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Story:

Bleach is a shounen anime and with that, people generally expect a decent story with interesting fights, unfortunetly, you don't get that with Bleach. The plot, or lack of one generally stays with the same formula throughout every arc. Ichigo gets a power-up, someone gets kidnapped, Ichigo gets depressed, Ichigo saves them, rinse and repeat. If that weren't bad enough, only bad guys die, while that may not be a problem for some people, the fact that a good guy cannot die really limits the amount of suspense a fight can have. It works for One Piece only because One Piece has a good ... story and characters that are developed well enough to carry the story. Bleach just doesn't have that. But some positives are that the fights are pretty decent, though there are a bit too many at times.

Art:

Studio Pierrot does the art and animation. Just like with Naruto, some episodes are hit or miss in terms of animation, though, they seem to do a better job with Bleach.

Sound:

The music is pretty good and fits the atmosphere of the anime. I also feel the music has gotten better through the series as it has gone along.

Character:

This is the area where Bleach could most improve. Kubo Tite did an amazing job with character designs and EVERY character looks simply awesome, but under their flashy exterior, is nothing. These characters, aside from Ichigo, Renji, and Rukia, are severly underdeveloped. They feel shallow and hollow. They are so forgettable, that I don't even know everyone's name, and I'm at episode 150.

Enjoyment:

I think you get a fair amount of enjoyment out of Bleach. It's far from a masterpiece, but it can be enjoyed, as long as you take it for what it is and accept the limitations placed on it by its creator.

Overall:

If you're a fan of shounen anime, watch Yu Yu Hakusho, Hunter x Hunter, Rurouni Kenshin, and One Piece instead, though if you've already seen those, then Bleach would be a last alternative.

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.