I’m now up to episode 167 of Bleach, which is a little over a third of the way through the Arrancar Saga if I’m not mistaken.
So far, I’m enjoying this Arc about as much as I did Soul Society. I’m enjoying most of the new characters that were introduced, the storyboards and animation (when they aren’t off-model) brilliantly capture Kubo’s artstyle and the evolution it goes through, and Ichigo’s duels against Grimmjow rivaled his fight against Byakuya in terms of the amount of sheer hype they gave me.
I do, unfortunately, have some mostly minor nitpicks when it comes to the arc (the anime version specifically). I’m not a fan of the recaps they’ve started doing that rival One Piece in terms of length, I wish the final fight against Grimmjow lasted longer than it did, and the amount of changes they’ve been doing to decrease the amount of violence are really starting to get distracting.
I plan on delving into my full thoughts when I actually finish the damn saga, but right now, I still think Bleach is a fantastic series that I highly recommend to anyone who’s a fan of battle Shonen.
And before anyone asks, no I’m not gonna talk about the Bount filler Arc. Watching through that shit was one of the most boring and tedious things I’ve ever done in my life. It’s just not worth my time.