The infamous Blood-C series, a show that had somewhat good potential, and threw out, I wouldn't say trash, but something that people wouldn't normally really like to a great extent. I myself am an avid fan of the series, and I had been anticipating the release of this movie for quite sometime now. I went in not expecting much, and I got what I was expecting. While it wasn't very bad, it wasn't a very impressive movie to watch. I would say, around the above average mark, maybe even good. This is my first review.
Story: 6
As we continue along the journey of Saya seeking her
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revenge against Fumito, we encounter a group of hackers known as SIRRUT who are fighting against Fumito and his government regime. In terms of overall story, it was a bit mediocre and I didn't really understand what was going on (NO literally. I watched the movie RAW, and my limited Japanese only enabled me to understand just a strand of what was actually going on. I will update this review once I fully understand what is going on in the events of the movie)
Though, the story is kind of split between Saya and Mana, Saya wanting revenge against Fumito, and Mana wanting to find the whereabouts of her father. There are some twists, I guess, from what I could analyze, but nothing really extraordinary. As expected from a Blood-C title, don't expect much from it. The one thing it was lacking was the relationship with the Elder Bairns. Hardly any made a debut in the movie, and it felt as if this aspect of the story was somewhat forgotten. Also, the ending was extensively anti-climactic, and it left me with the same feeling that I had when I finished Fate/Zero, unpleased. It was quite unfortunate, especially since it had such great potential as a whole; but sadly, you can't do much with just one writer coming up with all this stuff without any peer criticism to improve.
Art: 10
Honestly, I think the reason why Production IG only had one writer working on the story for this movie was because they had used up all their money to hire artists because the art for Blood-C, the TV series and the Last Dark is spectacular. If it is one thing that Blood-C is noteworthy for, it's the gorgeously detailed art and choreography. It even tops titles known for its high art quality such as Fate/Zero and Hellsing: Ultimate in my opinion. Every looks extensively crisp, and every movement is realistic and noteworthy. The only thing I asked for more of was fighting scenes. Throughout the movie, there were only three major fighting scenes, and the last one was a somewhat unpleasing and lazy. But I can't blame them; making something as detailed as that does take up time and money, so I understand why they made it short. This movie is a crowning achievement in where the anime market of today should be heading towards in terms of art quality, except, with a better story and a cast of characters that can match the story better.
Sound: 7
Sound wasn't outstanding, though, there were a few tracks from the OST that I very much so enjoyed because they gave a sense of tension and suspense. But again, there was nothing overly flashy about it. I've noticed, that in a few scenes, they would play a suspenseful song in the absence of actually suspense, and some of the OST seems a bit light, taking away from the shows serious premise. Voice acting was very good, I have nothing to complain here as they do have many notable seiyuu's, Nana Mizuki, Kana Hanazawa, and Jun Fukuyama doing a great job expressing the personality of each characters through voice.
Characters: 6
The characters seemed a bit... out of place. They weren't terrible characters, and they were all unique in their own different way. They seemed out of place because, they were very comical despite the seriousness of the show. I can tell that they tried to add a sense of comic relief, but it just didn't work because there was too much of it, especially from the duo Shun and Matsuo. I felt that the story was more centric on the members of SIRRUT, especially Mana, rather than Saya herself. The main villains also hardly made appearances, Yuuka especially. Fumito only made a handful of appearances in total, and Kuuto I had no idea where they got him from.
There was also a developing lesbian relationship between Mana and Saya, which I have mixed feelings about. Saya does seem like the lesbian type of person, but when analyzing Saya Kisaragi in the TV series, it is a very big change from being asexual, to bisexual. Though the characters could have been much better, they weren't completely forgettable, I mean, who can't forget cute little Hiro Tsukiyama and her Alice in Wonderland/typing with both feet at 100WPM (Not to mention she's voiced by Kana Hanazawa) cuteness?
Overall Enjoyment: 7
Though the Blood-C series isn't something to be of a noteworthy anime, it still does have it's crowning achievements in displaying the marvels of modern technology in the world of art and animation. That I have to give props to. But in terms of everything else, we do need a bit of improvement in order for it to be a desirable series to watch. But otherwise, this movie wasn't a waste of time and does have a satisfying end.
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Mar 2, 2013
Blood-C: The Last Dark
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The infamous Blood-C series, a show that had somewhat good potential, and threw out, I wouldn't say trash, but something that people wouldn't normally really like to a great extent. I myself am an avid fan of the series, and I had been anticipating the release of this movie for quite sometime now. I went in not expecting much, and I got what I was expecting. While it wasn't very bad, it wasn't a very impressive movie to watch. I would say, around the above average mark, maybe even good. This is my first review.
Story: 6 As we continue along the journey of Saya seeking her ... |
