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All right, I'm curious now. Name me a good anime in which the protaganist dies in one of his first major life/death battles. And I've seen all of Yu Yu Hakusho as well. You couldn't have picked a worse comparison, sorry. They're absolutely nothing alike other than the concept of spirit powers, which is so broad it isn't even a point. But eh, some people will hate a series just to hate it. I can't blame you for it, just ignore your opinion. XP

An opinion would be me saying Bleach is a bad anime, but that's not what I'm arguing. I'm saying it's unoriginal and is pretty much entirely filler with little plot, which is hard to argue against because it's a pretty solid fact. We've already seen how many concepts it's used that other mainstream animes use, and both you and Nana have said how its season one plot is delayed for two more seasons before even starting again.

As for an anime where the protagonist dies after one battle, Gundam 0080.

Zeta Gundam kills off its main characters faster than you can say "Bleach sucks"

No offense, but most of the Gundam series sucked balls. I can hardly stand gundam anymore, save for a few rare cases. I mean honestly. Woot, we have gundams! We win! Or, in Gundam 0080's case: Woot, we have gundams! Oh wait, they suck! Boom!! *dies*

And for the record, I said one season was filler, not two. ^^ As for overused, I hear it over and over again, yet no one actually proves it. *sighs*

Because anyone who's been around the block with animes can see it right off the bat. Hell, watch any saga of DBZ and you'll see the resemblance right off.

Just to make sure, what gundam series have you seen?

Of course if you think Bleach is original, do tell what it does do well.....

Yes Ouran is good. xp

It relates to DBZ? This is a comparison I've got to see!

As for what I happen to enjoy about it is how it has grown over time. I'll be the first to admit, it starts up a bit slow at first. However, as you see more and more of the series more and more details and pieces of information fit into place over time, building off those originally simple building blocks. It's a shame you won't count the manga, as then I could go on for hours about how intricate the plot has truly become. Ah, and one other thing. Unlike other others, who are constantly pulling their material out of their a** as they go, Bleach has subtle hints from the very beginning which point to what will happen next, though most of these have only become apparent in hindsight. This makes it a joy to reread the manga and even rewatch the anime, if only to fully understand what is happening there.

Gundam Series I've seen? That list goes on for way too long. Let's shorten it to Gundam series I've enjoyed.

Gundam Wing
G Gundam

Yeah, that about sums it up I think.