Underplayed Gems

Bleach: Hell Verse (2010)

Bleach: Hell Verse poster
Original title
劇場版 BLEACH 地獄篇
Directed by
Noriyuki Abe
Genre
fantasy film, action film, adventure film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 205 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage soul reaper and his friends travel to the world of Hell to rescue his younger sister who has been taken there. They face dangerous enemies and supernatural challenges in their journey.

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What happens

Bleach: Hell Verse (Japanese: 劇場版BLEACH 地獄篇, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban Burīchi Jigoku-hen; lit. "Theatrical Feature Bleach: Hell") is a 2010 Japanese animated supernatural adventure film directed by Noriyuki Abe. It is the fourth and final animated film adaptation of the anime and manga series Bleach. In the film, Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends traverse through the world of Hell in order to save his younger sister, Yuzu. The film's theme song is "Save the One, Save the All", performed by T.M.Revolution, and the film's screenplay was written by Natsuko Takahashi and Masahiro Okubo, with Tite Kubo, author of the manga, overseeing the production. The film was released in Japanese theatres on December 4, 2010 (in between episodes 299 and 300) and in the United States dubbed in November. A prologue for the film, titled Theatre Opening Commemoration! Hell Chapter: Prologue, was included in season 14 of the animation series and included in the regular TV Tokyo schedule, which aired on November 30, 2010. A promotional manga chapter, titled Imaginary Number 01: The Unforgivens, was published showing Shuren confronting Szayel Aporro Granz and Aaroniero Arruruerie in Hell. Additionally, a promotional information book called Bleach: Official Invitation Book The Hell Verse was also released to commemorate the release of Bleach: Hell Verse. The DVD was released on August 25, 2011 in Japan. The English dub was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 4, 2012 in the United States and on February 24, 2013 in the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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