Audience reviews
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Drakestalker
Memories of Nobody is the quintessential example of everything that’s wrong with non-canon shounen movies.
Bleach’s worldbuilding is not exactly top tier to begin with, but that’s fine. It’s not that kind of story. I mean, there are no two ways about it. Tite Kubo’s ambition as a youth was to be a fashion designer. It’s not an accident that the element Bleach is best known for is its character design. The guy is a visual artist, first and foremost. Storytelling and worldbuilding are very much secondary skillsets. So far, in the canon, we’ve got the World of the Living, our world, Soul Society, the world of pure souls, Hueco Mundo, the world of corrupted souls, Hell, the world of sinful souls, and the Precipice, a sort of in-between world that separates it all. In principle, these are just…
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This is the first Bleach movie and I must say it ended up being better than I expected. As far as movies go, you can of course expect far better production values and flashier battles. Yet it has something more than just an excuse for a parade of special attacks. It is by all means nothing more than a filler mission but it had a metaphysical aspect that went beyond the simple plot of “Let’s save Soul Society for the millionth time”.
First of all, if you haven’t watched any episodes, stay away from the movie. You won’t understand the new twist to the cosmology of the setting without prior knowledge of the general story and cast. Plus, the action may mislead you, as it hardly gets so good in the series.
Second, if you do know of the series and go for this movie, chances are you watch Bleac…
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Bleach Movie 1 Memories of Nobody is a movie that you can watch immediately after the Soul Society arc in the Bleach manga and right after the Bount arc in the Bleach anime, being the first exposer to Rukia's Zanpakuto. It is the only Bleach movie that can fit into the main continuity without much trouble.
The story is about the worlds about to be destroyed by the enemies called the DARK ONES. Some of the blandest antagonists you will see in Bleach and can be a total turn off for people that are interested in a well written antagonist with a deep backstory. However, they do have justification for what they do even if not the smallest effort was put for use to care about them.
On the contrary we have Senna and the story is focusing on who she really is as she has Shinigami powers and a nam…
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Wait............What. This is better than the original storyline.
Is what i caught myself thinking througout this movie.
I never thougt in a million years that Bleach was going to make me feel anything other than adrenalin pumping throug my veins.
To my suprise it made me feel moved by the acctual storyline. And the soundtrack ohhhh the soundtrack, dont even get me started on it, it was so awesome. The movie is acctually more brutal and tragic than the show. Like in the movie Ichigo cuts an arm of someone, with blood going everywere.
I think that if the show went in the same direction as this movie it could have become so much better than it was.
All in all if you like Bleach you have to watch this movie, it is just awesome.
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I had kind of given up on Bleach.
I was bored one day, so I went to the library.
I saw this was just sitting there.
Since nothing else looked even remotely good, I checked it out.
....
I want to start reading Bleach again.
This movie was EXTREMELY good! The plot, the character "Senna", everything!
I'm not exactly amazing with words, but I wanted to say- this is just a really good movie, I definatly reccomend you check it out.
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When i first began to watch Bleach: Memories of Nobody i quickly became distracted and was unable to watch it , but recently i found the spark to watch watch it. At first glance you would expect the usual Bleach fare, and your not far from the truth. However it does succeed in introducing a new character that shows excellent design, and that character is Senna. Without revealing too much she is a shinigami currently located in the human world. It is a shame though that she is still basically a filler character, because her character would've made a welcome addition to the main storyline. I found that the plot of the story was well written, and easy to follow, and the action scenes were beautifully animated. I did find that the main antagonists were very generic and easily forgettable, whil…
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Memories of an Irrelevant Movie
If you're a fan of the bleach series, this movie plays like an extended episode. For this reviewer, therein lies the problem.
While this movie is to the untrained eye mediocre, I find it to be tacked-on. At the end of this movie the story has progressed no more than where it started. In fact it may have regressed, leaving more questions than answers,questions that surely will never be brought up again in the series.
I am certain that no facet of this movie will even be mentioned by any primary, secondary, or even one of the huge numbers of 2D characters made up on the spot by the creators when they are needed to fill a plot-hole. The nail in this coffin is the fact that in the end of the movie, this is ensured.
This movie is a morbid waste of time if yo…
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The movie details were amazing. The story going on and on with the anticipation of what will happen at the end. You can't wait to see it. The graphics were amazing as well, and the way the evil guys plan their ultimate plan, but is ruined by the hero. Yet the ending was sad, but happy. I cryed at the end.
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Bleach: Memories of Nobody is the first of the so-far three Bleach movies to be released (despite some confusion, Sealed Sword Frenzy, though predating this movie, is an episode-length OVA and for all intents and purposes a "non-canon" episode). For those fans, particularly English-speaking fans who follow the dub on Adult Swim, who are used to the rather drawn-out storyline and fights of the series, this movie may come as bit of a surprise and even shock. Although following the conventions of the series, Memories of Nobody still offers quite a few tricks up its sleeve that has caused quite a stir within the more casual fan communities.
Story: 7 - Good
The story, frankly, is just passable enough to be considered good and in some parts even gets in the way. If you've seen enough of one of…
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"-Just what is with you and heights?
-I don't know, I like it when I'm up high. All the things that seem confusing or messed up, suddenly become clear"
This is a part of a dialogue between Ichigo and Senna. For all those who haven't seen this movie yet, Senna is the main character. She's not some mature soul reaper, neither some hot but stupid girl. She's normal. So normal, everyone likes her. She's normal in a crazy way.
Still, the story is predictable. At least for those who usually watch a lot of shounen. And the fights are kind of boring. Still, the movie is great. The relationship between Ichigo and Senna is moving ( notice that I'm an Ichigo x Rukia fan, still I like Senna XD )
I have a recommendation. If you want to see an action movie, don't watch this. The action plot is bad. Thi…
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Memories of Nobody is a side-story set in the Bleach universe, taking place before the Arrancar entry arc in the Bleach series. While patrolling Karakura Town, Ichigo and Rukia come across strange white creatures and a female soul reaper named Senna. Senna is able to dispose of these creatures, and though she claims to be from Soul Society, her story does not match up with any records. As the plot progresses, the Dark Ones, a clan banished from Soul Society in the past, are revealed as enemies seeking to destroy the two-world system by using Senna. Ichigo and friends will have to travel to the Valley of Screams to save Senna and the world.
Bleach movies, unlike many offshoot movies of super-popular anime series, have tended to be very good. Memories, the first Bleach movie, sets the bar h…
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A movie I find difficult to believe anyone would truly enjoy. The hardcore bleach fan will see it as a drawn-out filler episode, the shounen fighting fan will see the action as predictable as it can possibly be, and the rest of anime fandom will see it devoid of any production value whatsoever.
[b]Art[/b]
This is a movie. We have characters that don't blink, that each have their own permanent expression plastered on their face. There are many scenes in which the background is completely static while displaying people in the midst of conversion or actions. And this while 'rustling and mumbling' background effects play. It looks ridiculous and akin so something the History channel does when it displays still photographs. Again, this is a movie, not some episode they had 2 weeks to pump out.…
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The story in this movie, sadly follows in the path of anime movies before it. The story is half baked and full of holes and yet I still found the movie very enjoyable. Mainly because what the movie lacks in a decent plot it makes up for in great fight scenes and a new interesting character who they do a good job of developing in 90 minutes. Good watch for bleach fans, otherwise you may not like it.
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One of the things that struck me at point while watching this movie was that certain scenes had very...mediocre animation quality. Overall, it's a pretty good story, your typical characters, though a lot of them get very superficial screen time, but my one major gripe about it is that, being a movie it *CANNOT* interfere with the main plot, and thus they had to pull a "it was all a dream" - style ending. (Sorry if that spoils it, but if you thought ahead you'd realize it had to be the case) Since you know that, you can sort of figure out a few main plot points before things even begin.
From this point of view, if you're a Bleach watcher, there is zero room for character development, or really any kid of new information/ability that will be in any way pertinent in the future. If you haven'…
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I thought this movie was a good side story. What I really liked was the fact that we got to see Ichigo and Rukia killing hollows and people of Karakura actually being there. We get to see their reactions, and what happens when Ichigo just leaves his body lying around.
We are introduced to a character named Senna. I didn't really feel for Senna because she was just too happy-go-lucky for me. But I did like how Ichigo was forced to follow her around. The scenes of her memories really pulled me into wanting to know her past, but we find out who she really is near the end. Although it was sad and a bit disappointing to see her fate, the ending was beautiful, I really liked it.
A few things could have been improved on in this movie (too many characters that weren't really needed). this movie…
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Well, this was a really good anime movie.
I really like the story, about the Memory Rosary, the bad dudes, and of course Senna. I really liked her interaction with Ichigo, and it made me start thinking of shipping IchigoxSenna. Of course, she was a movie-only character... unfortunately. I liked the beginning of the plot, and how it moved along during the movie.
Of course, they could've used at least twice the amount of time to give it some more meat around the bones, but they actually did pretty well the way they did it, and I'm satisfied with what came out.
So, this is a great movie, and if you like Bleach, you shouldn't omit watching this movie.
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I found this movie to be very touching. It is best watched after episode 63, the end of the soul society rescue arc.
The first thing you will notice is that it feels like a movie, and not just because of the beautiful animation. When someone is sent to soul society in the series, most of the time it feels routine; just something they always do. In the first scene, however, everything is different. I was completely moved. The main reason for this was the way they cut into the title screen. As I watched the girls' spirit rise through the air, they began playing an original theme song. I always say that anything can be enjoyed more when you feel the connection between audio and animation. From the moment I heard that song, I knew this film was one to be remembered.
I liked how you get to se…
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--> Intro:
A generic, so Bleach-like story about blanks, a random girl getting kidnapped, and Ichigo going rambo one-man-army to save the poor kid. And yeah, expect to see the famous "we-hog-screentime" team, which is Hitsugaya, Renji, Matsumoto, Yumichika and Rukia. Byakuya makes a 1-minute appearance and Zaraki even gets cut!! Righhhhttt..
--> Animation (7/10):
Personally I found nothing really great in Bleach: Memories of Nobody (MoN). The animation is not bad, but it's not extremely good too. The backgrounds are well drawn and somewhat beautiful to look at. The character design and environments are well done too. There are some issues here and there about badly drawn things, specially body parts. Like ridiculously small feet for example, or ridiculously small hands. Nothing very serio…
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My thoughts about the movie:
The ending made me like cry for a third time in my life after watching a movie after robot boy,spirited away,and now bleach memories of nobody it just makes me cry to see how awsome is the movie,The second movie of this year that actually makes me feel happy after 300 of course...this movie should get in the hall of fame "put my glasses on cry a little and start smoking a cigar"
THIS MOVIE ROCKS SO IT GETS 100/10 from me!
Now let's get back to me explaining the action of the movie:
First let's start with the unspoiled stuff:
"Now there is your problem"[Myth. quote] of why the some anime BLEACH arts is so badly drawn, because the movie gets all the great animators from the BLEACH creation/animation team,and from the Studio Pierrot itself,I think they used some "…
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Story: The story is basically about two worlds ending, and its up to Ichigo and co to stop it from happening. Basically, this is an hour and a half filler episode that has some of the same old recycled stuff from any other shounen jump filler. Also, the fight scenes weren't very good either, which is basically what anyone watches Bleach for in the first place, right?
Art: The animation was nice, nothing amazing, but it was better than the tv show which is to be expected.
Sound: It was great hearing "Number one" again, and the ending theme song was pretty awesome too.
Character: Same characters from the show along with the stereotypical anime filler villains.
Enjoyment: Hardcore Bleach fans will enjoy this, but for the casual Bleach fan like myself, you'll probably get bored and just…
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