Now Im just going to say it, Bleach is my favorite Manga, ever. But Im going to write this review unbiased. I try to look at everything individually, not the Manga as a whole. Tite Kubo is an excellent writer, Im sure if he had gone into writing outside of Manga, he would be excellent. Bleach's story itself is not the greatest, however Kubo's ability in creating characters is great. He has a very large supporting cast, and with large casts characters often get forgotten and are one demensional. All of Kubos charaters are unique and he manages to always keep his back characters in our mind, and each and everyone of them has a backstory that Kubo masterfully works into the storyline without making a big deal about it. As for his art, it starts out as most art in manga does, poor. It gets better, and better, and towards the end of the story, many mangaka have begun drawing their characters oddly, and the art is almost unrecognizable. Kubos remains excellent, and his eyes are soo detailed and each characters eyes are their own. His style is very unique. Yes there is alot of fighting, but its a shounen, thats what shounens focus on. If you dont like it, read shoujos. I would certainly take my time to read this manga, its funny and though the story isnt very well developed, I assure you its worth your time.