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AICN Anime-Blood Part II - Blood+

Fuck Anime by SoylentMean	Mar 15th, 2008 11:12:59 AM

Where's the Doomsday Review? by SoylentMean	Mar 15th, 2008 11:13:32 AM
Wicked cool film.
Is anime still cool? by JohnnyThanatos	Mar 15th, 2008 11:36:37 AM
I mean in the days of Akira... it was geek-chic but now it's the language of 14 year olds who think they discovered it.
blood+ is pretty overlong and boring by Meatbiscuit	Mar 15th, 2008 12:23:16 PM
heres how most of the dialogue goes: Saya! Saya! Saya! Kai! Hadji! Kay! Saya! Diva! Diva! the end.
I tried to get into Blood+ by Trik_Ster	Mar 15th, 2008 02:50:43 PM
but it was a crappy story, poorly told
If you want to watch Blood+ DO NOT watch the ova by crayon	Mar 15th, 2008 02:53:58 PM
Because you know how maybe you've heard that Saya is a total badass and just goes around fucking shit up in in Blood: The Last Vampire? Yeah, well it never happens in Blood+. You'll just be sitting around saying "so when does this get good?" and then, "Oh, it's finished. I should have watched something more awesome like Akagi and Kaiji back to back instead." In fact, just don't watch Blood+ at all really, regardless of if you've seen the OVA or not. It's just not very good. The manga cover is pretty sweet though. And Lucky Star, this is exactly the sort of show that doesn't need to be dubbed. Hell, it's even labeled the "ultimate otaku anime"! Bandai is just wasting money by dubbing this sort of content. And then anime companies go and complain about not making enough profit... sheesh.
PRANTA RAPEU!! by Baron Karza	Mar 15th, 2008 05:07:06 PM
Anime Death Tentacle Rape!
Blood+ versus Blood OVA by Johnno	Mar 15th, 2008 08:05:00 PM
I guess one might expect that the violence and general badassedness was toned down considering it was being made for TV... I liked it though, I tihnk it was maybe the cool opening credits that hypotnized me into watching it but it's rather good and with nice production values. Also I finally picked up Ex machina on blu-ray... was really torn over whether to get that or the nice tin box... but HD won out in the end and boy am I gald, it looks damn nice in blu-ray! They've really improved significantly on the CG look too, though I find the story a bit hammy if entertaining...
Amine guys, by Stevie Grant	Mar 15th, 2008 09:39:01 PM
Why do so many Japanese cartoons, comics, video games, and animated movies feature whites? Are North America and Europe the targeted market? It's always seemed really weird how so many characters are blond or blue/green-eyed (white) instead of Japanese. I don't get it.
Anime is... by tuan69	Mar 15th, 2008 09:46:44 PM
gay yes it is. fuck anime!
An actual real comment about this show and not some dumb shit co by kb1399	Mar 15th, 2008 10:17:29 PM
I watched the first episode of this anime and it inspired me to see the Ova, which I mostly enjoyed. With Hagi and the blood kiss and some of the Vietnam flashbacks, the show sets itself up as a great gothic opus that is never fully realized. The flashbacks to the zoo are kind of cool. Basically, I wish it was more like the Highlander TV show with a flashback in each episode. However, those little gems are few and far between in the series. Also the 12-year-old, implied Riku sex is a little disturbing. All in all, I'm glad I watched it but it won't be something I buy or even re-watch in re-runs on adult swim.
Blood: The Last Vampire > Blood + by LaserPants	Mar 16th, 2008 10:12:04 AM
I like the scary, vicious Saya better than the demure, show-gaze-y, weepy, Saya of Blood +. They are supposed to be the same character, right? Just different takes on the same character? I think Blood + is pretty cool, and the opening sequence is really nice, but Blood: The Last Vampire was much, much cooler. I just wish it was longer and didn't feel so rushed. Its only like 80 minutes long.
Blood+ is just a wimpy vampiric Sailor Moon by ginrei724	Mar 16th, 2008 11:27:01 AM
Saya is turned into a wimpering wussy Magical Girl in this show... The writers completely ignored her bad-assery from the original OVA. So sad. If they had made a TV show about THAT Saya, the wicked, violent, doesn't-give-a-shit-about anyone Saya, then this would have been a great show. Instead we get a magical girl who doesn't even turn all magically in every episode. Pass.
Doomsday by Trik_Ster	Mar 16th, 2008 02:05:14 PM
Really suprised that there aren't any reviews about this movie After all it has to be better than Jumper.... doesn't it....?
Doomsday bombed by skywalkerfamily	Mar 16th, 2008 03:12:05 PM
It made like 2 bucks.
Doomsday Was Doomed To Bomb by LaserPants	Mar 16th, 2008 03:46:14 PM
But it'll do well on dvd. I'm on break this week, so I'm planning on seeing a matinee before it slips away to 'wait till dvd' land.
RE: Doomsday bombed by Trik_Ster	Mar 16th, 2008 04:27:06 PM
It didn't open to many theatres Maybe half what Horton hears a who did
It still bombed by skywalkerfamily	Mar 16th, 2008 04:51:51 PM
Sweeny Todd opened in about ten theaters and made more money.
ain't it cool news... by Dr_Ian_Malcolm	Mar 16th, 2008 10:37:27 PM
needs an enema... where's the new stuff... where's the "cool" stuff... this site should be condemned...
Stevie Grant by Johnno	Mar 16th, 2008 11:15:42 PM
There are anime movies/shows that feature multiracial and ethnic casts. Cowboy Bebop is the most well known one. Plenty of movies do too. But most general anime tends to take place in Japan, a country with predominantly white skinned people so most characters are white as that's the location most of it takes place in. Otherwise most of it takes place in fantasy settings and they pretty much feed off fantasy as the west has typically created it. How many 'black' people do you see in Lord of the Rings for example? And on the topic of eye and hair colour, it's got nothing to really do with the typical Japanese or ethnic specific features, Japanese people and artists like colourful characters and designs and 'cute-ness.' Big eyes are cute and also expressive. When Tezuka started out the whole manga and anime thing, he wasn't trying to be American, he was just mimicking Disney cartoons and Mickey Mouse. He made cartoon characters who looked appealing and everyone took after him. Hair and eye colour are just there to differentiate characters who are cartoons. It's visuals for the sake of it. That said there is plenty of anime and manga that has more Japanese/asian looking characters hairstyles and eye colours. Most of these tend to be based on approaches closer to or in reality itself... The remainder that you are referring to are usually just trying to be funny, entertaining, mass appealing and then cash in on merchandise. But some of those also have their place in the pantheon of greats. You can search around the net to find better more in depth articles that tackle this common question. Maybe Scott Green can link you to some good ones...
Thanks Johnno by Stevie Grant	Mar 16th, 2008 11:36:23 PM
I'm not familiar with any Japanese comics or animated movies. I was basing what I wrote from video games and various anime movies and shows I've seen. The Lord of the Rings was the direct descendant of Germanic folklore (hence Northern Euro features). But from the Mario Bros. to the Final Fantasy series... it just seemed weird to me that all these Japanese games featured Euro/blonde/blue-or-green-eyed characters. I just finished Lost Odyssey... and Kaim is definitely "white" in looks but hardass samurai in character. I've just always found it weird how the Japanese game creators feature so many white characters. I don't get why the characters aren't Japanese.
Daisey Chain Revolution by Hikaru Ichijo	Mar 17th, 2008 02:30:34 AM
That's a great album by The Poster Children, btw. Available at your favorite used Dino store, Oldlings. At least now I know what they mean by the title; Trade in the Lotus for an H4 and let the fish keep swimming in the pond, Mah Fah! Afterall,we've got an ecosystem to preserve. Ain't nobody gonna miss a suit, either, what's been around long enough. Boys keep Swimmin'! Thanks again, Scott, for a well rounded column. Helps me feel like I'm fourteen again, without the MD Geist or Douglas Dougal. Peace out!
This really does feel like old news by TruPhan	Mar 17th, 2008 01:21:44 PM
I finished Blood+ sometime in summer of last year I think. Great production values, but not a very interesting story.

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