Bleach

Authored by Abraham Brewer
When you're feeling in the mood to watch an anime that is just pure action with hardly any story whatsoever, you should check out Bleach on the Cartoon network. Definitely a guilty pleasure of mine. Anytime I feel like zombifying out after a rough day, I just plop onto the couch and check out an episode of Bleach on satalite tv.
The plot follows Kurosaki, Ichigo, a high school teen who has the ability to see dead spirits -- Six Sense anyone? Anyway, he one day encounters a spirit that is being chased by some sort of demon spirit. In his effort to help the spirit, he is badly injured. Just before the demon can finish him off, a soul reaper emerges to take care of the beast. The encount! er with the soul reaper, Kuchiki, Rukia, results in Ichigo being drawn into this world as an honorary soul reaper himself. You basically follow him as he goes through DBZ (Dragon Ball Z) style power levels. Basically he gets beat up by some new power. Next, he undergoes some super secret training. He then becomes almost equal to the new power. Finally, he powers up during the fight to get the win. Afterward this cycle is lathered, rinsed and repeated. It's pure, unadulterated entertainment and I still get a kick after a power up and evil doer beat down.