User blog comment:Lemursrule/Warner Bros possible live-action Bleach film!/@comment-1351982-20100405064017

I think Kubo was referring to live action comment more to those god-awful rock musicals. I think the comment meant back when the interview was taken bleach would not be possible to make. But with the release of avatar it's becoming more and more a reality. Plus you forgot Tim Burton's batman movies. They laid the foundation for Chris Nolan. And the reason Akira has been kept delayed is because they couldn't find a director who truly understood the story but from what I heard I think they found someone and they should push into production very soon. Plus the idea of shinigami comes originally from Europe. The Shinigami did not appear until the 1850s when Japan had contact with Europeans and Americans. Shinigami is actually the Japanese interpretation of our Grim Reaper. So Soul Reaper technically is a more accurate translation than say death god. So Bleach is actually more westernized than what people give it credit for. I have actually been following Kubo-Sensei's twitters and he said this (translated) """I was thinking of ignoring or overlooking this matter, but there's been an increase of tweets about it, so I'll write down (what I think). The matter in question is a movie, but there've been discussions going on since much earlier. From what I understand, though - since there has been no talk about it yet - I can't say anything. Please await the official announcement. I trust you'll understand the situation. From now on, there won't be any talking about this matter here.""" So I think if there was a movie kubo will have something to do with it. Remember the same people who watch harry potter will be in the same demographic as BLEACH. Plus the story structures are very similar. I have faith in WB.