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I hate this series more than most of anything else. It is clearly undermining the quality of shounens, it's trolling away like there is no tomorrow, and yet many love its ludicrous plot and retarded characters.
Before you immediately press the dislike button for saying something bad about your religion here, let me at least try to explain why.
First arc: Bleach began as urban fantasy, with teenagers being able to see ghosts and fighting to protect themselves and their friends. It was
Rant mode onI hate this series more than most of anything else. It is clearly undermining the quality of shounens, it's trolling away like there is no tomorrow, and yet many love its ludicrous plot and retarded characters.
Before you immediately press the dislike button for saying something bad about your religion here, let me at least try to explain why.
First arc: Bleach began as urban fantasy, with teenagers being able to see ghosts and fighting to protect themselves and their friends. It was very good in the first dozen of chapters as the aesthetics were great for this sort of series and in each chapter there was progress and immersion to the characters. I disliked the magical way the lead gained more power in the nick of time and won all the time but I was willing to leave it aside since everything seemed great as far as shounen go. The characters had different goals, the ghosts were mostly presented as people who died with a grudge and there was school romance in the air. Very nice so far.
Second arc: Then the setting shifted to Soul Society, home of the Death Gods who oversee the proper handling of the afterlife. It was quite the epic arc, despite dragging things along at times. It still provided lots of immersion to many characters and the worldview of the series in general, while also having a great plot twist regarding a traitor amongst the captains. The lead still kept getting stronger with the speed of light but I was still willing to leave it aside as the aesthetics and the immersion were great.
Third arc: Then came the introduction of the super ghosts and the Death God hybrids and shit began to hit the fan. The plot draged a lot, battles became repetitive and the story was a repeat of SS arc, only 1500% slower. It is here where the series went so downhill, I lost interest and loath ever since. Characters became caricatures whose only feature is their transforming sword, many seem to be in the story just to drag it with unimportant battles, character development became a joke. Tite Kubo clearly had no idea what he was doing anymore and kept ass-pulling stuff, while forgetting the rules he established himself a few pages before.
Fourth arc: As if that wasn't lame enough, the third arc ended with the main villain finally beaten and the hero losing his powers. It could have been a fine point to stop the series, as it had completed all its main objectives. But no, Kubo was making so much money he decided to keep going. And to nobody's surprise, he again makes the story repeat in the exact same way as the first one, only this time the newer enemies are completely pitiful and superpowers degraded from awesome mystical forces that someone gains after years of training, to simple magical devises. Even the protagonist got his powers back in a completely uninspired way. Plain dreadful.
Fifth arc: Same crap as before, a rehash of the SS arc, only this time the bad guys pose a threat for once. Kubo decided to finally kill a few characters instead of keeping them around without doing anything, which was a good move. He also kept asspulling nonsense, such as the very existence of the bad guys. They were supposed to have been killed off before the first arc even begins. At this point there were over a hundred side stories happening at the same time, and the plot was going literally nowhere. The sales became so bad, to the point where the initial plan to make it last for another decade was called off midway. Shonen Jump trminated the show and wrapped up everything in a hurry, and in a way that explained close to nothing. Nobody was satisfied, everybody hated Bleach as a whole, and Kubo is still counting the money he made out of this 15 year scam.
I understand that the action is good and a major magnet (albeit repetitive, random and usually ludicrous in terms of looks). I understand that some characters look cool (and not as close as interesting as when they were offering more than just big explosions). But I also understand that the majority of anime fans don't care about the finer things in a series, like consistency or pacing, because if they did, this series would have a far lower rating than 8. It is nice brain dead action of cool caricatures but nothing more. And it's not like this is the best of what modern shounen can offer. Naruto, One Piece, even Full Metal Alchemist, may have less exiting action overall but have bits of strategy in them and the story is definitely going faster and more interesting, with far more character development and immersion, and far less inconsistencies and plot holes.
If I need to get into more technical details, the art is quite good, character figure and action wise. Although the overall character drawings have improved over the years, at the same time the aesthetics in atmosphere-building that made the initial chapters so great have almost disappeared, while the snail-slow plot makes even the battles to feel like mostly aimless blahblah with stiff characters instead of good choreography. You literally get 2 or 3 pictures per page and usually empty backgrounds, where nothing happens at all. You can read 10 chapters in less that 10 minutes and you will think not even a minute passed within the show. And it's ironic how the main battle song's lyrics in the anime are "If you want to get some action, you need be the center of attraction." Because the action is way too slow but since the series has such a fandom behind it, this is almost overlooked.
The characters are mostly cool or funny but not all that interesting as developed personalities. I mean, the main character, an angsty teenager, degraded from a sympathetic youth to an imba warrior that keeps getting his ass kicked yet wins all the time with ass-pulling power-ups. And if the angsty lead is less interesting that a berserker secondary freak with bells glued on his hair and whose sole motivation is to cut things just for the heck of it, you can see how this series has really messed up priorities.
Enjoyment reflects my view on this and it's pretty low as I prefer story and character immersion to brain dead repetitive action. Overall, it was a good series at first and still is a good series to watch as brain dead action but it is nowhere as good as it began and doesn't stand a ghost of a chance before more innovating works like One Piece or Full Metal Alchemist.
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Right. So it's been years since I've watched Bleach and let me tell you, THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST ANIME/MANGA EVAH EVAH EVAH
I can't post too much spoilers because that would be unfair to the others but here are some of my favorites characters in the new arc:
Kuchiki Byakuya
I have such an intensive crush on this bastard and he has wonderful scenes on this ARC. I also love how he gives insults to people like diz,
And damn if that didn't tingle the things that should tingl
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Right. So it's been years since I've watched Bleach and let me tell you, THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST ANIME/MANGA EVAH EVAH EVAH
I can't post too much spoilers because that would be unfair to the others but here are some of my favorites characters in the new arc:
Kuchiki Byakuya
I have such an intensive crush on this bastard and he has wonderful scenes on this ARC. I also love how he gives insults to people like diz,
And damn if that didn't tingle the things that should tingle in me.
Ichigo Kurosaki
What I really like about Ichigo is that he really grew up in this series. He used to be brash and cocky (he still is) but he lost that idiocy stuff that most main characters have.Unlike Naruto whom I never liked (the character, not the anime) because I find him annoying even in Shippuden, Ichigo became more cool and thoughtful and I'm like having orgasm when he fights with some bad guys in the latest Arc.
Kisuke Uruhara
100 out of 100. He's the weirdest yet most amazing thing ever.
Other things:
There are some mind-blowing secrets in this one and major major major changes happened in the latest ARC. I don't know how Kubo would fix it or how the series would go on, but DAMN, I can't wait for the series to continue.
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Manga Rating: 5 stars out of 5.
Story: 5 stars out of 5. I loved reading this so much. It was just as hilarious as the anime is. I started reading it because I just finished the anime. I really hated the ending to the anime because it was not satisfying at all. The anime was also cancelled. I feel it was because of filler. At least most of the Bleach filler is actually good. There was only one filler season that absolutely sucked, but oh well. I know the manga continued on
Bleach Volume 1 ReviewManga Rating: 5 stars out of 5.
Story: 5 stars out of 5. I loved reading this so much. It was just as hilarious as the anime is. I started reading it because I just finished the anime. I really hated the ending to the anime because it was not satisfying at all. The anime was also cancelled. I feel it was because of filler. At least most of the Bleach filler is actually good. There was only one filler season that absolutely sucked, but oh well. I know the manga continued on so I wanted to start reading it. It reminds me of when I first started watching the anime years ago. This volume makes me want to watch the anime from the beginning again. I can't wait to finish this series. I want to see Ichigo's real ending...although I already know what it is! Oh well. I'm still happy to be starting this manga! (For this review only I will write about the actual story line in the character section!)
Characters: 5 stars out of 5. I love Ichigo! He may look mean on the outside, but to be honest he isn't. Ichigo can see ghosts for as long as he can remember. He lives with his sisters: Yuzu and Karin and father. His mother died when he was younger. Later, he meets Rukia Kuchiki who explains that there are good and evil spirits. Wholes are the good spirits and hollows are the bad. When Ichigo's family gets attacked by hollows. He wants to save them. Rukia had bound him with kido which he ended up breaking. Rukia was shocked. She never saw any human do that. Ichigo goes after the hollow. He isn't able to do anything to protect his sister. Rukia ends up saving him, but gets hurt. She tells Ichigo he can become a soul reaper. She lends him power, but he takes half of it. Ichigo becomes a substitute soul reaper! Rukia later appears to him in the real world. She tells him that he needs to fight the hollows. That it is his duty. He tells her he doesn't want to. They see a little ghost boy being attacked by a hollow. Ichigo decides to save him and sends him to the soul society. Now he decides to protect everyone. Ichigo is my favorite character throughout the whole series. I loved watching him grow and develop throughout the anime. I can't wait to see him do that in the manga!
Rukia is alright. She isn't my favorite character. She is the soul reaper of Karakura Town. She is there to protect people from the hollows. You don't really learn too much about her. All you learn is that she is a soul reaper.
His sister's are really cute!
And his father is a little bit eccentric...(but I already know a lot about him!)
Also in the volume you get to meet Orihime Inoue. She is one of Ichigo's classmates. Her brother was killed in a car accident when she was younger. He is watching over her as a ghost. He gets devoured by a few other hollows and turns into a hollow himself. Orihime is almost hit by a car, but her brother pulls her out of the way.
Ichigo and Rukia run into her. Rukia notices the cut on her leg. Ichigo tells Rukia he remembers the incident. Her brother was brought to his families clinic.
When Orihime and Tatsuki are attacked by a hollow Ichigo comes to save them. Orihime is able to see him because her soul was taken out of her body. Ichigo hits the hollow, but he escapes. He saw the face of the hollow...which was Orihime's brother. Ichigo is shocked.
Later her brother explains to her that he was so lonely without her. She stopped praying for him. She just wanted to show him that she was happy. She didn't want him to think she wasn't okay. She wanted him to rest peacefully. Her brother fights the hollow form and disappears. It was a really sad ending.
Another character you get to meet is Chad! Chad is a pretty quiet character. I love Chad though. He inherits a cursed parakeet. He talks to Chad. Chad decides to protect him. At the very end he gets attacked by a hollow. He is brought to Ichigo's clinic.
12/1 update: Now I understand where the training in the live action came from. The online translations really missed a lot of pages. I'm glad I bought the box sets. I can't wait to read volume 2 next week. I'm glad I decided to restart! I love it again
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It was love at first sight. I loved the book the moment I read it. The drawings are nice as well as the plot. Th
Fifteen year old Ichigo Kurosaki has the ability to see, touch, and talk to spirits. Ichigo has been able to communicate with them since he was a little kid. Ichigo lives with his two sisters and his father. The important part in this book is when he meets Rukia Kuchiki. Rukia is a Soul Reaper that changes his life.......................................................................
It was love at first sight. I loved the book the moment I read it. The drawings are nice as well as the plot. There's even anime to go with it. All the characters are unique in their own way. It's one of my favorite manga. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who's into the action genre.
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Bleach certainly didn't hold back from the amount of violence, gore and blood. Yuck! As someone who is relatively new to reading manga, Bleach was a title that I came across one day on Instagram. It follows a young character called Ichigo, who is fifteen and can see spirits that don't settle down and haunt the minds and bodies of others. Connecting with a soul reaper called Rukia, the two of them work together until she gets injured and Ichigo must take over. It was a really i
T/W- Violence, GoreBleach certainly didn't hold back from the amount of violence, gore and blood. Yuck! As someone who is relatively new to reading manga, Bleach was a title that I came across one day on Instagram. It follows a young character called Ichigo, who is fifteen and can see spirits that don't settle down and haunt the minds and bodies of others. Connecting with a soul reaper called Rukia, the two of them work together until she gets injured and Ichigo must take over. It was a really interesting premise but sadly, the graphic content of the illustrations was far too gory for my liking.
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Not my preferred art style, but well executed.
No idea what the title signifies.
Looking forward to finding out what's going on with the possessed parakeet.
All Souls Day read about soul-reaping.Not my preferred art style, but well executed.
No idea what the title signifies.
Looking forward to finding out what's going on with the possessed parakeet.
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Tite Kubo has made some errors in the pacing, but the first volume of Bleach is still a fun and interesting read.
"Ichigo Kurosaki: I see dead people."Tite Kubo has made some errors in the pacing, but the first volume of Bleach is still a fun and interesting read.
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The eponymous character, a fifteen-year-old redhead boy (whose hair colour is natural, not bleached) named Ichigo Kurosaki, has the ability to see and speak with ghosts. (Coincidentally, I'd only finished reading Kealan Patrick Burke's unrelated novella The Turtle Boy the day before, in which another boy, Timmy Quinn, discovers his own ability to see and interact with ghosts!) No explanation is given for Ichigo's unusual talent but we are introduced to him beating up a bunch of thugs on behalf of a ghost. His apparent kick-boxing ability seems to derive from the training his eccentric father gives him on a daily basis, ambushing him randomly like Inspector Clouseau's butler, Cato, in The Pink Panther movies!
Although Ichigo's talent would make an interesting basis for a graphic novel in its own right, it is his even more unusual ability to see and interact with a shinigami or soul reaper named Rukia Kuchiki that forms the basis for this novel. Again, no explanation is offered for this ability except, perhaps, that he has unusually strong 'spirit energy', and Rukia is shocked by Ichigo's supernatural abilities. Unlike Ryuk, the apple-eating shinigami in the Death Note series, with his frightful skull-like face, sutured flesh and towering body, Rukia appears to be an ordinary fifteen-year-old girl, yet she has already lived ten of Ichigo's lifetimes (p. 21). Her purpose is to perform konso, or 'soul funeral', to send whole (good) spirits to the Soul Society and hollow (evil) spirits to oblivion (pp. 22-5). 'Hollows' prey on humans and 'wholes' alike but are particularly attracted to individuals like Ichigo who bear so much psychic energy. When one homes in on him, Rukia offers half her power to Ichigo to help him fight it but he absorbs all of her power instead, leaving him to confront the hollow on his own.
Now a half-human, half-shinigami, Ichigo reluctantly forms a partnership with Rukia to help her fight other hollows while she slowly regains her power in the guise of a new classmate at Ichigo's school.
Although not as dark as Death Note, in which a teenager is corrupted by the power to kill people with the use of a mysterious notebook, Bleach is more like a superhero story with some very creepy-looking monsters! I like that hollows are not merely speechless horrors for soul reapers to dispatch but can express feelings and regrets. I also like the occasional humour and sarcastic banter between Ichigo, Rukia and some of his friends and family members, which many teens will relate to. From time to time, we are reminded that there is a big age gap between Rukia and Ichigo. In one case, Ichigo wonders what Rukia means by 'opportunistically' (p. 39), while Rukia curtsies when greeting another girl (p. 92) and struggles to learn about present-day popular expressions and drinking juice (pp. 87-8, 172-4).
The artwork is not bad although there is some variation in the realism of the characters' appearance - generally, they are more realistic when faces are shown close-up but sometines this order is reversed (e.g. on p. 100, Ichigo is more realistically portrayed in the middle frame of the top panel compared with his distorted expression in the large middle panel or his toddler-like head in the righthand frame of the bottom panel). However, the storyline and the artwork are good enough that it's easy to ignore these artistic discrepancies.
Overall, it's an interesting story, with a new take on the shinigami, plenty of action, a sprinkling of humour and the presence of both good and evil spirits. I'll be interested to see where the story goes in future volumes of the series.
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He then runs into Rukia, a girl dressed all in black in an old style uniform, chasing what's called a Hollow.
If you review this solely reading the first volume and planning to read nothing else, you can easily add one or two more stars to it. The initial concept is fine, as is the art: Ichigo can see ghosts, and is more or less okay with that. He's a bit of a street punk with a good heart. It's similar to YuYu Hakusho: Goodbye, Material World!, Vol. 1 but with better art and better characters.He then runs into Rukia, a girl dressed all in black in an old style uniform, chasing what's called a Hollow. Ichigo manages to steal her powers, and has to take her place fighting Hollows. It's not a bad premise at all, and for this volume it holds up nicely.
The problem is that the series itself diverges so wildly from its premise and is bloated and filled with endless story arcs, manga volumes that record events lasting a few seconds for a whole chapter, and constant "power-ups." It's actually worse than Dragon Ball Z in terms of filler, and it shows no signs of stopping or getting better. Endless circular battles that have none of the charm or the purpose of this first volume but exist just to waste space. This is what's called "The Shonen Jump Curse" as every manga that seems to be released in the States in Shonen Jump magazine suffers from it. But Bleach is the worst of the lot, even more so than One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn.
So while I can say this first volume is good, I can't rate it highly because the series as a whole quickly moves away from the premise and invalidates what could have been a great manga. It's also becoming a poster child for what is wrong in manga today.
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Ichigo can see ghosts and after inadvertently stealing the powers of Rukia, he becomes a reluctant Soul Reaper. Even during the short length of this first volume, Ichigo grew immensely as a character and that is the main reason why I wish to continue the story. I am excited to see how he progresses. The writing is also good, with exceptional pacing and a wonderful build in plot with each chapter. I have the feeling that jumping into this series out of order would be a bad idea. I am not sure how long the series is (I'm guessing it is one of those never ending publications) but this will more than do for now while I await my favorite (grown-up) Vagabond. The two are not even comparable but this was fun down time. 3 1/2 stars.
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Okay, I really liked this and all, but now freaking way am I reading all 600+ and counting chapters of this. So, I read till as much as I could take at once (chapter 137). Maybe I'll continue this in the future *shrug*
Not much to say, actually. The concept is not something I'm completely unfamiliar of and the characters were pretty good. I liked Ichigo and his band of friends, and I liked the humor they created together.
3.5Okay, I really liked this and all, but now freaking way am I reading all 600+ and counting chapters of this. So, I read till as much as I could take at once (chapter 137). Maybe I'll continue this in the future *shrug*
Not much to say, actually. The concept is not something I'm completely unfamiliar of and the characters were pretty good. I liked Ichigo and his band of friends, and I liked the humor they created together.
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Still the best Shonen of the big five!
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This has such an interesting story and seeing as it is amazingly popular I'm hoping/assuming the author does great things with it. In this first volume I was a little confused by what felt like silly and senseless
Ichigo Kurosaki is a 15 year old (why are they always 15???) student that has the ability to see, hear, and touch spirits. His ability leads soul reaper, Rukia, to him. When she is injured in battle she unknowingly transfers her soul reaping powers to him and thus begins his adventure.This has such an interesting story and seeing as it is amazingly popular I'm hoping/assuming the author does great things with it. In this first volume I was a little confused by what felt like silly and senseless violence (like when Ichigo's father beats him for being late for dinner) but maybe this manga just isn't aimed at me as an audience, I don't know. It gets better as it goes along. The story is excellent, as I said, and each chapter builds up the world in tantalizing tidbits. I very much disliked Ichigo's whining and selfish act (it felt very cardboard and fake to me) but I'm guessing he gets over that as he turns into super awesome badass Soul Reaper Man. I hope.
Very much enjoyed. Onto the next.
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This first volume kicks off with a couple of small story arcs that brilliantly introduces us to the world and the characters, hinting at subtle and powerful philosophy
This first volume beautifully delivered the nostalgia dose I was looking forward to. Bleach remains on my list of favourite manga franchises from my childhood and it all begins with 15-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki, a kid who sees spirits in his everyday life and is unwillingly brought to become a Soul Reaper, only to discover himself.This first volume kicks off with a couple of small story arcs that brilliantly introduces us to the world and the characters, hinting at subtle and powerful philosophy about death, redemption, and after-life. With excellent artwork to accompany the action sequences and a brilliant dose of humour injected into the banter, this volume is a testament to how to strongly begin a manga series.
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But, plot twist!! This was really good?? It was a solid 4/5 (probably 8/10?) volume. I very much enjoyed that, and I really didn't expect that.
this series is literally 74 who
ok full disclosure, I picked this up NOT because I was super intrigued by the premise, but rather that I wanted to try out one of the famed "BIG 3" manga series, and Bleach was the one that A- sounded the most interesting and B- I stood the best chance to enjoy. TBH I went into this fully expecting it to be a basic 3/5 read.But, plot twist!! This was really good?? It was a solid 4/5 (probably 8/10?) volume. I very much enjoyed that, and I really didn't expect that.
this series is literally 74 whole volumes long WHAT HAVE I DONE
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In terms of the manga, it has a very solid stream about it. The stories and ideals remain consistent with each other, almost never branching off. In this sense, the story is rather easy to follow, but at the same time, it also allows for great plot twists to occur. This formula is presented in a win-win manner for the manga.
In terms of the anime, it has some inconsistency, but mostly keeps the masses entertained. With the occasional filler episode (and in some rare cases: filler arcs), they are usually (in the earlier episodes, anyway) somewhat consistent and fairly well-written. However, Bleach eventually gets milked for all its worth and the quality suffers for it. By the end of these escapades, the series has dulled unlike Ichigo's Zanpakuto. However, if it's before episode 168, you'll most likely find yourself to enjoy it.
By the end of it all, like Naruto, the quality drops. However, unlike Naruto, Bleach is able to maintain watchability and readability regardless of set money-milking. Overall, if you're a fan of anime, I highly recommend this series as a whole.
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I figured I would give it a try. And I see the appeal, the main character is interesting, while still pretty stereotypically Shonen Jump. The art style really show cases the action well. And the story hints at some interesting deeper conflicts.
I wasn't completely enthralled by the story though. In many ways it felt like something I had already read. It treads similar territory to Yu Yu Haku
I keep getting Bleach recommended to me, as Yu Yu Hakusho, a similar series, is one of my favorite manga.I figured I would give it a try. And I see the appeal, the main character is interesting, while still pretty stereotypically Shonen Jump. The art style really show cases the action well. And the story hints at some interesting deeper conflicts.
I wasn't completely enthralled by the story though. In many ways it felt like something I had already read. It treads similar territory to Yu Yu Hakusho, Demon Slayer, Soul Eater, and the list goes on.
I may eventually give the series an honest try. But for the time being this taste was enough for me to get an idea what it is about.
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The son of a town council member in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima. He never took drawing seriously until he was 17; after reading Dragon Ball he knew he wanted to be a manga artist. At the age of 18 he submitted his first concept for the series Zombiepowder but it got rejected. Zombiepowder was rejected
Tite Kubo (久保 帯人; Kubo Taito), also wrongly transliterated as Taitou Kubo, or Jiu bao dai ren.The son of a town council member in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima. He never took drawing seriously until he was 17; after reading Dragon Ball he knew he wanted to be a manga artist. At the age of 18 he submitted his first concept for the series Zombiepowder but it got rejected. Zombiepowder was rejected multiple times until Kubo was 22, when it finally was accepted by Shonen Jump. It did not last long; it was cancelled after four volumes in late 2000.
His next series, Bleach, about a high school student who becomes a shinigami and fights hollows, was not such a failure. Bleach began regular publication in 2001. It has been running in Weekly Shonen Jump ever since.
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