But nonetheless, I found myself going through the series once more and found it to be pretty refreshing.
/* -= Art=- */
If you're a steam punk fan, you'll definitely love Trinity Blood's Victorian-style art. Much of the enjoyment of the show lies in the background artwork and it sets the theme for the rest of the episode, pretty much like the background of a street fighter stage.
There is, however, one draw back to the style that Trinity Blood uses. For maximum quality or effect of the style to take place, you need to view the show in a dim-lighted room. Watching it in board daylight is like walking through a haunted house fully lit.
The character's overall look is also design for cosplay. Pretty much anyone who has ever laid there hands on a fantasy MMORPG has played a priest, and anyone with a Priest clothing fetish, well you do the math.
/* -= Character=- */
Character development in Trinity Blood is more or less important. There is only one thing you need to know about the characters; either vampire or not a vampire. Once you can make the distinction, nothing matters. The human characters don't usually last long or live long enough to develop, mostly they died fairly quickly. On the other hand, vampires or noble characters generally fights Abel and ends up dying anyways.
If anything, the only characters that matter is the Abel, Cain, and Esther. Esther pretty much keeps the anime from being a sausage-fest, so other than that, she is just the cheerleader in the background or Abel's rebound girl.
Abel and Cain's character developed is slow and gradual, but usually developed the same way like a yin-yang roll. Nothing deep, nothing special, but the point is their fighting each other based on different beliefs.
/* -= Enjoyment=- */
For maximum enjoyment, don't watch this anime during daytime. Originally, I discover this series on Adult Swim and the overall art style is extremely fitting when viewing at night.
Particularly, I enjoyed the parts where Abel goes Crusniks mode and pretty much owns up the place. Blood pours, splashes, and even defy gravity. The music shoots up %100 in volume (and stays that way on average until the battle ends) and the choir of singing death angels follow by a overkill of pain and agony background music ensues.
Research has known that %90 of the Adult Swim viewers' bodies were not ready to watch Trinity Blood.
Overall, I give this anime a 9 out of 10.
