STORY: 6 I have to say, the story left a lot to be desired. It seemed to cram in a whole lot into the short period of time that was alloted for the whole episode. Also, battle scenes lasted for a very short period of time, and one of the things I like about Bleach is the action scenes. Also, the reason I picked up the OVA was because I was wondering how a few characters who hadn't met in the Anime actually knew each other, when I didn't recall them meeting. The OVA explains it, but the time line is messed up as there are certainthings that get rearanged, but it IS an OVA, no? However, there is a big question of when would this have taken place in the time line... it really can't be awnsered.

ART: 7

This was a disapointment. The Bleach anime has more line quality then the OVA does. The shadows are scethced in with aditional lines. There is no leaving anything to different colors in the Anime. However, here... it is pretty much base color scheme for all of the art work.

On the side, there were a few perks. The special one time showing of the new character... let's just say, his design was very detailed. However, again... there was very little added shadowing that I have come to expect, at least by this time in the series.

CHARACTER: 10

This is what I think the OVA is worth watching for. It gives a tiny little bit more depth to all of the characters. Characters that weren't fleshed out, become more fleshed, and some of our favorite characters are given a nice twist to them.

ENJOYMENT: 9

I have to say, my favorite part of this was the humor, and the utter sillyness of this OVA. That is the other thing that it is worth watching for. It does a very good job of buidling up the humor here.

OVERALL: 7

It could have been definatly better. I was actually expecting something more then this, but it was rather... how to put it... rushed.