After returning I decided to watch a comedy show to get the anime juices flowing, it was that or one piece which i started during an all nighter (25 episodes in one night while doing work). Blood Lad won and I began watching, over the past three days I have been watching the show more and more and kept loving all the characters. The show somehow manages to make every character have a likable personality on top of being quite funny. I loved the characters and found myself wanting so much more, yet suddenly the show just ends and I am left sitting there questioning why the show hasn't received more. From what I have seen there is a manga series, yet the anime just stops really abruptly and goes
I'm sitting there going seriously, just after revealing all this shit and telling us all this info as well as setting up whole new plot lines it just ends and leave us out to dry. The series was very funny and was wonderful to watch yet leaves a bitter taste in the mouth when it ends. I feel the same way finishing this as I did when I finished Deadman Wonderland in one night. Both end just as things are set up and don't get a sequel. Can we please just try to give series an ending or license more time. Blood lad only got 10 episodes while Deadman Wonderland got 13 episodes, both series have nearly the same amount of chapters and I saw much more accomplished in each episode of Blood Lad than I did Deadman Wonderland which at points just dragged on with a particular plot point dragging for multiple episodes before being resolved when it could have been solved in a shorter length of time. Though this also comes from a difference in genre, Blood Lad is more of a comedy shonen while Deadman is a horror type show. Not so much horror as Higurashi but still with the horror element, So horror will have more suspense while comedy shonens can really do what they want when they want.
The sound in the show is really only noticeable in the opening and ending, some scenes use it but not many. The opening is quite catchy though, my favorite part being when it picks up pace and Fuyumi's tits bounce to the rhythm of the song as the camera pans up to a fight between Staz and Wolf. I just noticed that I haven't really talked about the characters which I have praised so much. This is in part due to the massive cast of characters with most of them coming back at some point and being great on their own.
The main characters are:
Staz
An otaku vampire that is obsessed with human culture and is an extremely powerful slacker. He essentially could represent anyone who is like me and can do pretty much anything but likes to loaf around and go with the flow.
Fuyumi
Fuyumi is the klutz of the group, she dies in the first episode and is a ghost, she is cute and innocent. She is also well endowed which every girl in this show seems to be save for the three eyed bar keeper and Staz's little sister who is like 9 so that is to be expected.
Bell
Bell is a fun character that manipulates space and uses frames to do so, she is a treasure hunter (though we never see her go for treasure), a traveler/guide and a friend to Staz after a while. She is a fun character that can get what she wants in most situations. She is also well endowed.
Something to add to this I noticed her, then the rest of the cast did one thing most anime/manga don't do. They changed clothes often. I have watched a lot of anime and most times they wear the same clothing through the whole series, rain or shine, ripped to shreds, covered in blood, it doesn't matter. But in this show all the characters changed clothes at times when you would expect someone to change. For instance after their boxing match Staz and wolf are given clothes by Wolfs underlings. In another moment Staz's shirt is covered in holes from his brother scenes earlier but only in places which he had been shot. Then after the fight he has more holes because the teeth of his enemy pierced him through. He changes his shirt off screen but it makes sense because he is fairly close to his house. All these changes were natural and occurred when they should, though Bell could just change her clothes at will due to portals.
Blood Lad was a wonderful show that though lacking in some regards payed attention to itself and if you look close enough there was fore shadowing to many of the events that happen later on. It was a smart series that though at points felt like it crossed the line with ridiculousness kept conscious of this. Overall I loved it.
Animation: 7 (moderately good animation, at times the shots felt reminiscent of monogatari but lacked the quality)
Characters: 9 (quite enjoyable characters that I would like to see more of)
Sound: 6 (the opening and ending are good but the OST is almost nonexistent)
Enjoyment: 8 ( I really enjoyed the show and smiled at many scenes)
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Overall: 7.5
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