Well, it's not like I would be totally satisfied with Bleach as I miss the feeling I got from the very beginning when it seemed so punk, with the op and the attitude. It surely has crawled closer to the typical (train - power up - fight)^x never ending circle. Still, like I said, it is the concept behind this, and if it's totally unsatisfactory, then this type of series is not what one should be looking for.

At least there's not (yet) quite as blatant pairing going on as in One Piece, where there is always one suitable opponent reserved for each good guy, or a few consecutive ones, and everybody pretty much sticks to those religiously. But a format is a format. I'm not complaining because it's to be expected.