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Excellent. One of the best anime films I have seen.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Would definitely recommend if you are a fan of more realistic animation and/or series like ghost in the shell. Great movie, short but very visually pleasing :). Sound storyline, jumps between English and Japanese due to setting, works very well though.
Blood: The Last Vampire is a wonderfully atmospheric experience. From the opening scenes - where we're introduced to, and given what tiny smattering of information is explained about, heroine Saya - to the conclusion, the art, voice acting, and soundtrack send shivers up your spine. VERY little is explained in Blood. In all honesty, there's very little to suggest that vampires are involved at all, bar a few comments and a scene near the end of the movie. Loose ends abound throughout the fifty minutes, and you never really have long enough to understand WHY things are happening. If all that sounds quite negative, however, it isn't. Blood instead gives you the feeling that you're not SUPPOSED to know what the hell's going on. It seems important that only Saya, and to a lesser extent her government agency colleague, have any knowledge about the issues surrounding events in Blood. As a viewer we are cast more in the role of the school nurse - dragged into a series of events that make very little sense but will stay in our minds for a very long time. Blood: The Last Vampire doesn't make sense as a plot. It starts, things happen, and then it ends, without a noticeable beginning, middle, and end. To effectively achieve the sense of combining confusion and excitement, its short length is just about right. After first viewing I had questions swirling round my head, issues I wanted to be answered. That didn't leave me with a sense of being cheated, though, it really acted as a catalyst to spur imagination. The DVD quality is good - sound and picture are strong. Sadly, there are not many extras, and also with the anime only lasting less than an hour, Blood is very worth a viewing, and the price paid at auction. So, if you are an anime fan, and ever get the chance on eBay to bid and win Blood, then take that opportunity as you will not be dissapointed!Read full review
On an American military base in Japan, a new kind of vampire emerges: Teropterids. They are monstrous shape-shifting creatures that can only be killed with special swords. A mysterious girl named Saya is the last "original," the only person capable of dealing with the menace of these monsters. Posing as a student at the base's school, Saya races to hunt down the beasts before they turn an ordinary Halloween bash into a bloody massacre. Production IG, known for their pioneering digital effects, describes 'Blood: The Last Vampire' as a full digital animation movie, which means that even though many sequences were animated using pencil and paper, the artwork was digitally scanned. Inking and coloring were completed by computer, as were several other special effects. Hiroyuki Kitakubo was chosen to direct the project because of his digital experience (he oversaw the movie sequences in the 'Ghost In The Shell' game for the Sony PlayStation.) The film is also notable for the participation of screenwriter Mamoru Oshii, who helmed 'Ghost In The Shell' and has written a novel that takes place in the 'Blood' universe.Read full review
A great (in English or Japanese) short movie with good voice acting and simple character designs. Some blood and gore but it makes the story. Blood, is actually female, as i randomly found out at the end... Recommended only to a selected audience.
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