Wow. I just finished the 50th episode of Blood+, and the ending was complete. This is one of the very few animes that left me satisfied after the last episode. Right now, I'm downloading episodes 10 and 11 of Naruto:Shippuden and Gilmore Girls Season 7 - Episode 19, as well as the first 10 episodes of Pokemon Diamond & Pearl. *sigh* A lot to watch, and since the toll my OJT is exerting on my body is quite steep, I can only watch during saturdays. Which is really annoying. Anyways, here's what I can say about Blood+.
"Saya, Tatakaitai!" ~ Haji, Saya's Chevalier, telling saya to fight.
The last episode of Blood+ was full of emotion - from Diva's duel, Saya's breakdown, Amshel's defeat, to Haji's Last words... it was damn complete. Saya and Diva's fight felt real - with Saya's indecisiveness and Diva's 'I've-got-nothing-to-lose' attitude. Diva no longer cared about herself since she already has babies, and her reaction after she alone 'crystallized' after the two queens both skewered each other was superb. I loved the part when Saya begged Diva to take her with her, and when Nathan appeared by her side with the twins. "She just wanted to have a family", Nathan said. The scene was very well done, and the ending more-so. Haji, for the very first time, disobeyed Saya's wish and told her to live - his usual 'Saya, Fight!' became 'Saya, Live!'. It was a very sweet moment for the two.
After the small kiss, Diva's first chevalier came back for more beating. Amshel's remaining bit of strength pushed both Saya and Haji to their limits - their synchronized movements was the crowning glory on all of the fights in the series, second only to Solomon and Amshel's quick brawl on Episode 40 (I think). Although Haji defeated Amshel, he was forced to remain inside the soon-to-be-bombed opera hall while Saya were forced to run. His last words was...very touching.
After that, they (Amshel and Haji) were both crushed below a ton of rubble. Really sweet. Anyways, the final episode left a few hanging threads for a sequel - not a small feat mind you, since the last episode did a good job in capping the series. Here's a few that I think I recognized as a good plot device for Blood+'s sequel:
1.) Saya awakes after 30 years - and Diva's babies would be teenagers while Kai becomes their father figure.
2.) Loulou, the last surviving Sif, is still around - the place where she was created (Kherbet) was only mentioned in passing. There might be more Sif.
3.) Nathan was in a small scene after he died. It was implied in last few episodes that he was a Chevalier of Diva's mother - which has a chance to be true since he was the least understood amongst Diva's chevaliers.
4.) If Saya and Diva's mother were killed while it was pregnant, this meant that her counterpart (the other queen) might still be alive and kicking...
I guess that's that. All in all, I give Blood+ a 9 out of 10. ^^; Nankurunaisa!
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Disclaimer: Blood+ is an anime series, produced by Production I.G and Sony's anime production arm, Aniplex.
The last episode of Blood+ was full of emotion - from Diva's duel, Saya's breakdown, Amshel's defeat, to Haji's Last words... it was damn complete. Saya and Diva's fight felt real - with Saya's indecisiveness and Diva's 'I've-got-nothing-to-lose' attitude. Diva no longer cared about herself since she already has babies, and her reaction after she alone 'crystallized' after the two queens both skewered each other was superb. I loved the part when Saya begged Diva to take her with her, and when Nathan appeared by her side with the twins. "She just wanted to have a family", Nathan said. The scene was very well done, and the ending more-so. Haji, for the very first time, disobeyed Saya's wish and told her to live - his usual 'Saya, Fight!' became 'Saya, Live!'. It was a very sweet moment for the two.
After the small kiss, Diva's first chevalier came back for more beating. Amshel's remaining bit of strength pushed both Saya and Haji to their limits - their synchronized movements was the crowning glory on all of the fights in the series, second only to Solomon and Amshel's quick brawl on Episode 40 (I think). Although Haji defeated Amshel, he was forced to remain inside the soon-to-be-bombed opera hall while Saya were forced to run. His last words was...very touching.
After that, they (Amshel and Haji) were both crushed below a ton of rubble. Really sweet. Anyways, the final episode left a few hanging threads for a sequel - not a small feat mind you, since the last episode did a good job in capping the series. Here's a few that I think I recognized as a good plot device for Blood+'s sequel:
1.) Saya awakes after 30 years - and Diva's babies would be teenagers while Kai becomes their father figure.
2.) Loulou, the last surviving Sif, is still around - the place where she was created (Kherbet) was only mentioned in passing. There might be more Sif.
3.) Nathan was in a small scene after he died. It was implied in last few episodes that he was a Chevalier of Diva's mother - which has a chance to be true since he was the least understood amongst Diva's chevaliers.
4.) If Saya and Diva's mother were killed while it was pregnant, this meant that her counterpart (the other queen) might still be alive and kicking...
I guess that's that. All in all, I give Blood+ a 9 out of 10. ^^; Nankurunaisa!
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Disclaimer: Blood+ is an anime series, produced by Production I.G and Sony's anime production arm, Aniplex. 
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very good summery but you forgot that at the end as well it leaves you to believe that haji is still alive because his roses were always pink and there is a pink rose with his blue hair ribbon by her sleeping place and kai tells the girls to leave it there for saya... ^-.-^
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