Argh... I just caught up with the Anime, happily ran into this thread and most of what I see is Manga spoilers. Use spoiler tags for Manga stuff in Anime threads, please.

the fillers goin on right now in Bleach are very interesting. That's what i like about Bleach and D.Gray-Man, the fillers aren't boring.

This Bleach filler isn't as good as the last filler, but nothing near as bad as Naruto fillers, lol. I am curious to see what happens of course, after finally catching up to the anime, but I'm curious to how they're going to fix this, lol. they left off in such a crucial place in the anime to go into the fillers -_- curse them.

lol, yea that was weird how they just cut it off and suddenly its another story in another time and place??? lol, i mean i like how theirs new characters and all, but yea, i wanna know how their gonna fix it too. Yea the Bounto filler was good, i liked Kariya, he was bad-ass. Psh, Naruto fillers and One Piece fillers are horrible, lol.

Apparently this filler arc is a flash forward to past even the current manga arc.

GREAT NEWS FOR BLEACH FANS!!! I just finished watching Bleach 185 and it looks like the Amagai Shuusuke arc is going to finish up soon. According to the Arrancar Encyclopedia at the end of the episode, Ichimaru explains about the blue sky in Las Noches and then says that the action will be coming back here soon.......he's hinting that the filler is going to end soon. I'd estimate maybe 3 or 4 more episodes of filler and then it's back to my villian hero, Aizen Sousuke.

Considering this filler arc takes place sometime after Aizen's betrayal and before the battles of Hueco Mundo, I do hope that Amagai is going to stay as captain of the 3rd division and that he'll appear in the manga material of the anime. It'll be nice to see him take out Arrancar and possibly an Espada or a Privaron Espada. Plus, it'll give the anime writers a chance to show his Bankai and use it in battle.

Well thats good, but im worried the manga still isn't very far ahead so there could be another filler arc before long.

I thought this filler arc took place after the Hueco Mundo arc. Kind of like a flash forward.

No I don't think so, it takes place before the Hueco Mundo arc. If you notice in the captains meeting, they don't mention anything about the Karakura Town Invasion or Aizen being defeated so it's very much likely this isn't after the Hueco Mundo arc.

Even though Ichigo, Chad, and Ishida have their new abilities, I assume the anime writers did that so that the fights wouldn't be boring. Chad and Ishida without their new abilities and weapons=junk fights. I guess you're not supposed to question the logic behind the events and just go along with it, thats what I did, lol. Plus, its a very interesting arc because it delves into the nobility side of Soul Society, which hasn't been really explored in the manga before, except for the Kuchiki Noble House, the Shihouin Clan, and the Shiba Clan. I like that the Kasumi-ojii noble family is so traditional Japan with the young kid ruling and getting married at a young age, it's typical Edo style and provides further proof and insight that Soul Society is indeed an olden style japanese realm with the same types of customs and laws.

But anyway, I thought I'd share that, lol. Speaking of Bleach 185, the part at the end where Yamamoto finally discovers the truth and orders all 13 squads to attack and sabotage the Kasumi-ojii royal estate, was a "OHHHH DUUUUDEE" moment! Kumoi is so screwed over to have not only Ichigo after him, but also all 13 squads. It's over Kumoi, give up before Yamamoto roasts you, LOL!

I think the reason they don't mention anything about Hueco Mundo or the Karakura Town Invasion is because they don't want to give anything away to the anime only fans.

I think it makes more sense (lol if this whole "lets just go from the middle of Hueco Mundo to normal life" makes any sense) for it to be a flash forward, Because as you said Ichigo, Chad, and Ishida have their new abilities.

I think the anime creators would rather make a flash forward arc where know one mentions the past cos it would ruin it for people over a filler arc that has the main chars using weapons and techniques with ease supposedly before they've even learnt them in the anime.

I suppose all we can do until the anime people confirm it is speculate though.

lol yea that could be it too. It's just a really hard-placed filler arc, haha. But I do hope that they decide to keep Amagai and put him in into the manga material of the anime.

Yeah i wouldn't mind if Amagai was put in the anime permanantly or introduced later in the manga, but it would have to be a minor role that doesn't screw up the cannon of the world.

Something like those 3 bount modifyed soul things (i can't remember what they're called) they're in it but they play a minor role and don't mess with the fabric of the world ala having a second kyuubi in Naruto.

I don't think Amagai will be put into the anime after this filler arc is over. I just finished watching episode 186 and I just had this feeling.....I knew he was a bad guy from the beginning, but I had a slight doubt that maybe this time the captain won't be the bad guy...I guess I was wrong, both he and Kifune were bad guys. By the looks of the ending, it seems that Yamamoto and Amagai might have a fight in the next episode, although they didn't show a preview for next week's episode so I'm wondering if theres not gonna be a new one next week According to several sources online, the filler arc is supposed to end at episode 187 and the Hueco Mundo arc is supposed to come back on episode 188, but I dunno if its true or not.

hmmmm i'm still not convinced that Amagai is a bad guy even after watching the latest ep. I mean if he is bad then it would have totally come out of nowhere, like you could tell from the start something was fishy about characters like Kifune, Ichimaru and Aizen.

But i just don't get that creepy evil vibe from Amagai, who knows maybe he's been working on Yamamoto's orders or something. I'm not gonna believe he's bad until it's definitive, until then i'm still going under the presumption that he's good.

The whole arc is named after him i doubt they'd do that for a bad guy. But we'll just have to wait and see.

Hmm....maybe you're right. I do hope though that Amagai isn't a bad guy. I'm so glad Kumoi got killed, he had that coming ever since I saw him in the opening song on episode 168, haha.

For those who have been waiting for the 2nd movie for Bleach...

The sub version for it (The DiamondDust Rebellion) is out...

Get it fresh from DB if you want it... hehehe....

So has anyone watched the new movie yet? I've downloaded it but haven't gotten around to it yet.

I quite liked the first movie, it made me pretty sad. For a filler movie to spark any emotion other than anger i think is a good thing *cough Naruto cough* lol

I just finished watching the 2nd movie, it was awesome and much better then the first movie. The third movie sounds like it's going to be boring, but maybe I'm just negatively assuming it will be boring.

Wow. I liked the first part much better. I had to keep myself awake while watching this one. ^^ I thought plot and characters were rather boring this time.

Dang it.... can't download it yet...

Silly download quota....

I just finished watching Bleach 187. All I can say is things are heatin up big time, and i mean that literally, ahaha! Amagai is so bad-ass and I knew he was the bad guy and this episode confirms it, but I'm still not sure yet if I feel sorry for him or not. Kenryuu and Enryuu are simply awesome and Enryuu's zanpaktou is so kool, its just original and unique and his voice....yeah! It does look like the filler will end in two or three episodes so I'm guessing the Hueco Mundo Arc is going to continue soon, plus I know there's going to be a new opening on episode 190.