User blog comment:Godisme/Death & Strawberry 2/@comment-4820504-20110804213550

Let me just say that as a reader of Nurarihyon no Mago, I can definitely say Bleach is in a much safer position on the WSJ lineup, having read the latest chapter. I'm confident it will pull Bleach up in the WSJ rankings and its popularity will return (maybe like how the Visoreds and Espada were developed).

The nagging problem with Bleach and Nurarihyon no Mago is that they've both been going on exposition for awhile. Up until now, the Fullbring arc didn't really fit in with the rest of the storyline that fans like many of us knew about Bleach.

Nurarihyon no Mago is actually in a much worse position than Bleach for two reasons: 1. The exposition of Mago does not attempt to live up to the plot established up until the end of 2010 for the series (it sort of ended up like end of the Ryoka Invasion here). From the start of 2011, the chapters have mainly focused on introducing minor enemies that get killed a few chapters later, which does nothing to tie the latest plot with the established plot from 2010 and earlier. 2. Bleach has come a long way with such a colourful storyline, one that spans almost a decade. In comparison, Mago has only been around for three years. I guess back when Bleach was only three years old, it was in the same boat, but at least its exposition was planned out to lead somewhere, and it certainly did. I can't say the same with the latest chapters of Nurarihyon since the beginning of 2011.

Overall, I was never really worried about Bleach. Rather, I was waiting for the current plot (involving the Fullbringers), to tie itself with the established plot (involving the Soul Society and Aizen). I guess my wish has been answered as of this chapter.