Bleach Live Action (2018) : Hollow Storyline that Feels Incomplete

Bleach used to be one of three the most famous manga in shonen jump alongside one piece and Naruto. Recently I went and watched the live action film adaptation of Bleach. One thing I have to mention is even though they have some differences in adapting the manga in terms of appearance, I think that casting sota fukushi as Ichigo the main prontagonist is a nice choice as he managed to potray his character well enough.

The story tells the tale of a high school student named Ichigo who have supernatural power to be able to interact with ghost, and spirit. One time by chance he met a Shinigami (death reaper) armed who use their sword to purify spirit. The Shinigami named rukia, have the objective of purifying dark spirits known as hollow, specifically a great one called grand fisher. When Ichigo and his family got attacked by hollow, Rukia is forced to give her power to Ichigo enabling him to wield the power as  Shinigami. This is the start of adventure of Ichigo accepting his new power and facing challenge of spirit world.

If you are an avid manga reader, you know how interesting the first part of Bleach is. The journey Ichigo took to protect his friends while discovering more about himself stay as the main focus of Bleach in all of its story. The portrayal of Ichigo by Sota Fukushi managed to display this inner conflict within ichigo about what is important to him. To be in danger or let his justice die out. Thus, he choose to protect his friends as Shinigami and follow his heart through many and I mean MANY CGI Battles against hollow and other challenges. The music is pretty fun and pretty much have the same funky atmosphere from the anime series and seems so fitting.

As I mentioned before, to deliver this story as closer as they can to the manga they need to rely a lot on CGI, which may turn off some viewers. If you like cool battle and CGI moment, furthermore if you are a Bleach fan you should watch this movie. It was a pretty fun ride that stays true to the manga direction, but have too much crammed in it. I believe they make three arc compiled into just 1 hour long film, which I say, do not suffice at all. You will see some story got sidelined and seems not too important or just being there for no further explanation like Ishida Uryuu and Ichigo's friends. Furthermore, they do not explore soul society further and only view it as some sort of cameo appearance, efven though they look awesome.

I believe that this movie is pretty generic to people who doesn't read the manga, but if you are a bleach fan prepare for a nice treat. Nevertheless, through this movie you can see some interesting fight between Ichigo VS Renji, and Byakuya using Shinigami power, which is special treat for the manga lover. My final verdict for this movie is about 6 or 7, considering I read the manga before.

In the age where there are bad manga adaptation like death note Netflix keeps popping. Movies like Bleach and Ajin can somehow give you hope. Keep your soul clean everyone