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Some people are going to come at me with pitchforks after reading this review, but remember it's only my opinion and you can ignore it.

Story
I loved where the story was going. It had a strong female lead who didn't mop around and do nothing when she was tricked. She was going to show the world what she was made of.
I don't love the story anymore; I don't hate it, but I'm indifferent to it. I could care less about what is happening right now (I'm probably several chapters behind because I dropped it) and the story is dragging itself.

Art
The proportions can be ... very distracting sometimes. The art isn't consistent as in when Kyouko is acting, not only her facial expressions change, but her whole body structure does. However I overlook this fact because I guess the mangaka is trying to emphasize how great Kyouko's acting is. The bishounen's of this series are sometimes look like alien creatures with their elongated faces. I never once thought Ren looked attractive. However the art is not sloppy and once you get used to the strange proportions it's alright.

Character
I loved Kyouko but the way the story is advancing right now just makes me want to cry. I know reviews are not supposed to contain spoilers, but I'm not a fan of Kyouko and Ren's relationship. I mean I can understand you want to be praised by a top actor senpai but the way Kyouko acts seems as if she is trying to get Ren's approval. I get she deeply respects him, but on other hand she seems almost scared of him (e.g. of his criticism, getting him angry). I don't feel as if they are equals in this relationship; it feels more like a stern parent-child relationship for me. Heck I feel more comfortable with Sho and Kyouko (throwing insults at each other), and Sho is the antagonist (a.k.a biggest asshole there is) here.

Enjoyment
Though my harsh words, I do (or did) enjoy reading Skip Beat!. It was nice to read about a shojo character who was not such a pushover for a change. I loved how a lot of the time the manga was focused on Kyouko's growth as an actress. How she developed with each acting gig. However ever since the pigtails and lip piercing (trying to avoid spoilers here; people who have read you know which acting gig I'm talking about) I just... can't. The only enjoyment after that was Sho & Kyouko's bickering, that's it.

Overall
It's a good read with some faults.

Oh Blood-C, you could have been a great anime if you tried.

Story
If your familiar with the previous Blood franchise then you know what you are getting; a sword wielding badass kicking some monster butt. Sounds awesome right? Unfortunately no matter how cool the fighting scenes were in this anime, it was watered down by the incredibly dull dialogues between the paper thin characters and the slow paced story. To make it short, there is no real development in this anime until the last two episodes and trust me, it's not worth going through 10 episodes of Saya's amazingly boring daily life just to ... see that. The twist in the end is the only saving grace of this anime. However the ending is far from perfect; it leaves a lot if unanswered questions.

Art
I do not like CLAMP's art, the gangly thin bodies freak me out. I was kind of annoyed with Saya's gravity defying pigtails but it's a minor complaint. Everything else was just fine. The fighting scenes were great.

Sound
I can't remember anything worth mentioning about the OST, so it was probably average.

Characters
Characters? What characters?
Jokes aside, all the characters felt like cutouts. You have the seemingly innocent klutz that turns into a monster killing machine at night, the bad boy and the class president that is interested in her, the annoying twins and the level headed friend (oh and the nice "family friend"). Of course the anime tries to redeem itself in the end by the shocking ending but frankly I didn't care about the characters in the first place so it lacked impact. *yawn* The only character I was slightly interested in was Fumito.

Enjoyment
The fighting scenes are enjoyable and so is the ending. The rest is Saya and her cookie-cutter friends hanging out. I will leave you to decide whether it's worth it.

Overall
If the story was more fleshed out and the interaction between the characters were more believable (feels so damn staged) it would have been a decent anime. However the anime failed to do so. If you must watch this anime, skip every episode to the fighting scene except for the two last episodes. Makes the whole anime much more enjoyable.