User Recommendations for Bleach

Both is about the fight against the underworld of some sort, and the main characters both weild swords the plot is also similar in certain aspects, i'd recommed you watch it for yourself :), much more fun than for me to write spoils here ;).

If you watched both Bleach & Shakugan no Shana, you'll see a lot of similarities. -Both involved supernatural after-life life forms that harm humans (Hollows in Bleach, Crimson Denizen/Tomogara in Shakugan no Shana). -both involved spiritual protectors/enforcers that are human/pseudo-humans (shnigami/soul reapers in Bleach, flame haze in Shakugan No Shana). -main male character (Yuji Sakai in Shakugan No Shana, Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach) meet a mysterious female main character (Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Rukia Kuchiki in Bleach). Although both Yuji and Ichigo can see spirit, they differ a lot by personality, & other things. So if you are a fan of Bleach, chances are you might find

Bleach and Shakugan no Shana are similar because the main character meets a mysterious girls with mysterious powers. Some of the differences are there is romance in Shakugan no Shana unlike in bleach which is mainly about the action.

Of all the anime I've watched so far, I feel that Shakugan no Shana is most similar to Bleach. The first few episode of both anime start out in the same way; A seemingly normal boy meets a girl from another world of some sort and the life of the boy is changed forever. Both anime focus on action, however, Shakugan no Shana also seems to focus on romance more than Bleach ever did. Personally, I don't care much for romance, especially in an anime that focuses so much on action. However, I feel that the element of romance helped Shakugan no Shana's story in