I counter Naruto and Bleach with Fairy Tail.



To list all the unbelievably awesome songs in this show would take too long so just settle for the one above and these:
Awesome Anime Music 62: Erza's Theme - YouTube
Natsu Theme Song-Fairy Tail - YouTube
Fairy Tail Against Magic.wmv - YouTube

Natsu, the shounen hero of the series, is also a lot more likable than Naruto or Ichigo in my opinion.

Bleach, written and illustrated by Titty Kubo, is rightly given credit for some topnotch fanservice. He gave us both Nel and Yoruichi, two of the hottest goddesses ever to grace shounen.

And yet Fairy Tail utterly stomps Bleach in the fanservice department. There might be more rule 34 of Bleach than there is for Fairy Tail but that's only because FT doesn't need doujins or hentai. The manga and anime are basically softcore porn for both the gals and the guys. Every girl is a Solid 11 and most of the guys are 10s.

There's also something to be said for a shounen that knows its place. Both Naruto and Bleach tried a bit too hard to tell more "mature" storylines. FT is a lot more fun and simple and it works better that way.

And finally...Lucy = Best Female Lead of all of them.


And she's got a great personality on top of that.