Name: Blood+
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Year: 2005
Rating: Must See
The Chiroptera (yokushu) are a type of monster that feeds of the blood of humans. Similar to the well known ledgend of vampires these creatures are able to regenerate from injuries at a very fast rate and hence are nearly invincible. Chevaliers are a special type of Chiroptra, these beings are humans who have taken the blood of “queens”. These queens are pure blooded Chiropetra in other words they are the original source of these creatures. Otonashi Saya seems like an ordinary high school girl however it is soon revealed that she is one of the two queens left on earth. Saya’s sister Diva is quite different personality wise, whilst Saya loves her human family and is able to adapt to human life, Diva is one who is determined to destroy the peace that the humans have become accustomed to after the war. As it is only a queens blood that can kill these monsters, together with Haji (Saya’s Chevalier) they bear the responsibility of protecting society from the Chiroptra.
I really like serials that take upon a known culture and puts a twist on it. We all know the ledgend of vampires and there has been several anime serials based on its concept. In my opinion this vampire themed series is one of the best available along with Hellsing. What makes this series great is that not only do they utilize the vampire theory but they also create a whole world for the plot to develop in. By that I mean when you start to watch this series there is a history of events that lead up to the outcome that you are about to see. They didn’t just cram in your face a character with a sword slicing up monsters but instead they explain Saya’s history as she regains her memory throughout the series. Also in addition to this there are several references to historical events and famed landmarks. The stage for this series isn’t static, the characters travel allover the world. Although its by far a history lesson, its still nice to see that they used a well known event (Vietnam war) as the origin of the plot. They could have just made up random events and meaningless explanations for why the situation is as it is but instead they decided to integrate a sense of history and realism in the series. I’m sure there are allot of people who enjoyed this series as much as I did so if you haven’t tried this series yet you should give it a go.
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