Bleach

My first review is going to be about one of my favorite anime, Bleach! Bleach begins with a teenage boy named Ichigo Kurosaki living in Karakura town, who has the ability to see spirits. One day he meets a shinigami(soul reaper) by the name of Rukia who is hunting a hollow. Hollow are spirits that have been consumed by hatred or despair and refuse to move on. It is the job of the shinigami to purify the hollow with their zanpakuto(not sure on that spelling but its the sword of the soul reaper.) Ichigo's family becomes threatened by a hollow and in order to save them he takes on the powers of a shinigami. From then on the stories become fairly complex at times and are used to reinforce each other. There are many different arcs that become inter-mingled, stopping one and starting another before the other has finished. I personally cant stand this. They do eventually return to finish the one that was interrupted, however it is annoying to be forced to wait until a new one is over. Many are simply filler arcs that put a little distance between the manga and the anime. Some are decent and watchable others can just be skipped. Despite some of the annoying tendencies, I find the main storyline one of the greatest I have ever seen in an anime! The character development is very well done for most characters, however there are a few side characters that aren't very developed. The quality of the animation is great. It started out good but has become very well put together over the years. My recommendation is to try this anime if you are into long lasting story lines and not just the simple one season anime.