Ranked #620

Bleach - Memories of Nobody

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.

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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 see all the characters from the series again, most of whom were not seen after the end of the soul society rescue arc (Kenpachis' entrance is just awesome). Although most of them do not get much screen time, it is not a problem. The focus of the movie is on Ichigo, a shinigami named Senna, and these mysterious white figures. It does a good job providing us with the background of Senna. We get just enough information to keep us curious. The villains are somewhat typical, but I do not want to spoil anything. It is for this reason that this gets a 9

Bleach: Memories of Nobody is an unexpected treat that is very enjoyable, and does the series a great justice. An overall amazing movie. read more

I just watched this today since the subs are out and it won't dissapoint bleach fans ( im not a hardcore bleach fan though, or a naruto fan for that matter)

Story: This story revolves around both worlds ending, this concept gets kind of old. This movie is set after the Bount arc of the TV series. I thought the idea of making a Bleach Movie that deals with NO Hollows wutsoever was pretty unique and clever. But the ending could use some work, as it was really predictable. I wont say any more than that.

Oh and another thing, Battle Scenes SUCKED! i mean really horrible. they crammed 3-4 battles within 20minutes, give or take. Not many awesome fight scenes, and once again Ichigo goes through the whole Blue-Like Super Saiyan Aura motion again. If u've seen the TV show im sure u know wut i mean.

Art: The art looks pretty much the same as the TV series. However, there are more landscape, city-scape, scenes. I thought the drawing of when Ichigio was on top of the Ferries Wheel was amazing! Anyway, the art is the same if not better..certainly not worse!

Sound: okay, in the begining u will recognize the Battle BGM for Ichigo from the TV series! When i heard this i was like "wtf? no new BGM???". Other than that, there arent many scenes with noticable music synchronizations.

Character: Those of you who want to see Orihime ( which i doubt), Chad or Ishida fight, well too bad cuz they do nothing! except for Orihime who had the camera on her for a whole MINUTE! that was pretty cool ( sarcasm)u'll mostly see ichigo, very little of the other captains, Byukuya and Zenpachi makes a small appearance and thats pretty much it. the only captain u will see with an extended amount of camera time is Toushiro! *two thumbs up! =D*

oh and i almost forgot, i was hoping there would be a growing relationship between Ichigo and Senna but there was almost none! >.> character developement in this movie could use some work.

and one last thing on characters, the enemies in this movie ARE HORRIBLE! orihime could have beaten the crap out of them.

Enjoyment: i Enjoyed the movie but didnt enjoy the ending, it had so many problems, i cant even list them all here. But i'll tell u this, it was kinda predictable!

Overall: its a good enough movie to kill some time but not good enough to re-watch. Battles sucked, very few BGM's, low character development, few captains fight, chad, ishida, orihime barely show up...but its a alright i guess.

P.S. and once again, Abrai Renji fails to prove that hes of any use unless he uses bankai -_-"

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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 serious, but who strike out at you if you are careful.

--> Sound (8/10):
As always, I never really pay great attention to sound in anime. I didn't find anything bad here too. The sounds fit the storyline. The action scenes are ok, although sometimes the music lacks the energy, or the punch to really highlight the action. Character voices are satisfactory. And SFXs are used in the correct places. Nothing to complain here. Complaining comes afterwards.

--> Story (6/10):
Now, I am gonna complain! I'm going to avoid spoilers, but I need to say it: The story is extremely predictable, if you have ever watched Bleach (anime) before. In fact, according to me, it's just the same as the Soul Society arc. Swap Rukia with Senna, swap Soul Society with the Whispers Canyon or whatever it was called. The 3/4 of the time of the movie is plain boring. They just elaborated on Senna and why the "Dark Ones" are around. No great details are given before the very end of the movie. You'll just sit there, and say "Why doesn't it go faster?". And yes, if you are careful, you can know from the beginning itself what role Senna plays in the story. As you might guess, since she's the main female lead, she's got the principal role. Same as Rukia in S-Society arc.
The ending of the movie, frankly, was expected. You have all the great battle scenes of the movie crammed in the last 20 minutes of the movie. Just Ichigo and the usual team fighting the bad guys, and a soul society intervention at the very last moment. Sometimes, you ask yourself what the hell these guys of S-Society have been doing all this time.

--> Characters (8/10):
The characters, if you have watched Bleach, have no secrets now, excluding Senna. If there was one thing I liked about MoN is the character development. It was well done, slowly and feeding you the details droplets by droplets. It's kind of nice, and keeps you stuck to your screen till the end of the movie. Even at the very end, there are some more secrets revealed. Check the end of the credits too. A few seconds of video, just to ease up on the dramatic ending. Senna is a fun character to know about. A nice blend of humor, suspense and action makes her a cool character. Only negative point: She completely loses her fighting role at the end of MoN.

--> Enjoyment (7/10):
Since the story was sooo predictable, I didn't really enjoy it. However, I appreciated the last battle scenes and the elaboration of the story. I've learnt not to expect too much from Bleach. Usually, the plots are very predictable and often mimic the Soul Society arc. MoN makes a good watch if you have nothing better to watch at that time (eg. no episode of your fav anime out).

--> Overall (7/10):
I gave 7/10 for some enjoyment value, beautiful backgrounds and good battle scenes at the very end. The story line is ok, although very predictable. And the Senna character is fun to watch evolve. Now, go check and rate for yourself. As always, thanks for reading my review! read more

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. The shortcuts are distracting and ill-used.

[b]Story[/b]
There isn't anything you wont understand even if you only have the most cursory knowledge of Bleach. I have nothing more to add that wasn't already said in the opening statements. Plus, I am not a fan of spoilers.

[b]Character[b]
Typical Bleach. If you don't know what that means, then substitute bad shounen action a la Naruto. The dialogue is predictable. The reactions expected.

[b]Overall[/b]
For a 2006 production, this movie falls well below the standard. We are talking about the year of Haruhi and Code Geass. This movie seems as though it took about zero time to throw together, and as such is a poor final product. read more

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.

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 want it to end.

Overall: Meh, If you're a hardcore fan, you'll check it out regardless, but if you're just a casual fan, your time is better spent watching something by Miyazaki, Kon, or Shinkai rather than this long, drawn out filler episode in movie form. read more

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 "SPIRITED AWAY" graphics[I know they didn't make "SPIRITED AWAY" in the same studio as "BLEACH:MEMORIES OF NOBODY"] in this one which makes the arts and graphics,which makes this movie comparable to the work of "THE LIVING LEGEND"or/and"WALT DISNEY OF JAPAN" A.K.A. "Hayao Miyazaki",Referring to the graphics section of course anybody could comment on my post anyway, I'm not against it(it's just one little tiny thought that's all), but I really think this movie deserves hall of fame because of the graphics...
Sound quality or/and voice acting:
Not a lot to comment around here,we just got the same main and secondary voice actors,except for the "special guests in this movie"
Special effects are A.O.K.,nothing new, or old to report or to post about them...
SOUNDTRACK:
Well they used kind of the same soundtrack as in the anime,nothing new for me [because i already downloaded it before I even saw this movie], but I saw there where some unofficial soundtrack features in this movie,that I didn't have,on my PC,for instance the ending credits song was played by "aqua timez"[recognized the voice from the beginning],and of course some non-album songs,that where recorded I believe at a philharmonic with a full orchestra band,Shiro Sagisu, has an outstanding past experiences explains us why he's so good at this.
DURATION OF THE MOVIE: [1:32:58] I think the duration time for the movie fits perfectly with the criteria that the BLEACH offers with the action or/and soundtrack of the movie and also with the story that is well made.
And now it's time for spoilers...
STORY:[A MASTERPIECE OF IT'S OWN,Masashi Sogo, and Titke Kubo done pretty well to furnish or to add stuff in the movie]
IMPORTANT NOTES:
-80% of the action of the movie is covered by the story of ichigo and "The other character"
-PLEASE WATCH THE ENDING AFTER THE CREDITS! thanks Viki. i couldn't have seen/saw it without you...
-ALL THE TOP 30(bleach) characters are included in the anime[excepting some bad guys and some good guys here and there]
-The special forces squad actually has zanpaktous[noted from soi fon]
-Ending soundtrack song is awsome! and it's player by aqua timez: Sen no Yoru wo Koete [made the ending awsome!] read more

"-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. This movie feels more like a josei ( mature shoujo ).
For me, it's one of the best anime movies I've seen. read more

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 high with an interesting plot, a touching love story, and some enjoyable Bleach fights. Fans of the series will love the movie simply for getting to see the Captains kick ass, but for those that aren't all about bankai there is much more here that should satisfy. Viewers will see a new element added to the Bleach universe (the Valley of Screams) and there is some notable character development for Ichigo due to his relationship with Senna.

There are still a few faults that are typical of the Bleach series: the enemies, for all the hype, prove to be no match against the Captains, and the final battle between Ichigo and the leader of the Dark Ones is pretty brief. Senna's English voice is also shrill and sometimes annoying. But really, to harp on these minor (and for the most part, expected) elements is just to show that the story and overall package are very good. Memories is a must-see for Bleach fans, and if you don't mind spoilers, first-time Bleach viewers should find it entertaining as well.

Overall Score: A-

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