Best Bleach Filler Arcs, Ranked
Despite its nostalgic appeal and legacy as one of Shonen Jump's legendary Big Three, Bleach was criticized by fans for its excessive reliance on filler material. Bleach aired in a time when filler episodes and arcs were a frustrating but understandable necessity, but its anime-only stories were considered to be some of the worst in anime history.
But as bad as anime-original stories like the Bount or New Captain Shusuke Amagai Arcs were, Bleach's fillers weren't wholly irredeemable. Bleach had its fair share of filler arcs, short stories and one-off episodes that didn't just entertain fans, but also deepened the canon characters and world in ways the manga and anime never thought of.
Related 10 Best Bleach Filler Characters Who Deserve To Be Canon Bleach's filler arcs may not exactly be the best, but they had some anime characters who were so good they deserved to become canon. The Karakura Town...
But as bad as anime-original stories like the Bount or New Captain Shusuke Amagai Arcs were, Bleach's fillers weren't wholly irredeemable. Bleach had its fair share of filler arcs, short stories and one-off episodes that didn't just entertain fans, but also deepened the canon characters and world in ways the manga and anime never thought of.
Related 10 Best Bleach Filler Characters Who Deserve To Be Canon Bleach's filler arcs may not exactly be the best, but they had some anime characters who were so good they deserved to become canon. The Karakura Town...
- 4/13/2024
- by Angelo Delos Trinos
- CBR
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