Thursday, March 13, 2014

Watch Bleach Without Filler Guide

The Bleach anime may have ended in 2012, but that doesn't mean the series can't still be watched. zansabarshadow from a 2010 myanimelist.net forum posting has made a useful list pinpointing the episodes that are filler (episodes not based on the original manga) and the sequential order in watching them:

Main Arc 1: Soul Society Arc
Watch episodes 1-32
Skip 33
Pick up at 34-49
Skip 50
Pick up at 51-63
Skip Bount Filler Arc

Main Arc 2: Hueco Mundo Arc
Pick up at 110-127
Skip 128-137
Pick up at 138-167
Skip Captain Shūsuke Amagai Filler Arc
Pick up at 190-203
Skip 204 & 205
Pick at up 206-212
Skip 213 & 214

Main Arc 3: Fake Karakura Town arc
Pick up at 215-226
Skip 227-
Skip Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tales Filler Arcs
Pick up at 267-286
Skip 287
Pick up at 288-297
Skip 298-299
Pick up at 300-302
Skip 303-305
Pick up 306-310
Skip 311-341?

Main Arc 4: Substitute Soul Reaper Disappearance
Pick up at 342-354
Skip 355
Pick up at 356
FINISH THE SERIES AT 366