Revisiting Bleach

When I revisited Bleach, I decided to give it what I call the “kai” treatment. Named after Dragon Ball Z Kai, the kai treatment is how I approach long anime that are notorious for filler and story interruptions. I watched Naruto Shippuden using the same approach. The kai treatment involves skipping any episode, or even season, that interrupts the main storyline. It doesn’t matter if the sidestory is canon–that is, found in the manga–or not. I detest anything that interrupts or postpones a main ...