Talk:Anime

hello, just wondering; is the anime really canon or is only the manga canon? its just all the filler arcs, they are really strange.--Ulquiorra Wannabe128 11:33, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

soul / heart
in the recent episodes of the anime, Ulquiorra Cifer, asks orihime inoue what the soul is. this is different from the manga were he is asking about the heart
 * No, Ulquirra says the word "Kokoro" which can be translated as heart (in the metaphorical sense such as saying "You broke my heart"), the fansubbers mearly decided to use the word soul (another posible but less used translation of kokoro) as opposed to heart. WhiteStrike 08:24, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

ok thanks for clearing that up, dont speak/read japanese so most of time i need subs

adding differences between anime adaptation and manga
This has been a long running idea of mine. I think it might be beneficial to have a section featuring major differences between manga and anime. I do not mean things like censorship (that is already being covered where needed) I mean major plot differences between the anime and the source material. For example, one of the major differences between episode 1 and chapter 1. In the manga Yuzu is taken captive by Fishbone D, while in the anime, Karin is taken captive. I had in mind that if it went through, it could use a similar format, like that used in the Harry Potter wiki. Here is an example Please tell me whether or not this is a useful and practical idea. --Lemursrule (talk) 22:56, January 2, 2011 (UTC)

episodes 168-189 were not made in 16:9 high definition
This is just my inner geek coming out, but the Amagai arc was not made in widescreen HD. I can tell more now, but those episode were originally made in 4:3 standard definition, but were stretched to widescreen for an HD broadcast. BONES did something similar with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, but in that case, the show was made in widescreen, but was made in standard definition and was upscaled in HD for broadcast and home video releases. Plus you can tell by the differences in detail between Bleach in SD and Bleach in HD, especially in recent episodes, it is a startling contrast. I also have a 16:9 button on my TV, and when I do that it looks exactly like the DB rip, so I can tell for a fact that in that original Japanese broadcast, it was upscaled. Another piece of evidence, is that the animation style pretty much stays the same from the Hueco Mundo arc through the Amagai arc. However, the entire animation style for Bleach begins to drastically change in episode 190. The drawings become much more detailed, and the show uses more cinematic effects. The style that Orihime and Ichigo are draw between in SD and HD episodes is also very apparent.

Also, the fact that what airs on Adult Swim is the Uncut Japanese DVD version of Bleach (I have found solid proof of this, when comparing the famous Aizen and Momo scene in episode 60 with the old fansub version (no sword stab is seen, only heard, and some shots are different) and the adult swim tv rip and dvd release from Viz Media (sword, tons of blood, no weird cropped shots). So, if adult swim airs the Japanese DVD master, and it is in 4:3 standard definition, it is very likely that what I have mentioned above is truly the case. Also, it is 4:3 on itunes, and adult swim does not crop it's shows to fit in SD format. This can be seen in their own original programing and anime produced in widescreen. If Ghost in the shell aired on Adult Swim in 2004 in widescreen and Kekkaishi and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood also is broadcast in 16:9 widescreen, why in 2010/2011, would they decide to crop a show, especially Bleach, which is ratings wise their most-popular anime and one of their highest rated shows according to Nielsen's.

Tell me if you believe this change is necessary. --Lemursrule (talk) 23:45, January 2, 2011 (UTC)