This is an anime topic... and one that has to do with those obnoxious 300+ episode series so those who hate anime or popular drawn out series need not apply to this topic.
So I was bored and watching Bleach on Adult Swim last night. I'm somewhat happy cause they finally got past the tediously boring "Bount arc" and have finally got back on track with the actual canon part of the story.
Course I'm getting quite annoyed with characters from the filler arc popping up and acting like main characters and I'm really annoyed with pacing issues caused by the story trying to explain how the Bount Arc doesn't really retcon the plot cause they were clever about Rukia and Ishida
Overall, there is nothing I despise more than filler arcs. I'd rather have a series go off the air or go into rerun limbo than watch massive and poorly done story arcs that alter the plot significantly and don't go anywhere but need to be treated as canon for the sake of continuity.
This is another reason why I don't really watch Naruto or Bleach anymore is because of this stuff. At least One Piece got its together and found a system that calls for fewer filler arcs. I think Sailor Moon is the only series that seems to have done it right... Especially since we don't see the Sailor Senshi talking about the Moonlight Knight in SuperS or Sailor Stars.
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So what are your thoughts on fillers?