5/5 It's Bleach
  by Paul R. Stone (KC, KS)
I preordered this and have Part 2 Preordered already. Love the series. Product came in perfect condition; I only wish they had a collector's edition lol

1/5 Just Another Money Sucking Anime Parasite!!!
  by The Hillbilly Machinist (Letart, West Virginia)
This series started out being fairly interesting but once the gang saved Rukia, it's gone down hill ever since, and is nothing but filler episodes with boring fights with predictable outcomes.

This series is for the little kiddies out and not the hardcore adult anime fan! Bleach is similar in respects to DBZ which I also dislike.

If your into wasting your money on numerous season releases from Viz Media then by all means invest in Bleach just like you probably bought into the Inuyasha series ... lol.

4/5 Solid Bleach Offering
  by Tristan A. Hayes (Richmond, VA USA)
Bleach Uncut Box Set: Season 4, Part 1-The Bount features episodes starting from the end of the Season 3 of Bleach (The Rescue) which does not continue with the plotline set up at the end of that set. That is too say that people who have followed the manga, have actually passed over these made for tv episodes, and already start off with the plotline of Aizen and such events. Needless to say, depending on how you feel about Bleach and the plot, then this boxset could be a make or break deal. If you have been following the sets then you are probably committed to getting them all over the course of the next few years (episode 79, the final episode on disc, is nearly 150+ episodes behind where the series is at now in Japan). But basically if you like the anime then you probably may want to get this set as it is more episodes to the show. If you like the manga then you will probably only watch this once to see what happens, but in the back of your head crave to see the events with Aizen (which unfortunately wont happen until they finally reach Bleach Season 5 on the DVD, in the Spring).

For the DVD offering it features, the usual that the discs include in terms of extras. English and Japanese Audio, English subtitles, Production Art, Shonen Jump manga preview, sneak peek (updated now to include preview of VIZ Media's release of Naruto Shippuden, Bleach Movie 1 trailer, and Bleach Dark Souls trailer)), Clean Ending (no credits on the screen), and Behind the Scenes featuring more minor characters (well major characters in this season of Bleach, and we get to see the director again (Wendee!) We should commend them on their great job of this behind the scenes feature).

In terms of the music, this set features two openings. "Ichirin no Hana" by High and Mighty Color which continues off from the episodes of Bleach Season 3, and "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" by Beat Crusaders", both of which sound awesome. For the ending it uses, "My Pace" by SunSet Swish and "Hanabi" by Ikimonogakari. I feel that the series has excellent openings but the endings are always hit or miss.

Finally for the episodes, the set includes episodes 64 to 79.

One final thing to note about the set is that the manufacturer has chosen to now put each disc of the DVD in its own thinline DVD case and place that into a cardboard case containing all of them. I like the old style better but it is alright since each slim case features a different characters portrait. There were also no bonuses in this one like the others, that is no poster or postcards :( . The discs are blue to match the set.

5/5 The Saga Of The Bounts Comes To Ichigo
  by Rich (CA)
The fourth box set starts off with Ichigo and his friends Chad , Orihime, and Uryu returning from the Soul Society after rescuing Rukia and helping the other soul reapers after the betrayal by Aizen and his followers, thinking that they can take some leisure time the friends soon find themselves in another dilemma as seemingly a group of powerful unknown people are going after Ichigo and his friends. After a few episodes though you'll find out the truth and the reason as Ichigo and the others find out that they have a new threat called the bounts, bounts are humans who can live forever as long as they feed on the souls of humans and now the bounts have gotten a new and incredibly powerful leader with a dark and devious plans for his bount followers. I've just started reading the manga series so I don't know if this story saga is really part of the Bleach manga series or not but regardless the series are very addictive and entertaining to watch. This first box set gives you the episodes 64 through 79 so it looks like that they're going to make this bount saga a two box set piece which for the price is very agreeable. Like always the video is clear and sharp and the voice cast for the Japanese and English crew were great as well though the extras aren't much to really shout about, the set comes with four dvds put into four thinpack cases and put in a paper sleeve which I regret since I feel that the way they did the first three sets was much better. So if you're a fan of the Bleach series here's the fourth set ready to buy and if you've never seen the show or read the manga try checking it online I'm sure you'll be a fan of the series after that...

2/5 Skip It
  by dawnL (seattle)
I wanted to like it, but it falls short of what I've enjoyed in the episodes before the "Bount" There are a few parts I felt were important to over all story. My advice if your a fan of "bleach" skip this chapter, or rent it.