(L) Blood+ TV Series

[Ori]

Concerning Haji looking sad... I think there's no way he can not look sad. After all the person he cares for the most doesn't recognize him at all.

I saw the new opening and ending. I don't like the ending especially. It's nice, there are some neat moments. (btw whose hand is that?) The opening was nice. There are some weird shots of Hagi.

[♥ Tatsuki-San ♥]

True. But I think he naturally looks sad, that's just his personality. Even if he was happy, I don't think he's look it. It's just how he is, it'll seem like he's always sad.

[ShellyKukai]

Originally Posted by TEKO425

Did anyone watch the "Yomiko no BLOOD+" special? The program introduced several new faces that we will be seeing soon in future episodes...

Spoiler:

Diva: silhouette of a girl

3 new chevalier of Diva: James (US military), Ansel (CEO of a company in London), Nathan (New York Metropolitan Opera House producer); including Karl and Solomon, there were originally 7 chevalier but 2 are deceased making a total of 5 chevalier now

Joel: of "Joel's diary" fame; I always thought the guy was long dead; is he the actual leader of Red Shield? the one in shadows that David makes calls to

Cloaked People in new opening: 3 faces are shown out of a group of several people...the special had names for the group and the 3 members...but I'm not Japanese literate

If anyone could correct, clarify or add anything to what I have gathered from the special, that would be awesome...thanks a lot!

By the way, there is a stream of the portion of the special where they introduced the new characters.

Spoiler:

I hope to watch the special soon. But...wouldn't that silhouette of Diva just be this girl:


I mean, it's obviously her. But when I first saw her episode 7, I assumed she was Saya. The implications of Saya being the spitting image of Diva if the girl in question happens to be Diva? Well...

[TEKO425]

Originally Posted by ShellyKukai

Spoiler:

I hope to watch the special soon. But...wouldn't that silhouette of Diva just be this girl:


I mean, it's obviously her. But when I first saw her episode 7, I assumed she was Saya. The implications of Saya being the spitting image of Diva if the girl in question happens to be Diva? Well...

Spoiler:

The silhouette of the girl has long hair. I have a suspicion that the long-haired girl with her back turned that appears after the chevaliers in the new opening may be Diva.

[ShellyKukai]

Originally Posted by TEKO425

Spoiler:

The silhouette of the girl has long hair. I have a suspicion that the long-haired girl with her back turned that appears after the chevaliers in the new opening may be Diva.

Spoiler:

Yup, long hair. And if youw atch the new OP, the dress looks similar too.

[Nightengale]

The 5 people behind Haji in the OP..... Do you think they're Chevaliars too?

Haji vs Former Comrades?

[kari-no-sugata]

Originally Posted by TEKO425

Did anyone watch the "Yomiko no BLOOD+" special? The program introduced several new faces that we will be seeing soon in future episodes...

I watched some of it, but I didn't like the style... Pretty avoidable I think.


PS I re-watched the OP again. I liked it better the second time, though some bits are kinda WTF!?

[wao]

Possibly this new

Spoiler for not much ofa spoiler:

Diva character is actually not a character but Saya's past personality. Remember who was running through the tower with the key in Saya's dream in ep 1? And it was that same tower Saya saw in ep 13. etc

[kari-no-sugata]

Originally Posted by wao

Possibly this new

Spoiler for not much ofa spoiler:

Diva character is actually not a character but Saya's past personality. Remember who was running through the tower with the key in Saya's dream in ep 1? And it was that same tower Saya saw in ep 13. etc

Spoiler for speculations on Diva:

If we take the hint that Diva looks rather like Saya, then maybe one of them is a clone... or something like that - the clone might share memories of the original, for example.

Still, whatever Diva is, "she" seems happy to spend her life stuck in a big crate. Either that or she's trapped against "her" will, though that seems unlikely. "she" could also be in some kind of sleep...

Well, if Diva really is like Saya, then maybe we can look forward to some hot draculina-on-draculina action later on

[wao]

I'm going to stab the scriptwriters with Haji and his little knife things if it turns out to be one of those long-lost-twin-sister things...

Now I'm　pretty sure about my opinion of the OP and ED- the 2nd OP is much better than the first one, in terms of directing and music (I love the bit in the 2nd OP where there's that dark haired girl, the music is nice); but I like the 1st ED better... I can't help but love that song, it's really very very very awesome. It somehow went very well with the pictures as well. Though the 2nd ED pictures fit the song even more nicely and look nicer in general as well (interesting thing w/ the hand...)

I still wish they'd do something about the in-series animation...

[Onizuka-GTO]

Originally Posted by wao

I'm going to stab the scriptwriters with Haji and his little knife things if it turns out to be one of those long-lost-twin-sister things...

*prays to the animator to make her a long-lost-twin-sister*

[cry]

the second op is really good! it does its job well (making people watch more! )

[Epoq]

Having seen the series up to this point, I have to say that this is one of those cases where patience pays off. Upon first watching this, I was of course impressed with the artwork and animation and the rather good soundtrack--but the plot and characters left me feeling a bit empty.

But over a few episode I became to care about the characters (even Saya's annoyingly loud older brother) and the plot just get's more interesting as it goes on.

So now I find myself eagerly awaiting every new episode.

[kari-no-sugata]

Well, ep 15 changes a few things, even though Saya and co don't show up at all.

Spoiler:

Basically a brief into to our new Chavalier and how the reporter guy finds Saya in his dad's photos, tries to complete the trail of info he has so far, eventually gets to Saya's school and then teams up with Kai's stalker girlfriend who has decided to run away from home with a case full of money

First time I've actually liked Mao...

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by kari-no-sugata

Well, ep 15 changes a few things, even though Saya and co don't show up at all.

Spoiler:

Basically a brief into to our new Chavalier and how the reporter guy finds Saya in his dad's photos, tries to complete the trail of info he has so far, eventually gets to Saya's school and then teams up with Kai's stalker girlfriend who has decided to run away from home with a case full of money

First time I've actually liked Mao...

Awesomeness.

As much as I think Kai is pretty boring and somewhat annoying at this point, he's got one awesome girlfriend.

Mao!!!

[wao]

Have I been watching too much anime? Because I had a feeling that was going to happen after ep 14 where that biker friend of Kai's said Mao was wondering where Kai was. And Mao seems like that type of person...

At the risk of sounding increasingly annoying, cynical and lousy, I hope somebody dies soon.

[kari-no-sugata]

Originally Posted by wao

Have I been watching too much anime? Because I had a feeling that was going to happen after ep 14 where that biker friend of Kai's said Mao was wondering where Kai was. And Mao seems like that type of person...

Well yeah, when a "minor" character is given such prominence in a preview, it normally means something major...

I can't say I was surprised at what actually happened myself. In a certain scene, I was practically waiting for the subject of money to come up, for the reporter at least - but Mao isn't exactly the stay at home type.

At the risk of sounding increasingly annoying, cynical and lousy, I hope somebody dies soon.

I don't think there's any good candidates though, for this stage in the story. (by good, I mean someone who can make an impact without changing the dynamics too much)

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by wao

At the risk of sounding increasingly annoying, cynical and lousy, I hope somebody dies soon.

As much as I love the man, I think David is going to bite the dust after the first half of the anime.

[pinkboxers]

Hooray for Blood+! It rules!

So, is Solomon a Chiropitean or Cheveliar? Supposing he is, how come he does not recognises Saya straightaway, but instead realise that Saya is the Samurai-man only after he hears someone calling her name? However, Solomon seems to be on a higher level than Karl, he can speak into Karl's mind, and command him to stop. So, what is he?

Is Saya human? We know she was "asleep" for a long time time after the Vietnam War. A couple of years has passed, but she has not aged.

Spoiler:

Karl is a Cheveliar, as we know. From George, he is supposed to protect Diva. Instead, Karl uses Diva to create Delta 67, and uses it on kids. Why? The Diva's song gives me the creeps. And I'm looking forward to seeing Solomon's brother. Why can't Saya fight when she hear Diva's song? And, what do they mean when Saya's out of control? Does it mean that Saya will kill humans as well? Can Saya be turned to a Chiropetean?

What will Saya do now? I'm looking forward to the next episode.

[ShellyKukai]

Saya is a vampire.

Spoiler:

She isn't human at all. We're not sure of her origins. It could be 1 of three possibilities. She's a diva clone, a clone of the "original," or the result of a cross breed between a human and chiropteran. She cannot be turned into a chiropteran. her blood is toxic to chiropterans. Karl, Solomon, Ansel (the older brother the speak of), Nathan and the army officer whose name I cannot recall but he is featured in the new OP are all chevaliers. A brotherhood whose purpose is to suport and protect Diva. Saya has just one chevalier we know of, Haji. Diva has 5. She had 7 at one point, which someone pointed out earlier but two died.
Because Red Shield has been around for a long time, I'm gussing the battle against chiropterans and their creator(s) has been waging for years, decades to centuries even, we really don't know.