Blood Lad is the type of anime that you would enjoy if it was your first anime, reminisce, rewatch it, and then begin doubting your tastes overall. While bearing -at the very least- an interesting concept of a story, it sadly went mediocre for me in the first hour or less of watching it.
Story: 5
As stated before, it can be viewed as interesting if you want to be overly kind to yourself, but as the story progresses, the more I realized how many convenient and predictable turns the story can make, all in all, it's really nothing special. Some other people could (and probably did) criticize and deem the plot as shaky at some times, which I wouldn't really disagree with, but the mundane storytelling got me so bummed, all I could churn out was the obvious point, that it was really nothing special. Maybe the references could be viewed as surprisingly enjoyable but for me, it didn't really change anything, maybe its comedy was the only bearable thing and changed the story from a 4 to a 5 for me I guess.
Art: 6
I will say, the art is pretty good even when there aren't that many fight scenes in the anime itself, it gives off an optimistic aura on the viewer that helps them to keep watching and enduring the show, its portrayal of the comedy it showed was also decently done, and I'm the type of person that doesn't mind, actually appreciates the "well-versed" art styles that they gave to the female characters, as horrible as I may sound.
Sound: 6
I rarely pay attention to sounds in animes unless it really catches my attention and I end up liking them and listening to them until I get sick of them, in this anime I didn't find any that I personally enjoyed, but at the same time there were none that I disliked for any reason. Therefore it gets a neutral score from me
Character: 3
Even before meeting any characters, most of the time you can easily tell what kind of person they could be and what they would do or not do to affect to story, in this instance, most of the characters are pretty stale and that alone made it a bit unenjoyable to get attached. I'm guessing the spotlight mainly shines on our main character, Staz, which is understandable, in a way he can be considered the most interesting character as of now, besides that you've got your usual tropes.
Wolf - best friend with an inferiority complex
Fuyumi - basically Hinata but nerfed and quieter
Bell - the other girl in a love triangle that's the fan-favorite to win but usually loses
Enjoyment: 4
My previous points stand firm and also apply here, also ending the anime on a cliffhanger is just adding insult to injury at this point...
Boy was it disappointing, yet I would still watch an unlikely continuation just to see how worse it gets. (just kidding, I'd only watch it to see more of Bell or what happened with Akimu near the end)
Overall: 4
More suited to new anime viewers in my opinion, and the reverse for older ones I would assume, if you're just wanting to finish a short 10 episode anime then I wouldn't stop you from watching it, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if you weren't satisfied with how it ended.
