Bleach: Fade to Black
Kimi no Na o Yobu
BLEACH Fade to Black 君の名を呼ぶ (Japanese)
Bleach: Fade to Black - I Call Your Name
Блич: Растворяясь Во Тьме (Russian)
Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
December 12, 2008
Status:
Completed
Summary:
A mysterious reiatsu (spiritual particle) explosion occurs in the center of Seireitei in Soul Society, causing it to be destroyed. At the exact same time, a major change overwhelms Kuchiki Rukia, which leaves her losing something important inside. Urahara Kisuke sends Kurosaki Ichigo to Soul Society to investigate the disturbance. Upon reaching Seireitei, Ichigo is set upon and attacked by shinigamis, once allies, who have no memory of him and Rukia. Now alone and on the run, Ichigo must find the missing Rukia and uncover the cause of the mysterious incident before it's too late.
At the time this movie was released Rukia was criminally underused so it was refreshing to see an entire movie about her. Ichigo fighting the Soul Society in the beginning of the film was a nice contrast and mirrored the first bleach story arc pretty well. This movie is pretty heavy on the emotional side and doesnt have as many battles as you might expect from a bleach story, but the intense climax makes up for that. And even then they dont forget to include the emotional aspect. Personally I prefer Diamond Dust rebellion becuase of my Hitsugaya bias but as a movie Fade to Black is actually the better one, mostly because it doesnt have any huge plot hole and the things they added to Rukias past didnt really contradict what has already been shown in the show.