Bleach, Volume 20: End of Hypnosis

So here's the conundrum, I was told by plenty of people that you only need to read/watch up to the end of the Soul Society Arc because the series goes downhill quickly after this volume, but that ending was not satisfying enough for me to just drop Bleach altogether. I do have other books to read and school work to do, so I am not certain if I will continue reading Bleach right now. I am thinking of possibly picking up the anime and watching to the end, and if I feel the need to read the manga I will finish the manga. I just don't feel fulfilled enough to just drop Bleach and never pick it back up because the series gets worse overtime.

Volume 20 was entirely comprised of the 'End of Hypnosis' chapters which serve to wrap up up the Soul Society arc. In my experience, it can go either way when you have a single volume that brings resolution to the entire series to that point, and I was not disappointed in what this volume delivered. This series of chapters took care of the major mysteries and did a reasonable job with the foundation for the next story arc (though there was a good deal of longwinded explanation before we got to our dramatic resolution).

I don't think that anybody is going to make the argument that Bleach is somehow deep or meaningful. It truly is formulaic shounen, but the story is laid out well and the drama perfectly adequate to the tale being told.

I found this volume to be a little disappointing. It did not seem that very much happened and that everyone just accepted everything they were told without question. Also, most of the characters were not used to their full advantage. That being said, the artwork was still beautiful and the battle wonderfully drawn. I'm looking of more fun and interesting plots and stories in this series.

Holy Crap. There were plot twists galore in this book, one of the best volumes in the series so far!

just a quick note here to say that I enjoyed this one more than some others in the series. It reveals some of the plot points that gives me a better understanding now :)

I like the Bleach But this one Boled my blood. when there team capten betrayed them and not just them the only person who truty care about him. I hope in the next book He gets His butt kick hard and gets destroyed. ichigo is the main charaiter in the book and hes a great fighter i hope he Goes hollow and kills him. For the people that dont read bleach hollow is a form when he gets mad and a part of him takes control and he cant do any thing about. ichigo is strong but his dark side is stronger and dont take any thing from any one.

I really recommend this series. A teenage boy helps direct souls in the afterlife to soul society where they can live peacefully. Only Hollows (corrupted souls) get in the way and even harm innocent souls. Ichigo relies on friends and family to fight for what is right.