Reviews

Blood+ was my first step to more mature anime. I saw it back when I was about 15, when Naruto, Bleach, and DBZ were by far my favorite anime. And after watching Blood+, it completely overshadowed them. I always had a love of dark, sadistic, and stylish things, which is exactly what Blood+ is. The story was dark, it had a strong vampire based storyline, and it wasn't just about getting stronger and stopping evil, there is lust, revenge, depression, ect. The artwork was at the time really good, but that was 2005 I think, now-a-days it could be considered decent. The music was hit-or-miss, some of the OP and ED I loved, but some of them I despised. The characters worth pointing out IMO are Saya (protagonist) and Haji (most stylish sidekick ever). Haji is by far the best character in the show, and it doesn't take long to realize this, his loyalty to Saya is absolute, and he his style is really awesome. He throws knives, has a demon hand, and beats enemies down with a cello case, all while maintaining his "swagger". Overall, the main flaw of this anime would have to be the fact that at times it did get pretty boring, there would be episodes of complete build-up, which weren't exciting at all, but after about episode 39, it becomes a complete rollercoaster ride. Overall, this is one of the better vampire based anime I have seen, although the side-kick steals the story, it still is a pretty good anime.