Originally posted by: drunkgohan
Originally posted by: Shanks
WATCH IT! it gets way better, i havent seen those weird hollow things for a long time because its all about these death gods now and all the death gods are cool, i didnt like bleach till like episode 14 now i like it alot so you should watch it, it gets way better IMO
I have to disagree. I think Bleach started out with ideas that while not entirely original but were still pretty fresh and interesting and had as much to do with the story as with cool battles, but then for some reason they decided to make Hollows into wimpy nothings that are easily destroyed in their hundreds. Now, the whole "trip to Soul Society" story arc has started to devolve the story into yet another "tournament saga" like Dragonball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto to a lesser extent, and others where they set up an endless series of battles so they don't need to use their brains to think up stories anymore. Now it's just the weekly "which Shinigami will they fight next" thing. I think there's hope for the show though--it's clear they've got some sort of internal Shinigami conflict brewing, so with any luck they'll get out of this formulaic bullshit and get back to some other more interesting plots.
IMO Bleach is already the next big thing with the fansub crowd--just look at the download stats--but the next big thing in Japan will probably be something with a lot less Japanese influences and more Western and sports themes (e.g., Prince of Tennis and One Piece). So Eyeshield seems to be a good bet (I just can't bring myself to watch a football anime though--not unless people are saying it's the best anime of all time).