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Bleach; Discussion/Spoilers here
Topic Started: Jan 18 2007, 10:21 PM (278 Views)
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Ok, so here's the story:

I was up late on a Saturday night. I was pretty bored and all, since my brother had the upstairs computer and there's no console or anything near the downstairs computer. I was just browsing Something Awful (my brother has an account so I just lurk on his account :3) and doing a little bit of writing in my novel (over 400 pages now!). So, I got a magnificent idea - since it's a Saturday, why not watch Adult Swim? I'm sure that they have something interesting on!

Note that this is the Saturday after New Year's Eve (I think, I'm not sure, it was before because they had the Metalocalypse marathon the week after).

Anyway, so I turn it on, and I see that a new show's about to come on a midnight. So, I left it on to see if it would entertain me.

Uh, to make a long story short, yeah it did. Taken from the Wikipedia article:

"Bleach follows the life of Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15-year-old high school student with the ability to see ghosts, and a shinigami (Soul Reaper or, literally, "death god") named Rukia Kuchiki, who crosses paths with him one day while searching for a hollow (an evil spirit). During the ensuing confrontation with the spirit, she is wounded and forced to transfer virtually all of her powers into Ichigo. Thus the adventures of Ichigo and Rukia begin. Together they search for hollows and perform soul burials on wayward souls, cleansing the spirits and sending them to Soul Society."

Surprisingly, I wasn't completely appalled by the English dub. I watched the first four episodes that night, and they were all incredibly engaging. It's got the right mix of humor and action that I particularly enjoy, not to mention the fact that there are amusing character interactions (especially when Kon shows up). I'm just now caught up with the eps that have aired on Adult Swim.

It's the first anime since Full Metal Alchemist that I've actually been intrigued by and not made fun of, so I think that says a lot about it. Any discussion on what's happened would be awesome.
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I haven't got to watch much in the past 3 weeks or so. But I admit that it is a good show. From the looks of things last time I checked, Rukia was sposed to have a thing for Ichigo. But that was also something that was just made as a teasing thing, I think.. I'm not for sure, really.

And what I don't get or understand is the whole thing with Ichigo fighting hollows, but then there's another Ichigo in standard clothes watching from the side.. and now doesn't Orihime have a power, too? I think it was her hair pieces or something.
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It seems like I'm the only person who hasn't seen it/is unaffected by hype. If I had DirecTV still I might watch it, though of course there are the sites with all of the subbed episodes on the interwebs. Unlike most people though, I prefer dubs if the content of the show remains similar. Yeah, if it's subbed then things are authentic, but I'd rather be able to understand them audibly than only through text. I don't see how people can constantly bash English voice actors so much. Yeah, some stink, but I'm sure some Japanese ones too. Most of them seem to horribly overreact with the emotions and expressions, although I find that humorous. Still, maybe it's the weeabooism of people who don't have a good reason for liking one over the other? Or maybe it's just me and my endearment to certain voices from certain shows. Regardless...I am too lazy to watch this most likely awesome anime.
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I came into it not expecting to be very impressed or preparing to laugh at the voice acting myself, because I previously was stuck with watching stuff like DBZ (which is the most overly watched anime in history, and the dumbest to boot - and some people think The Legend of Zelda gets repetitive!).

I actually really like the voice acting in the dubbed version of Bleach. It's not overdone at all, and the guy who does the voice of Ichigo had previous starring roles including (I believe) Vash the Stampede in the English version of Trigun. Plus, I can really relate to Ichigo since he's a smartass kinda like Kisan is.

@ DM: Okay, so here's the deal:

- Rukia apparently, according to Episode 17 (titled "Ichigo Dies!" where he doesn't really die), helps out Ichigo because, as her brother tells her, "he kinda looks like him..." Obviously, this is a reference to a love that Rukia may have had in the past. It seems obvious to me that she likes Ichigo (but so does Orihime as well).

- Speaking of Orihime, yeah, she and Chad (the huge guy) both have special powers as well. Orihime's hairpins, I guess, summon these little fairies that create a defensive shield, a healing shield, and an attacking shield. It was pretty hardcore, I put up the horns when it happened.

- Ok, the thing with Ichigo is that he can't just transform into a Soul Reaper on a whim. Rukia, in the first few episodes, had a red glove with a blue insignia on it which, when she hit Ichigo, would leave his body behind and summon his Soul Reaper identity. In Episode...uh, well, somewhere between 4 and 7 I think, Rukia visits this man named Urahara (who is VERY important, for reasons I don't know yet), who is a shopkeeper. They want to get some candy thing for Ichigo so a replacement spirit can inhabit his body, but it backfires and a spirit that they later name Kon takes control of Ichigo's body.

Now, Kon has a fascination with women. Not just any woman, but Orihime. Not just any part of Orihime, but her huge knockers. Anyway, long story short, Ichigo gets back in his body, the candy thing is put into a stuffed animal's body, and Kon gets into Ichigo's body when Ichigo needs to get into Soul Reaper mode.

It should also be noted that at the end of the cane that Urahara (who Ichigo calls "Mr. Hat-and-Clogs) there is the same insignia that's on Rukia's glove.

EDIT: @ Medisinn again: If you have a torrent client, there's an easier way to get the series...*cough*
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Jan 19 2007, 09:47 PM
and some people think The Legend of Zelda gets repetitive!

That's because it does, sir.

And I thought Ichigo sounded familiar. I liked Trigun as well.. but damn, is that tall woman a beast or what? :seppuku:

She's got man shoulders and is unnaturally tall... oy.. Are her and that other short bitch lesbians or something? Someone has to be the dike, right?

See, I remember the part about Rukia and "he looks like him" in one of the episodes. And I guess I missed the episode about Kon, because I was wondering what the hell that stupid stuffed bear had anything to do with it. Though it was funny sometimes.. I guess Kon really adds the comedic relief, eh? And so does Orihime's ditsiness and naivity.
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Jan 19 2007, 09:47 PM
and some people think The Legend of Zelda gets repetitive!

That's because it does, sir.

And I thought Ichigo sounded familiar. I liked Trigun as well.. but damn, is that tall woman a beast or what? :seppuku:

She's got man shoulders and is unnaturally tall... oy.. Are her and that other short bitch lesbians or something? Someone has to be the dike, right?

Okay, first off, that's a pretty low blow to one of gaming's greatest franchises.

Second, and more importantly, is that a reference to Trigun? Cause otherwise I don't know what you're talking about.

Yeah, it was pretty badass how Rukia's brother pretty much waxed Ichigo without even trying. Broke his fucking zanbatou and all. Uryu (the guy with the energy bow) is also kinda funny as well because he's part of a faction that worked against the Soul Reapers but is almost extinct (he's the only one left).

Rukia, though, is a very interesting character, mostly because I don't think we know a lot about her. You see a few things leak here and there, but it seems like she's only there to show Ichigo the ropes. But now that some of the stuff has leaked out about her past, she's very important and I really do find her fascinating.

Bleach is on Saturdays, at midnight on Adult Swim, FYI.
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Quite frankly, I don't care much about the lowblow.

Secondly, that was a reference to Trigun.
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I've heard of Bleach before, but I haven't actually seen/read it. It seems like it's quite popular, actually. I just haven't touched anime or manga in years, so I wouldn't know :P. I'd say it's probably somewhere on my list of "series that I might possibly consider reading/watching", along with The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi and Death Note (which I immediately though of, when you mentioned shinigami).

So, eventually, I might get around to it...
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I've seen far in the Bleach series, I don't want to give anything away but right now there is a filler going on, been a while since I've seen it though so maybe its ended, who knows.

If you like Bleach, give Bleach Blade Battlers a try on the PS2. If you've got a multitap and 3 other people, it makes a great party game.
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I don't like fillers. Naruto and Inuyasha and DBZ, I think, are the worst when it comes to that.
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*skips over posts in thread for fear of spoilers*

I caught the first two episodes on Adult Swim and liked them a lot! I'd like to view the entire series someday, too.
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It gets better eventually, but as I mentioned in the previous topic, I missed too much now. I'll YouTube it or something.
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bleach.. ah yes one of the best newer animes made I love it and am up to date with it tho I am collecting it as they come out along with trinity blood wich is the other new anime to come out with bleach also very awsome check them both out you will be amaised(sp)
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Wow.. run on sentences. :P Anyways, I've seen some of Trinity Blood. Considering it comes on before Bleach on Adult Swim anyways. :P
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Bleach...ah yes, one of the better recent shows made.  I love it and am up to date with it, though I am collecting it as they come out along with Trinity Blood, which is the other new anime to come out along with Bleach. It's also very awesome.  Check them both out... you will be amazed.

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My TV was acting all funky so I didn't catch the last few minutes of Bleach on Saturday, which was pretty disappointing because they just introduced a new character. Right now I'm pretty much in the "GET ON WITH IT" phase, but as long as I can get more shots of the boobtastic Orihime, I think I'll be content with whatever (not to say that I find anime females particularly attractive, that is weird).
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As long as I can get more shots of the boobtastic Orihime, I think I'll be content with whatever (not to say that I find anime females particularly attractive, that is weird).

Ha. I think everyone loves Orihime, whether they wanna admit it or not. Mostly lusts after her, but you get the idea. But you got some rough competition, after all. That stupid yellow lion stuffed animal seems to have it big (no pun intended) for Orihime.
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