By: Robert Murphy
Opening on your average day in Karakura town, we find Ichigo
and Rukia chasing down a hollow trying to make a quick meal out of a
defenseless soul but luckily the good guys come out on top and Ichigo makes
quick work of saving the spirit of this girl. Congratulations all around as the
day is saved once again but there’s no time for patting on the back as the town
is quickly filled with faceless creatures in white cloaks. Who these things are
and where they came from are a mystery and what’s more an even bigger mystery
comes about when a girl, Senna, comes to the scene and takes down each one of
these strange beings right before Ichigo and Rukia’s eyes. While Senna is
dressed like a soul reaper and is sporting a shikai, she has no memory of who
she is or for that matter any known affiliation to the Soul Society and the Thirteen
Court Guard Squads. This is where our story begins and we watch as Ichigo tries
to unravel the mystery behind this girl and just what new threat has come to
Karakura town.
Meet Senna as she kicks some butt
Now I hate to assume things when I’m writing a review but
I’m going to go out on a ledge here and assume that you’ve all watched “Bleach”
if you’re going to watch “Memories of Nobody,” so I won’t go into detail on
Ichigo and Rukia. Let’s get into our new character, Senna, who is quite the
spunky girl who becomes attached to Ichigo after the first meeting between the
two and they proceed to get to know each other right of the bat. This girl
proceeds to poke fun at Ichigo and be a general pain for him as she is obsessed
with going on a Ferris wheel ride and dragging Ichigo along for the ride, but
the fun's not to last as the true reason behind our white cloaked creatures
comes to light. The Dark Ones appear as our resident evil-doers and they have
taken an interest in Senna and they need her for their plans to move forward.
Ichigo being the resident hero, naturally springs into action to save the day
and not let anyone lay a hand on Senna, which is a good thing too because the
very fate of the realm of the living and the Soul Society rest on her being
protected.
Outside of our new character though, there are very few
surprises that come to the story as it unfolds in a very formulaic pattern that
“Bleach” is known for which is the bad guy show up, Ichigo gets his but
initially kicked and then he goes after them to take them down with his full
strength, which he didn’t use before for the simple fact that the movie would
be too short if he did. But I am not saying that the plot is at all bad, the
story is solid and moves along at a nice/smooth pace without any points where
you have to sit through a lengthy battle or unappealing dialogue. We also get
to see a couple of my favorite captains come to the screen in “Memories of
Nobody,” such as Byakuya and Toshiro, along with other popular soul reapers, like
Renji, making an appearance as well. We also get to see the rest of the cast
like Chad and Oriime but only for brief moments but this is good because it’s
hard to jam pack every character into one movie and “Bleach” has a lot of them.
Oh God, right in the feels
Overall, what we get from “Bleach: Memories of Nobody” is a
solid movie that won’t disappoint fans of the show as it holds up to exactly
what “Bleach” does best; and if you’re not a fan of the show….well honestly why
are you watching the movie if you’re not a fan of the show it’s based on?
Ichigo takes up a lot of screen time but why wouldn’t he? I mean he’s the main
character after all, and alongside Senna, who is a spunky and enjoyable
character to follow with a bit of mystery about it her that as you watching all
the way to the end just to see what she is all about. Also the movie brings out
some of the shows enjoyable characters like Rukia, who I’m not the biggest fan
of but is still a good character and other soul reapers like Renji, Toshiro and
Byakuya, all make for a great cast of characters to bring forth in the story
making for a terrific first edition to the “Bleach” movies.
Good:
-Good pacing and an interesting story to match
-Ichigo and Senna make an enjoyable pair
-Great set of characters from the “Bleach” universe are
involved in the story
Bad:
-Follows a very simple formula, that “Bleach” is known for
-The Dark Ones aren’t anything to write about as far as bad
guys go and it’s not surprising with that kind of cheesy name
Scully Rating: 7.5 out of 10
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