Blood Lad

Vampires are overrated these days. The idea of them being in anime series isn't a new concept either. In fact, there's plenty of them already like Vampire Knight, Shiki, Rosario + Vampire, etc. Most of them involves some sort of strange faithful day event when the vampire gets caught up with a human in their world and then certain twists come that ties them to some sort of relationship. Only this time, it's a little a bit different. In Blood Lad, the vampire actually wants to help the human. Rather than treating them as a slave or food, this series takes a twist as our ... vampiric friend Vlad Charlie Staz embarks on a journey to restore a human back to their mortal selves after a tragic event. (by tragic, I mean as in getting eaten alive)

Blood Lad is an anime adapted series based off the manga of the same name written by Yuuki Kodama. The series takes the vampire theme idea and twists it into a humorous tale. That's because our otaku friend Staz has never met a human girl before. So, what happens when a young, pretty, and shy Japanese girl accidentally wonders into his territory? All hell breaks loose. Or rather for Staz, it's like the dream of a life time. After all, he's never met a human before. More so, Fuyumi Yanagi happens to be a girl with a Japanese background. It's a fun journey and one hell of a ride, for both our main characters.

For starters, we know that Staz is a vampire but also a boss of sorts at his own territory. He has his own underlings for dirty work. Judging by his appearance, Staz also seems to be unemployed and is literally an otaku with the stuff he has hanging around his room. More interesting factors about his character reveals that despite being a vampire, he doesn't seem to have an appetite for human blood. Oddly enough though, he does have a bit of bloodlust towards Fuyumi. This spells out a sort of trouble for Fuyumi because Staz's lack of common sense. In fact, we can see that Staz only seems to lust after Fuyumi in the beginning because of her fresh scent of blood and body. Strangely though, his lust disappears after Fuyumi's death. But the fact that he still cares enough to help Fuyumi return to her normal life shows his sincerity. It almost seems to be human like for Staz because the lengths he goes to help Fyumi throughout the series despite numerous dangers that puts his own life at risk. Fuyumi on the other hand plays the role more of the eye-candy but also at times encourages Staz to be himself. It's an odd relationship between the duo but they sure stand out as entertainment.

The other characters plays their part to fulfill the entertainment part as well. We got mad scientists, a witch, and werewolf that adds to the package of this series. Their diversity and abilities adds more flavor to the series that is not only tasty but also spices up some troubles for both Staz and Fuyumi. For instance, there's a rivalry between Staz and Wolf beyond just going at each other with fists. Then, there's also some sibling trouble for Staz later on that adds even more dangers to himself. It's a fun take to this series because Staz has to learn how to adjust without depending on others. It's the fact that Fuyumi depends on him this time as Staz learns more about humanity as well as himself.

Despite the series having a relevant plot, it usually maintains more of a lighthearted and humorous atmosphere. This is evidenced by the various parodies in the beginning such as the stuff in Staz's room or the way that Fuyumi is killed. Even though she is dead, Fuyumi returns as a cute ghost and her method of death can also be surprisingly amusing. The show also plays on Staz's character by portraying him as a character with little knowledge of what's really there. For example, there are numerous times when Staz uses ideas he gets from Japanese manga which he reads from rather than common sense. On a more serious note, there's some revelations revealed later on that might surprise some viewers.

Blood Lad also presents the supernatural relevantly well. Although not as grim as some series such as Shiki, this anime portrays Staz as a vampire with supernatural abilities. This is evidenced in the beginning as he is able to do various things that a normal human cannot. Then, there's the other characters too who displays their own sides of supernatural traits such as Wolf and his expertise in the boxing field or Hydrabell with her magic. Needless to say, the series' characters and setting combines elements of both the real world and the supernatural.

Fan service is also an overused word but Blood Lad doesn't avoid it. In fact, there's plenty of those for both girls and the guys. Fuyumi fulfills the role of fanservice with her body structure as well as being stark naked from the very first episode after her fate. In fact, the way she looks must also been a trigger for Staz's bloodlust for her. It doesn't stop there either though as she has to depend on Staz in order to remain existent. To do, there's the finger sucking along with the baby bottles. Furthermore, she is often dressed in skimpy ways or in lascivious outfits. Even for the female audience, there's some service to offer when Staz and Wolf gets into a fight in their outfits. It's service for the fans and at times, they do get out of hand.

Because the series defies any realism, expect some strange twists as well. It also doesn't fit within some vampire themes since Staz is shown to be stronger than the typical vampire with his resistance to certain weaknesses. Fuyumi also seems to play along with her new adjusted life even though she wants to return to her human life. The fact that the duo has gotten used to each other shows how much they value their relationship even if it's completely on bizarreness. It's what Blood Lad is anyways, a bizarre yet entertaining anime with more than just a love triangle or thirst for vengeance.

Visuals wise, Brain Base does an alright job with its elements although some of the characters' designs looks rather generic. Fuyumi in particular is designed to look busty with girlish traits while Staz is more of the bad boy role. The characters all have some taste of their supernatural traits though whether it's a werewolf, vampire, etc. The supernatural world doesn't look as grim or too unusual compare to our own. On the other side, some of the monsters are portrayed as looking dangerous. The production values are decent though with style. Staz's sunglasses, Liz's headgear, and Wolf's silver hair are reflection of this in a humorous way.

The soundtrack for Blood Lad is above par. The OP song "ViViD" by May'n has a rocky style with its presentation. Then, there's the action and comedy scenes where music matches its style. True to its premise, Blood Lad also has its occasionally eerie-like soundtrack playing during some of the more scenes fitting within this vampiric theme series. Staz's VA Ryota Osaka (Valvrave the Liberator: Haruto, Rozen Maiden: Jun, Hataraku Maou-sama: Sadao) recently began to play parts relating to young teenagers whose life is changed dramatically. Thus expect his talent to come in this series as well in the shoes of our vampire. On the other hand, Fuyumi's shy voice reflects her character in the new situation she is in.

Overall, Blood Lad is a very fun series to watch and enjoy. To me, it shouldn't be taken serious despite its premise. In fact, there are many moments in this series where the fights and moments are portrayed as parody rather than anything too serious. However, Staz is serious about his mission to help Fuyumi return to being mortal once again. If I was entirely serious though, most of the series should be absorbed as fun and a different take on the vampire genre. It's not just about falling in love or achieving vengeance. Rather, Blood Lad plays on the values of a relationship between a human and a vampire to see how far they come. It's a journey that will quench your thirst if you're looking for some fun.

Blood Lad is a supernatural anime, revolving around a mystical realm involving the main character, Staz, a vampire boss in charge of a territory who is surprisingly also an otaku and a huge fan of everything Japan-related. It is weird yet unique.

The story starts of when a human girl (the main female character, sadly I forgot her name) appears from nowhere in town and thus Staz's people find her, knowing Staz will be fascinated by the human girl. Then he realizes that she is fading from the world of living and he decided to help her initially for his own goals. He gets help from ... his friends and yea.

However the story of this anime is really inconsistent, it is like sht happens, then it becomes good again in a matter of time, fluctuating the repetitive pattern. Some episodes are really interesting with it's action scenes and humour and it is so hilarious most of the time while it also contains many references to real anime in our world, however, some episodes are just SO boring I actually fell asleep for half an episode and could not wake up until my room was drooling from liquid......inconsistency is majorly a lack down for this show.

The animation and art quality was decent to say the least. The character designs were well made and they were recognizable, sadly though, it isn't amazing either. The background colours were quite random, they were all over the place and although it is a demon world, every single street in this world shouldn't look like its graffiti done by a 5 year old brat.

The music was fine, the opening was catchy and a bit addicting, but then the ending song was quite wrong, it doesn't fit well with mood of the ending of any episode, doesn't collaborate well or match nicely to present a neat and long lasting effect to the audience, every time the ending song played, i felt like i was in a funeral with a group of friends singing a sad song. Also, noneo f the soundtracks were memorable, but o well.

The characters were all-rounded, there were the girls who only tried to get laid with Staz, and then the male characters who were nicely brought in. Wolf, the masochist was basically a power-house, he could tank an entire army including Staz and he was strong as well, being that said, one of my favorite scenes was him fighting Staz in a boxing match. He also showed feelings towards liking Fuyumi the main girl (oh i remembered), helping her out. Staz was quite likable, a badass overpowered damning kamikaze here and there fanboy who gets all the chicks day and night. However, none of the characters were well developed, reducing the potential of these characters. Building a development, story or background of a characters especially the main characters will definitely provide and deliver more feels towards the show, and we will care more about them, because when Fuyumi was fading i didnt even cry, when staz was beaten up, i didnt cry or flood a river in my room becaue I already knew that he would wake up and trash the enemy in a matter of 3 seconds.

Blood Lad, was not terrible or extremely bad, but the potential wasted was disappointing as I really did expect more from these characters and even the plot as well. Pacing was poo, inconsistent episode delivery too. The humor and action were the notable qualities that were well done in this anime. It is a good comedy and fantasy genre anime

In a nutshell, Blood lad will give you quite a lot of laughs, but you can be sure to feel safe because there isn't anything sad or tragic here, don't worry your room will not flood with tears. You wont give any damns, when someone dies. Inconsistency kills Blood Lad, leaving it stoned, becoming little bacon-bits.

this was an incredibly surprising anime, i was walking home from the supermarket and was jumped by a gang of biker lesbians. they beat me so bad. omg. what have they done to me.

i just complimented them on their hair cut. so i get home, take a shower and in my pocket was a note. one of them must have put it in there i thought.

but it was just a grocery list and to my utter horror i forgot the cucumbers. i was terrorfied. in fact, it was a terror STORM. but since i watch ... anime, i knew that i had to muster the courage through hard work and walk back to the store and face my enemies. but ofc first, i needed to train. so i did four pushups and i curled the freshly bought gallon of milk a few times.

feeling pumped, i headed out. one of the many OP's of naruto played through my head. and as i rounded the corner, i could smell the diesel and hairspray in the air. i stalked up to the group and i yelled KAMEHAMEHA!!!!

and they laughed so hard some fell off their bikes. clearly i had scored precious damage points. so i walked in, grabbed my cucumbers and came back out ready to toss a few extra vegetables at them. but they were gone. and at that moment, the theme to rocky kicked in and i knew i was the VICTOR.

so i went home and watched blood lad, which i found to be very funny and cool. so much like me, it was an instant classic. You should watch this too. the ending sucks, b/c the rest of the story needs to be animated. I hope they make another season or continue it somehow.

Alright yall Ima keep this short and simple for a short and simple anime. Blood lad, to put it simply, was funny. For one, it made a great job of making the whole mood feel light-hearted, even when people were "dying" and the mood was supposed to be set serious it had never felt that way to me.

For a while now I had tried to search for an anime taht even from the very start I could tell was going to be an anime that didn't have such intense and heavy moody characters.... COUGH all those characters who think smiling is ... a sin COUGH. Even then though, it was hard to find something both interesting and light hearted, I wanted something like hunter x hunter. Blood lad had successfully accomplished that for me.

So that's it for my short and simple review, this anime is comedic, light-hearted, has plenty of action, enjoyable, has a very nice story and plot, and it's only problem is that it wasn't longer. 10/10 would bang the end PEACE OUT.

PS I gave this anime a 9/10 for the sheer reason that it did what it set the mood for. It didn't have a peaceful nonchalant mood but has everyone dying and crying for days. It struck for a light - hearted fun enjoyable short anime to watch. It's plot was quite good for an anime so.

So when you watch this don't expect the deepest plot ever, with twists and turns and amazing woahs after every episode, if you're tired of being serious watch this anime. If I had had a serious mood and been searching for that, this anime would have gotten a solid 6. But it didn't, it hit exactly what it wanted to hit, and that's why I felt that this anime was more than enjoyable. It set the mood, it carried out the mood, and it kept it at that pace for the entire time without missing a single beat. PEACE OUT NO I AM REALLY DONE 14/10 WOULD BANG PEACE OUT!

The most basic summary of Blood Lad I could think of would be Staz a ruler of his district is just obsessed with Japanese culture and basically gets more obsessed when a human, Japanese girl named Fuyumi is cast into the underworld and meets Staz. Then, eaten by a plant Fuyumi dies and the rest of the show is about trying to resurrect Fuyumi and Staz's actual feelings for her. The fast paced story goes great with the just as fast Character Development with in just about every episode a new character is introduced, not all ones you like, but none the less new. It ... has references to other anime and anime creators so it makes hilarious. This is a good anime if you want something to raise your spirits and make you think.

STORY: 6/10
CHARACTER: 8/10
ART: 6/10
SOUND: 5/10
ENJOYMENT: 7/10
OVERALL: 7/10

‘Blood Lad’ doesn’t resort to your typical Vampire genre anime, I mean rather than focusing entirely on Action, Romance or both, it immerses itself into Comedy, thus differentiating itself from the rest. The excellent portrayal of said Comedy really sets the light tone of the anime which favours the otherwise feeble story. The timing of the jokes was never rushed nor forced nor complicated. They were easy to follow and hilarious to watch so you are in store for some serious chuckles! Regrettably this seems to be the only strong point of ‘Blood Lad’, for the comedy bits start ... to partake a repetitive nature which brings down the overall nature of the show since it’s other aspects like Action and Romance are mediocre at best! Although the Comedy is solid throughout with many Easter eggs that are plastered all over the place. And I loved how Self-Referential this anime was, shrewdly incorporating it into its Comedy which resulted to a unique and funny experience!

Staz (MC) is a very powerful vampire who also happens to be the Boss of his district in the Demon world. Time and time again, he battles powerful opponents but somehow wins despite his lackadaisical nature. Due to his obsession with Otaku culture, his constant number of manga references and use of anime knowledge were the best part of his trait, often displayed in clever and unexpected ways. And his flashbacks provided enough details about him for you to care, though this arc could have been handled better. Staz life changes when he meets a Big breasted Japanese teenager (Fuyumi) and this is where the show starts. All he wants to do is suck her blood but something happens to her after which Staz can only promise to resurrect her somehow. Fuyumi was a disappointment because for all the unique and supernatural characters with their comical personality types in this show, she was the most plain and boring of all! I really can’t say much about her except that she’s the damsel in distress character, making her forgettable due to her dull and clueless nature. The Supporting characters are interesting on their own, from the manipulative Bell who comes with a dual personality of a Bitch and a girl who wants to fall in love to the Badass Wolf with his scary strength and regeneration powers. You have tons of other characters that are barely shown which hurts them since they don’t get a lot of growth, yet somehow Braz shines by coming off all clever and scary while Liz makes an entrance with her depiction of affection for Braz and her overall cute yet mindless nature. In spite of introducing such exceptional characters, they fail to make a splash due to the short run time given to them.


The animation happened to look very neat even when depicting dark places like the demon world but the overall colour scheme and contrast takes time getting used to cause for some reason it gave off a cartoon show vibe that’s made for children! Still the change in the colour art style was well done for it totally worked during the comical scenes despite its cheap looking nature to me. The OP/ED were ok while the Voice Acting was nothing memorable but once again the Comedy and Action bit were elevated with the perfect use of abnormal sound effects throughout the show.


This Comedic Action packed vampire show turn these genres over its head by refusing to align itself to being a cliché anime, rather focuses on keeping a light and fun atmosphere. Regardless of this attempt, it manages to start well but the sudden end to an incomplete story leaves a bad taste in your mouth! What’s worst is that it needed just a few more episodes to wrap up its current story arc and they fail to do so in the hopes of greenlighting another season. Add in the completely boring romance attempt between Staz and Fuyumi which leaves you frustrated because you totally want Bell and Staz to hook up since they share more screen time and exhibit actual chemistry! In fact, I would go as far as putting Bell’s mom with Staz rather than that bore fest of a teenager! ‘Blood Lad’ shouldn’t be taken seriously for you to enjoy since it’s flawed in many places, from the straightforward plot to the animation and some characters. But it’s still worth watching just for those parody moments alone. The short run of 10 episodes definitely plays into the anime’s favour since it’s able to maintain its charm for the most of it. All in all, despite all the fan service provided, I still wasn’t impressed but I was entertained enough to recommend this to another viewer for a one-time watch only. Just don’t expect anything deeper or meaningful and be prepared for an unfinished story which leaves many things unanswered.

I'm gonna begin this at the end. Blood Lad ends on a cliffhanger. I had not clue it was the last episode until I noticed the count on my list. I was tempted to rate it down just for ticking me off.

I enjoyed Blood Lad. I began it with skepticism because all things vampiric have been letting me down recently. The concept of a pwoerful vampire infatuated with humans and the human world to the point of being an otaku is intriguing and amusing. I like the quick pace of the writing. The animation style is artsy. ... It's purposefully flat and '70s comic looking to give the watcher the sense that indeed this is not the human world.

Staz, our otaku vampire prince, is an anti-hero. He is not a good guy. In fact he tells you he's not. He's a demon afterall. Most of the demons he runs across are in human form, but there are some in other forms. I was never sure if our leading lady was dense or just overwhelmed. She was likeable, but I didn't love her.

Blood Lad is good, but it is too short and the story doesn't end. I hope there is a 2nd season.

I love vampires. And I loved the Blood Lad manga...from the point I read up to. I await for the next volume to be out in the US.

The moment I heard of the anime, I put it on my instant "plan to watch list" in my head. (As this was before I joined MAL). (Side note): Okay. So, when I heard it was going to be 10 episodes, I kind of freaked out a bit and since Wikipedia was being edited constantly between 10 and 12 episodes, I didn't know what to believe.

Anyway, for this review, I'll start to say:

When I watched the ... first few episodes, I loved how closely it followed the manga. I loved how it was almost exactly like the manga, except for maybe a few event rearrangements, but I didn't really care about that. After around episode seven though, I was wondering... "how are they going to wrap up this anime"?

Then it dawned upon me: "It's going to end with Staz and Fuyumi are going to go through the doorway, and the vampire hunt will begin". I got the door part right. I got the vampire part wrong. So, I was right about how it would end to a 50% tangent. I was disappointed it ended the way it ended, so -2 on enjoyment.

So, yeah, it covers the first six volumes of the manga, that's it. So, 8/10 on story, 8/10 on enjoyment.

Art: 9/10.

The art is fine. There's nothing wrong with the art, and I really enjoy how it looks in the anime. In fact, it's better in the anime because I get to see what the mangaka's art looks like...animated! It's great--like any other manga that became an anime.

Sound: 6/10.

I have Asperger's. So the loud noises really bothered me when I was watching Blood Lad. I had to pause for a few minutes because the sound effects really got to me, and I tried hard to ignore the sound effects, I couldn't--they were too loud for me. The music was okay, though, I did enjoy the music to some degree.

Character: 7/10.

There's not a lot of character development. That's not bad or anything, but Staz develops nicely, imo. Fuyumi, Bell, Wolf and Staz, don't though, that didn't bug me, but I wanted to see Fuyumi develop a tiny bit. Liz was a great character, btw. I loved all the characters. Especially Staz, Fuyumi, Bell and Beros...despite her not being in it a lot. All of tears.

Overall:

8/10.

The anime was great, BUT THEN IT WAS OVER. And I was upset by that. The anime had so much potential, but then it ended the exact way I knew it would, I didn't want it to be that way. But it was a really good and fun summer anime, probably the best Black Comedy I ever watched. I want, no, I need a season 2.

Watch it if you like ten episode anime and black comedy.

This is my first review, sorry if it's boring :(

Story: 7/10
- I wouldn't say it's really bad, but I can't say it's eye-popping good, either. The biggest point downer in my opinion is the randomness of it all. Okay, a human pops out of nowhere, something convenient appears at some weirdly convenient time, and somebody just happens to be related to someone else. People might like that kind of thing, but for me, it just shortens the attention span. At least it was funny...
- I can't stand cliffhangers. Blood Lad has got to have the best cliffhangers of the century. I was so annoyed and ... close to flipping my desk whenever an episode ended, but the cliffhangers were so cleverly placed and scripted that I HAD to keep watching. That's the best, and the worst, part of this anime.

Art: 8/10
- What can I say? Art is subjective.

Sound: 9/10
- The music appeals greatly to my taste. -1 point for the OP that I didn't really like. Subjectivity again... I'm still learning how to listen objectively, bear with me >

Hmm...well in my opinion blood lad all together was pretty good! The beginning was a good
kick-start to get people amused.all the characters were unique and different (that's a really
good thing for a supernatural anime in my opinion) by the near middle it was alright and all.the middle and further mainly spoke about staz and his family while the story was getting to the closing. Now the closing...I don't know why but it wasn't satisfying! There was waaay too much! A cliffhanger, a surprise and a mystery is a little too much too process in that one

last episode...well anyway another season be great. (to ... clean up that ending) I also enjoyed
The colors they used! Very creative for an anime with vampires and demons ;)* and I loved the opening too listened to it all day once* so,anyway blood lad is pretty good

you'll most likely enjoy it except for the few cheesy-ish jokes :3

Oh Blood Lad...This was one of the best short vampire anime i've seen.



Ok so in this anime nothing is typical about demons ( well not typical in the most cases).The underworld is separated into regions which are ruled by demons.Staz is a vampire but not the noble blood drinker,cross fearing vampire...he is an OTAKU.And he also has massive powers which become even greater when unlocked.So come watch Staz the vampire as he tries to ressurect a ghost-human and by the way..fanservice.

The art and sounds were amazing with both flashy and more serious art.The OP and ED's were good(i actually liked them).Tho ... the girl voices could be better but oh well cant really whine about it.It was good.

Character development was interesting,both fast and slow developing into greater and stronger characters,and the bounds and backstories between them were both fun and sad.

I did enjoy this alot and i recommend this to anyone who wants to watch something fun,sad with action and a love story(sorta).

I loved this anime. As you can see I gave it an 8 for overall because I just love vampires. If you love vampires, harem, and a girl who dies within the first episode by a plant than watch this! There is a scene were this main female character is naked (so don't watch it with parents.) I found this anime REALLY funny and I just loved Staz.

The story is about this girl who somehow got into the monster world and everyone there were surprised and sorrounding her so yeah she was pretty freaked out. Now they called Staz which is their leader sorta ... and he I think he likes manga and Japan (i'm not 100% sure) So when they brought the girl to him he was really interesting in her because she was a human... and he hasn't met humans I think. Then he leaves her in his room because there were some people outside and they were doing bad things and he had to get rid of them. Now he left this plant there which eats people... So as you can guess the plant ATE the girl and she was there as a ghost (not really scary) naked. (but they brought her clothes.) That's the story.

I loved the art,sound, and characters.

Overall in MY opinion the anime was an 8 out of 10 because of the comedy

blood lad is about a weeb. ..... yes blood lad i s about a weeaboo vampire named Staz that is trying to make a ghost girl a not ghost....a..stop her from being a ghost .... yeah that's....that's it. alot people give this show crap because of "vampires" witch is stupid as it should be judged on it own quality and as such it is a great show. the story is good and the art is fantastic reminding me of stuff like gurren lagan and soul eater with out pushing the limits to far the sound is ok but the show really stands ... out for its characters. all with design that are relatively new except for a couple exceptions but none of that really matters the real question is. was it enjoyable and the answer is yes yes it war got try it.

Blood Lad is definitely an must-watch anime for all those full-blooded Otaku's out there. It has so many references to other animes and video games in a perfectly comical manner. There's a perfect about of Moe and ecchi without being overkill, and the fight scene are super awesome. The way this show makes me laugh and keeps me excited each and every episode and really unique to an anime which I'd have to say this anime is one of the most enjoyable to watch this year.

When i read the plot line for this anime i was thrilled , honestly speaking , i really was . I felt this show had a lot of potential , but it turned out to be a random packed bagage of genres . From action to nonsense , from there to drama and back to nonsense in a split of a second i was shocked that it was possible . Don't get me wrong i enjoyed that and had this little feeling that something like that might just happen in this show after the first 30 seconds . In a way it sounds ... like i am contradicting myself here . Ok , in other words this show turned out to be something else that i thought it would be , but even so it wasn't bad .
The story was nicely told , not rushed , a lot of things that i didn't expect to happen , happened , plus that if this anime will continue an even better story will arise , that's only my speculation , i didn't read the manga , or any other spoilers , lets call it ' instinct ' .
What i didn't see here was any character development , maybe a little on Staz's part and Liz's side as well , but otherwise the main heroine was the same from the start to the end , useless , with an acute Orihime Syndrome , the bad guys were nice , but totaly inexistent , let's not forget about the ones who would normaly aid the MC , the support characters , they were the best ( sarcasm here ) . Anyway we can't expect any major difference in the characters in a 10 eps long anime , that is almost impossible , i think .
Art and Animation were above averange that is for sure , the effects were really nice done , plus the design of the world was done perfectly for this kind of show , well the mangaka who wrote this has done that , but lets give credit to the animators as well .
For the Sound part i didn't really notice anything special , maybe i am tone deaf , but that is my humble opinion .
All in all this show is made to make you laugh at how a vampire is trying to revive a human girl , even if that means leaving his safe zone . Maybe in the future the story will get a lot more serious , but until then those who haven't watched it do so you won't regret a thing .
PS : Here the vampires don't sparkle in the sunlight , so don't worry and enjoy .

Warning possible Spoilers

Usually in anime monsters, demons, vampires etc are considered the villains of the show and end up being defeated by the hero, however Blood Lad decides to concentrate on the whole monster aspect and their world making for one somewhat interesting setup.

Story (7/10)

The story focuses on Staz, a vampire who rules a section of the demon world. One day a random human girl called Fuyumi finds herself in the demon world and whilst under Staz's protection she gets eaten and becomes a ghost. Staz vows to bring her back to life.
Now as simple as the premise is, a lot more stuff goes on ... in this show than you think especially considering it's only 10 episodes, so a lot of content was squished into this.
It starts out fairly normal as Staz tries his best finding ways of bringing Fuyumi back to life while also getting caught up in ridiculous situations.
But as the show goes on it starts to get more plot heavy as more characters are introduced and we get to know more about Staz's history and other family members, I thought this was an interesting addition to the story and kept me hooked, then as we enter the final episodes the story focused more on Fuyumi and her family issues which seemed like it had cropped up out of nowhere, but if have good attention to detail then you probably knew there was something odd about Fuyumi in the first place.
Another story line develops along the way too, which is the state of power in the demon world and this was mainly to do with Staz's brother Braz. This tied in once again with their family history and showed how open and expansive this world was.
The whole however really has it's up and down moments, the 10 episode length doesn't help with this as I feel like the plot advanced very quickly and never settled in one spot for too long, now this wasn't entirely a bad thing as it kinda suited an anime like this. The problem is that one moment you're concentrating on this thing, then something else gets thrown at you and then something else comes outta nowhere, it got a little tiresome trying to keep track of the amount of things going on and it hurt the story in some way.

Characters (8/10)

Despite having quite a large cast of characters, most of them were particularly interesting whereas some were interesting, but got a little worse over time.
Staz is the MC and a vampire, now even though he's a vampire he tends to have a lazy kind of attitude making people underestimate him, but that is always a bad thing as he is incredibly powerful. He is also very stubborn, doesn't really have much sense of things and is very impetuous, but despite these shortcomings whenever he sets a goal for himself he always makes sure it is done, plus unlike most monsters you see he has an extreme interest in the human world and the products they have.
Fuyumi is the female MC, she randomly ends up in the demon world and becomes a ghost after being eaten by a plant. Now you may think she is there for just bland fanservice and in some cases you might be right, but she had a mysterious nature and always had some kind of importance even though she was the butt end of Staz's jokes and actions yet out of all the characters in the show she seemed like the most reasonable and always pointed out how stupid some situations were. Plus she's cute as hell, you can't ignore a cute girl like her.
Bell is a sorceress, who tends to get in Staz's way of his goal. At first I really liked her personality as it reminded me of Haruko from FLCL, but despite her funny, playful yet short tempered attitude she slowly became a somewhat forced love interest for Staz and this just didn't fit right for her character, which in the end hurt her reputation a little.
Wolf is like Staz, a demon boss, but he is a werewolf. Wolf is a badass and definitely goes great with Staz's character since the two are friendly rivals, he is strong willed and ambitious making him a force to be reckoned with which is why you wouldn't want to fight the fella. He also has a short temper, though much worse than Bells and tends to take his frustration out on his goons, but he means well and does have a caring nature especially towards Staz and his friends. Sadly his presence in the show is kinda cut short as he leaves the group shortly before the final episodes, which sucked since he was a great character alongside Staz.

Art (8/10)

I will give credit where credit is due, because this was a surprisingly colourful show, each scene looked like a goddamn rainbow, well unless the setting was dark and evil then that's a different story, but it always captured the scenes very nicely. I also liked the punk aspect of Staz's area and the lettering too making it seem like he was a proper gang boss. The other areas were alright too and made the demon world look big and expansive showing it could be as large or even bigger than our own world.
Even the characters had a very colourful essence, the amount of outfits and costumes they wore was a lot and surprisingly they fitted the characters well, I especially liked the black jacket getup that Staz had at some point making him look pretty badass, plus it was also funny how the show kinda knew when it was putting Fuyumi in revealing clothing like it was a joke towards other anime's that had busty looking female characters wearing revealing outfits.

Sound (7/10)

The sound wasn't too bad either, I enjoyed the op which was nicely tuned to the way the show was, which was all over the damn place. Although I feel like the opening kinda spoiled the events that were going to happen and this is something I slowly noticed over time and I suddenly knew where the next locations were going to be. However the op was still fun to listen to.
The ed was actually ok, it had the mysterious element that represented a part of Fuyumi's character, but just like the opening it kinda spoiled a story line that would connect her and Bell's characters although not in the way I was expecting.
It's soundtrack was pretty surprising, it had great intense pieces for when the action scenes happened and gave them a feeling like there was a lot at stake if the hero's didn't win.

Extras:

The action was pretty damn sweet, they were quick, thrilling and pretty suspenseful considering what was on the line. The best was definitely the boxing match between Staz and Wolf which just seemed funnily out of place compared to every other battle. However there were some battles that relied more on wit than brawn like when Bell was trying to trap Staz in one of her dimension cages and he ended up outwitting her in a pretty hilarious way.
Now when it comes to comedy, this show was a bit of a mixed bag. It didn't start off too well with the comedy and the only funny moments were mainly between Staz and Fuyumi along with the instances that involved Bell, but slowly over time the comedy did get better and better as the characters got into more ridiculous situations.
I liked how the supernatural was the entire focus point of the show, usually if would be something supernatural set in the human world, but for once it's actually set in the world of the supernatural which isn't something where many anime's (from what I've seen) are set. So it was nice to see a different kind of setting compared to other anime's I've seen in the past.

Enjoyment (7/10)

Overall (7/10)

Overall this is a pretty short and sweet show, colourful and mostly fun characters and a heavily focused supernatural setting makes this a pretty memorable show that hopefully one day will get the second season it deserves.

I was reluctant to watch Blood Lad at first. The story didn't sound very appealing, nor did the concept of vampires. Most of all the art seemed terrible. But, after finally giving it a chance I have to say I'm highly disappointed there were only 10 episodes; it was amazing.

The art seemed bad to me before starting, I was wrong about this. While it isn't as good as some higher budget anime, it's dealable. The only character who sometimes seemed to look odd in a few frames would be Staz(the main protagonist), though this was only the case for a few scenes and honestly wasn't ... that bad.

The plot isn't amazing or anything, but it's not bad either. It has a few twists that are incredibly predictable, still there's a few things I didn't see coming. Often times a predictable twist will turn a different way last minute to reveal a surprise, something which was intriguing. However, the plot isn't entirely what I was watching it for. This series was one of the few to literally make me laugh out loud in certain situations. It's jokes are usually more adult, I wouldn't recommend this series for younger audiences.

Nonetheless, it's constantly entertaining. The characters are actually pretty well developed for only 10 episodes, all except(in my opinion) Wolf, so be prepared to not hear a lot of his back story unlike some of the other more main characters.

Overall, it's a really good, enjoyable little demon themed anime. Be warned though, the ending is a cliffhanger and rather abrupt.

This is basically Dragonball with vampires. No, enough said.

The important parts of that I got from this anime is: it references dragonball alot for shits and giggles. No other reason. Yes it does look good and yes its funny, but maybe dragonball references aren't funny to you.

The characters aren't unique at all, its the same stereotypes you see in literally any anime. The story is the interesting part IMO. It ties magic and technology with vampires, werewolves with a ton of fighting. Not bad at all.

There is subtle romance and ecchi but other than huge oppai (which are a staple of ANY anime these days ... to get more sales) on the main girl character along with her clueless klutz like attitude. So instead of just the MC, now you have two idiots as main characters. I wish more anime were like this.

Overall this is a light hearted anime. It has very cool and some serious moments, but its slap-happy type of fun.

I recommend it! Especially if you like dragonball. Lol

2 words. WATCH IT

favourite 2 quotes (not spoilers)

1. staz ''they made more of these?!? that's not very final is it?''

2. staz again ''my ultimate move from the greatest superhero of all time! KA....ME....HA....ME....'' XD

this is a breath of fresh air for me and my love for all things supernatural with gripping story lines, epic fight scenes with barely any talk, brilliant humour.
its not anything like a traditional vampire anime or movie. and its not just vampires, in the episodes i have seen so far, their are only 3 vampires in it in a whole dimension of demons (demons being anything supernatural including vampires).
the characters are ... enchanting, the art is very clean and sharp, the fight scenes are brilliant and the best part about it in my eyes is the humour and all the references to other popular anime and mang which will have you wetting yourself laughing.
everything about this anime ticks all the right boxes and i cannot rave about it enough

if you have already watched some episodes, i would highly recommend that you track down PhD phantasy degree, it has alot of the same elements in like the fabulous battle scenes and the mix or cute and serious and a lot of that same in genius humour. their are only 10 and they never made an anime which is such a shame.

10/10 in all areas and possibly in my top 5 all time favourites. cant wait for more episodes

Blood lad is the story of a vampire whose does not seem to be interested in human blood like other vampires , but rather is interested in stuffs made by humans like manga , anime and games.Charlie Staz,a vampire is the MC and is a boss of a section of the demon world. Then comes the heroine,Fuyumi Yanagi a high school student whose accidentally got transported to the demon world and got killed by a carnivorous plant and is then turned into a ghost.

So the story revolves around bringing the heroine back to life by the MC because the MC wants to see ... the girl as a human since he is infatuated with human cultures and wants to experience a similar feeling when he had when he first met her.

Blood lad is a comedy,supernatural,fantasy anime which promises to give you some solid laughs as well as anyone watching the anime will enjoy it.Also the story plot is as good as well is the art. Its a treat for everyone for this summer.And it doesn't fail to impress any one interested in such a genre.