This is my first time to write a movie review. Note that I have read/watched all chapters/episodes of Bleach before I watch this movie.

Let's be honest, everything in this movie is excellent in terms of live action adaptation! CGI of the special effects are done very well (the Hollows are too!). But of course there's no such thing as perfection out there especially when we are talking about anime live action movie. I can only complain two things here.

The portrayal of Byakuya and Renji, I think they could be way much better, especially at their hair style. The last from me, and one of the most important aspects of movie success, is the music. Throughout the entire movie, I don't feel the big hype with the music as much as when I'm watching the anime. I really hope they will bring some aspects from the anime OST to the sequel and that will be a huge yes from me!

7.5/10 ?

Taking into account how much live action movies based on manga have disappointed me in the past, I came into "Bleach" with low expectations (probably not the only one). However, this movie adaptation is funny, with acceptable action set pieces and relatable characters (on top of not stretching its running time endlessly and pointlessly (even if it falls a little bit into this trap in its third act)). And, even if you don't know anything about the manga, it is easy to jump into the story, as the movie does a great job of introducing the world and building it up from scratch. Totally worth watching!

BLEACH is another live action anime following on from the Netflix release of FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST. This one's a little better than that one, featuring endless lavish action scenes and plenty of CGI spectacle to bring the comic book antics to life. I should admit that I'm no anime fan so watching this was a new experience for me. The characters are slick and bland, good or weird-looking, which stops the viewer properly engaging in the story somewhat, but the action direction is typically frenetic and the giant CGI beasties are good fun to watch. This is very much along the lines of the 'young adult' genre popular in Hollywood, but generally more thrilling and well made than those films.