Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (Japanese: 劇場版BLEACH The DiamondDust Rebellion もう一つの氷輪丸, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban Burīchi: Za Daiyamondo Dasuto Reberion Mō Hitotsu no Hyōrinmaru, lit. "Theatrical Feature Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru") is the second animated film adaptation of the anime and manga series Bleach. The film is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and co-written by Michiko Yokote and Masahiro Ōkubo, and the theatrical release was on December 22, 2007 in between episodes 153 and 154. The theme music for the film is "Rock of Light" (光のロック, Hikari no Rokku) by Sambomaster.[2] The DVD of the film was released on September 6, 2008.[3]
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| Kanji | 劇場版BLEACH The DiamondDust Rebellion もう一つの氷輪丸 | ||||
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| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe | ||||
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| Based on | Bleach by Tite Kubo | ||||
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| Cinematography | Toshiyuki Fukushima | ||||
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| Music by | Shirō Sagisu | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 95 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | ¥800 million (Japan)[1] | ||||
To promote the film, the opening and closing credits of the Bleach anime from episode 151-154 use footage from the film. Kubo also published a special manga chapter focusing on Hitsugaya's past to further promote the film. The English release of the DVD was on September 8, 2009,[4] and it was aired on Adult Swim on December 5.[5] The official European release of the film was on September 6, 2010[6] and in the United Kingdom on Blu-ray on May 7, 2012.
Plot
editSoul Reapers[a] of the 10th Division—led by its captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya and vice-captain Rangiku Matsumoto—are sent to escort the "King's Seal". The rare artifact is stolen during transport by the deviated Soul Reaper Sōjirō Kusaka and two girls known as Ying and Yang. Hitsugaya seems to recognize the Soul Reaper, who wounds him and leaves, and abandons his post to pursue the man while leaving his squad behind to fend for themselves. Later, Soul Society suspects Hitsugaya of treason, orders his immediate capture, and puts his whole squad under house arrest.
In the human world, Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki is informed about the events happening in the Soul Society, and finds Hitsugaya, who passes out. Hitsugaya wakes up in Ichigo's house, and they are attacked by Ying and Yang. Ichigo fights, while Hitsugaya escapes and continues to avoid an attempt of capture by Soul Society. The suspect on him increases when Kusaka attacks a Soul Society's captain using Hyōrinmaru, a zanpakutō—special swords used by Soul Reapers—with identical powers to Hitsugaya's. Hitsugaya's capture is then made top priority and his execution is approved.
Through his wandering to avoid capture, Hitsugaya eventually manages to track Kusaka down, and it is revealed that the two managed to manifest the same zanpakutō. Because Soul Society does not allow the same zanpakutō to be wielded by different people, the two were forced to fight to the death. Hitsugaya did not wish to fight, but had no other option as Kusaka attacked, claiming that he was the only one worthy of Hyōrinmaru. The authorities concluded that Hitsugaya was the true owner of Hyōrinmaru and carried out Kusaka's execution. Kusaka died and was reborn as a Hollow in their world, Hueco Mundo. Once he learned of the King's Seal and its powers—which allows the user to freely manipulate time, space and matter—he started his plan of revenge against Soul Society.
Using the King's Seal, Kusaka teleports Hitsugaya and himself to Soul Society, needing Hitsugaya's power to break the seal. The Soul Reapers find and attack Hitsugaya and Kusaka, but are thrown back when Ichigo intervene. As Hitsugaya refuses, Kusaka breaks the seal himself, after which he transforms into a giant dragon-like creature made of ice. However, because he lacks the control which Hitsugaya possesses, the power goes berserk and threatens to destroy Soul Society. A hoard of Hollows appears out of Kusaka's castle, which he had generated out of the Kings' Seal. While several Soul Reapers face the Hollows, Ichigo and Hitsugaya storm up to the central tower. After they destroy Kusaka's dragon-like form, Hitsugaya impales Kusaka. Hitsugaya is cleared of all charges and the King's Seal is restored. After the credits, he and Rangiku visit Kusaka's grave.
Production
editTite Kubo, author from the Bleach manga, authored a one-shot based on Tōshirō, prior to the film's premier in order to promote it. He was also allowed to participate in the making of the film, to design the character of Kusaka. However, Kubo could not add Kusaka to his one-shot due to the fact the original concept came from the manga.[7] In order to promote the second film of Bleach, the trailer had the line "Execute Hitsugaya!". Kubo admitted that it was his own idea to make everybody be surprised, but he and Masakazu Morita, the voice actor of Ichigo Kurosaki, received a lot of letters from worried fans, causing Kubo to apologize in response.[8]
Cast
edit| Character | Japanese voice | English voice |
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| Ichigo Kurosaki | Masakazu Morita Yuki Matsuoka (child) |
Johnny Yong Bosch Mona Marshall (child) |
| Tōshirō Hitsugaya | Romi Park | Steve Staley |
| Rukia Kuchiki | Fumiko Orikasa | Michelle Ruff |
| Renji Abarai | Kentarō Itō | Wally Wingert |
| Rangiku Matsumoto | Kaya Matsutani | Megan Hollingshead |
| Sōjirō Kusaka | Akira Ishida | Keith Silverstein |
| Ying | Aya Hisakawa | Kate Higgins |
| Yang | Yukana | Tara Platt |
| Hyōrinmaru | Daisuke Matsuoka | Travis Willingham |
Reception
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The film opened in 4th place at the Japanese box office,[9] and held a top ten location until its 5th week.[10]
The DVD release of the film was the first best selling anime DVD released that week, and is now released in many different languages.[11]
Other media
editA light novel adaptation of movie was released on December 22, 2007.[12]
Sōjirō Kusaka in the PSP video game Bleach: Heat the Soul 5, Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 and Bleach: Heat the Soul 7 as a playable character. The story and characters also made an appearance in the game Bleach: Brave Souls.
Notes
edit- ^ In the Bleach universe, Soul Reapers are soldiers trusted with ushering the souls of the dead from the World of the Living to the afterlife realm known as Soul Society and with fighting Hollows, monstrous lost souls who can harm both ghosts and humans
References
edit- ^ "2008年 日本映画・外国映画 業界総決算 経営/製作/配給/興行のすべて". Kinema Junpo (2009年（平成21年）2月下旬号). Kinema Junposha: 172. 2009.
- ^ Weekly Shōnen Jump; Year 2007, Issue #49, page 15.
- ^ Weekly Shōnen Jump; Year 2008, Issue #28.
- ^ "BLEACH Movie 2: DiamondDust Reb". Amazon. September 8, 2009.
- ^ "Adult Swim : On Air Schedule". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ Product detailshmv.com Archived September 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kubo, Tite (2007). Bleach, Volume 32. Shueisha. p. 2. ISBN 978-4-08-874473-5.
- ^ Tite Kubo, Masakazu Morita (August 2007). Tite Kubo Interview, Bleach B-Station 112. Japan: Bleach B-Station.
- ^ "Japanese Box Office, December 22–23: Bleach Film at #4 (Updated)". Anime News Network. December 27, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
- ^ "Japanese Box Office, January 19–20". Anime News Network. January 23, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
- ^ "Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 3-9a". Anime News Network. September 12, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ "劇場版 BLEACH The DiamondDust Rebellion もう一つの氷輪丸" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion at IMDb
