Okay. Before I say anything, it needs to be noted... I don't care for Bleach. I've seen some of it. I'm familiar with the characters. But I don't like it.
I liked this.
It's a perspective on the series that I've not encountered. True to the spirit, but clever, evocative. Ichigo's not been a compelling protagonist to me, not before - but clearly he is to you, and you've been able to translate that into a very absorbing narrative. The opening sequence of the first bit, with Ichigo's perspective and little comments on the world - that's wonderfully done.
Incredible writing, brilliant character voice and dialogue. The banter is down pat.
For that matter, I even liked how the CLAMP crossover characters were portrayed, and I'm not fond of that either. So that's cool. Very very cool.
Oh, and the plot's clever. Kudos. The final paragraph of last posted chapter made me laugh. That was a neat twist, but perfectly perfectly logical.
-- Acyl
I liked this.
It's a perspective on the series that I've not encountered. True to the spirit, but clever, evocative. Ichigo's not been a compelling protagonist to me, not before - but clearly he is to you, and you've been able to translate that into a very absorbing narrative. The opening sequence of the first bit, with Ichigo's perspective and little comments on the world - that's wonderfully done.
Incredible writing, brilliant character voice and dialogue. The banter is down pat.
For that matter, I even liked how the CLAMP crossover characters were portrayed, and I'm not fond of that either. So that's cool. Very very cool.
Oh, and the plot's clever. Kudos. The final paragraph of last posted chapter made me laugh. That was a neat twist, but perfectly perfectly logical.
-- Acyl