awesome captain that got shafted with screen time, IMO.

[ScytheBlade]

Originally Posted by shud

There's no way Matsumoto can pass as a high school student. I'm pretty sure her unrevealed shikai (unrevealed so far in the anime, I mean) pops buttons off her shirt at lightning speed. Or maybe it's some type of pheremone.

Unlike other shows I think Bleach has room for some awesome filler. Very awesome but so far underused characters:

Kon
Kuukaku
Yachiru
Urahara
Mayuri
Hitsugaya
Kenpachi
Matsumoto
Komamura

It's not like their filler will be Da Capo-ish side story BS filler. It should be pretty funny and entertaining, I think. I'm just curious to know if Yachiru ever fights and what Mayuri's background is. He's an awesome captain that got shafted with screen time, IMO.

You missed Chizuru! And Isshin!

[Last_Hope]

Originally Posted by Souzouryoku

Future Episode Titles

Spoiler for minor:

Episode #63 : Rukia's Decision, Ichigo's Feelings
Episode #64 : New School Term, Renji has come to the Material world?!
Episode #65 : Creeping Terror, the Second Victim
Episode #66 : Break Through! The Trap Hidden in the Labyrinth

These are the next few episodes, starting after the break. Looking at the episode title for ep. 64..it looks as if some of the fillers will infact include the shinigami? Not positive however. The other titles give no hint.

All info taken from Bleach7.

Maybe they´ll take it slowly and introduce more and more shinigamis as time goes.

[shud]

I'd love some filler to expand upon various shinigami's powers. For instance, we saw Komamura's bankai but apparently Ken fought it off rather easily (Komamura summons his bankai and then we never see anything about it again...cut to episode 62 and he shows up with just his shikai hand)....also Matsumoto has used her shikai on Kira but we just see the after-effects of it and he's pretty amazed.

I want to see Unohana's bankai and see Yachiru do something other than cheer for Ken.

[Kinny Riddle]

Originally Posted by shud

There's no way Matsumoto can pass as a high school student. I'm pretty sure her unrevealed shikai (unrevealed so far in the anime, I mean) pops buttons off her shirt at lightning speed. Or maybe it's some type of pheremone.

Unlike other shows I think Bleach has room for some awesome filler. Very awesome but so far underused characters:

Kon
Kuukaku
Yachiru
Urahara
Mayuri
Hitsugaya
Kenpachi
Matsumoto
Komamura

It's not like their filler will be Da Capo-ish side story BS filler. It should be pretty funny and entertaining, I think. I'm just curious to know if Yachiru ever fights and what Mayuri's background is. He's an awesome captain that got shafted with screen time, IMO.

Spoiler for minor:

Not to worry, like Ichigo, all the shinigami just need to pop in those Soul Candy and they'll fight in their Shinigami attire, while their gigais (which they'll need in order for people in the living world to see them) will be occupied by the substitute-souls (Kon is one of the last Mod-Souls, remember, if you don't consider the theory that Ururu and Jinta are one too. )

[FlyByNite]

From those upcoming episode titles

Spoiler:

If they bring Renji in early OMG maybe they can let him WIN A BATTLE!!!!!!

[Itachikun]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

Ya'know? I've been thinking about the upcoming Bleach fillers and I think that if they are done well, they could be the coolest thing ever.

Sorry, but to discuss why, I need to drop a minor spoiler for after the SS arc. This isn't plot related, but if you click on the tag you'll unveil a cool surprise, so you won't get to enjoy it in the anime. (Probably in episode 65) I'd wait until episode 65 before clicking on any spoiler tags in this thread if I were you.

Spoiler for minor manga spoiler:

Right after the SS arc, a whole bunch of shinigami captains and vice-captains enlist in Ichigo's school as students. Now, in the manga, the plot happened almost immediately so we never got to enjoy any amusing High School hijinx and humor involving the shinigami learning how to be ordinary students and bonding with Ichigo's school friends like Tatsuki.

You could say that this is a huge flaw. There was tons of story potential that just wasn't used!!! Maybe he skipped right over that and went into the plot, specifically so that it could be used as filler.

I've heard from what Kubo Tite says in interviews that he is involved in the making of the anime. (Unlike practically every other mangaka!) Perhaps he coordinated with the anime creators to allow this filler opportunity. He might even have written up a loose outline for the writers to use, so they stay within his design.

Yes!!!. This is exactly what Im thinking of. The whole situation with Ichigo's old class mates having lunch together.

Spoiler:

Lol, Chad making fun of Hitsuyaga for being short or Matsumoto joining the girls for lunch outside, with Rukia and everyone.

Im rooting for more comedy with Bleach than action. I missed those old days of Ichigo and Rukia before Renji and Kuchiki found them

Im hoping for the best for the fillers....keep your head up high for it.

[DrunkenRyder]

Spoiler:

In Manga during the school portion, sorry to say there is limited comedy. Maybe one or two moments that made me laugh.

Students making fun of Ikkaku for being bald

Everyone loving Renigku's boobs, and getting slapped away

And the occasional Kon moment