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Originally Posted by Kazu-kun
For instance, Blood+ was pretty different from the original BTLV but still presented the main characteristics that makes a Blood series Blood.
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Um, what? BTLV was a pretty simple story: the military found the last real vampire and put her to work killing monsters because only she had the ability to detect and kill them. There was some vague explanation about the origins of the monsters and Saya but that was about it.
Blood+ featured a completely different Saya. Also different was the concept of a Chevalier, her blood being the "poison" that kills the monsters, genetic engineering, Diva, and of course, the "hibernation" that Saya apparently needed. About the only thing that Blood+ had in common with BTLV was military involvement and the Chiropterans.
All three of these series only have one thing in common: Saya killing monsters with a sword.
You can complain about the CLAMP influence (and I do agree that it could do without the multi-verse tie in), but it's laughable to suggest that the franchise has established some kind of "formula" beyond a girl in a school uniform killing monsters with a sword.