Society, having liked his actions in this season. Additionally, Carlo Santos from Anime News Network found his character to be very likeable, including his attacks and demeanor, noting him to be a good rearranged version of a stereotypical character. He was also called "the coolest human character" from the series by Santos as he praised his new weapons shown in his fight against the arrancar while focusing on their appearance. Nik Freeman of Anime News Network tried to summarize why Bleach''s popularity declined between 2005 and 2015 from one of the most popular shonen series to "a shell of its former self that subsists on the memory of its glory days." Freeman noted Ishida's "dramatic potential" due to his allegiance change while lamented Kubo's low-usage of his character in the Thousand-Year Blood War arc. See also List of Bleach characters References Anime and manga characters who can move at superhuman speeds Bleach characters Comics characters introduced in 2002 Fictional characters with energy-manipulation abilities Fictional demon hunters Fictional exorcists Fictional high school students Fictional kyūjutsuka Fictional monster hunters Fictional soldiers Male characters in anime and manga Teenage characters in anime and manga