definitely bleach, to me it has a more mature theme than naruto.
the storyline itself is much better than naruto, and doesn't just have a focus on one or two characters. also, bleach doesn't have as many fillers that naruto seems to air >.>

plus, nowadays it seems most people watch naruto just to be a part of a fad =\ overall i like bleach extremely better.

Bleach for me.
around the same time i started reading/watching both
I do have to admit my summer two years ago was all about youtubing naruto
but after episode 100 or so i started to get bored of naruto
the same thing happened to most of my friends.
But I recently just got back into bleach because i was taking a break because i was collecting the works of kaori yuki.
but ive never been able to get back into naruto unlike i did with bleach.
bleach has always kept me interested unlike naruto.
I know naruto has a huge fanbase and so does bleach
but if its to choose naruto or bleach.
I would say bleach in a heartbeat :]

i think bleach is better because i dont like anime that people talk everytime in my entourage

I obsessed over Naruto for two-three years, and Bleach for only a couple months. Plus, I've heard that Bleach may be failing, and although I don't agree, I think Naruto may be better in my opinion. I lurv both though. <3

I've seen both and I hate them, their repetitive about as bad as the Dragon Ball Z series that just kept going on and on, which includes Inuyasha. However DBZ and Inuyahsa at least pull it off better and I didn't have an extreme hated of those two. Also those Bleach and Naruto seem to be hyped, Naruto is worse in that department though so, if I had to be strapped to be forced into watching either of them I would rather be forced to watch Bleach.

Originally Posted by ciara cyanide

Bleach for me.
around the same time i started reading/watching both
I do have to admit my summer two years ago was all about youtubing naruto
but after episode 100 or so i started to get bored of naruto
the same thing happened to most of my friends.
But I recently just got back into bleach because i was taking a break because i was collecting the works of kaori yuki.
but ive never been able to get back into naruto unlike i did with bleach.
bleach has always kept me interested unlike naruto.
I know naruto has a huge fanbase and so does bleach
but if its to choose naruto or bleach.
I would say bleach in a heartbeat :]

ooh ooh musical reference! the band bleach had a song called heartbeat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzJPVOMfQAI

I like Bleach a whole lot more, I've seen Naruto a few times but the whole plot just doesn't interest me.

Bleach! Naruto is good, but no comparison to bleach.

i like them both i've only recently started to read bleach and it is a very good manga but naruto i've read more of and sasuke is my roleplay character so yea im knd of tied between the two lol.
But if i had to chosse out of bleach or naruto i would probably go for bleach as it is a very good manga and naruto is kind of all the same trial this and trial that on no naruto sucks and yay sasuke rocks and sakuras in love wih sasuke i mean its kind of all the same lol but i still like it. but then i prefer bleach lol

Bleach all the waaaaay. <3

Oh, but first off?

DISCLAIMER: EVERYTHING I SAY HERE IS MY OWN OPINION AND YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR OWN. IF YOU LIKE NARUTO MORE THAN BLEACH, FINE BY ME; I'M JUST RAMBLING/RANTING. >.>;; I'm not saying you must love Bleach or anything.

Anyone. Back on to Bleach. Have you guys SEEN the latest developments?! D: I mean, sure, it sounds like one of "those" mangas, where it's "oh, boy becomes superhero/has supernatural powers and goes kick some ass", but it really does get much better later on. And even if there are moments that certainly do drag on and on and on...and on...and there's the typical "main character gets stronger and stronger" stuff going on, it is by far better than Naruto.

D:< I hate Naruto. [Both the person and the show]. I have a tendency to dislike main characters, but....god, I just want to tear him a new one.

It's not even the dub that's the main cause--although it certainly does suck ass--it's just...so...BAD. My first reaction to it was "What the hell kind of ninja wears bright orange?!"

Naruto has got to have some of the worst outfit designs I've ever seen; Naruto aside, what the crap is Sasuke wearing? And what is up with those retarded whiskers on Naruto? Yea, yea, he's got a fox crammed inside him--so? He doesn't have a stupid tail, does he? [In his normal form; I know he CAN sprout tails, 'kay?] So what, is he making a statement?

Also, I'm a stickler for art. I'm sorry, but even if the storyline is amazing (which it isn't, in Naruto's case), chances are, I wouldn't read it if the art sucked. While Naruto's art is certainly better than that of...say....Wedding Peach or whatever, it's still pretty bad, IMO.

Well I'd have to say Bleach. The characters and stories feel better for me, and it also drags less.
And possibly since I've known and read it since '03 naruto has lsot it's fire for me. I can barely motivate myself to watch Shippuuden now despite my love for the Akatsuki.

Originally Posted by Runihura

Well I'd have to say Bleach. The characters and stories feel better for me, and it also drags less.
And possibly since I've known and read it since '03 naruto has lsot it's fire for me. I can barely motivate myself to watch Shippuuden now despite my love for the Akatsuki.

I wanna marry you.

Twice.

Don't worry about it.

Honestly, a long time ago, I would have said that Naruto was the better series by a long-shot. But definitely not anymore. Bleach and Naruto have both undergone radical changes since they first debuted in Shounen Jump, but at least Bleach is still enjoyable.

I don't really know what's going on with Naruto anymore, but the time skip was a horrible idea. We're suddenly thrown into events several years into the future and everything has drastically changed. Or so we're led to believe. After the all the new outfits and special techniques have been revealed, we're left with the same story we had before the timeskip. It ended up being completely pointless and it's sad, but most people don't even really care about what happened during that time.

Bleach was much better before the Soul Society ark, but there was no timeskip so at least the characters don't start pulling new moves and techniques out of nowhere. It's really more fun to read about the characters struggling to learn to new techniques than to have them suddenly know them after an extended absence. Or at least, that's what I think. The most important part of a story is the journey, not the conclusion. I don't want to see where the characters in Naruto got to after several years, I want to watch them get there.

I have not seen all of episodes from each show, but from what i have seen I would rather go with bleach because Naruto used to be an amazing show with the whole haku and zabuza saga, but when that saga ended the show started to go downhill from there. I used to read the manga just to keep myself posted but then I just got sick of it and stopped reading it. So far I haven't gotten very far in bleach, but so far the show has been good quality for awhile now and I like all the characters. But that's just my opinion.

I agree, Prince Butthead, the beginning of Naruto was really, really good. The Haku/Zabuza story arc was one of the best in any manga series. It started out so well, but it couldn't keep up that sort of quality. It got a little bit worse after that arc ended, but it didn't get horrible until the recent time skip.