Style and atmosphere. Wish it was longer.
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
