Blood+

Got some time? didnt care much for blood the last vampire? well come on in~ like most of you guys, i first saw this on adult swim while waiting for my weekly dose of shounen; i landed on an unpolished gem. story starts slow ill admit.. real slow. however if you can get past that, you will be rewarded with an adventure. story revolves around a girl named saya and her adventures to kill off the vampire kind;generic enough for you yet? well saya is one of the two "pure bred" vampire queens in the story, other being her twin sister diva. In the end, with the misunderstanding of one, saya makes it her duty to hunt down diva and her chevaliers (knights). i wont give out too much information, but if you are into semi historical, betrayal, and a large scale adventure.. this might be for you, however if you are into 44 mins of mindless gore like blood the last vampire, look elsewhere. Thing that i really liked about this show is the art, not much to say except that everything is drawn exceptionally, the outfits, background, and the battle scenes are top tier. the drawings of the "vampire"s are also very well done to the point that it can be somtimes disgusting ( they do however tone down the gore compared to blood the last vampire). ***THE OP ART IS TOP OF THE LINE*** OP//ED//VA are all supurb 10/10. the only thing truly stopped me from dropping this show during ep 1-13 was the op but mostly ED Kataritsugu koto which i look foward to every time. i really liked the fact that they used different voice actors for saya and diva, giving them a distinguishable voice ( you american dubbers learn from this) yet still show some similarity. ok.. lets talk about some of the downsides and upsides of the characters. The good part of the charactes is that the main characters feel.. somewhat balenced if not underpowered which is alot considering most of todays shows have a lvl 9001 protagonist killing billions of enemies. as someone previous from this review said: they feel alive, as if you can meet them if u headed to okinawa. Now the bad part.. i personally feel as if they added too many "unnecessary" characters which in the end didnt help with the flow of the story at all. i was so annoyed with the camera guy and his mafia princess because of the amount of screentime they had. Enjoyment... this is hard to say. im not going to defend its early episodes, because id be fighting a losing battle.. however, if you can survive through the early parts, the story later on will suck you in and keep u there till the very end. unlike most other shows, i can say that the ending to blood+ was satisfactory and very open to people whom want to decide whom and who is still alive etc. 9-10-10-8-8 should average to 9! why was the overall score an 8? simple, rewatch value is very low (non existant in the early episodes) because of the fact that it isnt rocket science. the story made sense the 1st time and therefore no reason to watch it again. its a good show, and if you have the time to kill 50 episodes, id reccomend it to anyone who likes a good story, but if you were misguided here due to this being a "sequel" to blood the last vampire, the X button is to the top right

I'm very happy to have found this anime because after I watched it, it was clear to me that it was the best anime I had ever watched. And to this day, I'm still very obessessed and excited about it. I don't think I'll ever find a better anime. The plot is incredible! I always find myself a little disappointed at those synopsis because they only tell what happens in the first episode and Blood+ is so much more than that. Very amazing story they've created in this anime, it keeps you hooked! The animation is also very nice, unique, but still lovable. The character designs are so good as well! You can't watch this series and not find a character to love, and as for me, there are many! The music is amazing as well, and I didn't expect anything less than the best from Hans Zimmer and Mark Mancina. The music for this show is beautiful, the slower one's can make you feel very sad and the faster one's make you feel like you're fighting Chiropterans right along Saya! I love when music can have such effects on me. And I didn't forget about the awesome opening and endings songs, I love all of them, they're very fitting to the show. So overall, this anime is AMAZING, the best thing I have and ever will watch. I highly reccomend watching it, it has something for everyone! This anime will not let you down, that I promise you.

So some dudes made this short horror film titled Blood the Last Vampire which was instantly labeled cult. I don’t know why; it was probably the weird presentation of an otherwise simplistic premise. Some years later, some other dudes decide to make a series out of this and the result is Blood+. The tale of an apparently normal high school girl forced to take part in a sinister conspiracy that aims to make humanity food for vampire-like freaks. To make a long story short, the series has a very good concept and interesting characters but its presentation lacks the stuff that would make it great. Here are the reasons: 1) Long duration / Slow pacing. The show lasts twice as it should; it is 50 episodes long yet it might as well be only 26. The reason is simple, many episodes feel like minor side quests or filler missions that in the longrun only manage to hinder the progress of the main story with characters and storylines that lack excitement and tire the viewer. 2) Passive crybaby main character. Very few like such protagonists. A dynamic character would have done the same things in half the time instead of constantly doubting and holding back or crying in a corner. Although the basic motto of the series is to portrait a normal girl as she steadily becomes more decisive and active, it doesn’t change the fact that the main heroine is going around in circles. One moment she is trembling in fear, then she suddenly finds the strength to fight, then she reverts back to how she was… 20 times in a row. It gets REALLY bothersome. It is excused the first few times but when it keeps happening over and over, then it pisses you off. 3) Lack of focus on secondary characters. Saya and her nemesis get all the spotlight, leaving all the rest as almost unneeded background decorations. Although it is true that a great deal of characters are fleshed out throughout the series, none of them does something overly important to affect the story. Imagine an entire secret organization of supposed elite agents who in the entirety of the series didn’t manage to beat the weakest monster, while Saya an otherwise simple-minded schoolgirl has slain a mountain of brutes. Why were they in the story then? Just to pay her traveling tickets and giving her a quest list? Nice NPCs they were… Her family ain’t better either. Her step brothers keep interacting with her and are even willing to fight for her, but eventually don’t do anything to affect the battles or the result of all this mess. Do you know how irritating it is to have epic level fighters who do nothing while the rookie squire kills the dragon? 4) Boring battles. Although there is a lot of action in the anime and most problems end up being resolved through fighting, almost none of the numerous duels and spars are exiting. Saya will just use her super blood to instant-kill any monster she cuts with her sword, after a simplistic battle choreography. And if she gets injured in the progress? Big deal; she immediately heals like Wolverine. In the meantime, all the rest of the supernatural people around her will be flying and shooting and blowing stuff up, usually with zero importance to the plot. And as I said, elite agents are completely useless at beating even the weakest of foes. Where is the interest in all this? 5) Huge mystery build up / disappointing revelation. For most of the show Saya will have amnesia (which is a bad trope on its own but I felt generous enough not to make a different topic about it). She will keep traveling and fighting and investigating and having flashbacks in order to remember what had happened in her past. And we are kept teased with these vague images and hints and weird stuff, making us expect an amazing revelation. And when the revelation finally comes, you go all “WTF, after all this waiting that was all of it???” Seriously, the explanation of the grand mystery behind her past is simple as frakk, yet they make you think it will be something unimaginably epic. 6) Clean CGI. Although the animation is quite good and the sceneries are great to stare, the anime just doesn’t feel “dirty” enough. The textures on objects like clothing or rocks will look sparkling clean, even when they should be worn-out from weather, bloodshed, dust, mud or generally affected by their surrounds. Even the wind blowing on the characters’ faces will feel more like a fan. It is as if the entire thing was shot with a blue screen and thus feels fake. 3D effects weren’t as well developed back then, so everything feels more artificial than hand-drawn. 7) Ever-present school uniform. Saya wears one most of the times, even when she is not going to school. Pander the otakus too much and you end up making it look too ridiculous to care about her personal drama. 8) Red lips. Saya has them. ALL THE TIME! They stand out. She is the only one with so much RED. They are annoying… That’s pretty much all of it. The finale may also feel corny as frakk, but I am generous again and leave that alone. Corny doesn’t mean bad; just unimaginative. It is otherwise good corn quality. And now the few things I can praise: 1) Gore. Buckets of blood and some deviant things here and there. 2) Shadows. Good use of lighting by … not using it. Makes things pitch black and scary by being just black silhouettes with glowing red eyes. 3) Soundtrack. Exceptional use of violin and musical instruments; very good in building atmosphere. Too bad most of it gets wasted on a boring plot and silly story. And the lyrics are pop shitz. What in blazes is pop doing in a semi-horror anime? … Oh, right, it has a schoolgirl in it.

"It is beyond blood. I have formed a bond with you sweeter and stronger than Blood." - Solomon Blood+ is an interesting anime- not because it's particularly innovative or groundbreaking in its field, but precisely because it does what it does well, and doesn't fall victim to mistakes and tropes that many other shonen fantasy anime have, and continue to do. The premise is a twist on vampire fiction- taking many points from classic bloodsucking media, and yet giving it an anime spin, mixing the two in an enjoyable way that doesn't rip the fabric of the fiction. Artwork and Animation: 7 Production IG produced Blood+ starting in fall of 2005, running for a full year. The visual style is rather reminiscent of the then-newly ending series Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd- the character models, faces, hair and particularly the scenery look very similar. One thing this anime does have going for it in the visual department is a large amount of costume and locale changes. This might sound small- but watching the same nameless streets in downtown Tokyo for 9 hours would have been really grating. Blood+ keeps it fresh by travelling across the world, including Japan, Vietnam, Siberia, French wine country + Paris, London, New York, and a few other locations- always with famous landmarks to let the viewer in on it. On the whole, the animation is fairly average- certainly a product of the time, but very watchable. Sound and Voice Acting: 7 The voice acting is decent at best, and wooden at worst. Christopher Nissley as David sounds wholly uninterested and bored the entire show. Maybe it's that his character is the stoic tough guy, but even in rare moments of vulnerability, he's still the same pinewood 2X4 that he was to begin with. Kari Wahlgren of Fate/ (as the Saber) fame stars as Saya- to my surprise. She sounds entirely different in Blood+ than she does now in Fate. 10 years of aging has changed her voice a lot, but she anchors the cast fairly well regardless. Crispin Freeman (Kirei Kotomine, Fate) deserves an award for this show- having voiced 3 main characters, and so effectively doing so that it was not noticeable! He's most prominent as Haji, the silent and strong companion of Saya, and he affects a passable French accent for Van Argiano. Rounding out the trio, he also uses rather young sounding but commanding voice for Joel Goldschmidt, as well as voicing other unimportant one off characters and background voices. The music in Blood+ is beautiful as well- featuring opera, a few classic symphonic tunes, and a lot of cello- typically featured when the character Haji plays- but also used in tense and dramatic moments. The music was very effective at eliciting the right emotional feel at the right time, and never felt overbearing. Characters and Story: 8 Given that this anime spans 50 episodes, there are a lot of characters introduced- 10 just on the protagonist Saya's side of the conflict, and nearly the same on the other. This is not the place to list them all or their inner conflicts, but suffice to say that everyone of importance receives their appropriate due of characterization- though the story is the journey of Saya. The character motivations are fairly logically driven, and the concept of loyalty, loyalty that goes beyond blood is a defining theme throughout the story. It's also interesting to see how the conflict of the show grows from a tiny microcosm at the beginning, to a world spanning conflict- though it never feels overwhelming. The conflict itself also changes from a journey of exploration to petty revenge, to redemption, and eventually to acceptance. Blood+ does have pacing issues, however. New goals or new villains are introduced in the beginning, particularly, with no explanation at all in the prior episode, leaving the viewer feeling like as though they skipped an episode. There were two moments I can remember where I actually did go back to the last episode for a little recap just because it was such a jarring shift. These issues largely clear up after the first cour (13 episodes) ends- so it's a bit of a trial period, but it's very worth it to see how it all comes together. The show also does a very good job of making immortal and near immortal enemies very difficult to kill without devolving into Team Rocket blasting off again™, or the classic "I'll get you next time!" by the mustachio-twirling villain. The humans really are nearly powerless to stop the chiropterans- and it stays that way throughout. The Chevaliers, or vampires made from the blood of Saya, or her sister Diva, can only be killed with the blood of one of the two- and this point is proven over and over again. Several times throughout the show, the characters will stop fighting solely because they recognize and say to each other that it's pointless to fight as they cannot kill each other. This brings me to my next point about attention to detail- the show is full of it. Small details and what seem like offhand comments about abilities or weaknesses are stuck to, to the letter. What seem like plot holes are filled in very carefully with details from previous episodes or findings- very little-to-no deus ex machina here. Drawing from the earlier comment about vampire fiction- there are several different groups and types of vampires in the show- each with a different facet of the accepted "vampire powers". Some can't be exposed to the sun, some have incredible speed or hypnosis powers. The base chiropterans themselves are a reference to the order that bats belong to: Chiroptera. Many of the beasts have long, ratlike snouts and webbed, winged arms. They all require blood, though- and that's what makes the show go round. Blood ties all. Lastly- the way the story is handled is a very mature and dramatic way, for a shonen. There are moments of real tragedy and gravitas in there- and a couple of truly horrifying moments that continue to serve up grimaces long after the event, once it's revealed what actually happened. This is a show that's not afraid to kill off main characters- and even requires it of the plot. There are a few genuinely sad and touching moments- a rarity in what could otherwise just have been a mind numbing action fest. Enjoyment and Overall: 7 I was pleasantly surprised with Blood+. I typically shy away from long running series; even one that clocks in at 50 episodes, but I have to hand it to them- I remained engaged, interested, and wanting to see what happens next (in part thanks to the cliffhangers). The only thing that really threw me off was the really poor pacing in the first third of the show, but aside from that, a solid watch. Bonus: The Blood+ Drinking Game, by LawlMartz Lick a shot when: 1) There's a closeup cut to Haji's face and he says "Saya" in a sensuous, hushed whisper 2) A flashback occurs Take a sip when: 3) A chiropteran transforms onscreen 4) Someone mentions Vietnam 5) Louis is eating something 6) Mao gets bitchy Finish your drink when: 7) A Chevalier or important character dies Don't be afraid to drop me a comment and all that, and as always- come rage at me.

This anime dragged. There's no other way to put it. The first 7/50 episodes were exciting but then it got incredibly boring. It got so boring that at episode 24 I was going to drop it. To be honest I should have. I mean sure there's action and gore time to time but I'm afraid that's not enough to compensate for the poor pacing. Very slow and boring anime. I'll avoid watching this if i was you.

Animation Was average, nothing special at all, after watching The Movie BLOOD i was surprised they used such cute-ish character designs that I have seen in so many school life animes. Action-wise the animation felt a little dull but not terrible. Sound Well I watched the English dub for this one, the voice actors where well chosen but nothing extraordinary yet again. Opening and Ending was average yet again..i mean average comes to mind so much I dunno what else to say. Story One word keeps coming to mind when I think about the story…..POTENTIAL. Once I got to the end of the anime and I knew the whole story I found myself thinking it had a lot of potential but the implementation of the story was mismatched, slow and it just feels very anti-climactic. I was disappointed because it felt like the story stole elements from various other anime and it came off like another TYPICAL monsters vs. the hero anime. I think people who watched the movie blood will definitely be disappointed with the scope of story but then again that’s just my opinion. Character The whole range of characters include military guys, scientists, whiny useless tag-alongs and siya herself. In saying that I did’nt really have anything in particular against the characters they were all just as predictable as pie with little or no depth to them even the mysterious siya herself which was the most disappointing and surprising part. Value Very low value, I wouldn’t buy it, recommend it or watch it again. Chances are if you like this and give/gave it a high rating you haven’t seen a lot of anime series like this before, SHANA for example, which is not great but better than this. Final Comments If you watched the movie BLOOD and are expecting a similar series you will be in for a unpleasant surprise. BLOOD+ is not the worst anime I’ve seen but I just like watching anime with originality and depth. This had neither. 4 / 10 Planet Tyro Rating: Low Watchable planettyro.com

Blood+ is a story about a 'normal' highschool girl in Japan. Though since the small meeting of her and a man named Haji, her life has never been the same. The story was wonderful. There were plenty of twists, and sudden turns that just turned out so well put. With every new small plot that leads up to the main plot, there were lots of things that happened, and with all those things, it made the story complete. The art was okay. At first, it was great, but as the series progressed, it slowly gets worse. The sounds was just about the same. Sometimes you would realize that the suspense isn't quite what it could be, and the background music didn't help with that at it's full potential. The characters were amazing. They all had a story of their own, they all look far different from the other characters, and all had a personality of their own. I enjoyed this series a lot. I wish that it would go on, but it is already a very long series. Overall its great, and I highly recommend it.

Blood+, eh? I will say, I haven't seen anything like it. Now I shall review it for you. Story: 8 The story? It's worth it. It stays true to it, and doesn't stick ridiculously too close or waver too far from it. As you get further into it, it becomes more understandable, and you may easily be drawn in. It's not perfect, but are they ever? Art: 7 Unfortunately, nothing revolutionary, but still nice to look at. Nothing much else to say on that. Sound: 7 It sounds nice, and fluid. I like how it tries not to recycle the sounds it (or other animes) use. Voice acting is par. Character: 8 Here's where it really does well. The characters are distinct, fluid (without being robotic, or weep machines) and you really will begin to feel (and possibly care) about them as you get further. Enjoyment: 9 I really liked it, personally, but I guess it all comes down to personal taste. Overall: 8 It's worth watching, possibly all the way through, but not executed perfectly. But as I said before, what does?

If you watched Blood C and you didn't think it was very good, don't let that keep you away from Blood+. Story 10/10 I thought that Blood+ was really well done. If I had to pick a favorite part of Blood+ I think it would be the story. I love when a show has a story that takes a lot of episodes to play out, but doesn't ever loose focus. This is what Blood+ does best. The concept is fairly simple but there are many complexities that you discover as the show progresses. Art 8/10 For an anime made in 2006 this show is on par with what you would expect. By the standards set by more recent shows it is nothing special, but it still good. The characters are well depicted and I have nothing to complain about. Sound 10/10 The soundtrack is very well done. It is produced by Mark Mancina/Hans Zimmer and if you are familiar with any of their work then you know what to expect. The opening and ending songs are fantastic. I especially love the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th openings. The 3rd opening is one of my all time favorites. The 4th is done by Jinn. Some people can't stand the vocals of Jinn but I came to enjoy them (Jinn is the same artist that performed the second Code Geass OP). Characters 9.5/10 I thought the characters of Blood+ where very good. There is lots of good character development. At times I wished Saya would access more of her badass potential but I can't complain about her overall. Enjoyment 9/10 There were some parts that were a little slow but not many, overall I enjoyed Blood+ very much Overall 9/10 - Highly recommended

Did you want more of the Vietnam era paranoid vampire film Blood? Well, here it is. Creatively titled Blood+, the show seems to disavow the "last vampire" claim. Because Saya isn't the "last vampire." Notwithstanding the plot holes of the movie in which she wasn't the "last vampire" either... Whatever. This is a 50 episode tour de force that tries to really do everything at once. So, Saya. She's a vampire, or rather something called Chiroptera (it's a generic name for all bat like critters, but for the english subs it's what Vampires are in the show). She has several unusual characteristics. She's dormant for most of her life, awakening only to mate or kick ass. But she is more of a solitary, withdrawn creature and prefers just to kick ass when the US military (who happen to "own" her at the time) choose to use her. Apparently they tried to awaken her when she wasn't ready in 'Nam and she went batshit crazy. Somehow her care was then entrusted to a guy called David--whose special forces squad she massacred. Fast forward to the present or near future, and Saya is living in Okinawa with David and two of David's adopted sons, Kai and Riku. She has no knowledge of being a vampire thing until an incident at school "awakens" her. Apparently Saya is a queen of a species that has a complex life cycle not unlike bees where queens spawn male drones and have sterile workers/soldiers. This entire concept has been exploited by various organizations. But in short, there are generic drones (the usual ugly primitive vampire brutes that act like the usual fodder for mass slaugther) then there are chevaliers, sort of like male bees--their job being protecting a queen and mating with her twin to propagate the species. Artificially created chevaliers fit somewhere into all of this, too. And this is where it begins: a story that encompasses several timelines, involves over a dozen key characters, and another dozen or so supporting ones and keeps unraveling in complexity. The problem is that when it makes transitions, it does so abruptly and makes for poor continuity (especially seen with flashbacks, advancing time, etc.) There's Saya's past--a strange zoo where she was raised along with her sister Diva and their chevaliers at the hand of a kind man she saw as a kindly father, but apparently had different interests in her twin. There's the several "present" storylines where an unaging Saya and her gypsy chevalier Haji find out more and more about their past and Diva, as the other characters age and grow up and interact with Diva's chevaliers and creatures artificially made as Chrioptera research by mysterious government organizations. Her present tries to tie all of this together, and implies as Saya has been sleeping events that began at the zoo continue to transpire and as time wears on, she becomes more and more aware of the chiropteran/Diva threat that the seed of which was planted at the zoo. All of this is rather complex and results in several plot holes, continuity errors, and duplicated characters which makes the anime very clumsy. There's too much going on, the show is trying to accomplish too many things at once before it chooses a direction and starts to prune everyone off as it approaches the end. With that said, Diva is an unexpectedly complex character whose superficial cruelty and barbarism hide a rather genuine and troubled soul. Her devlopment, from just a stock antagonist is one of the pleasantly suprising elements of the anime. The problem is that Saya is not a very well developed character, despite being the lead. She seems weak and unmotivated, eternally tired and hurt, constantly being dragged along by the other characters--a premise that gets old. Even the eventual realization that she is this way because she's murdering her own kind (kinda obvious) it doesn't excuse for her rather simplistic and one-dimensional characterization. Diva has the luxury of being persecuted, wronged, wanting to be loved, hating humanity, not understanding herself... all of which make her fascinating, and yet, ironically, is one of the less developed characters. Saya just seems flat, and too much of the attention is focused on her brooding. Then there's the issue of Diva's chevaliers... most of them are similar, and the arcs where Saya hunts them down are rather redundant. Red Shield makes their own chevaliers--and they're mostly also redundant. There's so much filler that it takes away from what is otherwise a decent story and makes this tiresome instead of a pleasure to watch. Trimming many of the story arcs and characters, and developing a few more would have made this show shine. But as it is, it's just a well executed, but otherwise average anime.

I chanced upon Blood+ while looking for new anime to watch, this is not an anime to be missed. Though I have watched countless of anime, this anime has one of the most lasting and strongest impression on me. ----- Story ----- In the beginning, the story is gritty and hard to watch as it lays down the foundation for the plot, but the pace quickens as it reaches the middle. While the story may be somewhat predictable, it manages to deliver the predictable plot in a refreshing way. 50 episodes may sound alot, however while watching it, it has managed to hold me on the edge of the seat to watch it right to the end. The story itself seems plain and nothing special, but it dives into the details making you to want more. The plot development was well done, leaving no loop holes to anyone to guess at. A well rounded development in both story and plot. ------ Art ----- Its art is better than the general anime. Yet while watching you may notice the intricate details that the artist has drawn in - the weapons, the scenery. The expressions of the characters have been drawn well. ------ Sound ------ The soundtrack of this anime is one of the most amazing ones I have heard. The essence of the scene captured perfectly. It was been able to convey the emotions of what one might feel in that situation without much support of the art. Moreover to listen to it on its on, despite not being much of a classical music fan, I have found it extremely enjoyable to listen to. Having said that, it was composed by Mark Mancina who is a Hollywood composer, having such an excellent soundtrack might not be such a surprise after all. ----- Character ----- Most animes lack proper character development, animes that have good character development are few and I am probably able to count on without them without using my toes. Blood+ however, specializes in this. Each character developed proper with an indepth view of his/her background and personality change. This makes its refreshing to watch. ----- Value ----- I seldom re-watch animes and animes rated 8 and above are too few to count. I have enjoyed Blood+ throughly despite having re-watched far too much (I think 10x times is a little too much too)

It is interesting. At first, it seems that it’s a typical anime about vampires but then you realize that there is not typical. The plot is quite original. This anime keeps many mysteries and doesn’t disclose all the cards until the end. Even in the end we have place for the imagination.. For example, (how can I do no spoiler?! =.=) what will be with Haji and Saya, Kai and girls. Their future remains a mystery. Some say that 50 episodes it's too long but I would have looked more 50! After all, it would be interesting to see history from Diva’s eyes, to find out what will happen than, to sea the history of the mummy. Of course in anime there are some minuses but they aren’t so big. I don’t like some snot’s of plot. Saya is so poor. Her father, Rick, and other...sad. But without this it would be probably boring. Another puzzling that Saya must 100 times to die but the enemy retreated all the time! Also there are many interesting characters. Haji is more) He is really nice, he loves Saya. Even though he is obliged to defend her but he did it not because of this, rather because of love. Great pair. Nathan surprised me. He didn’t love Diva, I was simply interested. Many times he saved from death Saya of the hand of other Diva’s shivalie. Why? And what he said for Anshel, about the fact that the mummy had the same feelings? How does he know? Saya killed him but we hear a familiar voice at the end and see a reporter .. Strange. Just a solid mystery. Also I like the story of Sef. In general, anime is good. Interesting. The art is beautiful. Blood deserves your attention and evaluation "Very Good". 8/10

When i first started watching blood + i was amazed at how much i gradually began to get addicted to the storyline. The characters all have various traits that are so different from one another so each handle situations differently, and the storyline helps you to understand those characters and also their backgrounds aswell as saya's history. On the first look this would just be another supernatural gore flick for those who hadn't looked deeper into the meaning of the series. It is a truely moving storyline and to those who love action/heroics/love stories this is the series for you. There is nothing i could put down about this anime because everything has been polished up to the best standards. The sounds also have a huge effect on how the emotions get put across with the music and intrumentals playing at just the right times to create that particular nerve wracking atmosphere. highly recommended

I just finished watching this anime and it really is a tragedy. I was all set to give Blood + a perfect 10, a honor which only Evangelion has received from me before (excuse the tongue-in-cheek ego) but while the series was great for 40 or so episodes it just couldn't land the ending. I will try not to reveal much but I need to get this off my chest. To me its almost as if the original writer died before the series was finished and didn't tell anyone how it was supposed to end. So some guy who has only seen a few clips of the previous episode comes along and writes an ending based on limited knowledge. Other than Haji's kick ass fight scenes in the final episodes (I wont spoil much but any fight scene in which someone is impaled on the Chrysler Building and then is struck by lightning kicks ass). Also in the last five episodes when it started to have semi-political undertones and started to portray Americans as devious scheming bastards who nuke something whenever the shit hits the fan also turned me off. Read my lips; POLITICS HAS NO PLACE IN ANIME! The last episode was for me a let down and a pain to watch after I had such I hopes for the series. Blood + really is good but in retrospect it never should have gotten a 10 to begin with. Ok on to the review: Story: Up until the final quarter of the series the story is pretty engaging and there are some story arcs where you find yourself almost forced to watch the next episode in order to see what happens. There are several twists and turns, several "I did not see that coming" moments and a fair amount of mystery and revelations for the majority of the series. The only reason I give the Story a 7 is because as I said the ending was just that much of a disappointment for me. Art: The graphics were stunning. Ive only seen a few animes with better eye candy than in Blood + which is surprising because usually these kind of action/adventure animes are not known for their graphics. Character Designs are pretty good for the most part as well. 9 out of 10. Sound: I could be wrong but I think Hans Zimmer was involved with this Anime. Even if he wasnt the music in Blood + tops that of any anime I have seen except maybe for Kanon and possibly Clannad. The voice actors did a superb job as well. I cant think of anything wrong with the sound in Blood + so perfect 10. Character: For an anime that takes 50 episodes to reach its conclusion you really would expect more from the characters. With a few exceptions among the top few characters, Blood + offers very little in the way of background story for a large portion of the major characters. We learn very little about most of the villains and we only get a taste of many of the protagonist's stories. Also the characters feel one dimensional near the end of the series so their development and behavior is very inconsistent. Normally I wouldn't complain this much because they did give a sufficient amount of back story for the two main characters but since we are stuck with them for 50 episodes I kinda felt like the characters around Saya seemed a bit too hollow (nothing to do with Bleach). 6 out of 10 Enjoyment: What can I say I watched an anime that was 50 episodes long so I obviously enjoyed it, at least episodes 1-40. Ok I admit I first started watching it because I saw Saya wielding a Katana in a school uniform and so Blood + joins the the long list of Anime that have lured me in with such tactic but it is one of the few that I have seen to its conclusion, granted the conclusion was a bit of a let down but still. I recommend this Anime. Even though it doesn't warrant a 10 or even a 9, it is still an overall enjoyable experience. 8 out of 10 Overall: Blood + is much like Saya's acrobatics in the first episode. It makes the most amazing jump and dazzles us as it flies through the air but it simply cannot nail the finish. 8 out of 10.

I watched this some years ago and rewatched recently because I didn't remember the story very well. I guess this show is not worth rewatching if you're not as forgetful as me. The series' enviroment is good and the soundtrack is also good. I loved almost all the openings and endings (there are 4 each). But the plot... oh boy, that could have been great. The plotline is: the main character has to kill all the chiropteans (vampires) and Diva, the main antagonist (also a chiroptean). Sounds really stupid but at some points this is very well played and really entertaining. Also, there's a little discussion about blood family VS non-related family, which is interesting but poorly executed. It could be a really good show if it wasn't for Saya, who is really tedious, and all this "humans VS chiropteans" thing, that mostly shows a self-centered mankind and a stupid and entirely avoidable fight (oddly, chiropteans noticed it quicker than humans). The main character, Saya Otonashi, looks like a pretty good heroine at the beginning. But then you start discovering that she's just a really really spoiled kid who can't think about anyone except herself and some people she might befriend. For years and years, she keeps trying to kill Diva because Diva is supposedly bad. But that's not true. Diva is indeed something like a psycho but it's because she's been tortured and used her whole life. It would be reasonable (and tragic) to hunt Diva if Saya didn't know about this but she's given evidence about it ALL THE TIME. There's even a chapter where someone TELLS HER about it and stuff. And Saya does what??? Instead of saying "Ok, you guys are SO DAMN CRAZY and you TORTURED SOMEONE FOR YEARS and now you're trying to kill her, it's pretty obvious she would hate all of you. I'M OUT, I'm not killing anyone, you're all really crazy people, go get some treatment", she says something like "Ooooh, nooo, this all my fault, she's sooooo bad, she killed the bastard who tortured her because she's bad, she's naturally bad, nothing but bad, I will kill Diva because she's bad. Have I already said she's bad??? Oh, I hate Diva, she's bad, bad, bad". That's so spoiled I can't stand it. Saya is one of the worst protagonists I've ever seen because she's (em)pathetic with basically anyone except Diva, for just no reason (the only possible reason is: she's spoiled). Diva, on the other hand, is a very interesting character and I dare to say she's the only reason you should watch this show. She one of the best antagonists I've ever seen and she has a great background story. She's MUCH MORE interesting than Saya even though the show doesn't focus much on her (at least, not compared with Saya). Also, all that Siff stuff is really, really boring. The only good thing about them is that you can have some laughs since they look like goth teenagers (I found it really funny, sorry). The end of the story is also pretty dull and foreseeable.

Was a nice action, dramatic thriller. Enjoyed the character development a lot. I would recommend if you want to watch an anime that continues past 12 episode cap. Very amusing, will definitely watch again.

This was one of the very first anime that I watched; along with Higurashi and Elfen Lied. So obviously I didn't have much experience in what made anime good or bad. However, by now I've watched dozens of anime and I feel that I've allowed it enough time to settle in my mind. Story & Character: The plot itself is compelling and interesting; there wasn't anything cheesy or drastically overblown as you sometimes run into with anime. No chaff or filler episodes to my recollection; all ~50 episodes stay on track. I like all of the characters, for the most part: the main character has an annoying tendency to state the most obvious crap that made me want to face palm; she also screams (the same way) every time she gets into a fight which became pretty funny to me by the end. Art & Sound: Nothing stood out. Enjoyment: This anime definitely nails the whole "rising action" thing; it is paced very well and I wasn't able to put it down. Before I knew it, it was finished and I was seeing the credits. The Achilles Heel of the show, I feel, is the main character's lack of a strong personality and staying power, relative to others in different anime. I think that it would've been much greater if she wasn't so annoying sometimes.

I can't believe I even finished this anime. I just kept thinking, it has to get better, it has to, right? Well it doesn't. The plot had potential, with all of the different factions. Some conspiracy stuff going on which is always good. I like that it goes back in time and explains the history and backstories. The art and sound were fine. The main problem is the main character, Saya. Basically the entire series is her saying "I can't" and whining and being a big annoying baby. I can understand the first few episode/fights, yeah the chiropterans are big and scary. But this literally goes on until the very end, it's really really annoying. The rest of the characters are okay, but nowhere near cool enough to make up for Saya's horribleness.

Although the general idea, the basic character design and even parts of the story looked promising, i can't bring myself to really like Blood+. The layout for most of the characters is well done, they contrast each other nicely and cover pretty much any attitude known from modern animes/mangas. Ranging from egoistic, funny, morally over desperate, lovable, childish, weak to downright evil, fanatic and insane. And there are a lot of characters, by covering any major concievable aspect, the anime fails to give each of them a compelling background-story or enough "prime-time" to fully develope. Most of them dont have necessary influence on the main story. The first part of the story unfolds the background of the main protagonist Saya in a lengthy of "The Twelve Kingdoms" reminding stilistic way, the later consists of a standard apocalyptic scenario carried by the antagonism of Saya and her counterpart Diva. By the time the anime ends over a dozen substories have been created and most of them wont be finished. The end is horribly designed and features "deus ex machina" in all its glory. Also the entire story could have been told in around half the episodes, without any noticable loss. But my main problem with the anime is not it's story. Blood+ is completly, fundamentally illogical. Each anime has a set of rules under which it operates. Like "vampires burn if they go into the sun", "Shinigami can't die, they just go back to the realm of dead" etc. Blood+ violates his own set with a to me yet unkown consistency. The entire story is based on a fundamental rule "The only one beeing able to kill the vampire-like-creatures is Saya", it adheres to this rule for just a few episodes, than ignores it, states it again (and keeps stating it until nearly the end), gets proven wrong (severing the head/burning works just fine), but ignores this by saying humans are not able to do this, although they have already done it. This continues by proclaiming those creatures can't kill each other, which gets also silently changed. New rules are introduced, old ones are forgotten, reawakend and changed just to proceed the storyline. In my oppinion unacceptable.

Blood+ is a very touching and dark story. The story is about a young girl, (Saya) who has a very unfair destiny to complete. Maybe, the first image you get when you read the summary of this anime, is a boring story about some violence, vampires and lots of blood. That's absolutely not the point here! The reason I gave the story a high score (Rate: 9) is because of the thrilling scenes and very tense moments. You can not stop watching. The first episode begins peaceful, but you discover after ten minutes the opposite; another reason why the story is very good. "You never know what happends next." I don't want to spoil, so I ain't able to describe more about the story, than saying it drags you in. If you have completed the anime, it will hunts you down for some weeks. Especially the last ten episodes, when the final showdown is near its end. And, I said earlier: it's not only dark, mysterical and exciting, it's touching too. Sometimes, I nearly started crying. At the end I cried for sure. It's so unfair and sad. But although the anime spins around darkness, it has its happy and comics too. That's another good thing about the anime. The art is not very special. (Rate: 8) It matches good with the story's darkness, but it's not astonishing. Backgrounds and overvieuws are breathtaking, but the characters could be a little better. Don't think it's bad, but it's not amazing too. The second part (episode 25 -- 50 ) looks way better than the first. Maybe because Saya's hair is longer and she wears another suit? The music is perfect. The OST's are very well made and do match the moments, scenes and episodes brilliantly. I gave this one a 10. The openings are nice too. :) Characters. I discoverd my interesting for almost every character in this anime. They are pieces of the anime, everyone is important and has something to do with the events. If one would be erased, the anime could fall apart. That is a very nice thing. So you are sure you don't look to some unimportant persons who'll never show up again. Every person has its own history and stories. They are not put in "good" or "bad". Sometimes, good persons turn into bad guys, and the opposite can be too. The main character Saya isn't a very holy character at all. This makes the anime interesting. Relationships, friendships, family and love is in every episode. Some more than another, but you can find them growing or beginning to grow. Maybe, you didn't expect something like that in this anime? Yes, you can be assured of that! No, Blood+ isn't very unorginal and boring anymore, do you think? My enjoyment is a 10 as well. I think I had every emotion with this 50 episodes. I could be angry because of some moments, or was laughing my ass off. At the end and in the middle, I cried. It was just too sad. And I had moments I watched three hours at night. Yeah, very addicted. :) My average rate is a 9. I am very happy I tried this anime and watched it completely. I am sure it was one of the best animes in my life. I think everyone can like Blood+, because it's divers and isn't only about blood or something like that. It's very touching, has it's happy, sad and tense moments. And after all: it's a onelife time experience