I don't get all the hate. I watched the original Blood+ and thought it was a decent anime, but the story was a little contrived. I'm not sure if Blood-C was supposed to be a reboot, but I loved it.
The first 3-5 episodes were a bit weird I suppose, half the episode would be "happy school days" and then the next part would be "awesome-mind-blowing-monster-destruction-blood-gore-schoolgirl".
Very much like Battlestar Galatica or Memento, you'll go back and re-watch everything because it'll change *everything*.
Anime plots in general are very predictable. Character reactions are predictable. Blood-C was neither and it was superbly entertaining. I had actually given
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May 18, 2008
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After reading some reviews and lacking anything else to watch, I gave this series a go. Paranormal, sci-fi, two brothers - components for a decent anime. At the end though, this is one of those series that makes you want to take a screw driver to your eyes and ears.
The sound is fantastic. It brings back memories of watching X-Files, and the people responsible for the score really hit this one on the head. The story is about standard anime fare - two protagonists which are brothers, gifted with extraordinary abilities, are prophesied to be either the destruction of the world or the rebirth of a ... |
