tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post2170663514596935560..comments2024-03-28T14:28:59.530-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Blood+ - 01 – First Kiss – reviewTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-47681162949872054702009-02-16T15:20:00.000-08:002009-02-16T15:20:00.000-08:00this isn't the anime but the novel and it fails be...this isn't the anime but the novel and it fails because of bad writing... however, I could understand why you didn't like the anime - it did lose itself occasionaly - that said you were only 1/1oth of the way in.<BR/><BR/>The anime did have something to offer - though there were far too many fillers. It wasn't an alternate timeline but 30+ years later - though I don't know if you'd have established that 5 episodes in.<BR/><BR/>My recommendation - give the anime another go (and take the rough with the smooth, as there is most definitely some) but avoid the novel like the plagueTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-18235915706717313572009-02-16T12:48:00.000-08:002009-02-16T12:48:00.000-08:00Hey TaliesenI'm a fan of the original anime and I'...Hey Taliesen<BR/><BR/>I'm a fan of the original anime and I'm looking forward to the live action but this anime didn't cut it for me. I think it was an 'alternate' Saya timeline or something but what really got my goat was that every episode Saya would scream and carry on and not use her sword only to at the end use it to save the day (which she knew was the only choice) only for the next episode for her to do the same. It reeks of slasher film victim syndrome where the victim just acts like an idiot out of fear which leads to their downfall. I think I watched about 5 episodes before I gave up thinking it was stuck in this rut which is a shame. I think I encountered a similar problem with the Hell Girl anime. it fell into repetitiveness...<BR/><BR/>I think the only thing I enjoyed about Blood + was her guardian with the coffin on his back, now that was coolGabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172423699175288220noreply@blogger.com