Blood+

Name: Blood+
AKA: Blood Plus
Author: Katsura Asuka
Status: Completed
No. Of Volumes: 5
Genre: Romance, Horror, Action, Supernatural, Mystery
Related Manga: Blood+ Adagio, Blood+ Yakou Joushi
Adaptations: Blood+ (anime), Blood+ (Novel)


The Plot

Saya, the main character, lost her memory and has been living with her adopted family. Her everyday life seems quite normal, except that she eats a lot more than she actually needs. Then one day she meets a guy named Hagi in a park. She is told that he has been searching for her, for a long time. Since then, her normal life has changed completely.

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Review Section


The Story

Blood+ has drak themed storyline which is filled mostly of seriousness & emotional parts.
It delivers the main point which is about Saya but there are 2 other parts which are the Vietnam arc & Diva arc are still closely tied to the main point of the manga: Saya's past. The story flowed quite smoothly & was thrilling.The story is creative & does not seem to be the type that is frequently used in other mangas (cough!: shoujo mangas) All together its thrilling & with heart warming parts.Comedy is used in the story but it is not as strong to maintain the seriousness of the plot.

The Characters

Blood+ 's characters are have their own characteristics. Saya's development is the best but Kai & the others have do have their developments.Sadly not much in depth development could be done like the anime as the manga may have to be shorter.Some characters just did not get enough screentime. Diva & Saya are potrayed as opposite personalities as seen in Diva's childish actions & Saya who is more mature & serious. Character portrayals are well done such as the nobility factor in one of the characters (Charles).

The Art

Blood+ cover volumes remind me of oil paintings. The effect is great as I rarely see this in other mangas.I love the covers. The chiropterans look scary & very monster like.The gore was done well, it doesn't look fake.Scary faces look terrifying.It made me feel a little stomach upset though so its sucessful.Despite the gore the art is still beautifully done.Explosions were not messy & looked like what it was meant to be.Yes I'm mentioning the blood splattered walls & faces.It is very hard to draw as it takes skills. ^^


Anime Vs Manga

The anime has more time for character developments compared to the manga.The anime also greatly differs from the manga interms of ending & character personalities.In the manga Kai is more mature & there is a change of characters.Charles is the manga's character while the anime has another version of him named Carl. Situations are different & the manga is equally interesting to read.

You may enjoy this if you:

• Do not mind gore
• Enjoyed Blood+ (anime) or Blood:The last vampire (anime movie)
• Like Horror mangas
• Like super-powered heroines

Note:

Blood+ contains a strong amount of violence & gore