Reviews

Story: Blood + posseses a storyline of incredible quality. Although not having many plot twists, they are fierce and shocking beyond belief. The story can be somewhat predictable at times for the seasoned otaku but the parts of the story that were predictable were intended to be that way o give the viewer a sense of security. In addition to predicatble moments in plot the suspensful ones more than compansate for it. Lastley, the ending to this anime is immaculate. The creators provided an ending that the viewer wanted instead of one that the viewer had to create themselfs or were extreamly dissapointed with.

Art: The artwork in Blood + could be described as good but not the best out there. By no streach of the imagination does the artwork compare to the unparalleled work found in Clannad/AS or Kanon(2006), but does posses artwork on par with Deathnote. Deathnote combines anime style art and the real appearance of people giving anime characters a more human /realistic look, and Blood + did this as well. The animation is fluid with and has great detail.

Sound: Sound was not the bread and butter for this anime. I did not really notice alot of the soundtrack while watching the aniem prolly because I was so absorbed in the story. Anyway, a soundtrack has to be memorable in order to be considered great. A great example of a fantastic sound track would be Clannad. The redeming quality for sound though were the opening and closing themes. I have all the themes on my Itunes they were so good. Having artists like Jinn doing an opening theme will really make the feel of the anime more nastalgic. I would say that this anime has not so great sound trak but the opening and closing themes are it's saving grace.

Characters: The characters in this anime are perfect. The creators went into depth with the characters they needed to and shrowded others in mystery for the same purpose. When the viewer cares about the well ebing of the other characters then that anime has amazing characters and the creators did a great job. plus, the protagonist's development blew me away. Saya took a complete 180 in the first season and slowly reverted back to her old self. Also, the viewer will remember the entire cast without effort meaning that if the characters were that memorable they were done well. The overall character development is second to noe as well. No anime that I have seen has ever developed their characters better than Blood +.

Overall: To say that this anime is a masterpeice is more than an understatement. Having a perfect story, characters, and near perfect art with a decent soundtrack makes Blood + the series to watch. i watched this sries in six days because I was so absorbed in it. The plot has a perfect pace and characters are exposed at the right time and given the correct amount of depth. By no means is this the best anime out there but it is a must watch.