QUOTE(greyshadow @ Oct 13 2010, 02:16 PM)
i still think it's better to end it now while people still feels good about it, rather than dragging it longer and longer until the readers are sick & tired of the same story lines => strong enemy emerge => hero defeated => hero gets stronger => enemy defeated => stronger enemy emerge => repeat again & again...

I understand how ppl can get so impatient, with Kubo's pace.
If you read weekly, it seems boring and dragged out, but as a tankobon, its really a great one.
You see, unlike other mangakas, Kubo wants to please his Western audience too.
He tries to incorporate western comics into his manga, hence the flashy artworks when drawing fights.
Cos if you read western comics, its really this way, not so much words, but the pictures explains a lot, and the rest is taken by imagination.
I think theres nothing wrong with his plot, but rather the pacing, in which the Jump is, which is on weekly basis.
Because of the pacing which cant keep up with the plot, the elements seems redundant, cos ppl tends to sum it all up without taking it all in
while in truth, they are not.
I read marvel comics a lot, I can see the elements he wants to bring in into japanese manga.
I respect him for this, I think he did a great job of a manga+comic fusion.
If you feel that Bleach suck in any way, just try and re-read it once, as a volume.Really have a different feel to it, perfectly weaved.