Bleach 2.0: Return of THE HEART

[Tyrath]

Hey man I got limited time to do this.

I also don't know which one the Ryoka arc is

[Obsidian]

If I remember right it's the filler arc right before Ichigo loses his powers and the Fullbring arc starts.

[arus2001]

That's the Reigai arc.

In terms of filler arcs, you had: Bount (71-109), Amagai (168-188), Zanpakuto (227-265), and Reigai (317-342). Subsequently, the quality goes from best to worst in reverse order.

At 366 episodes, it looks like 111 were dedicated to filler arcs. You can probably safely apply 12-15 random filler within the other episodes to basically say 1/3rd of the anime was filler.

[kuronosan]

Awwww I miss the Bounto arc, it wasn't that terrible. Even the Amagai arc was decent. Some of them held up better than the main story too.

[Tyrath]

That's the Reigai arc.

In terms of filler arcs, you had: Bount (71-109), Amagai (168-188), Zanpakuto (227-265), and Reigai (317-342). Subsequently, the quality goes from best to worst in reverse order.

At 366 episodes, it looks like 111 were dedicated to filler arcs. You can probably safely apply 12-15 random filler within the other episodes to basically say 1/3rd of the anime was filler.

"164 of Bleach's 366 episodes are comprised of filler, or just under 45 percent."

Is the number I got from googling.

[arus2001]

Just shows how much I mentally tuned out of the independent filler if there's an additional 53. Though, I have to question that and if they just include an episode with content that wasn't in the manga.

[Xno Kappa]

I remember really enjoying the Reigai arc because it helped flesh out characters like Kon and presented a dope ethical argument about artificial souls.

[Xno Kappa]

That was the Reigai arc right lol?

[Obsidian]

It also had one of the coolest Getsugas in the franchise.



Shoutout to the Zanpakuto arc for that sick Byakuya fight at the end though.

[arus2001]

That was the Reigai arc right lol?

It was.

[Tyrath]

While I'm working on my rewatch, are any of the 4 movies considered canon?

[kuronosan]

No.

[arus2001]

I could see a vague potential with the Hell verse if the series actually continues from the recent one-off, but we'll probably not hear anything about that until some reception of the TYBW is had.

[Xno Kappa]

Interesting interview with Kubo. Mentions how he had to cut out battles in the manga and hopes to be able to create all of them for the anime.

Can’t wait for the TYBW!

[Tyrath]

Ya the anime is all the more hype because we'll be getting stuff the manga didn't have but it's from the creator which is a rarity for anime only content

[NotGreyheim]

More battles is good, but only if they bring back NUMBER ONE.

[kuronosan]

Ya the anime is all the more hype because we'll be getting stuff the manga didn't have but it's from the creator which is a rarity for anime only content

Not only that, there were a lot of things in filler Kubo reportedly wanted in the manga but was pressured to skip and thus was able to fit it in there.

This is really exciting, we might actually get a better more fleshed ending to the series.

[Odesseiron]

Is there any confirmation of how many episodes/seasons this will be?

[arus2001]

Absolutely zero chance this is done in 2 seasons or 24 episodes. 4-5 seasons minimum, depending on extras wiggled in.

[Xno Kappa]

Rumors swirling about Disney+ isn’t planning on simulcasting the episodes.