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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)...
