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Bleach, Volume 2: The Substitute (Episodes 5-8) | 
 enlarge | Director: *
Actor: Romi Pak
Studio: Viz Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.98
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 41207
Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: VIZDBH02D
UPC: 782009235781
EAN: 0782009235781
ASIN: B000JVT286
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Studio: Viz Media Llc Release Date: 01/30/2007
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As Bleach continues, the tone careens from farcical to surprsingly poignant, and director Noriyuke Abe makes it all work. Chad, Ichigo's musclebound ox of a pal, parts with his cockatiel, as Ichigo helps the soul of small boy pass over. Rukia gives Ichigo a magic pill (from a PEZ-like dispenser) that should create a place-holder soul to manage his body while Ichigo's real spirit battles soul-devouring Hollows. But the pill contains one of the last surviving "Mod Souls"--and Ichigo ends up fighting himself to get his body back. He sticks the pill into a plush lion toy, and inadvertently creates the pesky sidekick Kon. The mood darkens when Ichigo faces the anniversary of his mother's death, which he believes he caused. While he grieves, Rukia confronts a stealth agent from the Soul Society and a Hollow attacks Ichigo's sisters. This singular mixture of pathos and slapstick has made Bleach a hit in Japan and America.(Unrated, suitable for ages 13 and older: violence, grotesque imagery) --Charles Solomon
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 Cockatiels and talking pills November 25, 2008
E. A Solinas (MD USA)
Poor Ichigo -- if it isn't one tiny life-form causing trouble for him, it's another.
And the second volume of "Bleach" is full of such troubles for our scrappy hero and his fiery Soul Reaper ally. First the anime finishes off a gruesome, heartrending story about a particularly nasty Hollow. Then we head to more comedic but still touching story about Rukia getting the wrong pill. It also introduces a hilariously oddballish new bunch of supporting characters in a run-down little shop.
While Ichigo rushes his sister home, Rukia takes on the Hollow alone -- and is unexpectedly aided by Chad, who can't see the Hollow but whose giant fists are still able to damage it. But when Ichigo arrives, they also learn the reason the Hollow has been pursuing the parakeet all along -- and the ghastly crimes it committed even before becoming a Hollow. And a very special fate awaits Hollows who have done such things...
After all that, Rukia makes a trip to a store with some very special supplies -- including a Pez dispenser with "temporary souls" inside, so Ichigo's body won't lie around when he leaves it. Unfortunately it turns out that the little pill insider is a specially modified soul that doesn't intend to give Ichigo's body up -- and causes quite a bit of mayhem on its own.
But the slapstick leaves off as the anniversary of Ichigo's mother's death rolls around, and the Kurosakis pay a visit to her grave. But Rukia (and elsewhere, Orihime) learn that his mother's death changed Ichigo forever, since he believes himself responsible. But there's more to her death than meets the eye -- especially when a very familiar Hollow appears at the graveyard.
"Bleach" is one of those series that juggles serious and silly in equal measure, and the second volume has the series really hitting its stride. The storylines are still rather small in scope but are rapidly expanding, especially since Hollow-slaying has become a more personal duty for Ichigo. Oh yeah, and a new Soul Reaper enters the scene looking for Rukia.
The first half is a flurry of exploding leechfrogs, savage fight scenes with Chad bludgeoning the Hollow with a telephone pole, and Ichigo showing how nasty he can be in a fight. Yet these episodes pluck the heartstrings as few animes can -- we get a full look at the poor little parakeet/boy's backstory, as well as the truly heartrending look at what happened to Ichigo's mom.
Fortunately there are lighter moments as well -- the Urahara shop's kooky inhabitants, Rukia's bunny obsession ("HOW DARE YOU MOCK ME, YOU IMBECILE!") and the slapsticky modsoul Kon, who likes to kiss the girls in Ichigo's body ("This SUUUCKS! Don't say that! My life is over!" Ichigo laments).
Every hero needs a trauma, and Ichigo's is laid out in all its bloody pain here -- his mother's death, his feelings of guilt, and how it turned him from a happy crybaby into a lonely tough-guy. And we're introduced to the lecherous stuffed lion Kon, as well as the gang at the Urahara shop -- a cornrowed giant, a timid little girl and a bullying little boy. And of course, there's Urahara himself -- a stoner-esque bucket-hatted guy who is clearly more than he appears.
The second volume of "Bleach" is a winning mix of poignant character development, slapstick and slam-bag action, and it only promises to improve further on.
Bleach frikin ROCKS my face off! September 4, 2007
James Michael Sleep
Since your looking ot buy this series anyway, I'll assume that you've already watched this, so I won't go into the story line. One of the top anime series ever made, this anime will be a long one. This is at 139 episodes so far with no end in sight, with about 60 or so episodes dubbed in english so far (and continuing) and I must say, Bleach has the best sounding english dub I've ever heard. I enjoy the english cast tremendously, with Ichigo's voice and Kenpachi's voice being among the best. As a hard core fan of Bleach, this series has been a hugely popular series along with Naruto in the US, and has been one of the top favorites on Cartoon Networks "Adult Swim". (Heh, Naruto's not on adult swim, but Naruto Shippuden will be, from what I've seen in the manga!) I can't wait that long for each box series to come out, so I have been buying them each individually. It's going turn into a huge investment once all the episodes are released, but as a collector of anime and manga, it will be well worth it. I must say though, they could do a hell of a lot better than 4 episodes per DVD. Anyway, if your looking to get your friends into anime somehow, this would be a great starter. With a killer storyline, tons of sweet characters, and the perfect underdog becomes big dog cliche, BLEACH just rocks my frikin face off! Phhht, I'm out pimps....
EXCELLENT!!! March 9, 2007
Adam Sergeant
Im very glad that VIS media bought the rights to this show and released in it to the US in with English Voice overs, Story is compelling and keeps you wanting to watch one more epsode. Voice overs were pretty good as well, unlike some japanese anime voice overs the actors are top notch in their portrayal of the characters. I would recomend this to any anime fan, and even the casual shopper looking to see what the fuss is with anime.
It just keeps getting better February 15, 2007
THE MAIN MAN (Central Bookin', NY)
I enjoyed Bleach vol. 2 alot more than the last one. To those who never seen this series, you must start on vol. 1 or you will be lost a little bit. But I'll explain some of it anyway. Bleach is about a group called the soul society and their purpose is to help souls pass on to the afterlife. They use samurais called soul reapers to carry this out. There's two types of souls, the "wholes" and the "hollows". The hollows are evil souls. Now enough of that and on to the review of this dvd.
Vol.2 picks up right after the last episode and has alot to offer. The story is pretty deep and theres a pretty hectic battle almost from the start. I wont spoil it for you but the ending is ill. In the later episodes new characters is introduced but the one that stands out is the Mod Soul. You have to see that one. This volume also gets a little deeper into the main characters life. The dvd is 4 episodes and contains extras. I really do like this series but just like I said before, I'll just wait for the box collections to come out because this is a very long series and it can get very expensive. The wait between vols. isn't very long, but I can still wait for the boxsets. If you like this, checkout the New Guyver also.
GREAT SERIES, 100% RECOMMENDED December 12, 2006
R. Rompeltien (Chile)
5 out of 14 found this review helpful
WHEN A FRIEND OF MINE GAVE ME A COPY A THIS SERIES I REALLY NEVER IMAGINED HOW GOOD IT WAS GOING TO BE. SLOW START I MUST SAY, TAKES AT LEAST LIKE 5 DVD'S TO GET TO THE REAL ACTION, THAT WOULD BE, "THE SOUL SOCIETY ARC" OR SAGA... OH MAN..AWESOME FIGHTS..GREAT CHARACTERS..
TRUST ME..YOU WONT REGRET IT. SO FAR 105 EPISODES AND STILL A LOT MORE TO COME. BLEACH IS THE NEXT GREAT SERIES FOR ALL YOU ANIME FANS !!
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