Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
October 5, 2004
Status:
Still Airing
Summary:
Kurosaki Ichigo is a 15 year old boy that has an ability to see ghosts/spirits. Because of his ability, he is able to meet a female death god (a.k.a Shinigami) named Kuchiki Rukia. To save his family and friends from unwanted soul-eating spirits (Hollows), Rukia transfers her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. As Rukia takes on a human shell, together they solve mysteries involving spirits and hollows until from the spirit world comes 2 other shinigamis explaining that it is illegal to transfer Shinigami powers to humans and Rukia exceeded the time limit to stay in the human world. After they sentence her death for breaking the laws, Ichigo snaps and swears to everyone he will retrieve Rukia by breaking into the spirit world.
The story is so good although I skipped the fillers. I really enjoyed it except the fact that when the main plot ended, a completely new one began... After watching around 300 episodes of one storyline, I'd have been satisfied if it ended. Though I'm not a fan of the second storyline nor have I seen it, I'd say that this anime is a job well done.
Recommended for people interested in swordplay with special powers and distinct ranks and hierarchy.