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Story:
In a world that is rife with deadly creatures called "Yoma", a young silver eyed woman, Clare, works on behalf of an organization that trains female warriors called Claymores, Half Human Half Yoma warriors with the ability to destroy these creatures to protect humans, while struggling to hold on to their own humanity.


Story: 9/10
The story is great, plenty of plot and plot twists, character development, background and good story in it, it also keeps on track and never loses it's thread and keeps really close to the original Manga storyline, though it isn't the most original plot line, the way it is done makes ... more fresh and original than many others.


Art: 9//10
The animation is great, Set in a medieval time most likely in European setting, the characters look good, the backgrounds were good, good detail and layout, the fight animations were amazing very fluid motions, it didn't seem choppy or stiff as it can in other anime battle scenes. The character motions and movement seemed to flow very well in general.


Characters: 10/10
I liked the character's in this story, they were well done with good character art and development shown to grow a lot during the short season, change their attitudes towards others and develop friendships, We follow the main protagonist Clare and see her development most and her relationship towards her companion Raki a human boy. Varied looks and personality kept it fresh, the only major drawback, is the main cast is predominately seen in the main uniform all the way through, it can be a little boring, but considering the effect it has in the plot and story, i would overlook it.

Sound: 9/10
the sounds were great in the anime, excellent character voice's even the english dub wasn't so bad, general sound effects and battle sound effects, the music was pretty good too, and i liked the opening/ending themes in it.

Enjoyment:
For enjoyment i rate it at 10, the story was engaging and quite gripping and the fight scenes were a great watch, i could happily watch the season over again a couple of times, and not get bored of it.

Overall Score: 9/10
Overall a great anime, definitely one for keeps, the animation, sound, characters, etc in this were great and well thought out, the story was gripping and it did the manga justice. My only major problem with this is the length of it, it's only 26 episodes , it's a bit of a shame and a waste of it's potential, if it was kept exactly (or really close enough) to the manga at the end, another season and at least an OAV or two could have been brought out of this, the last episode's ruined that though, completely diverged from the Manga and rounded off the anime so for that i couldn't give it a perfect 10 though i would have loved too, overall i rate it at 9.

regardless of the end, it's definitely a great anime on it's own and certainly worth a watch.

i recommend you read the manga as well, since it goes a lot deeper than the anime does.

As an Anime Trinity Blood has received some criticism that it rips off other anime's and it's rather story is rather bland. I disagree with the first, to say that you would have to accuse hundreds of other anime's for the same thing,( e.g: Hoop Days from Slam Dunk.) There are always going to be similar scenes and themes and characters that share a similar personality, it's kind of unfair to mark an anime down for that. Plus it doesn't help if the anime is made from the same studios that brought other popular and stunning anime.

As for the second i somewhat partially agree to ... it, it's not bland, it is just not explored.

The Story is set the distant future after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the on-going cold war between the Vatican and the Empire. Fighting on the Vatican's side is Abel Nightroad, a Crusnik which feeds on vampires. some in the Vatican and the Empire strive for peace, other factions will do anything to stop it, Vatican has to rely on other allies to counter the situation.

so it's not your typical Vampire story of humans versus vampires in a struggle for survival or whatever, after the war some peoples of both sides desire peace others believe there should be war and the main antagonist and his faction of the series are trying to to star a war, the story focuses, on the main protagonist and other main characters in their attempt to stop a war for happening a work for a peaceful future. so it's not a complete rip off, of Hellsing or anything.

The only problems with the story is that it lacks some originality, the whole vampire theme and some of its story outlines have been done before, and that in the Anime it is not as explored as deeply or as thoroughly as it should have been. It mainly shows the characters and their interactions with others and their relationships, their own personal conflicts, their missions etc. in short it doesn't really show the bigger picture, and the anime assumes you have read the Manga and Novels, so it leaves a lot out.

however it does give a good blend of sci-fi, fantasy, political intrigue, drama and horror. So the it can't be written off completely. i rate the story at 8.

The artwork is animated by Gonzo and going by Gonzo's works it is done extremely well, very impressive looking with stylish and vibrant looks for the characters in their clothing, varied character designs, and also good detail on other minor characters, they are not left as bland as they are in other anime's they still look pretty sharp so it doesn't ruin the whole thing, the whole thing is very eye catching, excellent CG enhanced backgrounds, brilliant fight scenes. The quality does lessen a bit in some scenes though and though there is varied character designs, some can complain that a few of the female character's would look the same if you changed the hair and eye colour for this reason i rate it at 9.

The sound for the anime is done really good, excellent sound effects for various things, good theme musics to help with the drama of the scene, i'm not too keen on the opening song, but thats down to preference really, i enjoyed the ending theme though had great sound to it. Unlike many anime's Trinity Blood has a got a really good English dub, the voices fit with most of the characters well some of the voices i really didn't like and for the opening theme sound rated at 9.

The characters of the story are well done and also interesting, and show a lot of development, always a strong point in anime. The main protagonist in the anime, Abel Nightroad, is quite similar and often compared to Vash the Stampede from the Trigun series, and with good reason, they both have goofy and kind also somewhat pacifistic nature, they also have refused to kill unless in extreme situations that is beyond their control and they are always sad at the loss of a life, all of this is also hiding a rather highly intelligent and a powerful being, also hiding the fact that neither are human. They both have MASSIVE appetites, shown to eat great amounts of food, rather quickly. most consider this a rip off, but i think its more of a tribute or parody if not more of a coincidence, it is definitely not the first time i have seen a character that is similar to Vash.

Most major developments of characters come from the two main protagonists Abel and Esther Blanchett, Abel showing how he deals with his own conflicts and dilemma's etc, Esther is shown to mature quite a bit and does have quite a lot of plot relevance, almost as much as Abel does.

The other major developments come from the Methuselah(vampires) Asta and Ion, who are shown to let go of their prejudice's against humans.

Overall, all the character's play their part well and add their bit to the story, probably most of the Anime is taken up by showing the character developments, even some of the minor character's grow and develop, character development is a strong point in Anime however it probably spends a little too much time on them hence, it does not get into the story as deeply as it should. i rate character's at 9.

After watching the Anime i loved it, great characters and visuals with good quality all the way through and a good story into the bargain, Trinity Blood deserves a little more credit than it is generally given, I understand that some probably won't like it, but you really need to read the Manga to understand it better and certainly need to read the Novels to get the full background story of the series.
There are difference's between all three of them (Anime/Manga/Novels) each telling it slightly differently. As an Anime on it's own i would give the Anime an 8 overall, but after reading the novel's and Manga i would give it a 9 overall since i understood the background and story better, i would loved to have given this anime a 10 overall but the way the Anime tells the story kind of marks it down a bit, it also has similar and it ended quickly (24 episode season) if it had another season or a few OVA's that could fill in the gaps it would be better, so overall i rate the Trinity Blood Anime at 9.

still considering i stumbled across the anime completely by accident, that score is pretty good. Read the Manga's and Novels to get a better story, after reading them, i re-watched the series and enjoyed it a lot more. Even on it's own it's still well worth watching.

This is my first review, so please bear with me if it's kind of bad.

This Manga could go either way for the reader really, it had quite a bit of potential and could have went further if it had a little more support. It is a shame that it didn't, Zombie powder had an interesting story and plot line, the story of the Rings of the Dead and the Zombie Powder is rarely something seen in Manga making its story more original than most, along with good action scenes excellent fight sequences and some bizarre moves, and plot twists, it's more than enough to keep ... someone interested.

The artwork was good and clean with attention to detail, there was isn't a scene where to much there is to much happening in one image that could be eye distracting for the reader. Good character art, loved the main character Gamma's hair do. The only real downside is that it could be considered somewhat simple.

The characters of the story, are fairly well balanced and developed, each have their strengths and weaknesses, and can take care of themselves during a battle without relying on the main character to help them out all the time, compare it to the Bleach Soul Society arc, Ichigo being the strongest of the group, was depended on the most , this annoys me in Manga's when most of the main cast are dependent on the main character, it lowers the value of the characters till later on in the series (clearly evident in Bleach).

The main character Gamma along with his partner/friend CT Smith provide the major fighting power for the group and action scenes for the story, Gamma providing comical humour usually more present in his actions whereas CT Smith provides more sarcastic, subtle and somewhat mocking humour to balance it out. Gamma being the swordsman uses a wide variety of techniques and battle skill easily over powering the majority of enemies (with some techniques vaguely reminiscent of Ichigo's techniques), CT Smith provides marksmanship with incredible skill seen shooting out the pins of the wheels of a moving train without missing a shot. These two provide the main force and best battle scenes of the story.

The setting for the story is in a somewhat futuristic/sci-fi western universe, with guns, outlaws, bandits,etc, has a slightly more original setting and is similar to the Trigun series setting.

Overall, if your a fan of Bleach, then you should enjoy Zombie Powder (since it was done by the same Mangaka Tite Kubo), or at least give it a look. The story, characters and action scenes are great and it gave me a good laugh. My only problem is that it ended to abruptly and was left with that unfinished feeling, so for that i would give a 7 overall, i would like to have given it a 7.5 but that score isn't there, and if lasted longer and finished off without leaving such an open ending i would have probably given it an 8 or 9.

Still worth a read anyway.