r/bleach • u/AnimeGokuSolos • 17h ago
Do y’all agree with this Bleach remake take? Discussion
/img/6hd7i2m4f3ce1.jpegImo the OG doesn’t need a remake. It’s not like the anime came out in the 90s, It still looks pretty good in this day and age.
Sure it does have flaws, but I rather they make a remake later down the line and focus on new Canon content not stuff we are seeing years ago.
Pretty much when bleach stop having new content in the future is what I’m saying.
Then they could start on a remake I think that is the best way.
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u/xKronkx 17h ago
I want to say it doesn’t need a remake.. but those scenes they remade for that anniversary trailer were amazing and I want to see Ichigo vs Byakuya and Ichigo vs Uliquiorra redone so badly
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u/SignificantCraft6409 15h ago
I want ichigo vs grimmjow redone
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u/MrRedshotzz 10h ago
That fight was raw af
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u/Dream_eater-69 1h ago
It's quite literally the best animated fight of the og anime. It was brutal as hell.
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u/landenone 9h ago
I love bleach but the original show is very slow and stuffed with filler. I rewatched it with my girlfriend and had to keep telling her “this is kind of bland and the humor is a bit cringey but there’s a lot of very cool impactful parts” but those cool impactful parts always seemed 20+ episodes ahead.
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u/STDsInAJuiceBoX 6h ago
I love bleach but It’s hard to recommend to people when you have to say follow a filler guide.
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u/TaffyLacky 5h ago
I watched it in a fan edit that reduces it to 35 1h episodes. I had been watching it episode to episode but the filler characters from the Bount arc being weaved into the Arrancar arc really dragged things out.
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u/KamatariPlays 4h ago
I didn't mind Kamiya's inclusion but the 3 mod souls are so pointless after their arc and should have been killed off/removed.
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u/VibinWithBeard 4h ago
Every moment when they first get to soul society and barring the appearance of Gin is so fucking cringe and boring. Jidanbo was a trash fire, Ganju sucks and I will never care about him as a character, Kikakku is great but yeah until they get past the cannon there are a solid amount of eps where it just drags so goddamn hard after the 1st season. Once you get past the cannon its smooth sailing until I think the filler kicks back in.
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u/rmorrin 3h ago
Exactly. The pacing is absolutely dogshit for today's standards. I recently tried to rewatch it and I literally was skipping minutes of recap or dead time where literally nothing happens cause it's just padding airtime. I ended up just skipping to the fights and then reading the manga again instead
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u/VinCatBlessed 2h ago
One of the best things about bleach is a double edged Zanpakuto because as much as I like that not just Ichigo gets the cool screen time, you end up with too many episodes of stuff like Szayelaporro vs Uryu and Renji, or the lieutenants plus Ikkaku and Yumichika vs Charlotte and company.
But I guess you can't win them all, I personally don't think a remake is needed.
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u/Lazy-Drummer9332 3h ago
Ichigo vs Ulqiourra was already perfection so why recreate it. Also one take I have is that a lot of animation in anime these days is too perfect. Like think post wano One Piece or any MAPPA anime and you’ll know what I mean
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u/Leading-Control-3053 17h ago edited 14h ago
my problem is in old bleach the anime cut s A LOT OF CONTENT
like how many people know, that orihime is the one who inspired ichigo to go and save rukia, ichigo was about to mind his own business this was cut in anime
how many people know how bad orihime's childhood was and they cut out moments of her from anime which was there in manga
how many people know that ichigo had "self killing" thought process in beginning due to his mother's death
how many people know that aizen spying on ichigo was set up way before during appearance of menos
the most biggest crime ever, the way they butchered grand fisher fight, his mom suddenly appears and goes to heaven ? that never happened in manga, knowing full well what she is and what happens to those people who are killed by hollows,
and all that ichigo and rukia shipping moments ?
and the amount of deaths that was censored by letting the characters live
and these are just very very few of the faults
the amount of cannon stories they transferred to filler arcs, like ichigo's motivation is in bount arc, hitsugaya's story is in zampakto rebillion arc
i personally would like the remake and correct the anime mistakes and with better pacing, nostalgia is cool and all, but old anime has a lot big mistakes which harm the story telling
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u/DripIntravenous 16h ago
Not just inserting canon stories into filler, they did the opposite too! Like trying to insert filler characters into canon scenes after their arcs had past. Those little doll things from the Bount arc added nothing of value to the story during the Arrancar Arc and instead were distractors during important scenes, like Isshin’s reveal.
They took a LOT of creative liberties in the OG show. The animators had a weird obsession with shipping Ichigo and Rukia too.
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u/shrey-sama 12h ago
It's because of the director, noriyuki abe had weird agendas in the adaptation. He even changed script a few times
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u/RainbowLoli Hinamori Protection Squad 5h ago
Given this seemed to be primarily a problem in Bleach, as many people don't dislike his involvement in Tokyo Mew Mew, Yu Yu Hakusho, etc. I have no idea why he'd decide to make those changes.
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u/Pigmachine2000 you cant argue against me about lore you fool, ive read CFYOW! 2h ago
It was done in Naruto as well, but it worked out because the ship they decided to go for was Hinata and Naruto
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u/RainbowLoli Hinamori Protection Squad 1h ago
I don't know if he worked on Naruto, but I guess what happened is that he assumed the popular ship would be the canon one and well... it backfired. Badly.
Especially because Orihime's introduction scene is her finding Ichigo's scowl cute but in the anime, it introduces her as running away from him when he bumped into her. That's such a vast change to make for ??? reasons... You'd think that maybe oh wait let's leave things a little more vague but I guess not.
Like I understand it's very typical that your main male character and your male female character will end up together, but it feels like they did everything possible to ignore the potential of Orihime being an LI as well.
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u/Standard-Pop6801 16h ago
And the worst thing they cut out! Ichigo and Rukia waiting for a cat to get run over by a car.
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u/Chemical_Builder4159 16h ago
Wait what characters were supposed to die but survived in the anime??
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u/Leading-Control-3053 16h ago
the soul girl, she was eaten by the fishbone D in begnning, but anime let her live
the citizens of karakura which aizen kills just by walking past there was a lot of corpse n manga than just one guy
and some here and there
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u/2-time-all-valley 9h ago
To me a lot of that is just minor stuff tbh. A couple things you mentioned I agree on but idk if it’s enough to warrant an entire 55 vol remake
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u/Pokemon_132 16h ago
my only demand if they do a remake is a complete rewrite to yammy's fight. i can handle the rest being lifted perfectly from the manga but i cannot handle yammy being what he is without proving it.
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u/Leading-Control-3053 16h ago
the point of yammy is he is suppose to be a staller for byakuy and kempachi and mayuri to not enter in karakura arc during aizen fight, he is nothing more than that
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u/Pokemon_132 16h ago
yeah exactly, so SHOW us that
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u/Leading-Control-3053 16h ago
lets just say he got cooked hard between the bantern of byakuya and kempachi
which is laughable and makes yammy a fraud,
espada 0, 0 character development, 0 feats, 0 aura
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u/Ensaru4 15h ago
Getting cooked by two very strong captains Aizens himself didn't want around is hardly laughable.
I just wished we got to see that fight.
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u/passaroach35 14h ago
Senbonzakura kage-oshi, kenpachi two hands is pretty much the fight here, the interesting part is making byakuya & Kenny communicate with each other to coordinate their attacks on yammy
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u/newyearoldme 12h ago
And Kensei vs Wonderwiss. It was left out in the manga for no reason and Wonderwiss just showed up unharmed.
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u/thebluediablo 9h ago
All of this. I'd love to see the original anime revamped with the modern animation style and all of the inconsistencies/loose ends/pacing issues tidied up.
That said, if it's an either/or choice between getting that, and getting adaptations of the Hell arc, or CFYOW, or whatever... gimme that new shit!
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u/Middle-Ask-6430 15h ago
wow this revelation is a like telling the darkside that many people wouldnt know...
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u/darkavengernitewing 14h ago
Wait?!?! There are deaths that were edited out of the show?!?!?! That's criminal!!!! I never read the manga. I only started reading it once the show was cancelled. Thousand Year Blood War is infinitely better than the manga. But from what I read the manga was rushed at the end
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u/Just-Fox6581 10h ago
Wait, this was all in the manga? Holy I didn't know this. bleach deserves a remake holy cow dude they messed up big time
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u/Sofa_expert142 12h ago
Wait, where it was aizen spying on ichigo foreshadowing
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u/Leading-Control-3053 12h ago
when menos appeared,
in manga
there is this small bug from RnD department which was destroyed by jinta later we hear voice coming from bug, that rukia was found
here, aizen basically set the bug and let the computer on so later when the RnD was able to know where rukia was hiding aand byakuya and renji was sent to retrieve her
this is a very important thing which anime causally cut for no reason
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u/Impossible-Pie4849 12h ago
Also let's be the real, the animation doesn't hold up.
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u/Leading-Control-3053 11h ago
the real problem is bleach does has good animation and i mean really good animation for its time but they blew their entire budget on filler and then cannon has goofy inconsistent animation
like look at koga vs byakuya or aany filler fight they were going at it
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u/InnocentTailor 10h ago
Yeah. It’s old and cut corners in plenty of places. This ain’t FMA: Brotherhood, which is a classic piece that still looks nice.
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u/Eisbloomy 17h ago
I want a remake but not for the visual reasons. I want no filler as a single continuous show and I want more context and extra content to be added, kinda like how TYBW is going on right now. Don't get me wrong, I definitely would prefer stuff like CFYOW to get animated but I've always felt that the Bleach anime is annoying to re-watch because of all the filler you have to either skip or annoyingly watch through it all.
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u/Stealthychicken85 15h ago
Agreed but I'm partially on the visual reasons. Not like updated art but the god awful 4:3 ratio that cuts the screen off for like first 100ish episodes.
Sometimes I wish I could be as rich as Elon just so I could fund remakes to update old animes, bc we fucking don't need all these "i died and was reincarnated as a (insert job/class/whatever) in another world!" But every year we get a minimum on 20 per season or 100 for the year
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u/redOP05 11h ago
Bleach was made for older TVs back in 2004, that’s why the first 100 eps were in 4:3
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u/nahte123456 16h ago
My issue has literally nothing to do with looks. The old anime, though I love it, cut, censored, and bloated a lot of content not to mention all the filler. I don't think it's all bad, the Zanpakutou Rebellion arc is just pretty great and some changes to fit it into the series would make it AMAZING, but it's a different, mostly inferior, product.
And yeah, "new content" being adapted sounds nice, but that's really only the novels right now which, ignoring if those are going to stay canon by the end of TYBW as a whole different discussion, those would still take time and effort that could be used to make a better whole. SAFWY is set in the time skip and could be in the middle of a remake anime while CFYOW is going to take some reworking to fit how the anime is going which Kubo could work on while the rest of the anime is being redone.
That all being said this is all 100% fantasy and not going to happen anytime soon.
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u/AnshinAngkorWat 16h ago
Non-seasonal anime are plagued with pacing issues and fillers (heck the fillers are better paced because they're planned in advanced), even before TYBW you had shows like Gintama that straight out got better pacing for serious story arc once it moved to the late night slot, and this is a show that can liberally throw in fillers that are equal in quality or better than canon content (because its a comedy show at its core).
Even shows like Kuroko no Basket which is chockful of cheap early-2000s shounen style single frame cuts still benefits significantly from having a seasonal structure to work around than being dragged from week to week to week for years with no break.
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u/Merely_Dreaming 16h ago
Only reason I want a remake is because of how dirty they did Orihime in regard to her crush on Ichigo and removing filler episodes.
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u/Rojixus 16h ago
Instead of a remake, the Bleach anime needs a recut. Give me a Bleach Kai that cuts out all the filler and I'll be satisfied.
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u/Ofcertainthings 16h ago
Hard to do with canon content mixed into filler arcs/episodes and filler content mixed into canon episodes.
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u/shrey-sama 12h ago
Storytelling is already fucked up tho, a lot of manga content which was important was cut for no reason and changes in the script made it worse
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u/Disastrous_Rush1239 5h ago
It wouldn’t work because they literally have the Bount arc characters in The Arancar arc so a full remake would be better
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u/a310gintoki 16h ago
Its complicated. On one hand, I'd love to see the fights get a fresh coat of paint, and there's a lot about the original adaptation that I wish were different. Hell, I often feel like I can't recommend the show easily due to filler. I hate the way the bount arc was melded into the arrancar arc.
But I also think theres a lot of value in the way the original show did things. So much of Bleach's original atmosphere that got me into the series would just never make it into a remake made with modern sensibilities on pacing.
Sure, the original show would still be there, but how often do people watch the original run of HxH or the old JoJo OVA's?
New fans would have a fundamentally different experience with the show than I did. Not a bad thing, but just feels like a bit of a shame since I still love that old experience.
Id rather they focus on adapting the light novels or finally get on that burn the witch continuation. The current anime has been doing well enough without a remake. I think were still some years out before they should really give the prospect of a do over more serious thought.
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u/InnocentTailor 10h ago
I mean…how many newer folks revisit the older adaptions, especially as fans belittle them for its various flaws?
I grew up with the classic run in the 2000s, but I usually point people to the manga over the anime because it aligns more with what Kubo wanted for his show. The anime is just bloated in all the wrong ways, in my opinion - charming to this old dog, but sloppy for newer folks.
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u/RainbowLoli Hinamori Protection Squad 5h ago
Agreed - I love the OG anime - but it's undeniable that it has a lot of flaws that newer fans just don't vibe with. Even discounting the animation being a product of it's time, the dialog changes, the filler arcs that are mixed in with canon material, etc. a lot of newer fans are in general, just less tolerant of.
Take Sailor Moon for example - the 90s anime is not very close to the manga, but fans still love it and watch it along with Crystal (the remake) due to the fact that the 90s anime did a very good job at expanding on the character's interactions and bonds with each other. Many people accept the 90s anime is the way it is because it ran along side the manga and Naoko more or less gave the directors notes and they'd work within that. Crystal did run into issues of being divisive - but less so because of the story and dialog but because of how fans felt like it was being treated w/ constant art and animation changes, CGI transformations (that honestly... were jarring and did not look that good), etc. It was contentious because it felt like Sailor Moon was not being treated with respect.
Re-reading the manga and occasionally re-watching the OG anime for some scenes, it feels like certain changes were not made with respect to Bleach.
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u/Disastrous_Rush1239 16h ago
I’m a huge fan and I’d say Yes, The series desperately needs a remake mostly because of the fillers and I really think the Bount arc ruined the anime’s storyline people who are new to Bleach will be very confused.
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u/InnocentTailor 10h ago
Yeah. The old show was bloated in all the wrong ways.
I think a remake that streamlines the finished tale with slick animation and clean storytelling would do a lot of good for Bleach’s legacy, especially with audiences whose first experience with the franchise is the ongoing final arc.
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u/Mat_reaper 16h ago
The og anime needs a faithful remake, it had tons of problems including fucked up pacing bc they tried to extend scenes to take more time like one piece does, censorship, filler and semifiller that they try to fit in the story, scenes missing and worst of all changing scenes for no reason
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u/Formione 11h ago
The pacing is the biggest problem, but i think that kubo could do so kuch better in many fights, i thonk that the fights with the first three espada could be done so much better, he could do so much with a remake, this work need it.
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u/uility 8h ago
No. Anybody who says they don’t want a remake never wants bleach to reach its old mainstream relevancy ever again.
I know it’s had a huge resurgence in popularity since tybw but a lot of people haven’t joined the hype train since they’re not sitting through (what they think is) 366 episodes to reach it. It’s popular now. But not close to back when it was airing the first time. Sources are a little dubious but it was even outselling Naruto and one piece in DVD sales. It truly was one of the big 3 in the west, even if it was by far the most hated.
A remake has the possibility of bringing all that back. Anyone can watch at the same time cause it’ll be starting from episode 1. And kubo might decide to alter or add content as with tybw.
The old anime will still be there for anybody who wants to watch it.
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u/EnemyOfAi 17h ago
I don't think it needs a remake. At best, it should get a Kai version with all the filler removed.
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u/TheGiantAndre 10h ago
A bit hard seeing that some canon events are mixed into filler and vice versa, just cutting filler would still not fix some pacing and script issues the anime had.
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u/Aizendickens 16h ago
I understand the appeal of remaking it in a way that faithfully adapts the manga, but I feel like it's better to focus on the next arcs.
The og anime was great. It wasn't perfect, but there's a good reason for which it's part of the Big Three.
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u/InnocentTailor 10h ago
Which arcs are left? I guess there is the light novel, but we’re at the end of Bleach right now in terms of Ichigo’s main tale.
Remaking it would be like FMA: Brotherhood vs the original FMA, which had to deviate and go its own way due to the manga not being done.
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u/Aizendickens 10h ago
It's like Jiscold replied to you, and there's also the Arc that is not to be mentioned.
Also, there's a big difference between the way the first FMA is different from Brotherhood, and the way the bleach anime deviated from the manga.
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u/DHA_Matthew Squad 11 16h ago edited 16h ago
With how successful Bleach has been I have a feeling that Kubo is going to get pretty much whatever he wants, so if he wants an anime remake I am 100% down for that.
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u/InnocentTailor 10h ago
…considering (I think) Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½ are finding new audiences as remakes. Granted, those are much older works, but…well…the 2000s are long ago at this point.
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u/rikuchiha 16h ago
I'm all in for a fast paced whole Bleach remake with manga-only events or extended content directly added and supervised by Kubo-sensei as it happened in TYBW anime.
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u/Ok_Bumblebee_1456 15h ago
Do I want some changes made? Yes.
Do I want a full-on remake? Not really.
Bleach aside from the very beginning (sometimes Ichigo wouldn't look right) has very well done art and animation. The resolution aged, but I think everything else holds up even now.
I'd rather wait until TYBW animation can be done effortlessly or until somehow someway the animation gets better. It's hard to imagine it improving from the Demon Slayer movie/Bleach TYBW animation, though
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u/Norwegian_Spy 10h ago
Definitely should remake it, and bury the bount arc, so it may be forgotten forever.
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u/Mirage14343 13h ago
163 filler episodes out of 366 total episodes.
It needs a remake.
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u/CultureMinute8340 16h ago
I want a remake to make it right. As others have said cut the filler out (you aren't worried about catching up the the manga anymore) and show us the actual whole story. Bleach manga is much darker and had way more characters get killed that are just totally fine for no reason in the anime.
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u/Lol69HaHaHa 16h ago
Honestly the fullbringer arc still holds up today with how good it looks.
The anime could get a remake, but feels weird for it to get a remake at this point when the tybw is about to reach its final act.
Id rather just get a dragon ball kai like remaster or something where they cut all the filler.
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u/PsychoWarper 16h ago
Remove the filler and add in the cut manga scenes, I do think a remake would be nice even ignoring animation as a reason.
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u/mrflash777 16h ago
It would be cool? Yes, do we need it ? No The animation is good and it gives very chill vibes even at the most brutal fights its better if it stays like this
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u/Houro 15h ago
I don't think Anime needs a remake unless it's just to make things look better.
Off topic kinda but Season 1 of Digimon adventure was ass in terms of dialogue but it was amazing to watch. It's the same here, OG Bleach was amazing even though there were some iffy parts. It's the presentation when you experienced it first.
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u/PabloElMalo 15h ago
Definitely, imagine not having almost 200 filler episodes, that means not cutting content from the manga and at the same time, a way better pacing.
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u/TheGreatRJ 15h ago
The main reason I want a Bleach remake is so that bount arc can be redeemed and people will realise how good it could've been good pacing and budget. But I know they literally won't put bount arc in the remake so I am just yapping unnecessarily
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u/SneakyKain 14h ago
uh, with the quality we have now... I would LOVE a remake. Tighter, with Kubo helping. It would be a dream. Fuck most fillers. Expand the lore. Destroy the weird Rukia Ichigo ship from the anime.
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u/shrey-sama 12h ago
I want a good adaptation that's it. It wouldn't matter to me if looks the same visually. No fillers, no censorship, no cut content, good pacing and good storyboarding will do wonders for og bleach. I still remember how one of the most imp chapter in the manga was adapted in bount filler arc
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u/chrometrigger 11h ago
I would agree if watching the OG bleach anime wasn't confusing AF, the way they would fold in filler and add reoccurring characters who then disappeared never to be seen again. Iirc the old bleach anime director shipped Ichigo and rukia and added extra scenes between them which obviously lead to nothing cause Kubo is a hardcore ichihime fan
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u/Eorzorian 10h ago
Bleach suffered the same fate before TYBW as D.Gray Man through the complete series. It had fillers on top of fillers. Remove fillers and bring up the animation style to TYBW-Level then you will see how good it is actually. Also some scaling down on „fan service“ would do good.
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u/GiuGiu12 10h ago
Bleach needs a proper remake. No cut content, no censorahip and no filler arcs, at least not in the middle of a season.
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u/Blizzard108 Visored Apologist 10h ago
Stuff like Kariya randomly being in Ichigo’s hollow training is enough to warrant the OG anime getting the TYBW treatment
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u/DoverBoys 10h ago
It worked for Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. A Bleach remake staying closer to the manga and cutting out the fillers would be awesome.
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u/HomelessBoxBoy Just pretend that last arc didn't happen 9h ago
It should totally get a remake - the pacing is the main issue. You can feel the animators stretching things out as they desperately try to avoid catching up to the manga in certain places
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u/Krusty_Klown_Kollege 8h ago
Doesn't need a remake, but needs the Kai treatment to cut out the filler stuff, and reform the Sub.Shinigami so there's no more confusion for future potential IchiXRukia fans. That's partly where this cancer stems from.
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u/GalebBruh 8h ago
The og anime cuts a lot of content, has horrible fillers that leak into the canon stuff and that's just the specific problems that do piss me off... A remake is sure welcome
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u/Lillith492 7h ago
Kubo thought it was bad enough to warrant his full attention for the TYBW
No other anime has had their author this hands on, bro is even in the recording booths with the VAs. There have been some that take an active approach but Kubo is the first to ever be this active.
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u/Far_Suit_8379 7h ago
It does need a remake…the old anime can exist for those who grew up on it or those who are curious to watch it…but tonally, the OG anime doesn’t match TYBW and that can cause brand issues, and that’s primarily cause of the slapstick elements…while slapstick is fine, it’s genuinely overdone in older anime to the point it makes some anime kinda cringe/unserious…
The remake can keep lighter elements but tone it down a bit so bleach can still feel like the dark world that it actually is.
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u/jediD15 7h ago edited 7h ago
No. Seriously, how is this even a question?
I can’t even enjoy my favorite story without filler characters crashing some of the best moments in the series.
Oh, you’re here for Memories in the Rain? Cool, but first, let’s make room for Abe’s self-insert character to swoop in and sprinkle some Ichigo x Rukia shipping nonsense all over it.
Wanna see White’s iconic King and Horse speech? Well, buckle up, because first, you gotta sit through this random nobody from a filler arc that no one asked for.
Are you excited about Isshin’s big Soul Reaper reveal? Too bad, because apparently, we needed those shitty ass dolls from the Bount arc to pop in for absolutely no reason.
Thinking of watching anything post-episode 267? Hope you’re ready to skip the first few seconds because Studio Pierrot decided spoilers are exactly what you need at the start of each episode.
The entry bar for Bleach is so high for the average anime watcher these days. It’s no wonder more people don’t get into it through the anime.
The problem is that the OG anime just doesn’t hold up by today’s standards, and that makes it really hard to get new people into Bleach.
It’s my favorite manga of all time, but man, the original anime just doesn’t do it justice.
Honestly, we owe so much to Shiro Sagisu because, let’s be real, half the reason the Bleach anime still manages to hit is thanks to the top tier OST.
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u/RainbowLoli Hinamori Protection Squad 5h ago edited 5h ago
I'm so so on it, but personally I lean towards remake because I recommend that people watch the manga and anime concurrently if they're getting into Bleach, at least up until HM or TWBY. Not to mention, it doesn't need to be old to get a remake - FMA originally came out in 2003, and brotherhood was made in 2009 - it wasn't even a full decade before it was remade because the story was so different compared to the manga. Upwards of like 50% of the OG anime is filler and you can't just do a re-cut because you have canon content in fillers (like Hitsugaya's backstory) and filler characters in canon content - so you'd end up with this weird mix of watching part of a filler, but then wondering who tf this other character that pops up is.
Visually and in terms of OST, it holds up well enough. But if you only watch the anime, there's going to be a lot of stuff you're missing out on like...
Character bonds - It's the entire reason why it feels like the Hueco Mundo arc and Ichigo's feelings for Orihime come "outta no where" because that's when Kubo got involved and they started listening.
Ichigo and Orihime were turned from people who were friends with Tatsuki as a mutual friend, to Ichigo and Orihime being friends and only knowing each other through Tatsuki and "never having a real conversation" even though in the manga, he specifically remembers her bringing Sora to the hospital and even Rukia uses Ichigo's closeness with Orihime to spur him into taking action against Sora and this is like, as early as chapter 10.
So regardless of if you feel its romantic or not - Ichigo and Orihime are at least friends with each other compared to being strangers who never had a real conversation.
IMO there was no need to make such a fundamental change because it gutted Orihime's bond with Ichigo - if they wanted to expand on Ichigo and Rukia's interactions, they could have, while leaving Orihime's interactions with Ichigo in tact. Because they also changed the scene where Orihime is encouraging Ichigo to rescue Rukia by changing the dialog and removing Orihime saying that Rukia is her friend to - thus also reducing her friendship with Rukia.
A lot of the violence was also heavily censored, leading to some injuries not being as severe as they should be.
Like for example - when Loly and Menoly attack Orihime, in the anime her face is just scuffed up but in the manga her eye is nearly swollen shut. When Yammy hit Orihime, in the manga her face was half covered in blood while in the anime it was reduced to light bruising. Ayon blew out a chunk of Rangiku's torso but in the anime it is a bit of bruising at best. Uryu loses his arm in the manga, but in the anime it's just severely bruised. In HM, when Nnoitra restrains Orihime he covers her mouth in the anime, but in the manga he shoves his fingers into her mouth (which is a common fetish and in a way kinda alludes to some type of sexual assault)
https://x.com/rioxmanga/status/1751324111425409136
Here's a thread that compares some scenes, but the censorship does reduce the danger level that some of the characters end up in as well as why they respond the way that they do.
Also the filler... There are entire arcs of just filler. The first half of the zanpaktou rebellion gets a pass for Kubo designing the spirits, but there is so much canon content mixed into filler and filler mixed into canon.
Not to mention, I think doing an OG anime remake would give them time to work on things like the arc that shall not be named, Burn The Witch, and the novels because the OG anime is - well already done. So you're just kinda retreading old ground and if Kubo stays on as a supervisor for any changes I think it should be easy enough to do. The groundwork is already laid so you aren't really making much more new content.
Not to mention, in general a lot of directors, producers, etc. now have far more respect for the source material compared to 10 years ago. Noriyuki's involvement in Bleach is a bit contentious and many people blame him for Orihime's character being gutted and IchiRuki being pushed due to their popularity (now mind you - if you want to use a ship to market because it's popular by all means, but don't gut another character in order to do it) and why the OG anime felt so different from the manga. Noriyuki has a generally fine track record - so I have no idea what brain worm possessed him to make or approve of these changes.
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u/BornFromEmber 17h ago edited 16h ago
I would be cool with a remake. The old art style is a barrier to entry for some people. I tried to get my friend into it, he said it was too ugly, and he dropped it lmao. As a fan that’s already seen/read all Bleach content though, I’d rather have new content.
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u/flan1337 17h ago
HUH - the old art style is iconic!
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u/shadesbeyond 16h ago
Yeah but having both is nice. Like full metal alchemist 2003 and brotherhood. Personally I enjoy both for different reasons.
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u/BornFromEmber 16h ago
I’m a huge bleach fan, but I can understand why people wouldn’t like it. Especially, if you are newer to anime. If you compare early Bleach to newer anime it is pretty jarring. Rewinding like 20 years is a pretty big jump. If you don’t have nostalgia for it I can see the “this is super ugly” take.
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u/More-Highway5338 16h ago
It's okay if YOU don't want a remake and are completely fine with the og anime but saying that it shouldn't have one is crazy. I have a lot of friends who want to get into older anime like bleach or yu yu hakusho but the older animation style and fillers are a big problem. If it did have a remake, it would get newer anime fans into bleach which is good thing. I love the og anime but I would be excited for a remake as well. I hope they don't do shit like kai, either a full remake or not anything at all.
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u/BigFunnyDamage 16h ago
I do want a remake. One where the lots of cut content is still shown, Orihime not being a broken DVD, manga details showing more and where IchiRuki isn't shoved up our throats.
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u/Gotei69Squad34Cpt 15h ago
Old Bleach anime butchered Bleach's reputation, definitely needs a remake
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u/Kakavasha_729 16h ago
I don't mind the remake and I'm glad they're working on it, and since they want to do it so be it, it doesn't affect me or anyone else.
For people who watched the original, a remake should still be something new & refreshing even if the story is the same. And for new fans it's always their choice to watch whatever they want, either the original or the remake (or both).
I can't see why anyone WOULDN'T want it, it literally won't affect your life in any way whether it exists or not.
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u/dogecoin_pleasures 16h ago
Wait, is it really happening? I'm in if so.
If they sneak in new content with advice from kubo, all the better.
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u/shadesbeyond 16h ago
Ah a remake could be nice, and also we might get content that wasn't able to make it in originally like we're getting it tybw. Could be sorta of a brotherhood situation where it becomes the definitive edition.
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u/Flare_Knight 16h ago
I don’t 100% need a remake. But I’d watch one. It would be nice to see all those classic moments with even better animation.
Something new would be fine. But in terms of Bleach this is just about it for now.
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u/Rikue236 16h ago
I want it. I want it. I want it. Doesn't need to happen, but I want it. Or at least a Kai version
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u/Relevant-Bug5656 16h ago
I don't think it needs a remake, but it definitely deserves one. The pacing was outright horrible in the Arrancar arc, and it cut out a lot of small stuff. I'd say it at least needs to get the DBZ Kai treatment, a re-edit that fixes the pacing
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u/rjdsf1993 16h ago
I think the thing that is the most annoying part of the OG isn't even filler arcs, those are easy to skip. It's how by the Hueco Mundo arc it takes 7 minutes to get to new content between recaps and the opening theme. It is brutal while streaming the show
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u/Proudnoob4393 16h ago
I would rather have a remaster instead of a remake. Every episode is kept the same but in TYBW animation
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u/Disastrous_Rush1239 14h ago
That’s basically what a remake is and the series needs one
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u/CountryOpening5084 15h ago
The main issue with old bleach is 4:3 ratio for half of the series, extremely poor & slow pacing, insane amount of fillers and cuts/skips a lot of the manga. If they fix all this with Tybw Animation and Pacing. Bleach popularity will sky rocket and the series will become easily accessible to everyone.
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u/Excellent_Pea_4609 15h ago
Look if you ask me what i prefer between a remake and new stuff obviously i prefer the new stuff. But a remake would help bring new fans and show Kubo's true vision the old anime changed a lot of things
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u/TheJimDim 15h ago
The only big 3 anime that needed a remake was One Piece since the pacing was awful. Naruto and Bleach were fine. (even though I wish the Bount arc was erased from existence)
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u/Crusaderfigures 15h ago
My take is that if it gets remade the original will always be available for anyone who wants to enjoy it but we get a more accurate adaptation, Kubo gets the chance to make any additions he wants like he has in TYBW, and new viewers get a good jumping on point that isn't dates and plagued with filler they have to dodge.
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u/jai07 14h ago
Do y’all agree with this Bleach remake take?
To the first point, you'd be able to compare artstyle change even further with a remake.
Untold stories aren't even in manga form yet, lets remake the anime in the meantime and if Kubo is healthy enough to start you-know-what, we can animate that later on. I think this pic has it backwards.
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u/darkavengernitewing 14h ago
I think it should get the DBZ Kai of full metal alchemist brotherhood treatment. Remove anything non cannon and stick to the manga
But the ending of attack on Titan manga vs the anime is huge. It changes the while theme of the show. The manga made genocides acceptable fact of existence. The anime made it seem like it had a higher purer motive
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u/lr031099 14h ago edited 2h ago
Overall, I’m fine with no remake and would rather just have a new stories being adapted but reading the comments, I sort of get why people would want a remake. Had Bleach gotten a remake first that would eventually lead to the TYBW arc we’re getting now, then I honestly wouldn’t mind at all.
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u/Hopeful_Expression57 14h ago
I really want them to produce a remake. personally i love the classic as it is, but people now are more used to shows like jjk, demon slayer, etc. these shows explain the power system and story plot early to intrigue the viewers as soon as possible but the problem with bleach is it isn't quite eye catching until soul society arc or when they went to ichigo's mother's grave. I've seen many new people try to watch bleach but they give up bcz of the early episodes that's why i suggest them to read the manga until the soul society arc or arrancar arc
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u/Fitsapian 13h ago
It's a simple answer, if the Bleach team wants more viewers, they need to remake it. If the Bleach team wants to maintain the anime's nostalgia and existing fanbase, they shouldn't do a remake.
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u/Guidance_Major 13h ago
Some of bleach was really not fun to get through, even if it was canon content, it was sometimes so fucking boring
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u/Uncle_Twisty 12h ago
Yes it needs a remake. Absolutely. 100%.
The pacing of.filler arcs and where they happen is jarring as shit The orihime scene is that were stolen and given to rukia. Plus all the clean up that could be done on some of the narrative beats.
Bleach 100% needs and deserves a remake.
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u/Informal-Cycle1644 12h ago
The thing is TYBW’s pacing is a lot faster than the original Bleach so it really wouldn’t take as long as the original. But if they do this then make it after Black Clover, I want my goat back.
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u/Staarjun 12h ago
I am split on this. On one hand i absolutely love the art style of early Bleach especially during the Soul Society arc, but on the other hand I also think that a more faithful adaptation would be really nice. The only thing I am afraid of with a remake is them changing the OST. I am honestly not a big fan of TYBW soundtrack. Or at least the remixes haven’t done it for me.
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u/LastTrueKid 12h ago
Why not both? A more streamlined modern version without filler and get new stories told.
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u/The_Vulgar_Bulgar 12h ago
The original anime has a lot of problems from its era. Poor pacing, heavily reliance of filler, and cut content with Orihime makes for a series that just doesn't match up well with current trends in anime. A One Pace-style edit would solve a lot, even if the animation style doesn't keep up with TYBW.
The second thing that frustrates me is that many of the ideas introduced in TYBW come with very little foreshadowing, and it makes the end-to-end experience less cohesive. A remake that rearranges some of the bits could tighten the entire show, and it could all be done in some 150 episodes, which would turn Bleach into an absolute must-watch series.
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u/IncreaseLatte 12h ago
As long as Tite Kubo is in full control of everything and if he actually wants to do it, he should be able to make a reboot.
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u/Eternalbluer 12h ago
I’m fine with a bleach remake but my god can people calm the fuck down, TYBW isn’t even done. I’d rather see other things like CFYOW or hell arc animated before a remake of the OG series
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u/I_am_Sephiroth 11h ago
Tybw of it would be awesome. No filler and keep the pace quick. It'll be good. As long they don't try to extend it to make money
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u/Norwegian_Spy 10h ago
If they do a remake, I hope they dont cut the comedy like they have done in TYBW, I know its because of the "tone", but pre TYBW definitely needs to be more light hearted.
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u/EraserWave 9h ago
Studio parrot fucking sucks to me. They bastardized three big series and I do not like them for that. I usually don't want a modern series to get a remake since they're not even that old but I wouldn't mind if bleach Rebooted. That being said the first run of bleach is classic anime at this point isn't it? I love the openings I love the art style I also love the new thousand year blood War Arc. So maybe just live at alone? Idk
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u/OatesZ2004 9h ago
I would like a bleach remake not because I have any issues whatsoever with the original I just simply want more bleach content to enjoy.
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u/PracticalTension0-0 8h ago
With the proper materials and having a good cast of animators to help .
I could say yes , it does need a remake with the new team they are using .
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u/AbedGubiNadir 8h ago
I had to switch to English Dub at some point in the anime because the Japanese dub was blurry on Hulu for some reason and the English Dub wasn't. It's a real issue. I welcome a remake.
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u/Rosemary_Goon 8h ago
I think a remake would be great, specially for people who have been fans for years. If people really care so much about the original, well it'll always be there so they don't have to partake in the remake. Why not update the animation and get rid of filler/add things left out from the manga.
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u/jorgelobos 7h ago
TBH I prefer the studio adapts "Beginning of the Revive of Tomorrow", "We do knot always love you" and mainly "Can't Fear Your Own World" than making a remake, have a lot of canon material novelized
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u/ZeroYagami 7h ago
Not at all. It does however needs a One Pace.
A Cut, have pierrot make a official cut and we're golden. Edit the show to fix pacing issues, remove filler and you're done, it's fixed. OG has highs and lows, but it's lowest lows can be fixed with this treatment.
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u/bigkinggorilla 7h ago
I think the OG came out during the worst time period for anime. Computers were being used for a lot of animation tasks, but they were at best capable of replicating average hand drawn animation, not surpassing it. That’s why so many anime from that time have aged so poorly compared to shows from a decade earlier where it was all done by hand. Things are often flat and without a lot of detail/shading, and the computer animation wasn’t even compensating with greatly improved fluidity yet.
At least, that’s my understanding of why Bleach looks dated while Dragonball Z looks vintage or classic.
That being said, I agree with OP that I’d much rather see new stories animated before they go back to redo any of the original.
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u/Animedude83 7h ago
I was thinking more like a Bleach Kai, but really this show doesn't suffer from incredibly drawn out fights (at least that I can remember), maybe the hueco mundo arc they are a bit more drawn out.
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u/Im_Weeb_Otaku 6h ago
Bleach is so peak but can't defend it's bad pace, Literally indian soap opera in terms of pacing, Recap 5 min from previous ep, Slow down and extend fights for no reason at all and stuff. Bleach should be 200 ep at most without all those things. No hate but it's just my opinion (Bleach till death)
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u/jambot9000 6h ago
I like how season 1 had those YuYu Hakusho vibes. I watched bleach season 1 as a junior in high school, ruined my family computer with those anime websites. my younger brothers told me last week to get into TYBW. I skipped alot, like last time I checked in they were just discovering Bankai. Now it's all crazy and odd and Quincies are demon gods but the art work has made crazy evolution
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u/sirhcx 5h ago
I would say it deserves a remake because rose tinted glasses cant save just how jarring Kubo's art style was at the beginning of the series. Sure it has it's charm but we are also looking at a time where the series was still 4:3 as well. I think the biggest benefits would be better story cohesion by removing filler, a consistent art style, and allowing the more "mature" scenes to be properly on display. I always thought it was odd how the anime censored Uryu being dismembered by Ulquiorra by it being broken off screen with absolutely no blood, just scuff marks, shown afterwards. If we roll back the clock to when these scenes were new, well before TYBW was being written, it added another layer of true despair on display. Not only did Ulquiorra injure Uryu instead of killing him, but did so in a way that would effectively make him unable to use his Quincy bow ever again. So when it came to the anime censorship, it didnt have nearly the same impact. I know I'm ignoring Orihime's ability to heal but Ulquiorra's whole thing is despair. It's why he keeps drilling it into Ichigo over their entire battle.
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u/SMT_Fan666 5h ago
If it meant an anime adaptation for CFYOW or SAFWY being delayed I wouldn't care much for a remake it isn't necessary, but If they did do one it would be cool if they could work on "fixing" and integrating some filler as well. I think the only thing that held the bounty arc back was pacing and a lot of people seemed to like the Zanpakuto manifested arc so it would be cool to see a modern adaptation.
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u/OkAbbreviations9135 5h ago
It shouldn't be a remake for remake's sake. Those are never good, especially since newer anime art styles SUCK compared to (relatively) older anime like Bleach. If they're gonna do one - they should do it like Kai, focusing on removing as much filler as possible and replacing it with any content from the manga that they cut.
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u/Maleficent-Seesaw412 5h ago
looks fine to me. One Piece I hear is getting a remake and I support that because 1) the anime wasn't good, visually, and 2) there is wayyyyy too much fluff and it's too long as a result of it.
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u/one-eyed-queen 5h ago
Honestly, I don't see why a remake HAS to interfere with adapting his untold stories, and the new stuff, well... It just doesn't exist yet, and considering how close Kubo's working with the anime team in this adaptation, I don't think we'll see more of either Burn the Witch or "the arc that shall not be named lest another delay happens" until that's done. So if anything, I think a remake would be GREAT for bringing in new audiences while Kubo can just get to work on his stuff at his own pace.
As for the untold stories? CFYOW is in an interesting position, since we already have a noticeable contradiction (the state of the Bambies and their position at the time) and it's entirely likely a lot of major stuff from it could be brought into cour 4, leaving us with a VERY different take on it that could be a nice little movie at best after the anime ends, for all we know. Only thing I feel properly confident predicting will be in the anime is the two prologues. A few other things, like Kira's short story from 13 Blades, or We Do knot Always Love You also strike me as things the anime could add for extra depth the manga lacked at the time. We have at LEAST half a season free to add new stuff to, bare minimum, so it makes a lot of sense. So it's not like these stories yet to be adapted aren't likely to be touched.
Finally, I think a remake would be way more than a visual update. A lot of season 1 changes fundamentally changed the perspective people had on certain things, as it forms the basis of understanding the world of the series. The pacing as a whole is a mess, asking most people to watch 200 episodes even without filler is a tall order, and filler is integrated, in some cases, which affects the viewing experience (side note: Also why I don't suggest people to watch the first half of FMA 2003 before Brotherhood, some changes are pretty fundamental in setting up 2003's diverging story. Read the early manga instead, watch 2003 as a whole beast of its own), and I think having an experience more closely in line to TYBW with more concise pacing and a consistent style/aspect ratio could do wonders to ensure there's a growing audience for whenever the new stuff actually hits.
So yeah, I don't quite agree. The OG anime will always be there for people to revisit the evolution of things, but if the series will continue on in the future, I think having a way to get into it that doesn't rely on 366 episodes with filler and still over 200 without, and without divergences in character portrayals early on that really shape up how audiences perceive them so differently, would rather benefit the series and this new lease on life it has. Give Kubo time to work on new things, give new audiences who get interested in TYBW a way to catch up that's overall more in line with the stuff that got them interested and with what'll come after.
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u/josguil 4h ago
Of course the show needs a remake! Teens today see 300+ episodes and only a small percentage will start watching it. Even a smaller percentage will continue after the first few episodes because let's face it, bleach really gets addictive until the soul society arc.
I wish we got new material animated of course but we don't have it. There's like one novel that people make fun of and one special hell chapter that is just a tease.
I think after they finish cour 4 they'll announce a remake because why not? It will make money for them while hopefully Kubo finally gets on writing the hell saga.
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u/TrainOnMe 4h ago
I kind of agree it doesn’t really need one. It’s kind of “of its time,” if that makes sense. It made a lot of the same mistakes all of the Big 3 made, and the way anime is distributed now—at least in the US—makes it kind of impossible for the Big 3 to exist in the same way they did 20 years ago. Moreover, people here just don’t tend to watch shows that long anymore because of the freedom streaming offers. Maybe a remake wouldn’t be quite as long, but it’d still be longer than most things people watch in the US in 2025. But again, that’s just the US.
But mostly? I honestly don’t really care. I know people getting into it despite the pacing barrier in the same way that people are still getting into One Piece, which has arguably worse pacing.
The argument that it needs to be remade because it wasn’t perfect or left things out is as weak as saying the Lord of the Rings films should be remade because Saruman doesn’t invade the Shire at the end. Would it have added something to the films? No. A book & film—like manga & anime—are different media, and sometimes that means the stories have to be different.
Sometimes shows get things wrong, and that doesn’t always warrant an (expensive) remake. I don’t think a lot of new fans would be watching, it’d be the same kind of circlejerking by existing fans that a lot of this and the other subreddit have fallen into.
So yeah, I don’t think it needs a remake. I want one, though.
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u/VerusCain 4h ago
I mean the product is enjoyable to those who are open to it. But it definitely deserves a remake. Bleach in general has slow pacing when it comes to fights. Tybw confirmed to me how much enjoyable bleachs content is when not stretched out. Whatever the manga did, the original anime stretched out even more. Its a product of its time for sure, but I think pacing alone would make it very nice.
Theres also lots of minor changes the anime had done that i think took away from the mangas impact, so a remake would have more room to be more faithful.
I cant knock the anime, its how i got into it, but a remake isn't just about prettier animation, presentation is more than that and the Bleach anime would definitely benefit from lots of of presentation changes.
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u/AcanthocephalaDear25 3h ago
Yes it needs a remake. Espada Hueco Mundo arc pacing is terrible
Remake it if the option is there
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u/frederiaJ 16h ago
No, an entire remake wouldn't have a point, the OG is watchable enough as it is. What I'd like though, are more Memories In The Rain-style OVAs that flesh out all the smaller story plots & events, or improve certain parts of the manga adaptation, maybe put more focus on character writing & worldbuilding. I believe these OVAs could effectively address the criticisms that fans have towards how the original anime handled some parts of the manga, as well as actually being workable as a studio project.
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u/LycanChimera 13h ago
We can have both. If you ever rewatch the OG series or compare it to the manga you really will see how they butchered it. The original anime not only had way too much filler but tried to integrate filler characters into canon, cut out alot of important context scenes while stretching out other scenes and injecting "comedy", the anime creators weirdly shipped Ichigo and Rukia while cuting out moments between him and Orihime from the manga.
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u/ToddYates 16h ago
I just want the climaxes of both Deicide and the Fullbring arc reworked. Aizen walking around Karakura town messing with Ichigo friends sucked, and only happened so Ichigo had more time in dangai. Similarly, fullbring arc sucks after Ichigo gets betrayed by Ginjo (I like that part, but give Ginjo and Tsukishima the full backstory, and I would’ve preferred only Rukia and Renji come from the soul society because the setup with Chad and Orihime training went nowhere).
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u/Own_Swordfish938 14h ago
No, I have watched og bleach 2 times and I gotta say it's very very slow start with not great animation, it definitely deserves a remake with tybw animation and pacing
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u/Yoribell 13h ago
It's crazy to me that everyone says that it mostly doesn't need a remake
It was a pretty bad adaptation. Cuts are bad, adds are bad, animation is close to non existent it's mostly manga panels strapped together..
There was a reason why is was far behind naruto/one piece in popularity
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u/GodlessLunatic 16h ago
Meh, the current art style fails to capture what made Bleach so iconic in the first place. Instead of emphasizing the stark contrast in dark and light tones, and that feeling of emptiness in the world, they go for that overproduced Vaseline look that's so common in light novel adaptations nowadays.
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u/spacestationkru 16h ago
Why would anybody want to remake Bleach? How about make something new in Bleach instead?
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u/LycanChimera 13h ago
The original anime not only had way too much filler but tried to integrate filler characters into canon, cut out alot of important context scenes while stretching out other scenes and injecting "comedy", the anime creators weirdly shipped Ichigo and Rukia while cuting out moments between him and Orihime from the manga.
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u/Own-Spectrum7529 15h ago
Actually, there is no need to do a full remake of Bleach. I would be happy with just reanimated fights. For example, Ichigo vs Byakuya, Ichigo vs Grimmjaw, Ichigo vs Ulquiorra, Byakuya vs Zommari, Rukia vs Aaroneiro, Zaraki vs Nnoitra, Shunsui vs Starrk, Soifon vs Barragan, Ichigo vs Aizen, Byakuya vs Tsukishima, Ichigo vs Ginjo. That's it, if they reanimate it, I will be very happy.
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u/LycanChimera 13h ago
Nah. The original anime not only had way too much filler(200+ episodes) but tried to integrate filler characters into canon, cut out alot of important context scenes while stretching out other scenes and injecting "comedy", the anime creators weirdly shipped Ichigo and Rukia while cuting out moments between him and Orihime from the manga. It needs an actual remake.
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u/DonPajatso 13h ago
No no no. Bleach needs a live action. Rupert Grint as Ichigo, The Rock as Chad, Jared Leto as Ishida. Sydney Sweeney as Rangiku and Timothy Chameleon as Aizen. This is what the fans want and deserve!! GETSUGATENSHOUU!!!
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u/Sweaty_Wind7 16h ago
Depends if by his new stories he means bleach content or BtW. Beacause i have no interest in the latter tbh
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u/huntywitdablunty 16h ago
yes and i feel this way about remakes in general, it'd be a different story if we had a bad or outdated adaptation but we don't
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u/More-Highway5338 16h ago
Bleach is a bad adaption, sure it isn't necessarily the worst but it's not good either and that's true for a lot of shonen shows. The big three in general need a remake. Reading bleach and watching the anime are two different experiences(not in a good way).
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u/LycanChimera 13h ago
The original anime not only had way too much filler but tried to integrate filler characters into canon, cut out alot of important context scenes while stretching out other scenes and injecting "comedy", the anime creators weirdly shipped Ichigo and Rukia while cuting out moments between him and Orihime from the manga.
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u/SevaSentinel 16h ago
How about we get some Zombie Powder instead of a Bleach Remake. If anything, OVAs for the removed content that didn’t make it into the series
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u/soulreaverdan 16h ago
I don’t know if it really needs one, since OG Bleach holds up very well.
But I also think it wouldn’t be a bad thing. We have a lot of smaller character stuff that got cut, but also a lot of episodes and stories that got very, very padded. At its worse you’d have episodes where a good third of the content was just kinda replaying stuff from the last episode, a full minute before and after the eye catch being the same, and so on.
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u/Parrotparser7 16h ago
I don't think they could capture the charm of the OG series, and it'd need a significant plot adjustment.
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u/Explicit_Tech 15h ago
The pacing of the old anime isn't that great sometimes. Some environments could use some rework. Some choreographies are meh. The story could use some better pacing/added content to fill in the plot holes.
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u/DarkReunion1594 15h ago
I'm just worried the Rukia meme faces and drawings won't look funny anymore. Those sequences with Rukia explaining stuff to Ichigo always cracked me up xD
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u/DensetsuNoRai 15h ago
No cuz it wouldn’t have that same charm & humor as the og did and all the extras of soul society shenanigans
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u/vyxxer 15h ago
I'd only want a remake if it uses the original art style and more choreo.
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u/MasteROogwayY2 Bankai_KannonBirakiBenihimeAratame 14h ago
Yesnt. It isnt needed but I would love if they did
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u/N-Toxicade 13h ago
Bleach original is fine and still works for people to get into, but it also could benefit with a new coat of paint to get the cut content in and the filler out.
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u/ExL-Oblique 13h ago
Despite a lot of changes i don't like, it's a good enough anime. (if you use a filler guide). I wouldn't be opposed to a better paced remake though
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u/TaichoPursuit 13h ago
I don’t think it’s needed, honestly. Would be nice, but even if they fixed pacing and had cuts, it would be too long still.
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u/WillFKEN 12h ago
I was literally told the anime was the worst way to experience Bleach so I read the manga
It needs a remake
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u/leon-nita 12h ago
Rather than a remake i'd like an extended version without major differences in scenes but adding the scenes cut from the manga. Maybe 5-10 years later they can make a remake if they want to after they give returning black clover the tybw treatment.
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u/UmbraGenesis 11h ago
It's been done before with other IPs and would lend itself well to a streamlined experience. Bleach can hold up on its own to a new generation of watchers and I'd watch it, the question is in the ballcourt of the animators: Will it split even?
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