Ranked #615

Blood+

A show about a girl who fights monsters... sounds kind of unoriginal, no? Well, whatever it sounds like to you, this is one helluva awesome show :D

The story is dark, sad and action-packed. I like how they present everything with a sad setting; it's not like it's just one big brawl after another; it is emotions and resolve-strengthening, it's battles which have a reason other than just being yet another battle. The story keeps complex but simple enough to follow without too much thinking "what's happening?"

The animation style in Blood+ is really cool. It's got good shading details, and the characters looks good too; they've got a nice variation of character designs, some detailed and some maybe not so detailed. The animation is flawless; at least no noticeable errors. The background art in this series is amazing; the sceneries and cityscapes are wonderful to look at.

The music rocks too. The OP/ED songs are great (aside the fourth OP, which was all but good), and the background music is just as it should be; moody. It sets the right mood to all the scenes, and it fits very good with the series' sad tone.

Blood+ has the best character development of any anime I've watched. I'm completely enthralled by its characters, and how they change during the course of the series. They're deep, three-dimensional characters, and their relationships with each other are fascinating. I also like how a simple death during the beginning of the series had a large effect on the characters.

What I like about Blood+ is that despite being about vampires, it focuses on almost anything but the vampire aspects of the characters, with the latter being used mainly as a MacGuffin. Therefore, you'll enjoy this series even if you do not like vampire anime, and you'll love it if you like vampire anime.

All in all, Blood+ is among the better series in the vast world that is anime, and a series you'll enjoy watching.

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Blood+ offers up an alternate take of the events from Blood: The Last Vampire featuring Saya's hunt of the Chiropteran creature threat. Being at 50 episodes of length, this gives the series plenty of time to build up on events with its plot and explore the causes that led to the Chiropteran threat being as serious as it did. It also expands on Saya's character and the mysterious organization (Red Shield) aiding her in thwarting the Chiropteran threat.

In terms of characterization, the series does enough to flesh out prominent characters that influence Saya's decisions from those who serve to allow her to retain the normalcy she seeks with her adoptive brothers Kai and Riku to those in Red Shield in need of her to those who remind her of her Chiropteran roots in the form of Hagi. The series does enough to have you believe that she cherishes said relationships and even those that she comes to newly establish as she learns more of her origins and the nature of the Chiropteran threat. It also does a decent job at exploring the inner conflict that Saya's character experiences as she comes to grips with her origins as a Chiroptera and determining what she desires despite being different from her adoptive human family.

In terms of the plot, Blood+ does get fairly complex as it introduces several factions with differing motivations concerning the Chiropteran threat that involve its dominance, elimination or using the threat for personal gain. The first half is focused on slowly unveiling these factions and their motivations, as well as elements to Saya's past that she finds herself having to come to terms with. The unveiling of these elements lead to some foreign locales outside of Japan such as Vietnam and New York City. The second half is where events begin to build up where some prominent characters are killed off and characters gradually change as a result of the Chiropteran. This becomes prominent in a time skip which features some of the major characters having changed in personality and personal beliefs as a result of the events that took place from earlier episodes in the series.

Blood+ does some from some major issues for me though. While enough is fleshed out with Saya and some prominent characters on her side, I felt that anything involving Diva and her Chevaliers were quite underdeveloped as we don't get much dimension or depth about their motivations with some of the Chevaliers seemingly being around just to serve as obstacles in Saya's hunt for Diva and to expand the cast. It also got in the habit of going into some sub-plots that did little to develop major elements of the series; particularly Mao and the reporter's quest to catch up with Kai, Saya and the Red Shield agents.

In terms of visual presentation, Blood+ does sport clean details with its settings and character designs with a subdued color palette that do well at painting the show's dark mood. The series does well at visually depicting a variety of different settings thanks to the different locations that Saya and others travel to from the beaches of Okinawa to the barren tropical forests of Vietnam to the vast city landscape of New York City. The designs for the Chiropterans are diverse and make for a great treat to see on the screen. However for a series seemingly hyping itself on its monster-slaughtering action, Blood+ is hit-or-miss in animation. The series does have its moments in depicting some good scenes such as some aerial battles and close combat confrontations, but I did spot some prominent shortcuts with animation which include still-shots within moving backgrounds to simulate movement and the use of blur effects to depict fast movements coming from the Chiropteran characters.

For the show's soundtrack, Blood+ often makes use of piano and classical musical pieces for insert music to depict its dramatic situations which fit perfectly with the drama seen frequently throughout the show. The show's various OP and ED sequences tended to be hit-or-miss for me with how I enjoyed them and quite often being either too gentle or intense in fitting with Blood+'s mood. The only one that caught my interest was the 2nd OP from Hyde's "Season's Call" which fit well with the mood in which the series was conveying.

Overall, Blood+ was a decent supernatural action/ drama that did enough at slowly fleshing out elements to its series and exploring how the prominent characters come to grips with knowing more about the Chiropteran, especially as Saya comes to grips with her own connections to it. However, the lack of fleshing out on many prominent characters among the antagonists does make it tough to connect with them without such developments and the focus on some irrelevant sub-plots does hamper the quality of the show's plotting. Still, the series does make for a decent watch and it beats the original movie in terms of delivering a quality plot and fleshed-out characters with its supernatural action. read more

This anime is one of the best ones that I have ever seen before in my life. The plot somehow manages to stay incredibly strong throughout all of the 50 episodes, showcasing many different types of characters, from the most comical to the most radically serious. The animation has a very unique style, which somewhat surprised me early on, but then I realized that it simply made the show more unique.

What every viewer must realize first off is that this is NOT just an anime about vampires. The fact that the characters often require blood to survive is used as an effective plot device, but it is not the entire focus of the show. What this means is that it appeals to both those who love vampire animes and those who do not, creating, as a whole, an extremely balanced, well crafted anime.

The anime will be a joy for anyone who watches it. The storyline ranges from romance, to comedy, to intrigue, to detailed pseudo-history, innocence and experience, violence and peace, and then circles around again to the vague but omnipresent romance that insinuates itself, not as the main focus, but as a continuing theme throughout.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the anime, and I invite all who read this to do the same.

Rating: 10/10
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Note: If you found this review helpful (or not), leave me a PM or comment, and give me some constructive criticism!

Post-note: All scores are compared to titles I have watched personally and represent the verbal "score" of that number, with a 7 meaning " Good". It is unrelated to the 1-10 grading that a lot of people seem to solely apply, without thinking of what it means.

So. Blood+

Originally an offshoot of an earlier movie, Blood+ combines both existing elements present in anime and new ones, to create a somewhat unique shonen (yes, shonen, because that's what this is, don't be fooled by the R+ rating) title. The original premise, that of cute girl with big sword fighting large monsters has been done many times before, but it is the encompassing plot and character designs that make this title stand out.

The fact that that the writers obviously wanted this series to stand out compared to a lot of other drab that comes out nowadays is evident. Sharp character designs (lack of moe characters) are the norm, and the plot line aims to be as realistic as possible, including many existing locations throughout the modern world. from Japan to Russia to France, it becomes evident that the animators have at least glanced at existing sceneries before sketching the locations where the story takes place.

We can understand the actions of certain characters (if the motifs have been revealed), and often the distinction between good and evil becomes blurred, something which lacks in a lot of series nowadays, where differences are usually black and white, with not much repose in between.

Then, you may ask " Why give it a 7?".
First note that a 7 to me means " Good", it holds no numerical value. Blood+ is a good show, but it doesn't have any factors that make it stand out to the point where, maybe a year later, you think "wow, that was quite a memorable show".

It is the same factor that makes it unique, that drags it down. The score is pulled down because of the lack of realism in a show that aims to include many elements pulled straight out of the 21st century world for the sake of appearing realistic and well thought through.

There is a scene where a protagonist is being pursued. He flees into a park, filled with happy picnickers. He rests momentarily on a bench, when suddenly his pursuer appears again. He runs through the park, but to our surprise, all those picnickers have disappeared. Is the director implying that in the few seconds that the camera pans away, all those men and women decided to pack up and leave? This incident is not standalone, and quite often outsiders (to the plot) seem to act illogically, or simply disappear solely for the sake of furthering a plot line and making the actions of characters seem logical.

Another small, annoying factor is that all characters seem to be able to speak to anyone on the globe. Now honestly, I don't believe that the entire world has started speaking Japanese overnight. This can be overlooked to a certain extent however, since such reasoning seems to be prevalent in many shonen titles.

Another factor pulling down an otherwise very good show, is the seemingly low budget of Blood+. It affects many of the most dominant factors determining the success of a show, plot, animation and sound. Firstly, the plot seems to suffer because directors and producers felt it necessary to include a lot of tangents, which lead nowhere. The entire series could have been done in 3/4ths of the 50 episodes that it runs for or less. Secondly, the lack of CG animation and lanky movements at times takes away from a series that includes a lot of fight scenes. Although it does give it some sort of visual appeal, it would have been much better executed with a larger animation budget.

Sound is another factor pulling it down. Although there are some good tracks in the OST, which are nice to the ear, the repetition and overuse of them is simply irritating, especially for a longer anime like Blood+. The OP and ED are of the common staple, including well known (at least, for us anime fans) J-Rock bands such as UVERworld and Hyde. Certainly not bad, but not very original either. Voice acting isn't terribly great either, although the actors can convey different emotions, it is not entirely convincing either.

Lastly, personally I found the lack of a deeper " meaningful" plot line distasteful. Although certainly not needed, it would have brought the enjoyment factor up quite a bit. Simply following the story of the main protagonist, Saya, can be a bore at times, especially when it becomes overly melodramatic.

Pushing my criticism aside, Blood+ certainly isn't a bad series. Even with these somewhat irritating flaws, it is still much better than a lot of Shonen titles nowadays, and for anyone simply wanting some enjoyment without a too much engrossing plot, i'd certainly recommend this. However, for anyone looking for something deeper, something with, say, moralistic or idealistic principles, i'd tell you to look further, because this wouldn't be for you.

Recommended for: (more serious) Shonen fans, those looking for something different than average.

Not recommended for: Fans of moe character designs, serious Seinen fans.



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I used to watch a fair amount of anime, but over the past few years, my interest in it had been gradually waning, partly because of the decreasing number of good shows being produced, and partly because of lack of time due to my heavy workload.

However, this trend was reversed when I had the good fortune of coming across Blood+. I had never heard of it before, but the premise seemed interesting enough, though not particularly original or unique. I decided to give it a shot, expecting at least a decent and entertaining show but not much more than that.

But what I got was much, much more I had dared to hoped for. What starts out as a fairly conventional storyline gradually unravels, revealing a vastly more complex and intricate narrative tapestry. Its deliberate pacing may be misconstrued by some as being "slow", but as the story progresses, all the puzzle pieces that are uncovered early on start to fall into place, and things that once seemed insignificant or nonsensical begin to make sense.

As for the technical merits of this show, other people have already discussed its superb animation and hauntingly evocative soundtrack, so I won't go into too much detail on them. Suffice it to say that they complement the mood of the series exceptionally well.

However, what really won me over was the exceptional character development displayed here. Without giving too much away, I can say that these characters actually felt like real, living, breathing people and not just 2-D images on the TV screen. They change and evolve as time goes by, and after a particular event occurs, don't be surprised if you find yourself regarding certain characters in a totally different light.

To make a long story short, Blood+ is one of only a handful of shows that transcends the boundaries of its genre, and one of the best animes I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. In fact, it practically single-handedly revived my passion for anime and spurred me on to seek many other great shows, which I probably would not have bothered to watch otherwise. And that is probably the greatest compliment one can pay to any medium of entertainment. read more

Blood+ was recommended to me by a friend about five months ago. After being briefed on the basic plotline by her I was less than impressed to say the least, after all, one girl fighting the forces of evil (Or in this case Chiroptera) with her band of merry men, it was an idea done many a time before (Just look at Buffy the Vampire Slayer!) Yet I decided to give it a go regardless. I was delighted to find myself proved wrong however after finishing the anime just a few weeks later. I’ve since re-watched it twice and would definitely recommend it to anyone with brilliant taste in anime!

The story of Blood+ is one filled with compelling fight scenes, tension and mystery right until the very final episode. One of the greatest things about this anime is that the storyline constantly has the viewer guessing what will happen next without the plotline becoming predictable. Every small detail links in perfectly with the story, resulting in a perfectly rounded off anime that will delight even those who don’t usually enjoy anime of the vampire genre.

Yet another great thing about Blood+ is the amazing cast of characters. Unlike some anime (Not mentioning any names here!) the characters actually have development, and a lot of it at that! As you progress through the show the characters will undergo some kind of hardship or test and blossom before your very eyes as a result of it, making them real easy to get attached to! The interactions between the different characters are ingenious and not always lacking in humour despite the dark tone of the anime! Not only do the characters develop themselves but develop their relationships with the other characters as well! Saya, the main character herself is interesting, adorably naive and fairly easy to relate to, which can rarely be said for the main hero/heroine of a genre such as this so I feel as though this is a real achievement!

Out of the many anime I’ve seen in my time Blood+ has one of the most unique animation styles out there! The characters are interesting to look at and well in proportion throughout the entire series. Not once did I glance at a character and think, hang on a minute! I swear he had a larger nose in that last shot! The backgrounds are beautifully laid out and detailed and the shading is done at the level of a pro! Perfection!

Even the music is perfect! The underlining score fits in well with the sad and dark tone of the anime, sometimes all it took for me to start balling like a baby at a sad scene was for this particular theme to start playing softly in the background. So yeah, the music just adds to the brilliance of this amazing anime! The OP/Ed themes were pretty much flawless as well! Okay, admittedly I preferred some more than other but everyone is entitled to their own opinion, right?

So Perhaps one of my favourite things about the show Blood+ is that despite it being an anime chock-a-bloc with deep, meaningful life lessons it never becomes too cheesy. I myself don’t seem to recall any big emotional speeches on the power of friendship, or believing in oneself which to be honest is a welcome relief! Despite the story-line having a fair amount of plot-twists and unexpected happenings the anime never becomes too complicated either, as I was soon to learn, everything happens for a reason!

So that’s that then! Now you know of the wonder that is Blood+ At least, I hope you do, this is my first review you see so I hope I’ve done the show some ruddy justice! It’s the least it deserves for keeping me entertained and on the edge of my seat for three damn weeks! So go watch it already, I promise you won’t be disappointed!
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Can't be denied, the anime produced by Aniplex is always interesting and inspiring like Gintama or Fate / Zero.

Blood + is also the production of flavors and Aniplex has its own story where the anime is the theme of vampires in a different package, generally described the figure of handsome vampire or a mysterious figure, but Blood + presents a different case in which the vampire portrayed beautiful women and strong

The story that took place in various countries presents a different atmosphere where spectators are invited adventure with Blood +.
Basically this anime is a story about a protagonist Otonashi memory loss in the past and the journey he was accompanied by Haji (Chaveliar) to find the fragments of memory in the past and reveal who he really is and why he must fight against Chiropetra. There are so many conflicts and emotions happen in this anime, especially Kai's brother who is a regular guy who tried to protect Otonashi and Riku, but in the end he had to lose Riku Otonashi but managed to bring home with great happiness.

Story 7/10
The story is presented is too simple and predictable. Only centered on the pursuit Otonashi Diva to kill him and end the story of his adventures. Due to the anime just centered on one character alone that the author forgot to develop the leaders began to seem monotonous and a half episode proved very slow and centered on the same thing.
But I appreciate the creativity of the author in which he presents the background of a different vampire. Not only that drama, the bond of brotherhood, friendship seems so strong and proven where Kai which is a sister of Otonashi are not bound by blood relations regard it as his own brother, a friendship between man and Sif Chevaliar too strong.

Art 7/10
Picture of this anime seems so ordinary, nothing interesting is evident from home in Japan and various countries. But what impressed me was the city where the author can draw in countries such detail shown on the outskirts of the Vietnam looks exactly the atmosphere there, Russia and the surrounding city look so cool and modern American impressed. Not only is it a pretty good picture of Chiropetra

Sound 7/10
Do not really remember the Sound of this anime, because he had not seen it. But by giving a score of 7 is enough for recall soundtrack and sound so good at fighting and thrilling moments is quite fitting

Character 8/10
This is where the value of this anime, talk about the character means to talk about social relations and psychology. Character of this anime was so strong and there is no proven falsity of the story and from 1 until the end of the character of the anime is growing and convincing.
George: where he managed to portray a father, how he educated his children, giving courage and most importantly how to live in the world when it is clear they are not the biological child.
Otonashi, I: at first he was so cheerful and happy look on every day but when the adventures of the character began to change more mature and intelligent attention of those around proven Solomon fell in love with him but he's still just a pity he felt this was an introvert in which all the mistakes and the like solve their own problems when people around him continue to support it
Kai: an older brother had played a character with both arguably even close to perfect as a figure of a boy. Evidently, where he continued to accompany her sister Otonashi which is continuing to support wherever and whenever the end of a long hibernation. An inspiration to friends around him, especially the Sif
Hajj: the mysterious figure's loyal and who successfully brought by Haji. He not only serves Otonashi but because of his love he could grant all hope of Otonashi. But the remarkable here is that even though he's loyal servant and Otonashi proven he's not stupid at the end of the episode where Otonashi Haji wants to die but not granted and advised to continue to live and smile every day.
There are so many valuable lessons in this anime is the time in which to solve puzzles and fishing character gives advice on how to resolve the issue wisely and meaningful.

Enjoyment: 6/10
This is what makes the time a little disappointed of this anime, the story is slow and continues to focus on one story with a character until the middle of the last episode makes the writer feel uncomfortable and want to decide to stop this anime. But in mid-last episode of this anime started to find his way and completely comfortable watching it.

Overal 35/5: 7
Yes, that's enough value for the anime, as the authors assess the terms of the story so that it is sufficient for the anime horror genre Action read more

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 read more

An excellent anime that holds a captivating and suspenseful story plot. Blood+ is definitely a must watch anime and one that should be re-watched over and over. It is one anime that has supernatural features, slight parts of romance, and even some historical event correlation intertwined in this fictional world that has the inhabitants called chiropterans; bat-like creatures that feast on human blood. I, myself am not one who favors all gore and blood soaked scenes, but the story in Blood+ really captivates me. The bloody fight scenes all connect to the main plot and is not one excessive blood fest. Plus, this anime is one of those shows that gets you "hooked" and makes you think strategically and use problem-solving to sort of determine what is what and how things work.

Now getting to the characters, they are wonderfully drawn and thought out, each with their own obvious personality. Even with the side-characters, they all equally stand out and none are really overshadowed. It isn't one of those animes that add filler characters to let the story drag on and what not. Once characters are drawn in Blood+, they are kept and have their own scene time throughout the whole thing (meaning Saya is not the center of all the attention).

One downfall to the characters are their character development. Most of the time, they hold rare emotional view points and don't develop quite as fast. When watching, one usually feels a part of the anime (if it's a really good one), but the characters perceived by myself are somewhat 2-D and impersonal. Other than that, this anime is of course a great one that should be on everyone's watched/will watch list and even though I am not even finished with it yet, I am most definitely impressed with high standards and cannot believe how I missed watching such an excellent anime.
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You might think Blood + is just another anime where a girl slashes away at monsters or vampires (which it does also have alot of if your into that) if you haven't watched it, but it is way more than that.

Story: 9
The plot is about a young girl who is adopted into a family with other adobpted children whom she really gets close to. This young girl whose name is Saya is no ordinary girl because she is the only person in the world who can fight against Chiropterans, which are monsters that feed on blood of living humans and can look like humans when they want.
There are alot of twists and turn which make the story really good

Art : 10
The animation was really good for its time and Charcters looked really good. The fighting scenes are really animated well especially when Saya fights with her sword or when her servant Haji fights.

Sound: 10
The sound goes well with the show. the music most of the time fits the scene well. It has a nice dark tone to it.

Charcters: 10
Whats kool about blood + is that they have great protagnists and atagonists. The bad guys really get good character development and so Does Saya and her freinds.

Enjoyment: 9
I really enjoyed the series more than I thought I would. I watched 12 episodes on adult swim network long time ago and never came back to it I kept putting it off thinking it probally won't be that good of a series but I was wrong it easily became one the better anime series I have watched in a long time. There are some boring episodes thrown in everyone once in a while so thats why i gave it a 9.

Overall : 10
If you see my anime list you can see i give really good scores usally 10s to alot of the series I have watched. Basically if enjoyed the series it is going to get a 9 or 10 from me. Blood + is something that every anime fan can enjoy because it has alot of drama and alot action to keep your attention. read more

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 read more

Story: Any vampire fans would appreciate the story; the ever-reusable (and reused) vampire legend gets a new spin here. From the very first episode, the main character Saya is unwittingly thrown into a fight for humanity that only she can put an end to. Accompanied by her (sexy) cellist guardian who has some link to her, she sets out to rid the world of the vampire-like chiropterans plaguing the earth. Fortunately for us, the story is quite a bit more complex than that. Very soon into the series, the story becomes deeper, with many twists revealed about Saya and her dark past.

Art: From what I have seen, this has a very unique art style, especially in that all the characters actually look unique. I'm referring to many other series where the characters all look ridiculously similar since they were designed by the same person. Also, the show has a decidedly dark atmosphere which is wonderfully presented in the animation. If you are a fan of much blood, also take comfort in knowing you'll find a lot here. It is in the title, after all.

Sound: Personally I'm not a fan of any of the opening or closing themes, but the soundtrack is one of my favorites from any anime. Mark Mancina composed the score for Blood+ (turning him into an anime fan in the process) and was helped by Hans Zimmer, so it's the first anime I've seen where the music was written by someone not actually Japanese. Mancina's rich score is perfect for the show. The voice actors did wonderfully as well. Noteworthy is Kari Wahlgren as Saya (though I didn't approve of using her for Diva, too, whom she rather botched) and Crispin Freeman as Haji (for some reason, the mysterious and seemingly emotionless characters suit him).

Character: Character development is great here, thanks mostly to Saya, who must grow from the timid amnesiac she begins the show as to a strong female warrior, and it is interesting to watch how this transformation really takes a toll on her personality. The other supporting characters also help contribute to the character development, to a certain extent. After my own heart, the show's creators let the audience in on the villain's side many times, allowing us to see their plans before the other characters do. Hooray for dramatic irony and moving forward of plotlines!

Enjoyment: As I mentioned earlier, vampire fans who are sick of the "same ol’, same ol’" vampire stories will love this one. Really, the only similarity between "traditional" vampires and the ones in Blood+ are that they drink blood. Speaking of blood, if you are squeamish at the sight of cartoon blood, keep away from this for obvious reasons, as it would inhibit your enjoyment of the series tremendously. Anyone else would like Blood+ since it has a good amount of action, but doesn't deviate from the main plotline, which is surprisingly complex.

Overall: Unless you don't like really violent anime, I would recommend this to anyone who likes vampires, action, drama, romance, and a good plot. And sexy cellists.
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Blood+. It has been a while since I saw it but now, after all this time, I feel I can really reflect on it. It's your typical vampire story with a twist. The beginning was extremely interesting, but after a while, it just got kinda boring, and in the end, I felt as if I had wasted a lot of my time. It could have ended a lot earlier instead of making it 50 episodes.

The emphasis is more on the characters than the action, and all the fights are pretty much the same. Nothing that would really amaze me. This would have been alright if it weren't for the fact that most of the characters were just annoying. I really couldn't stand Kai, especially considering how his relationship with Mao turned out. Saya was still unlikeable even after she seemed to have matured after the one year time skip. I really didn't enjoy Blood+. It had an interesting story, but it was brought down by poor execution and direction. read more

Very good story! Once I got started, I could hardly stop.
It is interesting to see the change the main character goes through, and it is a very interesting relationship she had to people around her.

At first, the story may seem confusing, but of course it all comes together as you get more and more into the story. You don't know more than Saya, which makes it easy to get as frustarated as her, making you want to find out which again makes you hang on to it.

I wasn't too impressed with the artwork, but it can be nice not to always look at the shiny, wild colored hair and eyes.
As it isn't really a comical anime, it does contain comedy, but none of the well-known extreme anime drawings with chibi figures. This makes the story more "serious", and is certainly a plus!
The art isn't too detailed though, and it's nothing spectacular, but definitely NOT bad! Depends on preferance.

The soundtrack is good, and it's impressing how different the tracks are made, though it's based on the same three or four melodies. Very well composed.

The characters are very deep, and you can sort of predict how they will react to different situations as yo get to know them. Tthe chracters are also very different, and all in all well made.

It has a good length - doesn't get boring or drawn out. Once you finish the anime, it makes you sad because you really want it to continue!
It also has an open ending, making YOU the boss of what is going to happen in the future, which is very nice.

I can ONLY recommend this anime; both if you're a guy or a girl, into romance or action - it really has it all. An anime I couldn't get my eyes off once I got started! read more

Blood+ is a cool vampire series that's not so cool because it went on far longer than it should.

The anime this was based off of was so much more interesting, but to appeal for fans, they made Saya younger, hotter, more man-hungry than her previous incarnation. Ah, accessibility...

Art was average. Sound was cool. I like the ED theme song where it sounds like an old lady is being strangled.

Characters were balls. The brother was freaking annoying. I hated him, ruined the damn series. However, most other people were fine.

I didn't enjoy this series so much as I enjoy getting an enema.

You looking for a continuation of that cool OVA thing? Then keep looking, vampire weeabos! Unless you like it or something... read more

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 read more

This is probably my favorite anime of all time. There was a nice blend of humor mixed in with plenty of supernatural drama and action. The story only gets better as the anime goes on, and the characters are all entrancing. It is not your normal vampire anime, but has a very unique view and intriguing plot that is believable. The only problem may be the English version of the anime. I find the voice actors completely off par with the Japanese voice actors, though I feel this way about most : ) The music is also amazing, with some great j-rock songs and an amazing song sung by the character Diva. I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes darker, more serious anime with just enough humor that the drama is not overbearing. read more

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. read more

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.

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Story
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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.

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Art
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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.

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Sound
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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.

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Character
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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.

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Value
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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) read more

The description of this show does not do it justice. I actually just finished watching the last episode this morning at 4:00am, after spending two days straight watching the whole series. I am not going to lie I knew about the series since it came out in 06 but I just never gave it the time of day because I thought it would be just a stupid vampire plot that was either endless or shallow. I was completely wrong, a friend who had watched it convinced me too, I admit the first 3 or 4 episodes seem painfully slow and way too soft for what a dark anime should be. It got interesting very quickly, and soon I could not stop watching, hence the reason I turned off my phone and locked my self up for the last couple days. The story as described is about a girl named saya fighting vampire like beings, but this is only a main theme to the plot. The real story is how Saya deals with being different and coming to except herself as she is and how she interacts with humans. The story is dark and like my other fav, code geass (also a bandai film), they are not afraid to kill main and lovable characters in order to progress the story line (I am trying not to spoil but I want to give you a good ideal of how dark this anime is). This anime is really about one girls hardships, feelings, and suffering. It will blow your mind and make you think in a different manner. read more