Audience reviews
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Drakestalker
DiamondDust Rebellion holds a special place in my heart as the first shounen filler movie I wholeheartedly liked as a teenager. Both in terms of writing, and especially animation, it represents an improvement of leaps and bounds over its predecessor. Does it hold up today? In a sense, yes, in others, no.
The production value comes off as perfectly adequate, but there is precious little here that will impress you by today’s standards. I remember being in awe of the animation at the time. Whether that was down to me being a dumb teenager who didn’t know any better, or it really was that impressive – that is anyone’s guess. The point is that the visuals didn’t age as well as I would have liked.
DiamondDust essentially adds 2 things on top of the Bleach canon. The first is a MacGuffin. It’s…
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Movies deriving from a series are 99% of the time just filler episodes with better animation, more action and a lame story. Did this movie escape this formula and offered something different for a chance? … Hell, no. Be prepared for simply another filler mission, with predictable plot and pseudo-serious matters. Of course, chances are you watch Bleach just for the battles as neither the story nor the characters are deeper than a rain pond; so this will not faze you in the least.
Animation and sound wise, the movie is very good. It uses cinematics greater than those in the initial episodes (how do I miss those) and makes the story to look dramatic, like a good samurai movie. The level of lining detail is more or less the same, though there is a higher spectrum of colors and a much lower am…
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A surprisingly solid bleach storyline compared to the first movie that offers something for a bleach fan but not really anyone else. If your wish is to simply have more bleach this is certainly some of the more solid stuff the anime team created on their own.
The cast of characters are utilized well and many get time in the spotlight without ever taking over too much. Despite this being "Hitsugaya's movie" as many fans like to say it still remembered that at the end of the day the main character is Ichigo. The movie even offers some interesting insight into Ichigo and how he has chosen to deal with grief and loss (irregardless of how accurate that is to the manga) which was genuinely quite interesting to see Ichigo motivate another character for a change. Theres a lot of beautiful looking…
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Bleach Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion is a film focusing on at the time Japan's most favorite Bleach character Toshiro Hitsugaya with someone important from his past, Kusaka Sojiro, appearing as the main antagonist.
In concept it is an interesting story since there is an unfinished business between the Captain of Squad 10 and Kusaka which lead to Hitsugaya abandoning his post to solve it which lead to him being labelled as a traitor.
Sadly that doesn't go too well as there is no good reason why Kusaka is as powerful as he is prior to unleashing the power of a plot device Squad 10 suppose to protect and that Kusaka has Arrancar as well as Hollows under his command.
As with almost all Bleach movies, the cast is too large to make a decent 90 minute film and get the most out of it. Mean…
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I remember trying to watch this when it came on American TV sometime in the late 00s. I fell asleep within the first few minutes even though Toshiro was one of my favorite characters. Watching it as an adult, I turned it off after about 30 minutes and then got back to it when I got back to it. There's nothing here.
The backstory about the other character with the same sword as Toshiro is so stupid and nonsensical that they have multiple characters ask "how could the Soul Society have done this?" The answer is always the same, boring one: "That is the tradition. It has always been like that." No other examples are given, but it would have still been stupid if they had bothered. It's really just an excuse for Ichigo to give the requisite Main Character In An Anime Movie Speech about how the…
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The first Bleach movie wasn't a good friend, and you'd expect, with the series' success and growing fandom, movies improve for the better as the budget increases, but here I am, left again like a disappointed mother.
Story (6.8/10):
Redemption arcs are one of the most oversaturated story arcs in Shounen, sequentially, one of the best arcs in Shounen series, if they hit the nail right. Unfortunately, this movie tried pulling out a fast one on us, but it did not click at all, with more loose plot threads and too little setup that it felt like an elementary kids' fight.
The pacing was weird in this one, it started very dully and slow, to the point of falling asleep somewhere at the beginning of the movie, like watching a Naruto filler hell, but then towards the end it speeds up the flow of e…
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"Why do werid things always happen around my town?" - Kurosak Ichigo
I cannot strain how much I loved that lone because its absolutely true. I feel poor Kurkura town is always being targeted by big bads and hollows.. like does anywhere else in the world have to deal with this sorta stuff??
Anyways, moving on from that this movie focuses more on Toshirou Hitsugaya's past coming back to haunt him. I like the fact that for once it wasnt mainly about Ichigo, as much as I love him. I would love to see more of what life was like for a lot of the other characters so this was a sweet treat. Saying that though, obviously none of this would be possible without the help of Kuroskai the substitute shinigami and pals. Lets be real.
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I have been a fan of Bleach for a while and I tend not to give movies of any anime/manga a chance but, I thought since the anime was cancelled I'd give them a shot. The 1st movie was great and I am quite pleased with it but the second is ridiculous and here's why.
Plot:
The plot is boring and has been done so many times the word "cliche" can't do it justice. It's your basic revenge plot were the main character (Toshiro) gets in a big huff and tries to sort it out on his own.
Animation:
This is a movie right? I have seen better animated filler episodes from this franchise.
Sound:
The soundtracks used were pretty decent can't really fault it there.
Character:
The main villain is a character from Toshiro's past. He is basically just your everyday run of the mill revenge character a…
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Bleach Movie 2: DiamondDust Rebellion is the second installment of Bleach movies out of the four out right now. Strangely though, after watching the hour and twenty eight minute film I still don't understand the relation of the title to the movie itself...Nevertheless in one word, DiamondDust Rebellion is a fairly well enjoyable Bleach Movie.
Story: Now we all know that the Naruto movies don't deliver anything special, (i'm using Naruto to compare because of the similarities to Bleach.) I think in contrast this movies overall plot was a bit better than what i've seen before, so i'll give it that. However the story didn't really provide a great deal of depth or something that really surprised me so i'll call it average. This isn't really a bad thing though, there's a good deal of enjoyment…
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My first review! It's time for Becca-Boo's anime review~! Let's go!
Overall, the movie was decent, had some funny moments and good moments but it was severely lacking in a good plot line.
Story: 3/10
Plot holes. Plot holes everywhere. I don't want to give any spoilers but there were multiple inconsistencies. The plot felt very confused because it introduced so many elements from the series that it remained unfocused throughout. The story being focused on Hitsugaya was refreshing and interesting but not well executed. Also, the logic displayed by characters was really bad. (Especially the head captain).
Art: 6/10
The quality of art and animation was mostly just a small step up from usual. In some scenes, the characters were drawn awkwardly.
Sound: 6/10
The soundtrack is mostly enjoya…
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Review 22: Bleach movie 2, DiamondDust Rebellion.
An amazingly happy ending for Ichigo and Hitsugaya. A these two are the main characters for this film, A lot of fans took it as a surprise that such a pair wojld become the main focus for the second film.
This film is mainly based on Htsugayas past with a departed friend.
In the beginning of the film we see squad 10 escorting an item known as the king's seal. whilst the transportation between the soul society is taking place an unidentified sould reaper wearing a white mask appears with two young girls who resemble Arrancars. The girls are able to control fire and lightning which no one expected, so its a bit like a sneak attack. Whilst the mysterious masked soul reaper wealds a sword just like Hitsugayas but claims its his.
A fight bre…
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The second Bleach Movie and out of all the four that I have seen this is my favorite. This one really shows off everyone's power from Ichigo to the whole of the Gotei 13. In my opinion it is an excuse to show off their abilities that we already see in the anime but all within a movie. It is always good to see all your favorite characters display their abilities that we may not see in the anime. As always Ichigo shows off how much he has grown that I just love and overall if you wanna see a Bleach Movie this should be your first one to see.
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May Contain Spoilers (although if you haven't seen it you probably won't understand it).
Frankly, this is just a story for Hitsugaya fans. There's even room for Ichigo bankai fans. I personally AM a Hitsugaya fan, so this is still a pretty good movie for me.
Beyond Hitsugaya's illuminating presence, however, I found that the story was lacking in numerous ways. When you find out what's really going on, the plot seems very contrived (the council or whatever makes a decision and then abruptly changes that decision without any explanation of why, which is pretty important in my opinion - why was Hitsugaya chosen? What made him better than Hisaka?). Characterization doesn't make much sense. Hitsugaya is also...randomly possessed? Wounded? What? (These were my thoughts through most of the stor…
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Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion is definitely worth watching.
The plot of the movie is very good and it focuses on a character that is obviously very popular but never gets any screen time, A.K.A Toshiro Hitsugaya. The movie also has some very memorable fights and most of the worth mentioning soul reapers are in it and they have lines of some sort.
The art in this movie, if anything, is better than that in the anime. There are a lot of details and you can tell you're watching a movie and not just a very long anime episode. The only real problem is that it gets a bit blurry during fights
The sound is the same, if not slightly better, lots of actiony things happening and the sounds suit the scenes.
The characters in the movie are very well developed and all characters introduced earl…
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The Diamond Dust Rebellion is the 2nd Bleach movie. The story essentially revolves around the Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya, stuff from his past and what happens when it returns to hunt him down, in fact, to hunt everyone and everything down.
Actually, the story itself is very cliché and predictable (you can figure the whole thing out in the first few minutes of the movie), especially the Hitsugaya part. I can undoubtedly assure that you have seen (at least once) this particular plot in another anime/animes (I know I have, it’s quite common), therefore I’ll just blurt it out: “Best friend returns from the death to take revenge and destroy the world”, but of course because this IS Bleach, you just have to add Ichigo to the entire equation, and there you have it. So if you’re looking for some…
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During its ceremonial transportation the King's Seal, an artifact of the Royal Family, is stolen by a mysterious man. Captain Hitsugaya, assigned to watch over the proceedings, faces the thief but quickly becomes conflicted and abandons his squad during the fight. Now a fugitive on the run, Hitsugaya must avoid Soul Society while trying to discover the identity of the thief and what it is that made it impossible to fight him. Hitsugaya, Ichigo, and all of Soul Society will have to fight to pay for Soul Society's past mistakes.
The second installment in the Bleach movie series is by-and-large an improvement over the first. DiamondDust delivers with higher-quality animation, more drama, and more badass bankai fights. Scenery and character design (especially facial expressions) are superb, a…
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This Movie is heralded as better than memories of nobody but it fails. It revolves around the fangirls favorite captain Hitsugaya Toshiro. The plot much like the first Bleach movie is again full of holes, and nothing is truly explained. The fighting is lackluster and the movie contradicts events in the movie and manga (Ie. Ichigo uses his Vizard form in Soul Society) the movie tries to redeem itself with a huge battle scene but I found it boring and ultimately found to movie quite boring.
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This movie is very much like a magic show put on to distract people from the steaming pile of garbage that is the story.
I love bleach the anime, but the story for this movie was really poorly done. There were huge logical loops, the pacing was confusing and jarring, and the final resolution made little sense in the larger context of sub creation. However, if you treat this as a non canon excuse for gorgeous fight sequences and more explosive action from your favorite characters, then heck yeah it's a ride. The fight choreography is, as usual, spot on, the voice acting is fine, the characters are, for the most part, the same lovable group you remember from the series (with the exception of that cardboard cutout of a villain placed there just to create opposition to the good guys, and the…
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After a rather lackluster first movie (Memories of Nobody), I couldn't wait until the release of Diamond Dust Rebellion after watching some badass trailers for it. It was only a matter of time until a fansub group (Dattebayo ftw! w00t!) picked it up for release and man, was it worth the wait! Just about every character you could think of from the main cast was in this movie and they all had just enough screen time to make this movie top tier. Even the three new villains they created just for this movie were an awesome addition. I especially liked Ying and Yang as they didn''t look like your typical Vizard fare from the series. The movie soundtrack had the usual guitar fare just like from the series, but I could have really done without that rather dull choir piece towards the end of the mo…
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Diamond dust rebellion is about the robbery of a royal artifact whereby Hitsugaya, the 10th squad captain, is the main suspect and the real thief happens to be his old friend who was supposed to be dead.
The story was quite cliche in my opinion, typical story of revenge and manipulation. The idea of twin zampakutous is probably why i gave it a 7 in terms of originality. Other than that, i felt that the story did not fit so well with the anime, in terms of the capabilities of the characters as some of the characters' personalities were altered slightly to fit the stereotypical story of revenge and betrayal. It's as if there is no one stronger than Ichigo and he has to do everything. I would have actually preferred it if Hitsugaya got to have more action. I mean for those who watched it al…
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