Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
December 22, 2007
Status:
Completed
Summary:
A valuable artifact known as "King's Seal" is stolen by a mysterious group of people during transport in Soul Society. Hitsugaya Toushiro, the 10th division captain of Gotei 13, who is assigned to transport the seal fights the leader of the group and shortly after goes missing. After the incident, Seireitei declares Hitsugaya a traitor and orders the capture and execution of Hitsugaya. Kurosaki Ichigo refuses to believe this, and along with Matsumoto Rangiku, Kuchiki Rukia and Abarai Renji swear to uncover the real mastermind of the stolen seal, find Hitsugaya and clear his name. Meanwhile, a rogue Hitsugaya searches for the perpetrators and uncovers a dark secret regarding a long dead shinigami.
Action-packed with a clever story this is a treat for Bleach fans(and Hitsugaya fans especially since the story focus around him). The only thing that could take anyone out of the movie is that the main plot does contradict Hitsugayas past in the manga pretty much. Although its still a pretty clever idea and they sort of glossed over that part when it became time to animate that part of the manga anyway(It was sort of a manga special). And while the manga version was very sweet and endearing I actually prefer this movie version since it gives Hitsugaya an incredible amount of debt and a sense of guilt for his lost friend. The final act of the movie sort of suffers from the general trappings of shonen anime climaxes but its still a fun watch since the battles are fairly intense.