Bleach: Hell Verse

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Bleach: Hell Verse
Japanese theatrical poster
Japanese name
Kanji劇場版BLEACH 地獄篇
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGekijō-ban Burīchi: Jigoku-hen
Directed byNoriyuki Abe
Screenplay byMasahiro Ōkubo
Natsuko Takahashi
Based onBleach
by Tite Kubo
Produced by
  • Noriko Kobayashi
  • Ken Hagino
Starring
CinematographyToshiyuki Fukushima
Edited byJunichi Uematsu
Music byShirō Sagisu
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 4, 2010 (2010-12-04)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥610 million (Japan)[1]

Bleach: Hell Verse (

T.M.Revolution and its screenplay was written by Natsuko Takahashi and Ookubo Masahiro, 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.

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.

Plot

The film starts with a recap of

Uryū Ishida
decide to join the quest.

During a fight against Kushanāda, Ichigo's Hollow mask spontaneously manifests. Kokutō explains Hell brings out one's hidden powers and anyone killed in Hell will also get trapped. Kushanāda torture Sinners by consuming them; consumed spirits are eventually reborn at a lower level, after which they are again caught and consumed in a cycle which continues until their will is completely crushed and their remains turn to dust. Confronted by Shuren's minions, Rukia, Renji and Uryū fight while Ichigo and Kokutō move on to Shuren's lair, where Yuzu is held captive. Shuren orders Ichigo to destroy the gates of Hell, believing it will free the Sinners. Once Shuren's group is defeated, Kokutō reveals he tricked Shuren into luring Ichigo to Hell and wants to use Ichigo's Hollow powers to break the invisible chains which tie him to Hell. Kokutō then taunts Ichigo by revealing that Yuzu has become a Sinner, and cutting down Rukia, Uryū and Renji. Ichigo angrily transforms into his Hollow form and blasts Kokutō with a power that destroys most of the chains binding him to Hell and part of the gates of Hell. Renji breaks Ichigo's Hollow mask and activates a spell that teleports Ichigo and Yuzu out of Hell, leaving himself, Rukia and Uryū trapped.

The Soul Reapers arrive at the now-broken gates and begin repairs. Orihime Inoue—a human with healing powers—is brought to heal Yuzu, but even her powers are not enough to undo Hell's bindings. However, Yuzu later spontaneously recovers on her own. Using a Kushanāda attempting to exit the gates as a distraction, Ichigo returns and flies down to the deepest level of Hell, where Rukia has become a Sinner, while Renji and Uryū are rotting away. Ichigo fights Kokutō, while fighting off his Hollow side. Surprisingly, the Kushanāda become a Skull-Clad armor for Ichigo, who explains that Hell itself is asking him for help. Ichigo breaks everyone's chains, saving his friends, while binding Kokutō in more chains that drag him away into the depths of Hell. Despite Rukia's warning, Ichigo discards the armor and they are chased by the Kushanāda again. All four flee back from the finished and repaired gate before it vanishes, where they successfully jump out into the World of the Living and are caught by Orihime's shield, which safely lowers them to the ground.

In the post-credit scene, Yuzu is awake without remembering what happened to her. Relieved, Karin hugs her, ignoring Isshin, who just returned.

Cast

Character Japanese voice English voice
Ichigo Kurosaki Masakazu Morita Johnny Yong Bosch
Rukia Kuchiki Fumiko Orikasa Michelle Ruff
Renji Abarai Kentarō Itō Wally Wingert
Uryū Ishida
 Noriaki Sugiyama Derek Stephen Prince
Orihime Inoue Yuki Matsuoka Stephanie Sheh
Yasutora Sado Hiroki Yasumoto Jamieson Price
Isshin Kurosaki Toshiyuki Morikawa Patrick Seitz
Yuzu Kurosaki Ayumi Sena Janice Kawaye
Karin Kurosaki Rie Kugimiya Kate Higgins
Kokutō Kazuya Nakai Travis Willingham
Shuren Tōru Furuya Benjamin Diskin
Gunjō Masaki Aizawa Taylor Henry
Garogai Keikō Sakai Jamie Simone
Taikon Kōzō Shioya Joe Ochman
Murakumo Binbin Takaoka Steve Kramer

Other media

Light novel adaptation of movie was published on December 6, 2010.[3]

Shuren appears in the

Bleach: Heat the Soul 7 as a downloadable content playable character, and Kokutō appears in the PS3 video game Bleach: Soul Resurrección as a normal playable character. The story and characters also made an appearance in the game Bleach: Brave Souls
.

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "2012年2月下旬決算特別号 206頁". Kinema Junpo. Kinema Junposha: 206. 2012.
  2. ^ "December's Bleach: Jigoku-Hen Film Overseen by Kubo". Anime News Network. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  3. ^ "劇場版 BLEACH 地獄篇" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

External links

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