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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black

2008 · 94 min

A brisk, earnest anime adventure that turns lonely and bittersweet as memory and friendship slip away, with flashy sword fights and a sorrowful heart.

Directed by: Noriyuki Abe
Genres: Action, Animation, Fantasy
Starring: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentaro Ito

Overview: A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul Reapers remember Ichigo, and they think he’s the one responsible for the destruction. Now on the run, Ichigo is forced into a lonely battle in order to find Rukia and stop the real culprits!

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Directed by: Noriyuki Abe
Genres: Action, Animation, Fantasy
Starring: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentaro Ito

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
friendship
loyalty
grief
Places: fantasy world
small town
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, animation, fantasy, drama
Directed by: Noriyuki Abe
Written by: Masahiro Okubo, Natsuko Takahashi, Ookubo Masahiro
Starring: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentaro Ito, Aya Hirano, Hiroshi Kamiya, Mitsuaki Madono, Jun Fukuyama, Taro Yamaguchi
Music: Shiro Sagisu
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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