User blog comment:Salubri/Whats Wrong in the Storyline of Bleach/@comment-5120709-20120601174227

I'm gonna have to agree and disagree with you on this. Ichigo is not really a bland character because there are some parts where he grows as a character, but the problem is that those same parts are poorly made. Right off the bat Ichigo's a smart kid, on the top percentage of his class, unlike most Shonen heroes who are made retarted. He also mentions that he wants to protect people but is not an idealist because, as he puts it, he doesn't want to protect the whole world, just those he can, and he wants to protect many. That counts for something. The Hueco Mundo and Fake Karakura are a great part on Ichigo's character. He wants to become stronger but in every fight he is pushed to use his Bankai and Hollow powers, even against mooks, and so he starts doubting his strength. By the end of the fight with Ulquiorra Ichigo starts getting really afraid of his powers because he really can't control them and tries to stop using them. But again, the presentation of said events is really bad so it takes a long time to figure out what really happened. Long story short, Ichigo is an interesting character and grows as the series goes on, but the bad writing keeps it from being really shown