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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Manga Review: Bleach, Volume 71, by Tite Kubo


Rating (Out of 5): ~2.5
Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)
Release Date: November 2017
Volumes: 74.
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1-2-3. 68. 72.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife.

Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow—a malevolent lost soul—Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo’s Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit!

As the war between the Soul Reapers and Quincies heads for a climactic conclusion, Mayuri finds himself up against the weirdest enemy yet. Can his daughter Nemu step in and finish a foe that refuses to die?

Review:

This series has moved so far beyond anything I remember of it, it is so hard for me to follow. I read very little of this series, and watched rather little of the anime, and now I have no idea who any of the characters are, I don't know what is happening in the plot, I barely know how the series works anymore. And, honestly, I gave up on the series, a long time ago, for a reason, I now understand.
There are several fights happening throughout this volume. There are some very interesting metaphorical things happening, some really pretty representations of what's happening to the characters. Then there are some very odd, and rather disturbing, creatures that show up. Some relationship bonds come into play as the fights get bad.
For a long time, I wanted to catch up with this series. But all this shonen action, crazy plots and volumes filled with fighting and so many characters you confuse them, isn't really my kind of series. Which is probably too bad, because some of the symbolic things in this volume did intrigue me.


A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

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