Normally I wouldn't blog about Bleach unless it was about one of the movies mostly since it just seems to keep going and going and going however we've come to another break in the "manga storyline" and will now be enjoying a major "Filler Arc" that takes place outside the main storyline but before they started off with the new filler arc they gave us a few light and funny episodes including the first "beach" episode which lets face it let us all enjoy the Bleach ladies in swimsuit goodness. So lets take a closer look at those fillers.
While I think the swimsuit filler was the best to be honest the first filler in this group was a better idea for all the fans since it was a prologue episode. For all of you who might have wanted to know what happened a couple days before it all started this is the episode for you. The third and last of the mini fillers is pretty much just forgettable so lets get back to those ladies in swimsuits. It's just to bad there wasn't any of the cutesome arrancars like an adult Nelliel included, maybe next time. Of course for a beach episode there isn't much to the story other than some fun gags, but we do get the typical tentacle like Watermelon monster who gropes the girls until they get destroyed just to bad it all ends before they get into a good fight with all of the Watermelon monsters. But hey it's just a funny filler episode anyways and really you're only supposed to ogle the fanservice anyways.
Now onto the OMFG NOT ANOTHER FILLER ARC part. That's right another long filler that has nothing at all to with the main manga story line. Well actually this one doesn't look to be all that bad. From what I've learned and seen on Futuba channel it looks like the new main Emo looking bad guy named Muramasa comes along and demands the obligatory surrender or die ultimatum like all good bad guys should do. Of course since that's not going to happen he turns all the Zanpaktos into their true life like forms (mostly humanoid in nature) so that they will do battle against their respective Shinigamis. That actually sounds interesting. Those that don't like fillers can just enjoy your year long break from Bleach as this arc is going to last for 52 episodes (weeks) so I guess you can tune in sometime around now next year to follow the manga storyline as for me I'll be watching the filler arc. Some more good news is that the DVD for the third movie "Fade to Black" will be out in September as well.
UPDATE: Here is the ending for the new filler arc which showcases the new Zanpakto characters and who they are aligned with.
