Perhaps because of its shortness, many of the questions are unanaswered (which probably lead to the anime series afterwards). It still is very enjoyable and leads to you think about the story and hopefully prepares you for the sequel.

The story is too short and maybe a bit clique to do much, a girl (appears to be) who hunts down evil (?) creatures with a sword. It is more of an action than a deep plot line.

Character is hard to say since the main character is close to something like a hearless assasin with sole purpose in living. Again the story is too short to make definate conclusions.

The overall enjoyment was quite high since during the short duration of the film, you are drawn into all the action and such even if it is a bit clique. It is good for passing time when you want to see some violence.

The story of the sprits and death god in some people's opinion's are over used which is why it was on the verge of being rejected when the mangaka wanted it to be published. Bleach on the other hand brings on new ideas and has made its grand settlement on one of the best anime and manga.

The story itself is very well done, it fits in nicely and has few interesting twists and turns. The fillers on the other hand are something I find very boring and the only downside of anime when it manages to catch up to the manga.

The animation is something that did not exactly suit my taste at the start and few hairstyles (RUKIA) still annoy me but all the characters are very different with each of their own fighting styles, weapons, costumes (ISHIDA with his cape ^^) and looks makes it easier for someone with bad memory for characters to know who is who.

I find that like many shounen genre, Ichigo is slightly Gary-stu-ish, he manages to do things faster than those around him (bankai for example) and also defeats very strong people after training for few weeks or months but you still manage to find faults in him that makes him more natural. Others have very stereotypical personalities (Orihime - someone who needs to be protected, cries and cares about others too much) but they compliment each other thus you can focus on the storyline. It also is sometimes very comical.

Overall, even with it clique moments it is very not clique at the same time. Entertaining for those that just started anime to those with vast amount of knowledge in this area, it is something that all (most) people can definetly enjoy.

The Black Cat the anime in my opinion is second to it's main source of enjoyment, the manga. The story takes place in an AU where Train is still part of the organisation where as in the manga he has left it. Considering the fact that the plot has been reconstructed, the overall enjoyment was pretty decent.

Story: The story is not as well developed as it could have been, somethings were not expained and just left to the audience's imagination. The plot starts of fairly quickly and is rushed towards to end. I personally found it quite confusing at some points because of it's lack of continuation.

Animation: The character's were well drawn, the fight scenes were kept to PG and it does not display any gruesome sights. It instead shows the facial expressions or snap shots. It is not for someone who enjoys bloody scenes.

Character: Again the development was rushed, different aspects of bonds between the characters were expanded on while others were neglected. The main character Train's personality is roughly sized as he is an emotionless killer but his growth in emotions had been dully noted.

Overall, if you are looking for something with less violent action, something about emotionless assasion and some break for your brain, it is interesting to watch but the manga is recommended if you ever wish to see the better version of the story.