Relating Naruto to Bleach...?

I'm a Naruto fan...no doubt about it, but after hearing such great reviews on Bleach, i decided to start watching it. Personally, I think that they have pretty much the same story line, in the begining at least...a slacker, imature boy who finds out that he has powers buried deep within him, becomes a hard worker and ends up encouraging others around him...and so on. Maybe it's because I watched Naruto first, but I like it way better...Bleach got boring and I stopped watching around episode 27...it feels like i'm giving up too soon, but i could even watch Hikaru no go for longer! and thats about some board game that sucks within itself! Maybe some of you can relate the two shows for me, and perhaps encourage me to finish watching Bleach?? I need to see the light at the end of Bleach's tunnel! ps...Naruto Rocks My World!!!

Relating Naruto to Bleach...?
You know what? I did the exact same thing!





I said; "Man this show is so much like Naruto! Uryuu and Sasuke even have the same seiyuu! (Japanese voice actor)





I loved the first 15 or so episodes, but I couldn't......Grasp the plot. I mean, I understood it and all, but it just didn't stay in my mind like Naruto did and continues to do.





But one day, I looked at some comics about Bleach. I was cracking up for the longest time! But, I didn't understand some of them since I stopped so early in the series......So I decied to read up on Bleach and see if it got better. And it did.





So ever since then I've been watching it. I love almost every single character! And I'm listening to one of the openings right now. And they even had (More than one) Musical!!! I love musicals, and it had such good looking actors......*Dreamy Sigh*





Anyway, you really should continue. Bleach is my favorite anime right under Naruto, and right before Ouran High School Host Club. But don't even get me started on those two.





I hope I helped! ^__^





P.S. If you don't get back into Bleach, you'll be missing out on the hottest Shinigami in the world. (Next to those in Descendants of Darkness, of course.)
Reply:ok. are bleach and naruto similar, yes. that's why i love both shows. But I think that bleach and naruto are similar like a lot of action anime are similar. lazy kids turn into heroes. It's a japanese thing. I don't know. Beyond the action, bleach's story runs emotionally deep. Just take the time to watch up atleast until they rescue Rukia. If you don't like it after all that, then give up on it. And for that matter, all good action anime.





The backround differences between Naruto and Ichigo are astounding. The overall attitude of Naruto vs Ichigo is different. Also, Naruto is much younger (not so young literally, but emotionally, mentally) than Ichigo. and man, does it show. Ichigo is super popular, and has tons of friends. naruto on the other hand is a freaking pariah in the beginnings of his story.





After watching up to episode....120-something, i'd say that the underlying theme i find most present in Naruto is that he never gives up, and neither do the people that care about him, and that he cares about.





Bleach on the other hand, after only getting up to about episoe 70something, i'd have to say that i'm suprised by Ichigos abitily to grow so strong, and yet still be himself. Also, deja vu, he's in love with rukia (i'm a shipper addict) and she's in love with him. No one says anything. Does this remind anyone of Inuyasha?





The style of animation, the voice acting, the style of combat and action. Almost everything that matters in these two shows is different. Is that a decent answer?





By the way, if you haven't already, please take the time to go through the japanese/original versions of both of these animes.
Reply:Bleach to me is more like Yuyu Hakusho than Naruto. I would continue to watch Bleach because it has good character development and the story line does get better overall; for instance, look how long a story arc takes in the Dragon Ball series, yet you still are eager to see the outcome. My advice to you is just to give it a chance so you won't miss out later on.
Reply:you should keep watching alteast untill wear rukia is going to be arested for stying in the human world for so long and ginving some human her powers the ichigo wil go to the suol society and save her there it is so awsome that part when he comes in all tuff like i have never seen before with his knew sword and all at least keep watching soon it will get interresting trust me but i am more a naruto fan then bleach.


keep watching it will get more interesting.
Reply:bleach and naruto may seem to have the same story line at first but just the more u watch it not really.....i'm a naruto fan by the way but recently bleach have really good story line.....i think u should continue to watch it and u don't have to watch some of the boring fight if u don't want to but sometimes bleach is really funny.....i'm watching 135 right now and i think the story line so far is good and different from naruto....well hope that help
Reply:You're completely correct to compare the early story lines and find them extremely similar. Hell both characters themselves are pretty much exactly the same; outcasts, beginning weaklings with super hidden potential, lone trainers, different colored hair form everyone else in the series, the same exact person really. I don't know how much of Naruto you've seen, either you've stayed with the American version of the anime or you've moved on with everyone else and hopped onto Japanese Anime which is so FAR ahead it's ridiculous, If you have jumped seas then you know that Naruto JP ver. is basically at the same point of U.S.A's Bleach, I'm saying this because Bleach is so much more serious like a adult version of Naruto, it really sticks to the point with few filler episodes. So I can't really rate one above the other it's just your preference, just watch both because both are awesome.
Reply:I watch both Naruto and Bleach but it has been a long time since i watched the earlier episodes of bleach and naruto but to me both are interesting in their own way.





Naruto is was a special cause he has nine-tails with him but that made people left him alone with no family. Ichigo on the other hand has always known his ability to see spirits and has a supporting family.





In terms of rivals, Naruto has always seen Sasuke as his rival while in Bleach, it was Ishida started the rivalry with Ichigo. I think Bleach has more complex in relationship department and has more good looking characters, hahaha not that there are none in Naruto.





I can go on with all the differences and also similarity with Naruto and Bleach but in the end, it's just between shinobi and shinigami. Oh ya, if I remember correctly Bleach is a little bit slow in the earlier episodes but the story does get better.
Reply:pretty much everybody said before me how they are alike so i am just going to tell you, yes you should keep watching bleach. all those episodes before 27 were kind of boring for me too but i just kept reading about bleach and how good it was and how so many people love it so i kept watching it. and now it is my 2nd favorite anime(first one is naruto) they get into some really good fights in bleach and it has a great storyline so just keep watching!
Reply:BLEACH is definitely better. i admit the first two seasons are kinda boring but at the end about ep 5o onwards, youll see that actually Kubo Tite-sama has everything pieced out carefully together. all the small little details at the front and linked to the back and theres a GREAT twist. just watch it. and you just CANT miss the fight between Byaku-bou and Ichigo and Ichigo and Zaraki. its the greatest fight in history (of course at this point in time we have not seen Ichigo battle the real villain, i shall not name who, lest it spoils the story). you should really watch it!! its ok if you miss the Bounto arc, its not really nice but you may need to watch the first few eps to understand why there are three plushies at the end of the Anime.


please, WATCH BLEACH!!!!!!

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