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Blood+ is an Anime that comes around very rarely. With an amazing story, sound, characters (except for one), and overall enjoyment, Blood+ is one of my personal favorites. Set in an alternate world to the movie Blood: The Last Vampire, The story revolves around a young girl named Saya who is apparently the only girl who can stop the vampire like monsters known as Chiroptera. I will Divide this Review into each of the 5 Sections.

Story:

The Writing in this Anime is phenomenal. The work, although based off the original movie, Is incredibly Original and is Very different from the original work. The Chiroptera are not ... like ordinary Vampires, which made me very happy. They seem more like savage monsters who don't think and just eat. There are however, different types of Chiroptera. I won't get into it because of spoilers, but the concept of the Chiroptera is very interesting and is pulled off successfully.

Art:

The art was one of the two issues I had with the anime. The scenery is beautiful but the characters lack originality. Saya, who is the main character, has a weird looking mouth that distracts you from the Amazing writing. I had to watch the beginning over again because I couldn't stop staring at her mouth. This doesn't take away the greatness of the show, but instead distracts you from it. It is a problem, but I won't take this into my Overall score.

Sound:

I personally love the soundtrack of Blood+. Diva's song is great and fits in perfectly with the mood of the show. Even the other pieces of music were well placed into the events of the show. The sounds of the Chiroptera sounded original and I didn't notice anything Bad about it. Other sound effects like the swords or guns seemed normal and fit in perfectly with the show. The sound effects were nothing special, But didn't take away anything from the story itself.

Character:

This section holds the biggest problem in my opinion. Almost all the characters were well developed. The only thing I had a problem with is Kai. I found Kai to be the most annoying character I've ever seen. Kai is basically Saya's "brother" even though they are not blood related. Kai is like the male version of Kagome from Inuyasha. He constantly thinks about Saya and is kind of an asshole to everyone else. Riku is another sibling of Saya's and is actually very likeable. Riku has the right balance of love for Saya and Love for everyone else. Haji is probably one of my favorite characters in this anime, next to David and Solomon. I even Love the villains of the show. The ONLY person I hate is Kai. This character brought my overall score to a 9. That's pretty bad.