Welp, just finished the first 5 episodes and I gotta say, I wasn't expecting to be that interested but I give credit were it's do. I don't really watch anime like I did before but this one hit different.
Firstly, I like the animation, though while I'm not a fan of gore, I can appreciate that they show heavy stuff like dismemberment given these dudes are using blades. I can also give credit to them for killing off characters who previously made it through the past arcs. Soundtrack is as good as I remember Bleach tracks being, I lost it when I heard to classic beats.
For characters, I didn't find Yhwach as impactful as I thought he'd be but I wouldn't call him a disappointment given the big named Quincy haven't shown off much besides As Nodt and Quilge Opie, speaking of the later two, I think As Nodt fear monologue was great, as for Quilge, he did a good job getting me to hate him, so when I saw Ayon give him the hands, I was cheesing like goon. Which points me two the Hollows, I was surprised to see Loly and Melony, unsurprising to see them get clapped but was surprised again to see the three baddies that work under Tier Harribel put in work on those fodder Quincy. Sadly that leaves us with the the Soul Reapers... SO MANY FRAUDS!!! When I say I cringed at how they were getting packed up and slaughtered in seconds I felt the pain. I know it's to show the Quincy are strong but come on man, at least poke em before you get clapped. Still gotta give credit to the real ones regardless, the way Yamamoto cooked Driscoll Berci to get his revenge for his boy was fantastic.
Overall, I think the anime is solid but I gotta watch the rest of the episodes to catch up. I find the pacing pretty good, wasn't bored and remained interested. But that's all I got to say for now.