Audience reviews
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ThatAnimeSnobRE
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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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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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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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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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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I'm going to have to disagree with the various positive reviews posted here.
First off, as a quick and painless summary, I must say that this movie does not in any way measure up to the quality of the first. By the end, I can honestly say I was bored. View a breakdown of the various subsections below.
The plot was not overly interesting. I, being a rather strict advocate of manga canon, was not overly enthused by "One zanpakutou, two owners" idea. In the movie's defense, however, I appreciated their portrayal of the Central 46 as strict and unwavering in their ideology. There were plot holes, as well as various cliched themes which recur commonly in anime, which would not have required that much effort or good writing to fix.
Ichigo going to Soul Society to fix all their problems for the…
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Bleach - The DiamondDust Rebellion is the 2nd movie of the Bleach series. As a fan of Bleach, I dare not write this review until after I've re-watched the movie twice to be sure I did not miss anything crucial. If you just want some recommendation from someone who have watched this movie, I would watch it if you've read/watched Bleach before, otherwise you should skip it.
Story:
The main spot light of the story revolves around Hitsugaya's past when he was still a student in the spiritual academy and how he (and his friend) obtained their zanpakuto. The movie is full of holes to me for a number of reasons. Please excuse my use of language in the following spoiler.
1. How the hell can Hitsugaya bleed from the start to the end? His wound was never treated, in fact it got worsen after the e…
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Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion takes place in the Bleach universe, as the title may suggest. It focuses mainly on 10th squad captain Hitsugaya Toshiro, so if you're a fan of him, you'll enjoy this movie, and if you're not, you might not find it interesting. If you're neither of the former, like me, you'll probably enjoy it too.
The story isn't the most original story you'll see, as it follows the theme of revenge based off of a grudge from the past. Said revenge will be executed by obliterating everything. So there's nothing special in that department. Toshiro gets involved in this act of revenge because he has a connection to the man who holds the grudge against Seireitei. One day, the King's Seal, a mysterious and powerful artifact, gets stolen from right under the noses of the squad…
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The second Bleach movie! Will it be better than the rather dreadful first one? Which had romance down to a T & nothing else.
...
Nope.
Seems not.
Story? The little bit of story that there is, is confusing as possible. Mainly because some things just make no sense at all. I can't tell you what those things are, for they are spoilers. But trust me, it does the fantastic Bleach fashion of raising random things & never explaining, just pushes them to the back of the pile. Hell a guy has a fox head for fucks sake.
Art = Terrible. Why has everyone been drawn either cod eyed, boss eyed or cross eyed? And why do some of the fights look like they were done in flash? This is meant to be a bleach movie, it looks like something made by fans. (If it was, good work).
Well Bleach has a great mus…
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I'm not going to be giving out any spoilers, either, but here's what I thought about the movie:
Overall, the plot was much better than the last movie's, but it was also a tad predictable and confusing at parts for me. Generally, though, it was alright, but I think Hitsu-haters will dislike this movie in general. But the fight scenes weren't as great as one would hope them to be.
The art is practically what you'd expect to see in the anime, though some parts were awkwardly drawn out and looked kind of funny to me...Like the artists tried way too hard to make a Hitsugaya as a child all cute and adorable.
My favorite part about the movie was the music. The music was intense! Some of the songs were so pretty, like the ones from the flashbacks. But this one song had some weird opera thing go…
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Story: I don't want to give any spoilers, but basically if you've seen the trailer, you've seen the majority of the plot. It's not that the plot was bad at all; there were just a few random plot devices that were a bit strange, especially in the beginning with Ichigo's initial involvement in the story. If one compares it to the first Bleach movie (which of course is inevitable), this movie's plot was much better. There were a good amount of flashbacks which were done nicely as well.
Art: You can really see the difference here between the TV series and the movie. There were some excellent camera angles, scene changes, and special effects. At times, the camera took Ichigo's viewpoint; other times it took a grand, panoramic view of the scene. Of course, other movies have done that, but with…
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