I can't believe how much time has passed. The filler started last summer in July and now it's April! So that means it's been going on for at least 8 months now. Wow, I hardly noticed that it's almost been a year! Even so, I've gotten quite attached to some of the characters introduced in this filler. I would be ecstatic if the zanpakuto's materializations were to appear in the manga. I miss them already and it's only been a few hours!
I really liked the Muramasa part of the filler. It was pretty interesting and I kind of pity him for having such a horrible master. I thought Muramasa was a great character despite how I questioned his motives before. The Sword Field part of the filler was kind of boring, though I have to admit that it wasn't all that bad. The reason why I actually like the Bleach fillers even though they can sometimes be tedious and not as good as the actual canon plot is because the fillers provide relief from the heavy and so serious atmosphere of the current war/battles taking place in the manga. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just that you sometimes need a break from all that. I enjoy the comedy of Bleach and the fillers succeed in accomodating us with that. Furthermore, I get to see some of my favorite characters that currently play minor roles in the current manga. Everything revolves around Ichigo because he is the main character so his fights come first. With the filler, I get to see other shinigamis and the plot doesn't have to always involve Ichigo.
This filler was great while it lasted. I laughed, I cried and I enjoyed it. I'm truly going to miss the zanpakutos though. I wasn't too happy with their character designs at first but then they started to grow on me. That's why I'm sad to see them go now.
