Anime Review: Blood+

My first anime review will be about Blood+ because... well, I just finished watching it, that's why.

Build-up: Saya Otonashi suffer from amnesia. She lives a quiet life in Okinawa, Japan, with her two brothers and her father, an ex-soldier in the army. The children are adopted, but you can hardly tell, it's a harmonic family with no troubles.

Little does she know that her past is catching up to her and as things turn ugly, she has to fight to keep her secluded life while at the same time withstand the horrible memories that slowly drip back into her consciousness.

Why you should watch it:

• Detailed drawing. Holy jebus, several times throughout the series, I had to pause and rewind because I was looking at the background details and missed the dialogue.  
• Emotional Story. From the beginning to end, you always wonder what will happen to Saya and her family. The storywriters have built up the background history pretty well. As you get to know the full plot, your cheers will diminish.
• Excellent character development. I was surprised to see that the personalities of the characters changed in such a realistic way, especially her brother Kai, who I would've hated in any other show, turned out well.
• Hot vampires. Whaaat? I have a thing for Saya's archenemy, don't tell anyone.

Why you shouldn't watch it:

• Some vampires are not that hot. It's true. 
• Don't watch the show if you suffer from Vasovagal syncope i.e. faint from seeing blood because, you know, the show is centered around blood.
• 50 episodes, baby! Although I continuously argue that you need a good amount of episodes to get to know all the characters and build a good story, some people just can't be arsed with long series. Personally, I wouldn't had minded if this show had went on for another 50 episodes. 

Conclusion: It's a heart-warming show, and watching Saya transform from an innocent schoolgirl to the person she becomes in the end is interesting to say the least. Her suppport characters are not useless, which is a fresh breeze, and actually play important roles from time to time.

It's not another one of those vampire splatter animes. If you look deeper, the core is about Saya's family and how they try to survive the ordeal.

The ending has some issues, but I won't go into them. It's not a bad ending per se, but some things could've made it perfect. Too bad, since the show was amazing up until then.

But as it is a personal preference, you should definitely give this series a go and make your own judgement.

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