Great movie - horrible subtitles!! If it's bootleg, why is it being sold here??? Great movie for Bleach fans, with all the action and heart you'd expect. Reading the other reviews, though, it makes sense that this could be a bootleg, given how lousy the subtitles are. I kept thinking to myself as I was watching this that I could have done a heck of a lot better job, and I don't speak Japanese!
So, if this really is a bootleg copy of the movie, why is Amazon selling it or permitting it to be sold on its website? Isn't there a copyright issue here?? If I'd have known, I would have waited to buy the "official" version, with, I'm assuming, good subtitles. I'd rather give my money to support Noriyuki Abe and the folks at Shonen Jump.
I'm disappointed!
Buyer Beware!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bootleg! Do not buy this item! It is a bootleg! There is no such thing as a legitimate ALL REGION DVD. Memories of Nobody premered in select American theatres this summer and is officially licenced by Viz Media, which will be putting out an official DVD. Do not get ripped off and buy an unlicenced product! Wait until the official release. And once again for your future buying reference. If it says "ALL REGIONS" beware. You are dealing with an illegal bootleg of inferior quality to the legitimate, licenced product.
Not bad, but for established fans only. Memories of Nobody (Noriyuki Abe, 2006)
The first thing to say about Memories of Nobody is that if you're not already a fan of the anime (or manga) Bleach, you're going to be lost almost immediately, and things will only get worse. If you're a fan and debating whether to see it, it shouldn't even be a question (though you should probably wait until you've finished the Soul Society story arc to check it out).
The downside: it's a ninety-minute episode of the show. This is the main reason non-fans will get lost; it assumes you've been following along and you know who all these folks are. It also takes kind of a "family-reunion" approach, in that everyone shows up a little, even the characters who aren't germane to the story, just so they could get some face time for the fans of the particular characters. It's a bare-faced attempt at making sure everyone who watches the series or reads the books will go to see the movie, and it's kind of annoying. (On the other hand, my favorite character is Chad, who wasn't germane to the story, and so only got the face time... you see my problem.)
The upside: it's a ninety-minute episode of the show, which means a lot of action, a lot of witty dialogue (though one wonders when they're going to get a translator who doesn't lapse into Engrish every two or three minutes, and why the English cast hasn't yet complained about it), and a lot of fun, and all of it more than what you can do on regular television. Some characters you probably thought you'd never see again after the conclusion of the Soul Society arc pop back in, which was fun. (And I'm still half-convinced Ron Perlman does the English voice for Kenpachi-- even more so now than I was when watching the series.) It also introduces a host of new characters and concepts, though since the movie is self-contained, you know what's coming from the first few moments, given that the anime has passed this point long before the movie was made. Can't change canon, etc.
I'd offer a plot synopsis, but it'll lose non-fans of the show as fast as the movie will. And if you're a fan, the new concepts would take more explaining than I have room for in a review (but are wonderfully explained by Urahara's trademark drawings). Suffice to say there was a great deal of laughter in the theater much of the time. I'd call it a success, with some reservations. It wasn't what it could have been, but what it actually was was very good. ***
OMG! This was great, although it is in Japanese there are english subtitles. The action and art work is awsome. If you are a Bleach fan you need this! I am not sure if they will be releasing in the US so you better grab it. The movie takes place after the entry saga. The soul society and ictigo are working together on this one!
Bleach: Memories of Nobody This is one of my favorite animes and was not disappointed at all by he movie. I was also very glad it worked, highly recommendred for any Bleach lover or just an anime fan. :P
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