“Ichigo invades Hell to rescue his sisters from Sinners, defying Soul Society and risking universal chaos.”
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
劇場版 BLEACH 地獄篇
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Synopsis
Ichigo invades Hell to rescue his sisters from Sinners, defying Soul Society and risking universal chaos.
When a soul has committed irredeemable sins, it is removed from the cycle of reincarnation monitored by the Soul Society, and the gates of Hell open to condemn the soul to eternal damnation. From this place from where no one has ever come back, three tormented souls who refer to themselves as Sinners of Hell burst in Karakura Town, where a ruthless fight involving them against the substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends ensues. In the aftermath of the fight, Ichigo's sisters are abducted, with the aforementioned group's leader Shuren hoping to lure Ichigo to be finally freed from the chains of Hell. Helped by a Sinner named Kokutou, Ichigo and his friends head to Hell for a rescue mission. However, the Soul Society opposes the journey, in fear of threatening the balance between worlds. As the lines between friends and foes get blurred, Ichigo will have to face his most challenging dilemma yet—a decision that may well engulf the three worlds into chaos.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 28 sampled reviews
What 28 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.93 · split reception
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.0
↓ 0.61
Running avg · Aug 2011 → May 2025
- 9 “Hell is finally explored and this film nails it, outshining every prior Bleach movie and even most of the series after the Soul Society arc. The music is as epic as ever and the animation...”
- 8 “This film will always be my personal gateway anime that blew my 10-year-old mind and set me hunting for Bleach and every other series afterward, so it owns an unshakable place in my heart....”
- 7 “This Bleach film stands above its siblings simply because it ditches their recycled plot template, and yes, another limitless Ichigo power-up is always fun. Still, it’s essentially ninety straight...”
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A Movie Production
Studio Pierrot.- Format 1 × 93′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 33m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2010 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5288 catalog
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor