Blood +: Volume One
by Junichi Fujisaku
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Actor: Ben Diskin, Crispin Freeman, Dave Wittenberg, Kari Wahlgren, Olivia HackDirector: Junichi Fujisaku
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Hiroshi Tanaka
Producer: Mamoru Oshii
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 24996
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Product features:
- Saya Otonashi, a seemingly normal high school student, suffers from amnesia and she can't remember the past year of her life. One day, after a man appears and gives her a katana sword, her destiny begins to be revealed. Soon she finds herself fighting the latest threat to humanity Chiropteran monsters, ravenous immortal creatures that can change their form, disguising themselves as human being
DVD Reviews of Blood +: Volume One
DVD Review: Blood will tell
Summary: 4 Stars
Vampires are usually portrayed as sexy mysterious people, or as bloodthirsty monsters. In "Blood+," you get two for the price of one.
And this unusual vampire anime gets off to a solid start in the first volume -- there's plenty of gory, taut action scenes, as well as some mystery and slow exposition. While it's technically a spinoff of a movie, this series stands easily on its own -- lots of action, monsters, and gallons of vampiric blood.
Saya Otonashi is anemic, and she doesn't remember anything about her life before she was adopted by a kindly veteran, George, and his sons Kai and Riku. Other than that, she's a perfectly normal Okinawa schoolgirl. Then a monster attacks her, one night at her high school.
She's saved by a beautiful, mysterious man carrying a cello case, who forces her to drink a little of his blood. She destroys the monster in a matter of seconds -- unaware that her punky, overprotective brother Kai also saw the monster. Soon American military forces arrive to clean up, and everything is hushes up.
And Saya's confusion only grows when she finds that George is discussing her mysterious past with a man named David. She goes on a search for answers -- both from the cellist, Haji, and from George. But then George is attached by one of the monstrous, vampiric Chiropterans, and Saya finds that she may be the only one who can stop it.
Technically "Blood+" is actually a spinoff from an older anime movie, "Blood: The Last Vampire." But while that movie concentrated on action and monsters, the show seems to be more interested in exploring a young vampire girl's growing problems, and exploring this unique vampire mythos. And it IS pretty unique -- it's more like a disease than a supernatural unlife.
The first few episodes basically set up the rest of the series, introducing mysterious organizations, vendettas, and monsters that will drag you up into a tree and rip off your head. There are some warm'n'cuddly moments in the Otonashi family, but they're outweighed by Saya's sinister past, bloody slayings, and David's organization. And the amazing thing is, there's still plenty of unanswered questions.
It also has really gorgeous animation, which is more realistic than many anime series have. Very sleek, dark, sharply-defined, and vaguely gothic in appearance, and given extra beauty by the cello melodies that Haji is always playing. The script is pretty good as well, although most of the best lines are stolen by Kai ("Time to have fun.... without YOU!").
Saya is a likable heroine at the start -- she's an optimistic, ordinary schoolgirl who only has one real problem (amnesia). But we do get to see some of her darker sides when she's fighting, and Kari Wahlgren does an excellent job with both sides of Saya's personality.
Most of the other characters aren't explored yet, but George's tragic past and Kai's punky, protective attitude make them seem very well-rounded. And though we don't get much information about Haji, the cello-playing vampire is an intriguing character. Being voiced by Crispin Freeman doesn't hurt either.
The first volume of "Blood+" is a nice introduction to this gory, unique action anime, with lots of vampires and buckets of blood. But don't watch it after dark.
Description of Blood +: Volume One
Saya Otonashi, a seemingly normal high school student, suffers from amnesia and she can't remember the past year of her life. One day, after a man appears and gives her a katana sword, her destiny begins to be revealed. Soon she finds herself fighting the latest threat to humanity ? Chiropteran monsters, ravenous immortal creatures that can change their form, disguising themselves as human beings. They feed off blood and hide themselves within the human world. An organization known as the Red Shield has been waging a private war to wipe them out and now the struggle has grown. Saya?s journey for the truth has begun.Blood +: Volume One episodes include:
First Kiss
Magic Words
The Place Where It All Began
Dangerous Boy
Beyond the Dark Forest
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