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This is a fun, spontaneous, action-packed anime. that will guarantee to keep you watching. It is one of my favorite animes of all time.

Plot (9/10)-- The plot line was pretty amazing; well thought-out and detailed. If you're looking for a good action anime, this is where you should head to. The moments of intensity are interesting enough to where you want to keep on watching, although it may not live up to absolutely everyone's tastes. Everyone has different opinions, but even if you're unsure of it, I recommend you to give it at least a try. Even though Bleach is a very mainstream ... anime, they did a very good job on it. The only flaw I can find with it is the filler episodes. There are a ton of filler episodes, filling you in on multiple characters' pasts. You won't really miss much if you skip them, the only thing is that you wouldn't know a lot about that character. They do try to make the filler episodes as interesting as possible; sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Otherwise there's nothing else that's really wrong with it.

Art (9/10)-- I actually thought the art was done quite well. All the fights that occurred throughout the anime were very well-shown and depicted. Each fight contains something unique of its own, which was most likely purposely done for the sake of entertainment for the viewers, and to keep you watching. The character art is very nice, although the art of the characters does seem to change a bit as the anime progresses. All characters are drawn in a unique matter, depending on what their personality was meant to be and how they are supposed to come across to the viewers. I am not saying it was above and beyond; just that is was done very well.

Sound (8/10)-- Personally, I thought the sound was done exceptionally well. The music inserted during the moments of intensity and during fights seems to fit the plot line close to perfect. Since I have only watched the Japanese version, given that Japanese is my primary language, I found the English voice actors sounded a bit strange. Even so, it doesn't really affect how much one would like the anime. It's just a matter of how they sound and what the viewer prefers.

Characters (8/10)-- Each character was done very nicely, although I don't like when they leave some of the major characters out for a while, and you don't see them until many episodes later. This may leave some viewers confused as to where the character went and if they're ever going to come back. This personally left me a bit anxious about what was going to happen. At some points, I was afraid that they just randomly disappeared and would never appear again in the anime. Although that wasn't the case, it was still confusing. I enjoyed the style the characters were drawn in, because it fit their personalities fairly well.

Overall, I loved it. It was recommended to me by a friend of mine that's an extreme Bleach fangirl, so I decided to try it out, and now I'm fangirling with her. The anime was great, and I found it to be very entertaining. Again, even if you're unsure about it, I suggest giving it a try.

If you're looking for an anime that's a bit different, you may want to try Death Note. This may seem like your typical everyday anime, but it's really not. To be honest, it actually has a very unique and well thought-out plot, so you don't get confused as easily. Even if you happen to get confused in a previous episode, you don't have to worry, because they make sure to explain it to you in the episodes to follow.

Plot-- This anime follows the story of Light Yagami, an innocent high school student with the top grades in class. Although he does seem like a ... typical "innocent" teenager at the beginning, he's really not. After his classes one day, he finds a black notebook on the ground reading 'Death Note.' He thought it was a complete joke, but he decided to try it out anyway, and took it home. After he finds out he can kill people and that the notebook is real, he feels like he can bring justice to the world. While he's busy plotting his next victims, there is somebody that will do anything to figure out what is causing all these deaths. Enter L, the Japanese Police Force's top detective who has never left a case unsolved. 'L' is an alias of course, because the top detective in Japan is bound to have people come after him. He also goes by the aliases Hideki Ryūga, Eraldo Coil, Ryuzaki, and Deneuve. According to the outsiders, they're all completely different people, but they're mistaken. As L works with the police force, he stays secluded and continuously moves to prevent anybody from finding him. No spoilers, but as the anime goes on, the situations for the police force are getting harder to deal with, which will obviously work to Light's advantage.

Art-- Although the art is not above and beyond, it is done exceptionally well. It's done well enough to where you can tell what's going on, but another thing the art does quite well is expressing each characters' emotions at a certain point at any given moment in the story. It very well illustrates their emotions by their face and their body as well. Even though L is expressionless most of time, you're still able to tell what he's feeling for the most part. I really enjoyed the art, because it does a great job of distinguishing all of the characters' personalities, whether it be spontaneous and happy or serious and hard-working.

Sound-- I checked out both the English dubbed and Japanese versions of the anime. The voice actors in the English one seemed like they were absolutely perfect for the voice of that character. Each of their voices also did exceptionally well depicting the characters' personalities and emotions as well. As for the Japanese version, the voice actors were chosen very well too. In both versions, it's very easy to tell what the character is feeling. Now, for the background music. I thought each soundtrack was very well-placed to express the tensity of each moment. Some of the background music they placed into the anime does sound a bit strange, but either way, it still does a wonderful job of getting the point across to the viewer.

Characters-- Although there were a few characters I didn't like out of mere opinion, I can't say that I hated how any of the characters were done and portrayed. The personalities of every single character were very well shown throughout the whole entire anime. Almost all of the major and minor characters stick with you until the end of the anime; they don't just randomly disappear for an unknown reason. If a character does happen to die, they make sure to emphasize it just enough to where you wouldn't forget it. It is easy for many people to develop strong attachments and relations to the characters because of the way they have been portrayed, and how each of them fit into the story. There are absolutely no filler episodes for telling a characters' background or anything, yet the creators still did an outstanding job of letting you understand what was going on with each character.

Overall, this was one of my favorite animes. This was also the first anime I had ever watched, and it was the one that got me absolutely addicted to anime. The plot and characters were very wonderfully done, and the details were impressive. The creators of this anime made sure every detail of it was easy to understand, yet insanely interesting to the point where you could never stop watching it. If you haven't watched this yet, you should really give it a try.

This manga isn't as common as others, and it has not yet been made into an anime. Many people think it would make a great anime, while others think it's just fine as a manga.

This manga mostly fits into the fantasy-type genre. It doesn't really have a distinguishable plot until the very end; each volume contains chapters with mini stories. The manga mainly centers around the main character, a Baku who enters peoples' dreams and eats them, so I understand why it was a bit difficult to create a plot from just that. As the story continues on, it starts to focus more on other ... minor characters in the story, which makes it more interesting to read.

The characters involved in the book made it all the more enjoyable. All of them have unique and different personalities, from mysterious to spontaneous. This is one of the things that makes me enjoy a manga.

As I progressed with the series, I found it a bit hard to understand what was going on, since there would be a few random moments here and there where they would jump out of the main focus of the book and start with a completely different story. I had to re-read some chapters a couple times before I fully understood what was going on. This might be because I am a bit slow, but this is just what I found.

During the last few books, especially the very last volume, the story got quite confusing. I could follow it for the most part, but there were some things I completely did not understand. It seemed like everything was happening at once and I had no idea what to make of it. Other than those few things, I really enjoyed the story.

The art, in my opinion, was wonderful. It depicted what was going on at the time, and it showed the parts of the story quite well. It's not as detailed as some other works, but to say in the least, I loved it.

All in all, I thought this was a pretty decent anime. If you're into the fantasy/mystery genre, then this would be a nice choice for you. Also, if you're good at figuring out plot lines, that would be helpful as well. If you're looking for a manga to read, try it out!