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lillanaa's review against another edition
4.0
This is pure early 2000s manga, and I'm mostly here because it was recommended to me (in the "how have you never read this" kind of way), and colour me intrigued. I definitely skipped the shounen craze of the time, at least more of the popular stuff, so I'm interested to see how it holds up compared to modern shounen. This was neat, nothing necessarily standout yet, but first volumes are always deceptive.
caitschiffer's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
elyia's review against another edition
3.0
The writing is bad, though the world seems interesting. I will continue.
kristicuse's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
_hen_'s review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lefttorread's review against another edition
5.0
Why was I hesitant to pick this up????
I know it's loved, but so is Deathnote, and I didn't have the best time with those mangas and since I've only really enjoyed one manga with my whole heart and that's Alice in Borderland, I thought maybe that was due to the love I have for the show adaptation. I found mangas to be difficult to get into in the past, they usually take a few volumes to get going... but with Bleach, we were thrown straight into the story, it had both a perfect start and ending point making me want to pick up the next volume immediately and it actually made laugh, which again, is very odd for me, I don't get on with humour in books!! But the humour was so subtle, and to my taste, I loved it. I also felt for the characters early on... yeah, let's say I'm invested. Hopefully, volume 2 doesn't let me down and make me look like a fool.
I know it's loved, but so is Deathnote, and I didn't have the best time with those mangas and since I've only really enjoyed one manga with my whole heart and that's Alice in Borderland, I thought maybe that was due to the love I have for the show adaptation. I found mangas to be difficult to get into in the past, they usually take a few volumes to get going... but with Bleach, we were thrown straight into the story, it had both a perfect start and ending point making me want to pick up the next volume immediately and it actually made laugh, which again, is very odd for me, I don't get on with humour in books!! But the humour was so subtle, and to my taste, I loved it. I also felt for the characters early on... yeah, let's say I'm invested. Hopefully, volume 2 doesn't let me down and make me look like a fool.
amce's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
First book was somewhat slow but I'm somewhat interested in how they implement the other volumes.
mbarla129's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5