Running away screaming is not a proper way to thank someone for saving your life Again with the information episodes that don’t explain anything! Blood-C has really taken off from the Saya based moefest from a couple of episodes ago. Anyways, I’ll let you be the judge on what the heck this all means. Saya [...]
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Since the second episode, I've been waiting for that "oh crap" moment that meant that the plot was going to arrive. And it finally happened at the end of this episode. It was clear from the beginning that something was going to happen, since this episode broke away from the formula established by the last four episodes and started with a monster fight instead. Saya actually managed to save someone this time around, and also proved that she's not completely reliant on the holy sword, since she took out the monster with her bare hands. The battle itself continued to drop the vague hints that those watching have become familiar with ("One... or two?") as well as clarified that the covenant was between the humans and the monsters. The school-life stuff comes mostly in the second half of the episode, focusing on a "ghost story" that is actually parallel to what is happening in the town now. Although it didn't necessarily provide any new information, it did show that the monster-fighting is something that's been going on for a long time. Of course, difference in setup isn't enough to distinguish this episode. That moment comes at the end of the episode, when an Elder Bairn break through the ground at the shrine, in broad daylight, and tries to attack one of the twins. This was so unexpected and awesome, exactly what I've been waiting for all this time. Other people have mentioned that the show would probably get more interesting at the point when Saya's true nature is revealed, and it looks like that's finally going to happen. I expect nothing but good things from here on out, as we've had more than enough buildup, and I'm assuming next week's episode will reward my patience. Images from NicoNico.com
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As a plot slowly develops more and more monsters appear and more and more people are ripped apart. —————————————————————————————————- After the fight from the night before, Saya is worried because that monster spoke to her and said to honour the covenant and she has no idea what it was talking about or even if it’s [...]
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All right, it’s been a while but let’s get down to (tittie) business! Rokyubu – Children friendly! Yes, that’s right! Or at least, elementary school children friendly but not 14 year old girls. Why? Because we see shima pan on Hasegawa’s friend and just white panties on his sister. But no, I’m not complaining about [...]
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Whether you guys believe it or not, I have written about seven unfinished drafts just because I didn’t know what to write about. While the first episode of Penguindrum was great, I simply had to take care of real life shenanigans (and medical school, of course). It was good, but it wasn’t good enough for [...]
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If there are two phrases that describe Blood-C thus far above all others, they’re ‘half baked’ and ‘waste of time’, preferably in the same sentence. Yes, Blood-C is a half baked waste of time with some redeeming qualities, but not enough to be worth watching above anything else so far. While this episode was a [...]
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As Blood-c so far as been a bit slow from a plot point of view, I thought that this episode did a fantastic job of fleashing out the cast surrounding Saya, while also having a look at Saya being mentally fragile in this episode, due to wondering what the monsters that she is fighting about [...]
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As always, there are just minute differences to distinguish this episode from all the others. Naturally, many fans have already abandoned ship. There are, however, still a few out there with the faith that the series can right its course. … Continue reading →
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I’m not even going to waste my time criticizing Blood-C and I can’t compare it to Blood+ because I never watched it. I did see the original Blood: The Last Vampire though. It was an excellent film with all the technical prowess required to make it visually outstanding. But it isn’t without it’s flaws, I
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I’m not even going to waste my time criticizing Blood-C and I can’t compare it to Blood+ because I never watched it. I did see the original Blood: The Last Vampire though. It was an excellent film with all the technical prowess required to make it visually outstanding. But it isn’t without it’s flaws, I
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I’m not even going to waste my time criticizing Blood-C and I can’t compare it to Blood+ because I never watched it. I did see the original Blood: The Last Vampire though. It was an excellent film with all the technical prowess required to make it visually outstanding. But it isn’t without it’s flaws, I [...]
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I wish that I could say that something more concrete happened in the plot this week, but we're still stuck with small hints. At least the length of Saya's school life segment is continuing to decrease in favor of better battle scenes. In fact, the only thing that roughly the first ten minutes of the episode accomplishes is it continues to show that Saya is dense when it comes to relationships. Sure, she can handle basic friendships easily enough, but as Tokizane points out she doesn't really get what it means to "like" someone. Is this just part of the strange air-headed half of her personality or is she claiming to "like" people simply because it fits in with the schoolgirl role that she's supposed to be playing? I can't shake the feeling that a lot of what Saya is doing is an act, whether she's aware of it or not, and the strange bloody flashbacks in this episode seem to support my thoughts. It's also very clear now that Saya's father is hiding things from her; it's obvious that he knows about whatever this "covenant" is by the way he dodged the question at the beginning of this episode. There's also the Elder Barin's claim that Saya and the monsters that it was controlling are the same, which makes me wonder if Saya's father is pulling all the strings here or if there's someone above him. It's even more obvious that Fumito knows a lot more than he lets on, and I don't trust his desserts either. Hopefully the next episode's change in weather will move things forward a bit. But I'm not counting on it. Images from NicoNico.com.
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Holy crap! The fights here just continue to get better and better. This episode once again upped the antes, with some stunning results. It really had me at the edge of my seat the entire time. There of course was the danger of this series falling victim to the syndrome where the biggest budget is [...]
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By the end of last week's episode of Blood-C, I was beginning to think that the "C" of its title stood for "cake", such was its obsession with coffee and snacks. Thankfully, the Elder Bairn's final words telling Saya to "honour the covenant" finally seem to have kicked the series up a gear, as we rejoin Saya while she ponders these words and exactly what they're supposed to mean despite the
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All kidding aside, this is the episode of Blood-C in which things started really changing. In the previous three episodes we have been shown a relatively unchanging, but shizophrenic story. During the day everything is peaceful and happy, especially Saya, who seems like an archetypal schoolgirl, skipping and singing to herself on the way to [...]
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Life lesson: When a schoolgirl with a sword tells you to run away, you probably should I’m not going to waste much time today talking about other things. This episode was just way too epic for that. It’s a new day in Blood C and Saya is once again in the miko outfit sweeping the [...]
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Yeah, I actually love this song. Sure, the guy can’t pronounce English (or French, for that matter) for his life, but at least he’s trying. Anyway, most of these lyrics were by ear, and for the English lyrics that were too hard to differentiate, I referred to the subs that came with the episode. To [...]
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