User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 674 - Father 2/@comment-1351982-20160519121839/@comment-1351982-20160519152820

The short version: Fade to Black is a lazy cash grab and basically is an over glorified clip show. That would have be ok for a tv special, but this is a theatrical production which likely cost a few million to make, so the fact they reused TV animation (in a different aspect ratio and art style) is unacceptable. My thoughts for Fade to Black are about what I think of the Invasion arc. They are very poor representations of Bleach as a series. Fade to Black's saving grace is that it is mercifully short. I have written reviews of all the bleach movies on my blog. Also Kokuto is hands down the best movie villain take no substitutes.