Poll: Naruto vs Bleach

[kikon9]

I hate Naruto because the main character is unlikable and so is every other character.
I hate Bleach because the fights have no sense of pacing and the dialogue is atrocious.

 

[Blue_Devil13]

Is and always will be, DragonballZ

 

[ChocoFace]

Other - Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

It had everything.

 

[Alar]

They're both alright. I prefer more old school fighting anime, like Dragonball/Dragonball Z and Yu Yu Hakusho, or maybe even Rurouni Kenshin.

 

[xxmyhero64xx]

I've recently just gotten back into Bleach and I find it highly entertaining. I really enjoy the art and the mythology of it all.

 

[Shirokurou]

I like both, but Bleach a little more. Can't you tell by my avatar?

 

[Willsor]

Probably true, I didn't get far through enough to see this juxtaposition you are talking about.. On one hand that's completely my fault, but on the other, why should I have to sit through episodes of something ridiculous to only at the end see why it's justified.

 

[creepy_rabbit]

They're both really mediocre IMO

 

[newwiseman]

I watch both but I hate filler, and over half of what has aired for both Naruto and Bleach has been filler. The manga are good.

 

[Kolby Jack]

Naruto has some of the best fight scenes out of any anime I've ever seen (Third Hokage vs Orochimaru and Naruto vs Sasuke still give me chills), and the story isn't bad, though it moves quite slowly.

Bleach's action scenes pretty much all go like this:

Ichigo: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Opponent: WHAT?! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Ichigo: Oh no! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
*sword clash*
Opponent: Overconfident speech respecting Ichigo but saying he is still no match!
Ichigo: Random grunt noises, followed by doubting himself, followed by a sudden NAH-UH!!!
Opponent: OH NOOOO!!!!
ICHIGO: NEW DESPERATION TECHNIQUE THAT AFTERWARDS WILL BE COMMONPLACE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! *fight over*

It's basically a mix of DBZ and Yu Yu Hakusho, without the parts that made those shows great. That said, I didn't mind it and actually kept up with the plot developments via the Bleach wikia page until the plot developments kept coming AFTER Aizen died. Now I don't care even a little bit.

 

[mofo phill]

i liked bleach up until the end of the soul society ark but past that is was just repetition eg like something discovering their "true power " over and over again got kind of boring personally i prefer death note as it is more intellectual but the sword fights are always cool

 

[Cerebral Force]

Naruto and Shippuden. I only got 100 episodes into Bleach and it just wasn't doing anything for me. Plus the art style is really weird. Ichigo seems to get mored ripped as time passes.

Yeah I understand that, 1-63 is where it seems to be most Bleach. 64-109 is basically a filler and the only thing that remotely saves it for me are some of the fights. However once it gets better when the next arc starts at 110, it also becomes less like Bleach and more like DBZ. I still like it, but I couldn't help thinking that.

 

[Cerebral Force]

Full Metal Alchemist> Full Metal Panic!> Shippuden> Bleach(why do you keep draging on forever?)> Naruto(100 eisodes of consecutive filler? Really?!?)

EDIT: I also agree that the manga is much better for Naruto/Bleach.

EDIT 2:

Both shows have a great although underutilized supporting cast. I think too much focus is given to Naruto and Ichigo. None of those shows feel like they actually need main characters or at least not those two. I would totally watch a show called Kakashi.

May I point you towards Kakashi Gaiden [http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Gaiden]?

I must definitely support pointing people towards Kakashi Gaiden. I would LOVE to see Minato Gaiden myself, but when I first saw KG, I was very satisfied, the only 'filler' that was actually good and had some relevance to the story.

 

[ameemo]

i like bleach more than naruto but quite frankly i can't wait for both of them to finish, i just wanna know what happens in the end
my favorite animes are cowboy bebop ruroni kenshin, samurai champloo, bakemonogatari, katanagatari, seto no hayanome, darker than black. these are all i can think of as of now

 

[chaosyoshimage]

Well between the two, I'd give it to Naruto since it's basically Harry Potter with Ninjas. And Bleach goes downhill after the Soul Society arc, but I'll give the manga the Arrancar arc and I'm on the Turn Back the Pendulum arc and enjoying it. Thing is past the Soul Society arc Bleach just isn't that good of a show and the anime lacks the excellent music that keeps me going in Bleach.

My favorite Shonen are probably Dragon Ball and Yu-Gi-Oh! (Yes that Yu-Gi-Oh!) based on mostly nostalgia, but Fullmetal Alchemist and Rurouni Kenshin are great Shonen series that trancend the genre. If you want something that falls more into the genre but is still really good, I'd go with Yu Yu Hakusho or perhaps One Piece. One is compact and short at 114 episodes (Which for anything else would be long) while the other is colorful sprawling tale.

As for anime in general, gotta second those sentiments about Baccano!, it's probably one of my favorite anime ever. For those of you that like to watch anime on TV and are in the U.S. [adult swim] is showing it's spiritual successor, Durarara!! starting June 25th.

 

[Athlonis]

They're both horrid in my opinion.

I'll take Full metal Alchemist (Brotherhood) and Code Geass, please.

(And dontcha be hatin on the ponies Nijastovall0!)

 

[Aethren]

Other: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Also enjoying Full Metal Panic.

 

[RadiusXd]

Based on the past cannon story arcs I'm going to say that I like Naruto more.

The whole Aizen is God thing got old fast. I'm also getting sick of Sasuke and hope he just gets killed in the next few episodes.

Both shows have a great although underutilized supporting cast. I think too much focus is given to Naruto and Ichigo. None of those shows feel like they actually need main characters or at least not those two. I would totally watch a show called Kakashi.

My biggest issue with both is the need to have filler arcs and overly-long flashback that just ruin the quality of the shows. They're done because they are catching up to where the manga is and they're waiting for the creator to make new volumes. I wish they would do things the western way and just have the show go on a break for three to four months instead of airing year round. The overall quality would be much higher.

For an example of what I'm talking about, look at Dragon Ball Z vs Dragon Ball Kai. Kai is DBZ with all the crap cut out. I would watch Naruto from the beginning if it got the kai treatment.

So THATS why they do it. Oh god, I thought they actually thought it was good dope, geeze.
now I can be more forgiving, although I still won't be watching the fillers.

OP: when bleach gets past the fillers, I tend to like it more. (although naruto has more then it's fair share of fillers as well), I quickly grew sick of shippuden, did it get better somewhere past ep 40?

 

[Hamish Durie]

only the 1st 2nd and 3rd seasons of bleach are really that good
naruto shippuden i hav only just started so they still have a chance to surpris me but from what i've seen in the first 57 episodes it won't surpise me

 

[tzimize]

I like Naruto. Reasons include:

Soundtrack: Naruto MUST have the best soundtrack of any anime ever.
Character design: There is a big variation of characters here, and they are all pretty damn cool
Universe: The Narutoverse is big and well thought out. While not extremely original the execution is flawless
Story: I LOVE the naruto story. The show has a bunch of kick-ass ninja fighting but also focuses a lot on the emotional rollercoaster that is Narutos life. There are a lot of themes that are relevant to both old and young, and they are tackled in a very mature way (imo). If I had kids this would definately be the number 1 show we watched together.
Rock Lee: He is just too awesome.
Orochimaru: Probably the best villain ever, with the best voice acting ever (japanese version).