Overview:
This story starts out with a vision of the past during the Vietnam war where men are fighting monsters called chiropteran. These monsters feed off the flesh and blood of humans. They are quite similar to the yoma in the Claymore series. Anywho, there is lots of blood and guts flying around during this scene, and with glowing red eyes from the darkness comes a girl with a katana shredding people to bits. This gives you a glimpse of how dark this anime can be at times.
Characters: 1/1
The main focus of characters in this anime is Saya (The main character), Haji (Saya's one and only Chevalier (look at the bottom of this section for more info on a Chevalier)), Diva (Saya's sister/foe), and Diva's Chevaliers: Amshel, Solomon (Who is in love with Saya), James, Carl, and Nathan. These characters each have their own unique abilities and personalities that really set the stage for this anime. I can say with ease that almost anyone will enjoy these characters in general.
Chevalier: A Chevalier is much like a protector of the Queen chiropteran (Spoiler:: Saya and Diva ::Spoiler). They all start out as humans and are given the blood of their Queen to become the Chevalier. These guardians are both protective and are extremely OP (Over Powered). Another interesting fact you may want to know. The only way the Queens are able to reproduce is from the other Queen's Chevalier. I found this both odd and pretty interesting at the same time. Guess you will just have to watch the anime to get the full understanding and how it fits together.
Plot: 4.5/5
Before I begin the actual explanation/overview of the plot, I would just like to say that this anime is extremely long, so I will try to sum it up as much as possible.
After the intro, the anime starts with Saya being your typical teenage girl doing track and enjoying the day with her friends. Towards the middle of the episode Saya forgets her track shoes and goes to get them from the school. When she gets a security guard to help her find the shoes, he then tries to scare her when she said she thought she heard something. As he does this he is grabbed from above and ripped apart. This is when you see Saya meet her supposed first chiropteran. When it attacks Saya is saved by Haji who then gives her his blood and her sword, she then continues to go on a rampage and kills the monster later forgetting it ever happened the next day.
As a side note I would like to explain that chiropteran can only be killed with the blood of the Queen. Otherwise they will just regenerate and come back at you again and again. Unfair I know, but that's anime for you.
The story continues much like the Bourne Legacy. Saya starts to remember more and more of her past and increases her skills exponentially. As the story progresses even farther, they start to look for the reason for the return of the chiropteran and who their puppet master is. You soon find out that it is not Diva herself, but her Chevaliers who are "setting the stage", for Diva and Saya's soon to come showdown. On top of that Diva's Chevaliers are trying to convince Haji to become Diva's mate and produce a new generation of Queens. Haji refuses and Saya and him continue to wipe out Diva's Chevaliers until it is just Saya and Diva left on the stage.
Remember that this is a extremely compressed version of the actual anime. The anime itself is 50 episodes long so it will take some time to get through it.
Music: 1.5/2
In this anime I remember it being good, but I didn't notice anything to great about the music. The music was able to set the tone for both suspenseful moments, as well as the dark and creepy moments. The only flaw was that the action soundtrack was not that great and could have used some improvement. Given the above, I would still highly recommend this anime, it is a great watch and you can really connect with the characters and the music.
Animation: 2/2
Much like it's twin Blood-C, Blood + had great animation. I was particularly impressed with how they did Saya and Diva's eyes. They glowed and really popped out on screen. Beside that they did a great job showing the blood and gore, the fighting scene themselves were great as well. I would say that all around this anime had an amazing animation team and they should be proud of the work that they created. Two thumbs up for the animators of Blood + !!!!
Overall Rating: 9/10
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Next Time?
Next time I will be bringing my own review of Future Diary, or Mirai Nikki. I hope you all enjoyed my Blood + review, and I will see you next week. Woodpecker signing off.
-Woodpecker
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