I guess I’m not alone when I say that Bleach has been pretty disappointing when it started with its filler arc. Although about a year ago I totally loved Bleach, it’s the anime I don’t want to watch right now, honestly. It’s because with the filler arcs came the degradation of animation quality and plot. I stopped watching Bleach after six episodes of filler. Although it can’t be helped because the anime has already coped with the manga, still, having episodes where Rukia looked like a cross-eyed alien is unforgivable.
Right now, however, may be Bleach’s renaissance once more. I’ve always been looking for the anime or Kubo to develop his more minor characters, and this may just happen with Nemu’s arrival in the real world to deal with Ishida. (In case you’re wondering why I’m writing about Bleach all of a sudden, I was at the forefront of those Nemu x Ishida shippers from ep43 to ep44, where Ishida battled Mayuri and Nemu’s internal struggle between obeying her ‘father’ and doing the right thing was simply a joy to watch. In fact, judging from the fact that I still remember the episode numbers when that fight happened, those episodes were among my most favorite in Bleach’s run. Silent waters run deep, an aphorism says. Well, Nemu is as silent as an oyster. What she did, however (help Ishida), despite her seemingly automaton self, was among the biggest moves forward in all the characters of Bleach. That’s only how I see it, however. What I saw in that moment in time was the awakening of the emotion of love, or at the least, caring.)
With the arrival of the next episode, we may see how Bleach has improved itself in its fillers: although the story may not progress a whole lot; although the story is somewhat of a bridge and is totally original in itself therefore quite weak compared to the canon (manga); when there will be character development, even after 46 episodes, with Nemu, I’d be terribly happy and resume watching Bleach once more. Why?
Granted, the requirement of a filler is that the story does not move forward. However, it can still be filler when the characters develop themselves and their actions in the past given light while still not moving the story forward. This is what I’m looking for. If they fleshed out the characters more, gave light to romantic relationships or relationships in general once more, it would still be a great filler. That is what I’m looking for. With the arrival of Nemu, we would see if she still remembered Ishida’s historic act and developed some feelings for him. Frankly, I’m really tired of seeing a pensive Orihime thinking about ‘trying to help’ an Ichigo who lacks the sexual urge to appreciate endowed women like her. I’m also tired of a forceful Rukia, constantly being ‘the best friend’ and prodding Ichigo forward. I’d like to see more about the relationship between Matsumoto and Gin; I’d like to see more about Ishida and Nemu, Uruhara and Yoruichi – I’d like to see Bleach try to do a quasi-Honey and Clover style of character development while not moving the plot forward. If they can pull it off, even if only in the next episode, that’s good enough for me to know because
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The plot has still moved forward because the characters themselves are exhibiting change.
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It’s just so much better to have everyone fleshed out before proceeding to the next manga arc than doing so without even developing the multitude of characters inside Bleach.
Anyway, I’m looking forward for the episode when Nemu appears, and the episode directly after that. I’ll see if the filler is still worth watching.
July 12, 2006 at 6:25 pm
I dont watch the fillers but I am interested if there’s anything worth catching. Just refusing to spend any of time on that trashy roundabout.
Keep posting on this!
July 12, 2006 at 7:47 pm
There might be problem with developing characters during fillers. For one thing, what if the developement is contradictory to later, more canonical developements? For example, they gave Hinata in Naruto this super technique that surpasses even Neji. What would happen if in the Naruto manga Kishimoto decides to place more focus on her because he finally realises that Sakura sucks? Then the anime is kinda fucked.
Anyway, fillers just suck, nice and simple.
July 12, 2006 at 8:25 pm
Yes, for the most part, they do.
The thing is, nothing much would change within Bleach’s manga if they developed Nemu’s character, and we may see the reasons why Ishida acts as such in the times to come. Since they haven’t featured Nemu much in the manga for roughly more than 100 chapters already (126, if I remember correctly), this appearance and perhaps improvement and development of her character as seen in the nuances of her actions will be definitely welcome, unless they erase everything that happened in the past between Nemu and Ishida and revert Nemu again to some automaton. When that happens, I’d definitely start hating Bleach. Right now, I’m pretty much indifferent, but if they will fuck even that up, I’m going to be really angry.
July 13, 2006 at 10:21 am
Bleach….well i kinda hate manga with over than 200 series (and YES! Naruto do SUCK!!!)
still it is made not bad and sometimes i do read it. However i do not feel when it ends . it sucks – honestly!
However the first app. 20-30 episodes of the anime were really really cool. but still.
14 eps( correct me if i am wrong@!) of filler is really silly. till the point i too quited to watch it! Filler will destroy the anime! believe me!
Yo
and Honey and a Clover II is realllyy sweet and cooool!!!
July 13, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Yes, it isn’t bad and I also read it (at binges, sometimes). The fillers, however, suck big time. And yes, the first 20-30 episodes of the anime were definitely cool (plus, there was Shiba Kuukaku lawl). I think it’s more of 22 already, because it was already filler after 65.
July 19, 2006 at 6:12 am
you know, i don’t know why people seem to hate these fillers, I haven’t read the manga, and I haven’t SEEN a huge drop in the animation quality, sure some of the episodes are a little boring, but its all good ^_^.
November 22, 2009 at 8:26 am
Anyone tried drawing anime/manga characters? Its not easy, but once you get the hang of it it’s great fun, so many poses and positions!