I'm thinking about giving "Bleach" a shot, but would it be better for me to start by reading the manga or watching the anime?

Manga. Although I stopped reading it a year ago because it became crap.

I always started with anime to get me interested, then I went to manga for more recent story, but thats just me.

I suggest you start the anime, watching episode1 then skip to episode 15-16 where rukia gets taken away and thats where the 1st arc begins, episodes before are just plain gay fillers.

oh and when you get to the bount arc feel free to skip that, I actually wasted my time and watched the whole thing...it sucked so bad.

It would be best to read the manga thats what my friend is doing.

Anime...

My suggestion: Only read manga's that don't have many fighting scenes.
The fights are good in anime but not really in manga.

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I love reading of the new events from MANGA

Then I see with a thrill in Anime...


Peace..

:: MY SIS FORLONG ::

Er...what is that supposed to mean?

I vote anime from episode 1, but when you get to the bounto(excuse if I spelt that wrong) arc just skip it

Er...what is that supposed to mean?

sorry .. I mean my sister..


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sorry .. I mean my sister..

Still not sure exactly what you mean. Do you mean that your sister goes by the same screen-name as I do? It deffinately can't be that you think I'm your sister. Problem number 1 with that would be the fact that I'm a guy.

And, yes, some here thought I was a girl. I won't say who, but they got a Death Note...

oh and when you get to the bount arc feel free to skip that, I actually wasted my time and watched the whole thing...it sucked so bad.

That bount arc last forever lol

i would start with the manga if i were you. I mean the anime is good and all but seems like bleach fillers last longer then any filler i have seen.

Mmhm... Bounto arc was terrible. A waste of time, and it wasn't any fun to watch. It was like a crossover of Dracula and Bleach, which didn't work very well.

I would say read the manga. Maybe it's just me, but the anime's animation seems kind of strange and rigid. I have much more fun reading the manga.

yeah start with the manga to get it in its pure form
i do both though since i started with anime (had no clue what manga actually was really)

its good for scenes that have a lot of movement like the fighting ones imo

Im fairly new to Bleach myself. i tried to read the manga on serveral different occasions tho i couldnt quite get into it.

Then i watch the 1st 60ish episodes and well i loved it.

Is there any sites out there that are like leafninja but for bleach?

Would be awsum to know when im watching fillers and when im watching the actual story.

I prefer watching the Anime then heading into the manga just to stay up to date, Then watch the bad ass fights and what not later.

I was thinking about reading Bleach too, but now I'm not so sure...

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I always started with anime to get me interested, then I went to manga for more recent story, but thats just me.

THIS


though just skip the fillers

^some of the fillers aren't that bad, at least the ones towards the beginning of the series and Bount saga.

Hmm.. Starts wit the anime for more tense of the battle and the story then after u finished watch all it's episode ( except the fillers, dont watch it,jst wasting time lol ) then go 2 the manga for the continue of the story :D

I suggest watching the first arc to get the basic story and first couple of fights then start reading the manga. I actually do both just to see how the awesome fights look. The main reason i got into the manga is because i got tired of all the fillers and started reading the manga to get ahead in the story.

Word of advice: Never watch the fillers, they have nuthin to do with the story and are a total waste of time/resources.