Review of Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) by Melissa D — 18 Jul 2009

You?re lucky I can?t kill humans.

In 1966, demons and vampires still ravage the Japanese countryside. Saya is the last of the original race of vampires and works with the Japanese militia to bring down evil creatures. She is currently working out of the Yokota air force base which is mysteriously under attack by a vampire and his minions. When a school is overtaken by the beasts, Saya comes down hard on the vampire and his followers.

?You can kill yourself as a last resort.?

Hiroyuki Kitakubo, who worked on the Akira, Ghost and the Shell, and Gundam projects, delivers Blood: The Last Vampire. The storyline for this anime picture seems straight forward; however, it is delivered in classic horror fashion and contains great villains that are not too over the top and the main character is delivered in a perfect ?hate the world? fashion. The animation is also first rate.

?So this is their dining room??

This film came highly recommended to me. I adored this anime picture and believed that it had brilliant content, solid animation, and fantastic characters. My only complaint would be that it only had an 83 minute run time. I understand that a miniseries (that I have not seen), which was not nearly as good, spawned from this wonderful picture. If you are a fan of the Hellsing, or Ultimate Hellsing series, I strongly recommend viewing this picture.

?That beautiful but dangerous little thing..?

Grade: B+.