On the other hand, an anime arrived with a rather awesome entrance... Here is Blood Lad. It is an anime which I started watching just now and finished it in only one day. SO how did a ten-episode anime caught the attention of a girl like me? Basically, I saw it airing in one of the channels of the television and I caught a glimpse of the first episode and naturally made me curious. This anime has no sparkling vampire bullshit and having boyfriends and stuff.
Blood Lad has its extremes and ordinary spots but in the end, it had quite a long journey for me to get captivated to its story. Staz, an otaku vampire who loves the stuff in the human world occasionally met a human girl namely Fuyumi Yanagi who ended up being a ghost. With lots of mayhem and outrageous outcomes, Staz completely swore to Fuyumi that he will bring her back to life. The itinerary to get there is capricious to take because it changes from one character to another and another conflict arises in each episode. It leads to an absolute long way in order finally get the ending that we want. There are no fillers added and every scene seems adequate to the story line. Some romance can also be depicted from the story but it isn't the main idea of the plot so it isn't shojo-ish. Some famous japanese celebrities and anime characters (some are uncredited take Dragonball Z as an example) are being mentioned once in awhile. It isn't all that original considering its gloomy atmosphere and overly-mentioned type of characters but secrets will be revealed, a whole bunch of action scenes will appear, comedic acts and gags will also be expected and most of all, the never-ending "deals"of each characters that led to one place to the other which will make you watch every episode with your eyes open.
Brain's Base is an animation studio which produced Durarara!, Baccano, Isshukan Friends, etc. Blood Lad had its outmost style of high quality and definition that I've seen before. It aired last 2013 so what do you expect? It's new, hip and attractive to the eyes. What made it different is that, gigantic letters keep floating or rather attacking on the screen which is very manga-like. It has the Durarara! essence that I've witnessed before. The yellow bright lines caught up to me and it quickly reminded me of Durarara! Anyway, the animation on the barbaric fighting scenes were amazing and phenominal.
The sound was a bit undermined. I believe that it needs more improvement and it was one of my biggest concerns about the series. It didn't stand out and my option is that they should hire the musical scorer of Durarara!, Soul Eater or Death Note because all of those dark animes have ridiculously awesome soundtracks and background music. I can't even remember the tune of the OP and ED of Blood Lad. The voice actors did well somehow and not a single issue was made.
Adapted from demons and Halloween Characters, i can help but remember SE. However, Blood Lad has characters that were just fine. Some are annoying and nonchalant. Some are heroic, cool and likable and some are just plain stupid and trashy altogether. The characters have their strengths and weaknesses but it didn't bother me that much and they did not catch my whole attention. I like them when they are in the same scene but individually, they are just simple and not really that special. The antagonists look really good and powerful but the main character was just not compelling to me. I also hated that all women were big-busted but it never grabbed my attention so it was just a tame damage.
In Karneval, I liked watching the first episode because it had a mysterious way of telling a story and everything seems so vague but exciting until in the latter episodes, it became flat and boring but Blood Lad is different. It is one of those shows that may be pitchy and unfulfilling to watch at first but as soon as you get to the middle episodes, you will get hooked and attentive. It was the kind of anime that I'd almost given up at first but then as soon as I watch it, It had superior potential after all. The antics were mild at first but soon you will die of laughter after a few episodes. The battle scenes were just great and not too shabby. I just have to criticize the fan service which irritates me a lot but at least it isn't forced and it's nothing but a bland distraction.
Inclusively, I do believe that this 10-episode anime deserves a nine because other 12 episode shoujo animes were not my interests. This is a must watch series that will keep you waiting for the next episode to come up. I do want this anime to have a second season and I will wait for the manga to end awesome-ly.
