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Post by Shan on Jul 22, 2005 0:58:18 GMT
Stinker. Well, it doesn't matter. I think he will. ;D I also think it will be very interesting to see what is done with his character now that he has realized he does have some powers. Shan
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Post by philster on Jul 24, 2005 7:39:54 GMT
He was already pretty strong to start with. I don't know if he will change much.
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Post by Shan on Aug 24, 2005 17:52:52 GMT
I am also downloading some more Bleach. This one has been a while mainly because I just haven't taken the time to download more chapters. Shan
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Post by SilvaShado on Aug 24, 2005 21:44:45 GMT
I almost bought vol 6 of Bleach, but decided to go with Kung Fu Season 3 on DVD. I had a gift card and it was a choice of a cd and 2 manga volumes or Kung Fu Season 3 and I realized I was more likely to buy the cd or manga on my own, but not Kung Fu. Besides, it's the final season and I have to know how the grasshoper fares.
Anyway, I always keep thinking about catching up on Bleach. Maybe once the wedding is over, the dust settles and I see where my finances are....
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Post by philster on Aug 24, 2005 22:12:30 GMT
And just when I thought manga was dead around here ;D
I haven't read Bleach in awhile either, but I didn't get ANY comics whatsoever this past month. Except for Shonen Jump! I can't wait to read the next volume though, next month.
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Post by philster on Sept 15, 2005 1:27:01 GMT
Oh, and Bleach vol 8 was very good. Excellent, actually. :-)
But since nobody has read it yet except for me, I'll have to be quiet for now. :-(
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Post by philster on Nov 25, 2005 8:19:11 GMT
Decided to revive this thread from the dead to announce that I've started reading Bleach scanlations from BleachTV.com, I'm currently on chapter 108.
It's very good - I'm enjoying it a lot. The story's very good, albeit the action is definitely a dominant aspect. But what I am REALLY fascinated with is all the awesome character designs in it - it's inspiring me to draw the characters.
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Post by philster on Nov 27, 2005 8:39:31 GMT
I'm now on chapter 150.
I hate to say it, but this series has turned out to be more of a tournament type of comic than anything else. The character designs are AWESOME, and the action is fantastic. The sequential story-telling is almost peerless.
The bad part is: it's more action than story. And the plot is lacking. Think Street Fighter type of story.
The flashbacks to the character's pasts are nice, though. (Minor spoilers) There was an especially good one between Chad and Ichigo, and another good one of Rukia's.
I'm still enjoying it, but don't get your hopes too high, guys. Bleach has fallen from my top three favorite manga.
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Post by SilvaShado on Nov 28, 2005 18:19:14 GMT
A friend just gave me vol 6 for the holidays. He's giving out presents early because last year he lost a few.
Anyway, I'm still looking forward to reading it, though I will stick to the trades. And from what you said, I'm sure I'll still enjoy it even if it's a tourny manga. As long as the art is good, unlike YuYu Hakusho, I'll stick with it because I love the characters. I'm okay with the plot being weak if everything else is strong.
Do you know how many chapters there are? I wonder how many trades there'll be....
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Post by philster on Nov 29, 2005 22:25:23 GMT
Yep, the art is awesome!
I do recommend staying with it - there are many good things about it. It's just not on the level of Rurouni Kenshin or Naruto as far as writing quality.
Kubo Tite is a master of character design and action, but his writing leaves a lot to be desired.
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Post by philster on Nov 29, 2005 22:26:56 GMT
Oh, and from what I've heard, Bleach is superb until chapter 180. It's still going (it's at chapter 205), but according to all my fellow Bleach readers, it becomes lame after that.
The funny thing is the anime has moved so rapidly, it's almost at chapter 170. They'll have to do a lot of fillers eventually.
I'm still on chapter 150, though.
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Post by philster on Nov 29, 2005 22:28:47 GMT
Oh, and what do you think of volume 6, Sarah?
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Post by SilvaShado on Dec 3, 2005 2:34:57 GMT
I highly enjoyed vol 6. I remember that I had gone online to read the end of the storyline with that Quincy guy where they fight that big thing that comes out of the sky. But vol 6 moves past that and starts what looks to be a very very interesting story. I'm quite intrigued as to why they believe it to be such a crime to transfer powers to a mortal.
I'll be getting a gift card to Barnes & Nobles "soon." (2-6 weeks delivery) I'm gonna get the next 3 vols of Bleach - 7, 8 & 9 - which should bring me up to current with the trades. ^_^
I suppose if Bleach ever got really really lame, like they say after chapter 180, then I'll just stop getting it. Kinda like I haven't gotten any Inu Yasha in a really long time. I still want to read more, but it's not a high priority.
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Post by philster on Dec 3, 2005 4:47:26 GMT
I'm past chapter 180 of Bleach right now, and so far I don't think it has gotten lame at all.
But either way, chapter 182 is the end of a storyarc so that's the good thing about it. You at least get a conclusion of a sort with that chapter.
I think my friends are too quick to judge Bleach past chapter 180 just because it's, shall we say without spoiling too much, a "change of scenery" - which of course comes with the end of any storyarc. So, I think they were wanting to stay with the storyline that runs from volume 9 all the way to whatever volume chapter 180 was on.
Anyway, I'm still enjoying Bleach.
And I heard they're ending the Bleach anime after it gets to chapter 182 in the episodes too. They must be planning on doing a second Bleach anime series after Kubo does some more stories.
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Post by SilvaShado on Dec 5, 2005 19:56:33 GMT
Sounds cool to me. I'm not one to be easily upset by changes. Heck, Bastard really changed a few volumes ago, and I still stuck with it. And it's righted it itself in last volume I got. Maybe they just need to give Bleach more of a chance.
I think I read that Bleach vol 10 will be out soon. I can't wait to get back to Bleach. I had a 25% off coupon for Borders and almost got vol 7 of Bleach, but I want to read a lot of Bleach all at once so I'll wait for the gift card.
Not sure I'll ever get into the anime, but if I ever have the chance to watch some, I know I will. It's always fun to see how manga trabslates into anime.
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Post by philster on Dec 8, 2005 8:26:38 GMT
I think you're correct - for example, my friends are enamored with certain characters, and when they went away for a time, they felt that Bleach sucked - so yeah.
I hope that you'll be getting back into Bleach soon. It really does get amazing with volume 7. And I can't wait to buy volume 10 either - it was a good one.
The anime sounds like it's one of the best animes based on any manga - not only is the animation art consistent episode to episode, it's also one of the most quick moving animes that's ever been created.
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Post by SilvaShado on Dec 13, 2005 17:42:02 GMT
Well I got my gift card, but I can't go to the store anytime soon. My kneecap popped out of place on Thursday and it's been very slow to heal. I've been staying home as much as possible, but I'll have to go to work tomorrow and work as long as I can... and then come home and lay down. I just wonder when we're gonna do grocery shopping - we're almost out of milk and eggs. Hopefully one of Will's friends can come over and take us or maybe just Will to the store.
Hopefully this weekend it'll be healed and I'll make it to Barnes & Nobles. I should be able to get all 3 volumes for under $25, especially if I can convince Will's friend to come along - he has a membership discount.
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Post by philster on Dec 13, 2005 22:58:27 GMT
I'm sorry to hear about your kneecap, Sarah I hope you'll recover quickly...
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Post by philster on Dec 14, 2005 15:41:43 GMT
Okay, updated information on the Bleach anime, it's not ending. It's also going to have filler arcs after episode 65. My friends were wrong about that - guess it was more of a rumor they believed in.
Also, I got Bleach vol. 10 yesterday and I think the online scanlations are better. LoL. Oh well.
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Post by SilvaShado on Dec 15, 2005 4:06:30 GMT
One good thing about my knee being hurt is that we asked Will's friend to take us to the grocery store yesterday, but before that we stopped at Barnes & Noble to use my gift card and his 10% discount. I got Bleach vol 7-9 and he decided to get another vol of Naruto, #5. To simplify the transaction, I let him use the gift card to get mine and his, which ended up saving him a dollar off his manga. I figured it was the least I could do considering he drove us and let me use the 10% off.
So last night I read vol 7 and 8. Today I started on 9. OMG! It's so freaking good! All the changes going on, the conlficts, the character growth. I love Orihime her fairies! ^_^ But I just wish I could have seen their training too, but I guess it'll be a cool surprise in the future.
I don't know if you noticed, but Ichigo's sword looks a lot like Sano's sword. And the names are similar. I wonder if they're both based off the same weapon. But I don't know much about Japanese weapons or names.
I've decided that I'm gonna get the Bleach anime when it comes out dubbed in the cheap import sets. When I told Will this, he wasn't surprised considering how much I had been talking about Bleach.
Oh and Will's friend is getting Naruto because I've been lending him my SJ and that's his favorite. He likes some of the others, but not enough to buy to own.
And my knee is healing. Slowly but surely. I can actually walk now without too much aching, though I took a cane to work just to make sure I didn't overuse it. I think it'll be all good by the weekend... I hope!
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