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| Some of the reviews are being kind of harsh. Yes, it's quite a departure from the rest of the franchise, but I think the fight scenes really had the same spirit in them. And I think as the story unfolds, we'll find there's a lot more to this Saya then the klutzy ditz we saw in most of this episode. That said, not loving the CLAMP noodle limbs. Really wish they would go back to their older style, it's more more pleasing to the eye. Not crazy about the OP/ED songs, but they're not bad. Really liked the part in the OP where the red (dried blood?) is flaking off of Saya's body. |
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magelet said: Some of the reviews are being kind of harsh. Yes, it's quite a departure from the rest of the franchise, but I think the fight scenes really had the same spirit in them. No. BloodC so far has a very flashy shounen-y fight scenes. Blood+ had more "calm", more "real" ones and everything character would do in them would make sense. People have already pointed out the inconsistencies on realism in bloodc fight scenes. |
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Meh_93 said: Seems too cliche and I don't like Saya being clumsy and basically having a father complex. I'll watch a few more episodes and see where I'm at before making a decision. This. |
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| Haven't watched Blood+ so my comments are not comparative. The animation is what is expected of Clamp, so I'm not going to b**** about the beanstalk character design. The only point it did bother me is during the wide shot where Saya, Yūka and the twins are walking away from the basketball court together. The view presents their full figures side-on and the incongruently small size of the twin's heads to the rest of their body became very conspicuous. The reason why the twin's body proportions stood out was because their heads were tilted towards the viewer, while Saya and Yūka's heads were facing forward. This is a small complaint, but I wish Clamp will either make their heads larger (i.e. taller) OR refrain from animating such unflattering shots. As for Saya's clumsiness, it's contradictory to her athletic prowess and did not work as a way for her to be endearing. It just seemed unnecessary and a poor attempt to earn some "Brownie" points. Those moments could have been spent adding some quirky behaviour that would have had a better chance to pique interest. And the monster design was lame: Easter Island Moai evoke much more fear in me. Blood-C wasn't all bad though. The music at the start and the OP were decent, and the fight scene was engaging enough. Cross fingers for substantial character development, mystery and better looking monsters in coming episodes. (+_+) 3/5 |
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Seoko said: Anyone know when episode 2 will come out? It doesn't seem to have aired as far as I can tell... Which is pretty odd, if the first episode came out more than a week ago. |
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| I am actually disappointed with this episode, I heard that it was going to be AMAZING but it just didn't live up to it. Saya is pretty thick, I really, really, really wanted to punch her when she started singing! I know, so negative am I but it just annoyed me...theres no real reason why. The chairman looks a bit like Light Yagami which I sorta giggled at but Tokizane looks interesting! The twins are quite cute and the class "mum" seems quite a nice addition. Ohhh...Chairman got REJECTED!!! That fight scene wasn't very dramatic at all...kinda disappointed...maybe its just cause its the first episode? Maybe I expected too much since it was called "Blood" and had a main character called Saya? |
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| Well for a first episode it wasn't that bad......but I really didn't see the point of wasting so much time.The scene where she's walking to school singing and that painfully long staring contest between Saya and the statue at the beginning of the fight wasn't really needed. But I loved the opening and ending and the fight scene was awesome!!!It was really cool how she slid under the statue like that in the water to avoid being attacked and in my opinion she looks better when her eyes are red!!!I'll definitely keep watching to see if it gets better. |
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Sentress said: Meh_93 said: Seems too cliche and I don't like Saya being clumsy and basically having a father complex. I'll watch a few more episodes and see where I'm at before making a decision. This. That. But will be watching to rest just for the sake of no dropping anything. |
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| For a 1st episode, I can't say that this episode stood out one way or another. This new Saya is exceptionally daft, but I found her surprisingly sexy during the fight scene. I'm not putting her up for potential harem status as of yet, I'm just saying this because it came to mind. And as is standard practice during the first episode of an anime, things are overly cryptic. However, I prefer that to a show that spends an obsessive amount of time trying to explain things in the world bit by bit over the early episodes. All that Eight Trigram babble will be explained appropriately in due dime. I think I'm going to give this show a chance even though I'm stuck w/ an extremely limited queue (only 2 or 3 new shows this season). Big risk, but hopefully I don't regret choosing it.  |
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| Ahhh... =.='' CLAMP can do better ... see X ... X was amazing... Saya is like Watanuki from xxxHolic... maybe a little more atchletic (but Watanuki had talent too - he cooked really well) but she looks a little like Himawari.. Twins... are like Maru and Moro. Class President = blonde guy from Card Captor Sakura and that blonde guy from Kobato... =.='' Oh... and that shy guy who was late... looks like Kurogane from Tsubasa Chronicle >.<.... Father-daughter relationship and shrine is like in X >.< |
Isurugi-Hiromi said: did saya fight diva again >_< ah...first impression I guess it is continuation of Blood + NO its not. Its ENTIRELY unrelated to Blood+. Its different Saya and different story and different universe. Its not connected to Blood+ in any way except with name Saya. |
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| I wanted to wait until more episodes came out before I started this series... but I couldn't resist! I'm actually glad it doesn't seem like a Blood+ clone. Although I did enjoy Blood+ (except for the whole Riku thing... x_x;;), this new series seems fresh & revamped. I'm glad this Saya seems so different. Bring on more episodes! |
| I agree with 5camp's comment. It was a rather dull start to the latest addition to the Blood saga and I'm very unimpressed. Though I am intrigued how they're going to relate this to the other Blood sets (all the manga, the film, and the Blood+ series). Are they going to keep it in line with the Blood+ story or is this going to be a completely different non-canonical universe? The fight was pretty cool, and the mantis monster was kind of awesome, but I'm not holding my breath for the series. Then maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. I'll keep watching though. |
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| Puh, pretty rough start and Saya's hair is stupid. |
| Saya.... you are awesome. XD :3 i thought at first she was going to fight a statue. Since it first looks like it. o-o;; |
| I've considered Blood+ to be one of my favorite animes ever since I started watching it. When I saw that Blood-C was related, I knew I'd have to watch it sometime... and I did. What is the point? This alternate story doesn't appear to live up to Blood+ at all by first impressions. Blood+'s first episode, without any spoilers, was intense and drew me instantly. I can detect no similarities between the two Blood titles besides a girl named Saya, the sword, and that awesome opening. The opening isn't even on par with Blood+'s, though. xD (Who doesn't include opening #2 among the best ever?) In spoiler for some nostalgia! I kept scanning students' faces for a possible Haji, too, but I guess he's not here either. Too bad it's impossible to view this anime without comparing it to Blood+, but I don't suppose I'm meant to. One thing's for certain, though. That fight was wonderfully bloody. |
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| A cute klutz and a badass at the same time, I like this. |
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| I like this so far. The fighting was really good, it didn't really show Saya as a "super-human" who can finish off the monster in one slice. It shows she's (somewhat) human. I think I'm going to enjoy this! |
| In a word, "underwhelming". They should have just jumped straight to the action. I'm here for blood and guts, not some school-life romcom. |
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| For the first episode that was nice OoO |
| This looks better than Blood+. Thank goodness. |
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| it wasnt good, but i found it oddly fulfilling for what it was lol |
| I started watching this because of youtube watching most brutal anime deaths. I have to say, this is pretty good. |
| Well, wasn't quite sure what to expect with this when I heard it wasn't a direct sequel to Blood+. It was interesting tho with the odd mix of 1/2 happy go lucky slice of life 1/2 dark, serious monster slaying. Seems like there is more under the surface here...between Saya's klutzy, airhead day persona and more serious kick-ass fighter by night persona, etc. Maybe that day persona is an act? Feel there is more to that mix of SoL world by day and darkness going on here too... |
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| Wow just 10 posts above me is one from back in 2012. Idk bout you but sometimes these ancient discussion threads make it feel like you’re just in limbo, sending your words into the void. Welp, here I am, talking to basically no one, but to the next one who sees this, what’s up, and I hope you’re having a good one. Sorry if it’s getting weird, I’m just in a 2am mood right now... ANYWAY regarding the actual ANIME I’ve got a number of thoughts but the only one that really matters is hot DAMN the teacher is smoking hot. Haven’t seen a teacher in anime this banging sexy since bitch sensei from assassination classroom Yeah that’s pretty much it, peace out my dude |
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| Their black & red school uniform with chain design looks cool. I wish real-life schools would adopt that design as well, lol. So far, so good. I like Saya. She's cute! The fight looks decent too. |
| Interesting intro! :D |
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| The first half wasn't particularly interesting, but it does serve a purpose in juxtaposing Saya's normal student life with her role as a slayer of "Bairn" by night. Also, there's a bunch of random bishie dudes who are probably going to be making passes at Saya at some point, given how this is a CLAMP story. Great fight with the scythe statue Bairn by the way. If the other Bairn are as voracious and unsettling as this, then it should be a fun watch. |
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| So far the fight was ok The monster looked spooky at least |
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