It's more convenient this way, but I'll focus on the review. So to get this out of the way, today the CPJ had another meeting (second one in the past 10 days), this time in preparation for the upcoming culture festival, which is about to begin on the third of November and last till the 14'th. I'm looking forward to participating on as many events as possible. This marks the second year since I've first met the CPJ and the first anniversary of my joining. I made a lot of photos last year, which you can even find here. More on this when the time is right.

Let's see the review I've been putting off for the past few days.
This concerns the third Bleach movie. Right now I'm laughing on all the people who decided against watching it because 'they heard it will suck'. Well, not only it didn't suck, it was much better than Diamond Dust Rebellion. In fact, I don't think I saw an anime movie this good since the first Naruto movie. Most of the main cast didn't get a single frame, true, but I was willing to put up with that.
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So what exactly is this about? The whole thing starts with two intruders appearing in Mayuri's lab and sabotaging his latest experiment. The madman wakes up with all of his memories gone, and panicking, while the malfunctioning machines release a substance that covers most of the city before crystallizing. In the ensuing panic, the culprits kidnap Rukia.
Back on Earth, Ichigo experiences a temporary lapse in memory, and seeks out Urahara for advice, but when he brings up Rukia, his teacher doesn't seem to remember her. Being the smart guy he is, Urahara checks his notes (Hang on? Who is this guy? Riff?), which have Rukia's name, he immediately deduces, that all of his memories of her were somehow erased. Ichigo (accompanied by Kon) runs to Soul Society for answers, and finds the Court of Pure Souls in disarray. On top of that, no one seems to remember neither him nor Rukia, and after a confrontation with Renji, he's forced to leave, but not before accidentally mentioning Renji's Bankai, which also seems to be missing from his mind.
In the meantime, Rukia wakes up in a house and is greeted by two siblings she seems to know from her childhood. The two apparently hold a grudge against Soul Reapers, for taking Rukia away from them, and have erased the past hundred years from her mind to keep her from remembering them. After a meeting with Ichigo, however, her memories start coming back, and the siblings decide to wipe out the Court, before Rukia decides to go back there.
After being confronted by his spirit, Zabimaru (who was still a male baboon back then), who confirms that he really does have a Bankai, Renji realizes that his memories were altered, and seeks out Ichigo, deciding to help him out. Hitsugaya, Ikkaku and Yumichika also decide to help. The other captains suddenly show up, but Urahara arrives in time to break up the fight and explain his findings. Rukia's memories, along with peoples' memories of her and everything connected to her, were apparently "erased" by a memory consuming parasite, that escaped from his lab a hundred years ago.
Back in the Court, the siblings use the same experiment as before, to awaken an eldritch horror, that attacks the city. As all the 13 Court Guard Divisions mobilize to destroy it, Ichigo and Renji track down the culprits, who suddenly fuse with Rukia, triggering a Hollow transformation. Ichigo fights "Dark Rukia" and recalls the time they first met, and she gave him her powers by stabbing him through the heart. Ichigo now does the same, separating Rukia, the two siblings, and the true mastermind, the parasite, that was posessing the two siblings, and eventually disintegrates, unable to survive without a host. Finally being reunited with Rukia, the siblings are given names, before passing on.
With the shutdown of the giant machine in Mayuri's lab, the monstrosity is destroyed, and there is much rejoicing, since all problems are finally resolved. Except for one. Kon is still stuck in a crystal block he somehow got caught in.
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The movie was pretty enjoyable. Even if a few details were completely out of the place (Komamura going Bankai against Ichigo without any buildup; Hanataro showing up to heal Ichigo after the encounter, only to point out that even he can't remember him). The graphics were movie quality, even better, most of the time, and this was a problem, especially with deep shaded dark room scenes, where the extra detail, coupled with the regular style pushed all characters (but especially Rukia) into the Uncanny Valley. And about midway through the movie, the characters went off model, and remained like that for quite awhile.
The action scenes were good, and not as forced as they were in DDR. Even Kenpachi got a moment to shine. And yuri fanboys were also treated to more of the entirely not overdone Yoruichi/Shuifeng action. And by action I mean fighting.

Well, that's about it for tonight. I'll be back next week with new and photos of the culture festival.