Blood-C

Peaceful schoolgirl by day, fearsome monster slayer by night, Saya Kisaragi is leading a split life. Equipped with a ceremonial sword given to her by her father for sacred tasks, she vanquishes every monster who dares threaten her quiet little village. But all too soon, Saya's reality and everything she believes to be true is tested, when she overhears the monsters speak of a broken covenant—something she knows nothing about. And then, unexpectedly, a strange dog appears; it asks her to whom she promised to protect the village, curious as to what would happen if she were to break that promise. Tormented by unexplainable visions and her world unraveling around her, we travel with Saya through her struggle to find a way to the truth in a village where nothing is as it seems.

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Kisaragi, Saya Main

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Nanahara, Fumito Supporting

Nojima, Kenji Japanese

Dog Supporting

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Motoe, Nene Supporting

Fukuen, Misato Japanese

Tokizane, Shinichirou Supporting

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa Japanese

Motoe, Nono Supporting

Fukuen, Misato Japanese

Tsutsutori, Kanako Supporting

Miyagawa, Miho Japanese

Tomofusa, Itsuki Supporting

Abe, Atsushi Japanese

Amino, Yuuka Supporting

Asano, Masumi Japanese

Kisaragi, Tadayoshi Supporting

Fujiwara, Keiji Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Maruyama, Hiroo Producer

Furukawa, Shin Producer

Uryuu, Kyouko Producer

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Sep 28, 2024

Orizazaza

Recommended

Ah blood c yes, for example, if you don't read the synopsis or genre of this anime, I'm sure in the first 10 minutes you will be confused, it's like a sol comedy anime in general, but when it's over 10 minutes, it immediately changes its opinion, I didn't expect much from this anime because there were demons so I thought of demon slayer, but when I understood each clue that was given slowly, it turned out that there was a plot twist that was actually given even at the beginning of the story, overall I enjoyed this anime but the gore was too blatant, ... every part of the body that was destroyed or cut was described in detail, like the veins, bones, flesh, and it made me a little nauseous at the beginning, but as the story progressed I wasn't bothered by the gore because I was distracted by various statements, how come it can be like this, how come it's like that, curious about the continuation, not a masterpiece but I enjoy it, an underrated anime, although actually you can't say underrated either because this anime is not for everyone, the point is that this anime is about self-discovery huhu, I explained it in more detail when I reviewed the movie, okay that's all, be healthy bro

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 23, 2025

d_saikoh7

Mixed Feelings

Blood-C is an anime that unfortunately struggles to surprise due to its repetitive structure. Each episode roughly follows the same pattern: a fairly relaxed yet mysterious atmosphere, followed by a fight at the end of the episode. While this structure might work for some, it ends up feeling predictable and lacking freshness over time.

However, the anime does have some positives. First, the choice of a female protagonist is refreshing. It stands out from the usual shonen heroes and is a nice change of pace. Additionally, the enemies have rather original designs, which adds a bit of novelty to the anime’s world.

The main character is pretty ... interesting, and you’ll likely grow attached to her as the series progresses. However, it’s unfortunate that the supporting characters lack depth. They often feel like anime clichés, one-dimensional and underdeveloped, which detracts from the overall experience.

The animation isn’t particularly impressive, but it’s also not a major issue. The movements are fluid and well-animated, which is a positive, though the overall aesthetic doesn’t stand out much. As for the mysterious aspect of the story, it does manage to keep viewers engaged by teasing intriguing elements throughout, which makes you want to see more.

The biggest problem with Blood-C lies in its length. As mentioned earlier, the episodes are repetitive. The plot advances in small increments, but there are too many unnecessary battles that drag out the series without adding much. This makes the overall experience a bit redundant and slows down the pacing of the story.

However, the conclusion is satisfying and provides an ending that doesn’t disappoint, which is important, as many series leave a bad taste with a rushed or unsatisfactory finale.

All in all, Blood-C is an anime that passes the time but isn't essential viewing. It's the kind of series to watch when you’re looking for something simple, without too many expectations, but also without expecting anything groundbreaking.
6/10 - Passes the time

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jan 29, 2025

Curlybrace101

Not Recommended

Blood-C is a dumb garbage series that thinks blood and gore and guts and stuff automatically equals good horror.

Okay, that's mean. But I really cannot drive home enough that this series's top priority is grossing the viewer out with gore first because it assumes that blood and guts is enough to make for effective horror. Blood-C is not scary. In fact, for most of the show, the episodes spend the majority of their time as slice of life school shenanigans before abruptly ending in a bloody action scene that wasn't built up to with suspense or mystery or anything that can make gory scenes scary. ... You need tension to be scared. The gore in Blood-C has no suspense or tension, so it's just gross at best. Scary is not the same thing as disgusting.

Not that it's impossible to balance slice of life and horror—Higurashi is famous for it, after all. Except Higurashi weaves suspense and tension into its SOL segments, and it takes time to make it clear something dark and mysterious is lurking in the background of peaceful summer days in the small town, with eyes watching you and secrets being kept, so that way when it eventually culminates into a bloody scene, it feels earned—payoff for the setup it spends episodes establishing. Blood-C tries to do something similar, but any hints of sinister mystery only happen during the bloody action scenes at the end of the episode, which each episode does not take time any time building to. The SOL segments and the gory segments feel like they're from two different shows entirely.

This means the slice of life segments are painfully boring, and pretty much nothing happens for the first half of the show besides a few lore drops. Perhaps it would be more effective if the characters were charming and likeable, but alas! They all suck total ass.

Well, the main character—Saya—is rather endearing with her ditzy yet deeply compassionate nature, and her father has some good moments too. All of her school friends and other trusted adults though? They're boring as sin and do nothing to make me emotionally invested in them. They're all extremely basic character archetypes and we never get to learn who they are outside of those basic archetypes. Then there's a big twist at the end which kills any possible investment in them for...reasons that will make total sense if you watch it.

I don't want to spoil it, but I will say this: because it is a horror series, characters will die. And I feel nothing when these characters die except perhaps mild schadenfreude because the show never endeared them to me by having me learn who they really were. I know nothing of their hopes and dreams and hobbies. They spend all of their time on screen acting like one-dimsensional tropes and not real people who I should care about. And, as I said before, the big twist just kills anything they had going for them.

The worst offenders are the twins, who are a terrible case of identical twins acting like the same person (I have known a lot of identical twins and none of them have ever acted like this) and are also generally just terrible, unsympathetic people. Absolutely worthless, garbage characters I could not care less about.

When characters die, I'm supposed to care. When blood and gore takes up the screen, I'm supposed to be frightened. But the only emotion Blood-C invokes in me is boredom.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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