Bleach Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mou Hitotsu no Hyourinmaru

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 protecting it (the 10th squad), and Toshiro ends up missing. Now, events that may change Seireitei begin to unfold. And that's where the movie starts off.

It gradually explores Toshiro's past with the man who wants to take revenge on Seireitei with sporadic flashbacks, that doesn't make a lot of sense at first, but they become more and more clear as the events in the movie unfold, and you soon get to learn the reason behind this man's grudge against Soul Society. While this way of telling the story is not something unseen, it works very well with this movie, and does give it some extra tension and entertainment value.

Long-time Bleach fans will probably enjoy this movie because we get to see many characters we've not seen fight for a long time fight. Among others, there's Zaraki at his craziest, Yoruichi and Soi Fon with their Shunko, and Ikkaku with his bankai. Of course, there's a lot of icy fighting courtesy of Toushiro.

Another thing I believe long-time Bleach fans will find enjoyable is the animation quality, which is at the very least astounding. With awesome lighting effects, very fluid character movements and high attention to detail, it surpasses the normal quality of Bleach's animation by many levels. If I could, I'd set the score to 15/10.

The soundtrack is awesome as well, with astounding tunes that fit right into the mood of the movie, amplifying the scenes and events as well as a soundtrack should. DDR's soundtrack is one of the few that gets the honor of being downloaded to my computer.

All in all, if you're a Bleach fan, don't hate Toshiro, and if you don't mind a classic revenge-based story, chances are you'll enjoy this movie.

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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 encounter with Kira and Hisagi. Speaking of Kira and Hisagi, what happen to them after they got beaten the crap out of?

2. How the hell can a noob (I am referring to Kusaka) take out the 8th squad caption, Shunsui Kyoraku, when he does not even have bankai? I understand it was a "surprise" to Shunsui when he took off Kusaka's mask. Don't say because Kusaka was in possession of the King's Seal, because if the Seal is that powerful, Kusaka would not be defeated in the end.

3. Who the hell are those two arrancars following Kusaka? The story never mentions how they meet up with Kusaka and why the two decide to follow him on his quest for "revenge". Were they attracted to his personality, his "dream", or his "beauty"? Nothing was mentioned at all!

4. Why the hell can't there be two users using the same zanpakuto? The rule, as the excuse used by the central 46, was a very lame one to get the friends to start fighting. If it weren't for the central 46, this whole incident would never have happened. Come to think of it, I should be glad that Aizen took care of those good for nothings.

The list can go on and even extend to some of the ridiculous battles but we'll leave it at that.


Art:
As to be expected from a movie, the quality of the animation is much better than its TV counterpart. Nice camera angles and detailed battle scenes definitely one of the movie's strong point.

Sound:
The production crew decided to reuse quite a few battle themes from the TV series that we are all familiar with. In fact, there was only one or two new themes beside the ending song. The music has a nice melody and suits the varies scenes that they are accompanied with. The only downfall for me was the ending which I had a very hard time accepting.

Character:
It was nice to see some of Hitsugaya's past and we definitely see his character develop as the story unfolds. Most characters in the TV series made an appearance, which was quite hard to do considering the number of casts. It was good to see some action from Soi Fon and Yoruichi, Byakuya, and Kenpachi.

What was lacking was some background information on the two arrancars following Kusaka and how did Kusaka just manage to get reincarnated in Hueco Mundo .

Enjoyment + Overall:
The story, those a bit slow at times, was very attention-grabbing. It was easy to follow, and made me think a lot at the same time.

I would recommend this to any Bleach fan out there, especially those who like Hitsugaya. However, if you've never seen Bleach before then this movie will be a pile of confusing BS since characters come and go very quickly.

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 such camera work/framing it gave the movie a more serious, artsy feel to it. It's good if you're like me and enjoy that stuff.

Sound: It has all the major themes of the series, plus a choral piece that gave me shivers, and several distinctly Japanese pieces that set the tone of the film exactly right. The seamless blending of sound and sight was perhaps the best part of the movie for me.

Character: Well, of course all of the Bleach characters are in character...with almost every soul society member and human (and quincy) making at least a cameo appearance. The villain was suitably well developed and somewhat sympathetic since he is featured in most of the flashbacks. Hitsugaya fans will enjoy getting a glimpse under his "icey" exterior during the flashbacks as well. I wasn't so fond of how emo he was, but it was at least tolerable and not too overdone.

Enjoyment: The reason why I didn't give a 10 for enjoyment (and why the overall score is a 9) is because there's not very many good battles in the movie. Let's face it, one reason Bleach is so great is because of the epic fights. I went to the movie specifically in the theater to see that epic quality on the big screen, and was a bit disappointed. There were a few somewhat boring "henchmen" fights, and the final battle was kind of anti-climactic. However, I did like the fact that the climax took place in Soul Society, where the captains could show off their full powers (though again, you don't get to see anything new or really exciting stuff happen).

In all, however, I very much recommend seeing this movie, whether you be a die hard fan or new to Bleach, or even if you don't like the series very much. This movie takes most of the good points from the series and puts it into one and a half hours of good entertainment.

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 going on and it kind of made me go, "Um, okay?"

Character: Everyone's in character, obviously, but I disliked Hitsugaya's personality throughout the majority of the movie. Those of you who have seen it, I think we can all agree that he was actually ratther bratty and annoying at times. I think they did a good job with the villain, too, warping who used to be a good guy into a shady, plotting, vengeful character. Unlike the last movie, I actually liked the OC.

I enjoyed the movie overall, though the "final battle" came as a real disappointment and could have been so much better thought out. But it was pretty good other than that.

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 original story line don’t hold your breath.

However if you’re a fan who’s looking for some extended Bleach action (92 min) with over the top animation, this is your thing. Yes, usually the movies have way better graphics and action sequences than the TV episodes, Bleach is no exception. Astonishing Animation is the way to describe it (wish the whole series could be like that). And sure, even though I spent an entire paragraph whining about the lack of imagination in the narrative the truth is I enjoy the movie (I do like Bleach you know).

The beginning is certainly slow, but not to the point it becomes painful to watch. Yet somewhere along the way it does capture your attention, and by the end you can’t keep your eyes off the screen, guess it has something to do with the amazing fighting scenes which involved captains and vice captains (probably the part I liked the most) and the fact that almost everyone in Soul Society made an appearance.

So the good stuff:
-It’s about Hitsugaya (he’s cute)
-The animation is really good
-You see almost the entire cast and some cool fights involving some them.

The bad stuff:
-The story IS cliché
-It does have the most amazing load of holes in the plot and things that just not make sense

-And most importantly: Why wasn’t Hitsugaya the one delivering the final blow to "powerful" Kusaka?? Why the hell was Ichigo the one who cracked Kusaka’s dragon head??!! Ichigo was sort of a support character in here … still he is the one who defeats “god” Kusaka and gets the glory?? Besides, how could Ichigo defeat him that easily?? It does not make sense… oh well it IS Bleach…(ok, enough of bashing Ichigo, believe it or not I do like him).
Back to the review.

Overall, if you like Bleach, you’ll like this movie. If you happen to also be a fan of Hitsugaya, you will most definitely love it ! I sure enjoy it!

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 music & cast anyway, so you can expect good things from the sound. However some of the writing & lines these people had to say were so cheesy it looked like they stole some of the material from the He-Man cartoon (original one).

The characters are good in Bleach. All your favourites are here & a few new characters. None of the new ones should really WOW but they certainly aren't bad, passable.

The fights are what Bleach is all about right? The fights are crazy, fast-paced & intense. Yup, they are thrill rides in a way only Bleach can do, brilliant. Plus it's nice to see some of the lesser characters getting a few moments, such as Hisagi & his kido & Ikkaku & his bankai. Even if it's really out of character him doing that in front of anyone other than Yumi.

Don't watch this film for the story, or the new characters. But this film is totally worth it for the fights. And the fights are what Bleach is all about.

Even if the assault on the castle looks like a final level from DMC (enemies & all)...

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 to be found here asuming you actually LIKE the show itself. The movie does a good job at giving characters that we don't normally see alot a small little time to shine, without feeling completely shoehorned in. The plot focuses in on Toshiro Hitsugaya, in my opinion one of the show's stronger characters, and delivers a decent telling of a portion of his past. It did some unique things and had some nice flashbacks with cute moments involving Ichigo's past as well, but like I said if you're looking for a very deep and complex story you won't really find it here. There were quite a few times my friend and I were able to predict the plot fairly easily.

Animation: I will admit the animation is one of the movies highlights despite the show's animations being just sub-par. The environment especially I think looked fantastic for a movie released in 2007. The overall vibe was very grim and Bleek and felt like a gloomy monday. There were some great looking nighttime sequences in the Soul Society and flashbacks with the sunset over a lake that looked gorgeous. The character animations looked great as well, looking very lively and their movements being very fluent and full. The animation did a very good job making karakura town very detailed and lush during parts in the forrest. Overall I'm very happy with the animation from the movie it surpassed my expectations by alot.

Sound: The sound quality is what you would expect, everything sounds as it should from the show and everything's crisp and clean. The Movie included some OST's from the show which were nice to hear in a few scenes, and the soundtrack from the movie exclusively was nice too, it fit the overall vibe well. The movie's soundtrack did what it had to do and i'd have no problem downloading it to my phone and listening to it on the regular so rest assured.

Characters: Now as I mentioned before the movie did a good job and including alot of the characters like the Lieutenants that normally don't get much screen time and giving them a reason to be there. Not for EVERY character here, but with most that's the case. The main antagonist was average nothing really stood out about his character design or his power, but what I do like is his past connection to captain Hitsugaya and while his power isn't UNIQUE, it's kinda cool to see him having something like that...without spoiling it i'm saying this of course. There were two other villians but for the most part they weren't really relevant they were just kinda there. I like what the story did with Toshiro, giving him a bit of a rebellious side which was nice to see. And how Ichigo had a connection with Toshiro as well.

All that said I think there's plenty of enjoyment to be found here. The movie is far from perfect and it's not the greatest anime movie out but if you're a fan of the series I think you'll agree that it's a good installment of the series with the exception that it's not canon of course. There were plenty of moments that surprised me a little or made me laugh and watching all the members of the Soul Society fight is always fun to see. The story may be average but it's easy to overlook that when you're given beautiful animation and some well delivered action sequences. Giving the movie an 8 may be a little too generous, but nonetheless I enjoyed the movie just the same. As I said if you're a fan of Bleach you'll find enjoyment plenty here. If you're not this probably isn't going to change your mind but perhaps you'll like it anyway who's to say.

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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, and fights are fast-paced and engaging. Audio is typical for Bleach, which is to say that it is outstanding (though the producers are slow to put out a dubbed version, one can expect that like Memories of Nobody it will be fantastic). DiamondDust has more fights and the battle is on a larger scale, involving more Captains and some new powers.

Viewers will be treated to a plot that is unequivocally superior to that of Memories. While the common structure - bad guy appears, steals something that can be used for great destruction, and good guys go after him - is still present, most fans will love Hitsugaya's role as main character and will appreciate the attention given to his relation to the thief. Truer to the series itself, beneath the action lies a critique of societies that would blindly adhere to their laws.

Despite the improvements, DiamondDust does have a few noticeable faults. While this time the enemy is a real match for the Captains, fights remain unsuspenseful and there is seldom any real sense of danger. Ichigo and Hitsugaya's final showdown against the enemy is extremely brief and makes it seem as if the studio had run short on time, budget, or both. And finally, Hitsugaya's story and reasoning for abandoning Soul Society felt forced and illogical. Still, this is a very well done film. Better than Memories and easily superior to the majority of series-based films, DiamondDust is worth a watch.

Overall Score: A

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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 sound was very fitting stylistically, as it always is for the show.

The crime here is that without the story, the rest of it seems a bit empty. There was potential with investment, to create a great spin off story that would fit into the canon sub creation, and would simply deepen our understanding of various fan favorites, like Ice boy and his frozen dragon of awesome!

All in all, the movie is a bit like cotton candy, which is great for a carnival but not so good when it makes up all of dinner. I mean, even if you do a really good job cooking it, who really wants a cotton candy pork chop?

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 movie. It just didn't fit in my opinion since every other track you hear during the movie was either a rocking out piece or one fitting to a dramatic scene. The character and background artwork was very clean and polished throughout as well and the animation quality for fighting scenes, etc. was pretty good. Studio Pierrot did a good job with this movie. This is one Bleach movie I can definitely watch a few more times over since it's pretty well balanced. Let's hope they do the same for the third movie.

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 breaks out inbetween squad 10 and the 3 mysterious intruders, and Hitsugaya abandons his post to chase down the mysterious soul reaper who soon leaves him badly injured.

The news reaches the human realm, which we all know it'll mean our usual friends will found out the news soon enough to help out.

The storyline does make sense and the flash backs of Hitsugayas memory add to the story line to make it more.... suspensefull.

The graphics are once again up to date, the storyline seems fresh and new, the fighting seems are up to our usual standards and the voice overs are once again brilliant.



I think that they've made the film speedy, action packed and added the unusual characters in to get more people intrigued in the bleach movies. Even though this is the second movie We're already being dragged and drawn in to the films that we now know will following on and be just as good as all of the others...

One down side to the film is quite small... We all see what happens to the mysterious masked soul reaper at the end.... But we don't see what happens to his 2 little side kicks... You know the ones who control fire and electricity.

I wonder what actually happened to them?.....

Saturday 23rd Febuary 2013. 10:30 pm. ~AmyXxx

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 literally a textbook MacGuffin. I’m going to be frank. It’s stupid. There’s really nothing more to say about it. It’s just idiotic. It does exactly what a MacGuffin does, which is essentially anything and everything the plot needs it to.

The second is an apocryphal backstory for Toushiro Hitsugaya. I thought that Hitsugaya’s character arc was so compelling, I found myself wishing it were canon. Indeed, there is a part of me that considers it so. It is rare for filler to garner that kind of response from me, with the notable exception of One Piece’s Condoriano. Naturally, DiamondDust Rebellion‘s lore has too many holes to be sanctified as canon, but what I’m trying to say is that even in spite of its flaws, it’s just that attractive as an idea.

Toushiro is such a beloved character, you are likely to enjoy the movie simply by virtue of the fact that he is the deuteragonist.

Where the movie fails is in its handling of Ichigo. There really isn’t any reason for Ichigo to exist in this story. The effort to include him and write him into the plot only served to confuse and convolute the narrative. I can only imagine an alternate version of the movie where Hitsugaya is the de facto main character. I almost want to cry over just how much better that version of DiamondDust should, would, and could have been. It could have easily been a prequel happening before Ichigo ever became a Soul Reaper.

Alas, in the real world, in the version of the movie we’ve actually been given, Hitsugaya is nerfed and sidelined for 80% of the movie in order to give Pierrot enough time to convince you that, bro, trust me, bro, Ichigo is the main character, bro, he is totally necessary in this movie, bro, the plot would not work without him, bro. Inevitably, the story puts Ichigo on a path that leads to conflict with the Soul Reapers of Soul Society again, because that’s the only kind of conflict Bleach filler writers can come up with. Bleach fillers can’t exist in the absence of Soul Society treating Ichigo like dirt.

Update on the Supreme Commander: Still useless? Yes. Still creating pointless friction just to be an asshole? Yes. Oh, look! Right on schedule – it’s bullshit o’clock! Please do nothing useful and then say something asinine just to piss me off. The story absolutely requires it.

The 3rd act is also weak. Nothing happens, really. The plot just creates a big arena for Pierrot to masturbate in the audience’s faces showing off various characters’ abilities and shit, but none of it means anything, because they’re mostly just killing random, nameless fodder.

The main villain’s definitive defeat is also supremely disappointing and he’s got to have the most unimaginative henchmen I’ve ever seen.

At this point, DiamondDust Rebellion also does something with regards to its protagonist that so many stories do, and it’s got me fucked up to no end – hype without action. All throughout the 3rd act, all of the supporting cast will, ad nauseam, tell Ichigo that he has to go on, that it’s all down to him, because he has to be the one to reach the main bad guy and save the day. They act as nothing more than sidekicks paving the way for Orange Naruto. Why? The quintessential example of this is Ron at the end of The Philosopher’s Stone. “Harry, it's you that has to go on. I know it. Not me, not Hermione – YOU!” Ehhh... Again... Why??? Is this an unofficial 4th wall break? Are they all aware that they’re just characters in a story? Do they know Ichigo is the main character?

Still, in spite of its problems, like I said, DDR is a breath of fresh air in that it invents an actually compelling story related to a character we’ve got a preexisting attachment to. That means we’re not wasting 75% of the movie struggling to give a shit about some newfangled contrivance, only to then, as always, end with a smorgasbord of flashy moves we’re already familiar with.

To fans of the franchise, it is guaranteed to be an entertaining 90 minutes. If, on the other hand, you’re not already familiar with Bleach, I don’t know that I would recommend starting here, seeing as you wouldn’t know who any of the characters are, but surprising no one more than myself, I will admit that it wouldn’t exactly be the worst place to start. I can absolutely see you getting into the franchise after watching DiamonDust.

I just finished watching this movie, so it is still pretty fresh in my mind.

First off, I thought that the story was alright, nothing too amazing here. It's a pretty generic story, imo. Soul Society believes that someone has betrayed them and try to capture the culprit, without listening to anything that the person has to say and everything turns out to be a big misunderstanding, where Ichigo, as usual, comes to the rescue and saves the day.

The art and soundtrack is alright, pretty decent. However, it was nothing that really blew me away, pretty average.

The character development is pretty non-existent, considering that this is ... a Bleach movie and, therefore, has nothing to do with the actual storyline. Nonetheless, we do get to see into the past of Captain Hitsugaya, a bit. It did feel, though, as if it lacked something.

Overall the enjoyment factor of this movie, at least to me, was so-so. It was a movie that I could have waited for. It was not something that I had to see right away, after watching it.
The basic story is that the Captain's past caught up to him and he wants to correct it, and, in turn, the entire Soul Society misconstrues his intentions. Ichigo saves the day and that's pretty much it.

If you're watching this because you think that it will further advance the Bleach series storyline, then you're wrong. However, if you are an action buff then you should totally watch this because it has plenty of action sequences, but none that are too impressive.

I would rate this a 7/10.

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.<SPOILER> I mean for those who watched it already, how could the captain of the 8th squad be defeated so easily by a guy who hasn. even learnt his bankai?!<SPOILER>. I think the first movie invoked better emotions and feelings than this one. I felt no attraction to the show but at least the action is still good, i'll give it that much.

The art was ok, not the best that i have seen in bleach animation though. But got nothing bad to say either so moving on...

Sound was probably the best part of the show, the inserts were well timed to help create the atmosphere, i would expect no less of a movie anyway. I always liked the bleach inserts so maybe it's just me, some are recognizable from the anime...others not. (By inserts i'm refering to insert songs)

The characters were of a good standard, of course the focus is on Hitsugaya and Ichigo, but the other characters are not neglected at all. I would say for such a wide cast of characters, they do fit them quite nicely into the story and for that i would give it 7. Because i can't help but feel that Ichigo is the one always being singled out as special even when it's not about him.

I could only enjoy the show show for it's impressive display of action throughout, that's probably what kept me watching it. there was never a boring moment in the show as it carries along at quite a fast pace. However, the focus on ichigo and lack of comedy may have prevented me from giving a higher score.

Overall, the movie had better action than the first movie but the constant need for ichigo to be the center of the story makes it a bit boring and unintersting. There was no special factor that makes it stand out so i would say it's just an average show. Note that i'm looking at this movie from the point of view of someone who has watched the anime so there may be some biasness.

Story:

Great story, original and easy to follow, one or two plot holes, but straight forward and most importantly it was something new and great, probably something we never would have thought of in the first place which makes it interesting

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Art:

Since it's a movie, the visuals are great, Getsuga Tenshou and Hyorinmaru were masterpieces, not to mention Zaraki's reatsu. Nothing i can say except... Outstanding

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Sound:

Sound was good, a return from the bleach fight music and such, but the main reason im downing this to 8 is because you dont get to hear the violin music for Rukia's "Tsugi No Mai"
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Character:

The focus on Hitsugaya was really good, i loved how they showed us a side we never saw to him. Also Matsumoto, we saw a new side of her which was great and more mature. The reason im downing this is because the main villain wasn't explained well and we didnt get any information on his 2 subordinates. Also how they made "Kyoraku" who with Aizen gone should be the strongest captain (excluding yama), get ambushed by a lowly villain who doesn't have Bankai, and taken to the hospital for an emergency, which makes him appear as weak.
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Enjoyment:

Overall it was a great movie. Didn't stop in the middle. It's straight forward and good to pass time. Also its a quick movie not one of these boring long movies. It's quick and too the point. AND THE ACTION IS AMAZING!!!!!
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Overall:

Must watch for any bleach fan who enjoys seeing a lot of action
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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 early on have a relatively prominent role in the movie and are not just there to fill up the scene. And also, as I said before, a lot of worth mentioning soul reapers are in it.

I thouroughly enjoyed this movie. The art was done really well and I liked the way that it focused more on Toshiro than Ichigo for once, because I'm pretty sure everyone gets sick of seeing Ichigo from time to time.

Overall the movie isn't perfect but it is a very, very, very good movie and definitely worth your time.

"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.

this story had some up's but it also had its down's i belive that that big fight ended to fast and should have lasted a little bit longer all in all it was a good movie but i think it ended to quick. But it is worth watching

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.

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 events so much so your attention gives up processing anything that happens, knocking you back into reality “This is just a filler Movie, why should I care?”.

Art (8/10):
Definitely not the best I've seen from a Movie production, even back in the day. It just looks like a well-animated TV episode and nothing more.
The characters are well defined, they look sharper and clearer than the usual blurry treatment they get from a weekly episode. The particle effects were spot on, probably the only shine in this mediocre work.

Sound (8/10):
When starting a movie, or any high production entertainment product, you'd at least expect the delivery to be on par with what you get from the regular of said product. I like voice acting in Bleach, I love the OSTs, I adore the ambient sound effects. Thankfully, all of that was present, but unfortunately, nothing new came out of it. Again, following the same trend of a well-animated filler episode.

Characters (6/10):
Well, that was an unfortunate turn of events.
In every series, you have tat one character people put over the main characters, characters so cool they shatter that “side character” label and make it into countless fans' hearts, roll the dollars on merchandise, and even used to market their series at times, take into example “Kakashi, Levi, Law...”, in Bleach's case, that's undoubtedly Toshiro.
To have a movie revolve around a fans' favorite is a clever way into marketing your series-related content that the fact it might backfire and just not work is staggering.
The main villain made complete nonsense, it was painfully apparent how Toshiro is forced to act the way he did like nothing from his showings in the main series mattered. The villain was a doll, unrelatable, and just another typical vengeful figure that somehow makes the entire Soul Society bond to fight the greater evil.

Enjoyment (7/10):
This is a definitive upgrade from the first movie, no doubt, But not by a lot.
It was definitely more encouraging to keep watch as all characters involved has had already been introduced properly and/or built-in relation to familiar characters, so not a lot of strange faces all introduced at once and you have to struggle and keep up with so many tongues rolling names.
Again, the premise of revenge story has been done so many times in a lot of different shapes and flavors that it's practically hard to pull anything new to the mix, but more Bleach is always okay with me.

Overlay (7.16/10):
All in all, you're most likely not going to walk out of this movie mind blown, however, if you're looking for just another Bleach movie, this one has the best blend of fan service and filler crap that no one cares about.