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Blood+ is an anime series based on the animated movie, .
It started airing in Japan (on MBS, TBS, RKB, etc.) on October 8, 2005 (on CBC, etc. on October 15, 2005). The series is also available as internet high resolution streaming video provided by [AII.co.jp] for Japanese internet users on a subscription basis. Sony Pictures Entertainment has already released Vol.1 Region 2 (Japan) DVD (Ep. 1-2). Vol. 2 (Ep.3-6) will be available on 25/1/2006.
Although there isn't an exact announcement date, Blood+ was licensed for distribution in a number of international markets, including North America (Region 1), by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) [#endnote_1]. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute the title in North America, with Kari Wahlgren as Saya Otonashi [link].
Contents
Settings
The series is initially set in present day (September 2005) Okinawa City (Koza), on Okinawa Island, near the US Kadena Air Base. It picks up a few decades after the events of . Under the care of her adoptive family, Saya has been living the life of a seemingly normal girl. She did not remember anything of her past self and deeds, or even her origins, until the day she had to resume her fight against the chiroptera. As her memories start to surface, she remembers what her true purpose in life is.The Chiroptera are bat-like creatures whose origin are not known. They possess superhuman strength, speed and regenerating ability. They are also capable of flight by metamorphosing their forelimbs into wings. In the film Blood: The Last Vampire, Saya notes that using an efficient slicing weapon to cause profuse bleeding is the only way to defeat them. This is later changed in the series to include the ability of Saya's blood to kill them, although decapitating them also seems to work.
Characters
(I) - Production I.G. Spellings; (M) - Blood.tv Spellings; (S) - On-screen Spellings (F) - Dominant Fansub Spellings
Saya's Friends & Family
- Otonashi Saya (I,M) (Eri Kitamura) - Age 173: At the start of the series, Saya appears to be a high school girl living a normal life on the Japanese island of Okinawa. She is adopted and has no memory of her life before one year ago. However, she does start having more flashbacks of her experiences fighting Chiroptera in the Vietnam War and in 1920's Russia. Her oldest memories are from her birthplace at Joel's mansion called the Zoo in 19th century France. She was "born" in 1833 from a cocoon like object taken from a mummy of a Chiropteran along with another cocoon containing her sister Diva. She is able to heal all her injuries very quickly but must regularly drink blood to stay healthy. She also can spend decades hibernating in a cocoon, only awaking for a few years before sleeping again. Despite these strange traits, she has the outward appearance of a young human teenage girl with an unusually large appetite (used to humorous effect at times), most likely a side effect of her inhuman metabolism. Whenever her and Diva's blood mix, the blood will crystallize and disintegrate. She is a skilled athlete and her weapon of choice is a nihonto (Japanese sword or katana) with bohi or grooves specially designed to spread her blood through its entire blade, making it a deadly weapon for the Chiroptera made from Diva's blood. The first blade in the series is broken by Amshel, but she acquires a new sword from David with a red crystal at the base of its blade. This crystal is actually a piece of her adoptive father George's blood that crystallized when she killed him with her own blood in order to spare him the fate of becoming a Chiropteran. Saya's human personality is usually that of a cheerful and optimistic girl but her suppressed vampire side (evidenced whenever her eyes turn red in contrast to her twin sister Diva's blue eyes) is infinitely more cold, calculating, and with a warrior's edge that brooks no foolishness. However, as of late Saya has had very little to be cheerful or optimistic about as she learns more and more about herself and the enemies that stalk her. Her greatest fear is perhaps finding out that she is indeed the same or much worse than the very monsters she now hunts as hinted by the grisly yet splintered memories she has of her dark, shadowy past.
- Hagi (I,M,S) (Katsuyuki Konishi) - Age 155: He is partly instrumental in Saya's "awakening" and his right arm is covered in bandages, hiding some Chiropteran features. Hagi first met Saya when he was a child and was bought by Joel to be her companion and hopefully mate and create more specimens someday. He lived with her in Joel's mansion for many years. But one day he fell from a cliff in an attempt to pick a flower that Saya wanted as a present for Joel's birthday. Seeing him bleeding everywhere and not really understanding that people don't drink blood to remain healthy, Saya gave him a bit of her own blood. Thus she unwittingly turned him into her "Chevalier." Since then, Hagi's single wish is to protect Saya and fulfill her wishes. Saya was the one who taught Hagi to play the cello when he was young, but it didn't take long for him to surpass her. He is often seen with a cello case in which he hides Saya's sword. Much like how Saya looks eternally young, Hagi appears to be in his early twenties even though he has been around since the 19th century. It was implied in episode 28 that for some reason he doesn't believe he will be around forever.
- George Miyagusuku (I,M) (Hochu Ohtsuka) - An Okinawan-American US Army veteran, he served in the Vietnam War and now lives on Okinawa with his adopted children Saya, Kai, and Riku. He lost his wife and biological children in an accident years before. Later in the series, after becoming a Chiropteran himself, he asks Saya to kill him by pouring her blood on his wounds, something she does reluctantly only out of love and compassion for the man she knew as her father.
- Kai Miyagusuku (I,M) (Hiroyuki Yoshino) - Age 18: Saya's step-brother. Kai is one of the most popular students at school and a star athlete. He stopped playing baseball when one of his arms sustained an injury. Since George's death, he tried his best to keep his family united, but just when he was getting used to the fact that their relatives aren't human, Riku was violated (perhaps twice) and eventually killed by Diva, and Saya disappeared. Since the destruction of the Red Shield, he has been living with Lewis and David in an orphanage in London, actively hunting chiropterans with Lewis and honing his skills as a soldier in the war against Diva and her minions. Just like Saya's sword has a red crystal from his father's body. Kai also wears a cross with a crystal from Riku's remains crested in it.
- Riku Miyagusuku (I,M) (Akiko Yajima) - Age 14: Saya's step-brother. A very obedient and smart boy who loves to cook. For some reason, he could hear Diva's song even before he was turned into a Chevalier, which is something only a Chiroptera can seemingly do. After he was attacked by Diva, Saya had no option but to save his life by turning him into a Chevalier, just like she did with Hagi. Since then, Riku was thought to be developing powers similar to Hagi's and just like him, was compelled to protect Saya at any cost. For some reason, Diva developed a disturbing interest in him and in episode 32 during her and Carl's assault on Red Shield HQ, it is seemingly implied that she forced herself upon Riku and then "rewarded" him with her blood in return for "something he had given her". This act killed him as he is a Chevalier by Saya's blood.
- Okamura Akihiro (M) (Kentaro Ito) - A somewhat jaded, down-on-his-luck reporter working for the local Ryuukyuu Daily (Ryuukyuu Mainichi Shimbun) newspaper, he doesn't seem to command much respect from his boss or colleagues as much as he does their contempt. His father was a photographer and war correspondent during the Vietnam conflict, having taken several mysterious black and white photos that seem to depict a young girl killing soldiers, innocent villagers, and misshapen monsters with a sword in a haze of bloodlust and rage. These photographs have always haunted Akihiro, spurring him to discover the truth behind their meaning. He paired up with Mao, searching for Saya and Red Shield as they traveled across Vietnam and later Europe at the expense of money stolen by Mao from her yakuza father, eventually finding that the truth is larger and much more disturbing than fiction. He and Mao may seem like an odd couple but they work surprisingly well together as they dig deeper and deeper into the mystery surrounding Saya and Red Shield. Ever the chain-smoking cynic (a habit Mao detests), Akihiro is driven by the pursuit of the truth and seems rather unfazed by Mao's tempestuous nature. Okamura's father is probably modelled after the late photo-journalist Akihiko Okamura, who took many pictures for Life magazine during Vietnam War.
- Mao Jahana (M) (Ami Koshimizu) - Age 19: Kai's girlfriend and the daughter of the head of the Jahana Yakuza. Worked with the reporter Okamura to track down Saya so she could meet up with Kai. She's often bossy and likes to be in control, a trait she no doubt picked up from her father. Her rather blunt, confrontational demeanor seems to be a brave facade she puts up whenever things don't go her way, as evidenced whenever she finds disturbing clues of a strange and violent conspiracy in the course of her journey to find Kai (she gets scared upon finding traces of blood and Saya's broken sword). Strong willed and stubborn, Mao drags along Okamura to help find Kai with money she stole from her father (a fact not lost on Okamura and the threat that implies), and is determined to stick by Kai's side despite his best efforts to shield her from the danger surrounding him and Saya.
The Red Shield (Goldschmidts)
- David (I,M) (Jurouta Kosugi) - David is a member of Red Shield, an organisation formed to track down and destroy Chiroptera and they also carry a red crystal made from Chiroptera on a trinket. He is aware of Saya's past life and wishes to use her in the struggle against the chiroptera. Much like Joel, David is a title bestowed to those entrusted with the task to watch over Saya, but might not be his true name, although it was his father's, who was the Red Shield operative in Vietnam and possibly seen in . Just like any Red Shield member, David always carries an item with a red crystal obtained from a chiropteran's remains incrusted in it, a cross in his case.
- Julia (I,M) (Yuko Kaida) - Julia Silverstein, a medical doctor working for Red Shield Medical Section. She often accompanies David and was Saya's doctor when she was dormant, supervising her regular blood transfusion. She believed her research about the Chiroptera's true nature, and the changes in Riku's body while he is transforming into one, should be used in the Red Shield's war against them, and be destroyed after it. Collins however, had other plans for this data, and now she works with him and the Cinq Flèches Group. It is unknown where her loyalties lie. It has been suggested on several occasions that she likes David, who behaves rather stoically towards her, treating her as just another colleague.
- Lewis (I,M) (Takashi Nagasako) - Another Red Shield operative. He is often responsible for the gadgets and transportation for the operations. He makes many of the meals and also provides most of the comic relief. He can be spotted fighting alongside with David on several operations.
- Joel (The 6th) (M) (Akira Ishida) - Joel Goldschmidt, current head of the Red Shield. His "diary" is a record of Red Shield's activities since its formation, and also contains information regarding Saya, Diva, the Chevaliers and the Chiroptera. He is related to the man who found Saya and Diva, whose name was also Joel. One year after the attack on the Red Shield HQ, he is shown to be confined to a wheelchair having been paralyzed from the waist down after he sustained a serious injury during the attack.
- Joel (The 1st) (Wahei Iida) - Joel Goldschmidt gathered rare specimens during the 1800s in an estate in Bordeaux named "The Zoo" for his personal studies. One of them was the mysterious creature visibly pregnant and containing Saya and Diva. He separated the sisters after birth, raising Saya as his own daughter, and locking Diva up in a tower, for scientific reasons. He also bought Hagi as Saya's companion, hoping to create more specimens. He was killed by Diva after Saya released her from the tower to sing at Joel's birthday party.
- Collins (Hideyuki Umezu) - Second in command in Red Shield. In charge of researching the Chiroptera with Julia as his assistant. Van Argeno convinced him to betray the Red Shield in order to preserve his research which he believes can be used for the future of mankind.
- Kurara (M) (Clara) (Romi Park), Spencer (M) (Takuya Kirimoto), Rodgers (M) (Takaya Kuroda), Makkoi (M) (McCoy) (Tetsu Inada) - Red Shield Special Operations Team, who accompanied Saya and David into a Vietnam jungle in an effort to retrieve Diva's container. The mission was a failure, and all four team members were killed.
- Liza (M) (Elizaveta, Elizabeta) (Rika Fukami) - Russian Red Shield agent. During her travel in the Trans-Siberian express, she is killed by Amshel, who assumed her place, in order to get closer to Saya.
Cinq Flèches Group (Goldsmiths (S))
The Goldsmiths are a branch of the Goldshmidt family. The family crest of five arrows (Cinq Flèches) and the names of the five brothers are modelled after Mayer Amschel Rothschild's family.
- Diva (M) (Akiko Yajima) - Age 173: Saya's twin sister and main antagonist; she's the greatest sworn enemy of the Red Shield. Confined by the original Joel just after her birth, she spent her first decades of life locked in a tower in the outskirts of his estate. As she was just a guinea pig to Joel she had no name, until she was found by Saya, who named her Diva because of her voice. Diva has been found out to be the one who killed the original Joel in the late 1800's after she tricked Saya to free her from her captivity. The "Delta 67" substance used in the researches involving Chiroptera is obtained from her body, and the top echelons of the Cinq Flèches Group include some of her faithful chevaliers. Just like Saya's blood is a threat to her and her minions' existence, her blood can also destroy Saya and her chevaliers. Her air-headed demeanor (much like a spoiled, naive child) probably is fruit of her secluded childhood. She drank much of Riku's blood when she first met him, forcing Saya to turn him into a chevalier to save his life. She later develops an interest in him but then kills him for unknown reasons. One year after the attack on Red Shield HQ she entered into show business as a singer sponsored by the Cinq Flèches Group, though the motivations for this move are not yet known.
- Amshel (M) (Jouji Nakata) - Age ~200: 1st Brother, French/Jewish - Amshel Goldsmith, London stockbroker. He tried to bring Saya to their side at first, but later was the first one to propose Saya's extermination. He is the oldest and the most powerful of Diva's chevaliers, and used to work with the original Joel Goldshmidt. For some reason he has kept secrets from the others, including the creation of the Schiff.
- Solomon (M,S) (Koji Tsujitani) - Age ~110: 4th Brother, French/Jewish - Solomon Goldsmith (S), CEO of Cinq Flèches Group, and Amshel's younger brother from Amshel's original human family. Although he agrees that Saya is now a threat to him and his partners, he harbors strong feelings for her, and always tries to protect her, despite his brothers' intentions to destroy her. He is introduced first as a delightful young man while dancing with Saya at her school in Vietnam, but it is quickly revealed that he is a Chevalier. After saving Saya from James, he has revealed that he wishes to protect Saya because he is in love with her. Since then Diva has practically disowned him as a Chevalier of hers and tells him he may go wherever he wishes and do whatever he wishes.
- Carl (M) (Karl) (Nozomu Sasaki) - 5th Brother, Vietnamese - Carl Fei-Ong, school governing board chairman and CEO of Vietnamese branch of Cinq Flèches Group. Disguised as his alter ego "The Phantom", Carl was secretly kidnapping girls that looked like Saya in his anguish to meet her someday so they can finish their fight. According to Amshel, he was only chosen to be a Chevalier to be used as a guinea pig for his experiments. His body suffered lots of modifications, including a spiked arm implanted in his body to replace the one destroyed by Saya in one of his fights. His final meeting with Saya was during the UK arc. Determined to die with her, his plan was to restrain her and drink all of her blood, killing both in the process as her blood is poison to him. But Saya manages to break free from his grasp with Solomon's help and deliver him the finishing blow (stabbing herself in the process).
- James (M) (Toru Okawa) - 6th Brother, American - James Ironside, Navy Officer on board a US aircraft carrier, he is the Cinq Flèches' contact with the US military, and later was appointed by Amshel as leader of the Corpse Corps. From all the Chevaliers, he is the one who cared best for Diva, always carrying a picture of hers with him. He barely survived his battle against Saya's group in Christina Island after he tried to lure them into a trap.
- Nathan (M) (Keiji Fujiwara) - 7th Brother, American - Nathan Mahler, Opera director based in New York. Despite being one of Saya's grooms, Nathan seems more interested in Hagi and James. He plans not only to destroy Saya, but to do it in a "stage" prepared only for the occasion.
- Sonya (Kaori Nazuka) - 2nd Brother, Russian - Also known as Grigory Efimovich Rasputin, who is the same monk involved in the historical downfall of Romanov dynasty of Russia. In this fictional account, he survived the assassination attempt in 1916 and took refuge in a village near his hometown. He took the physical form of a young girl named Sonya until he was discovered and killed by Saya.
- Martin Bormann - 3rd Brother, German - Martin Bormann appeared briefly in an old photograph from 1943 in Episode 12 and in the Blood+ manga. He has yet to appear in the TV series. In this fictional account, he was killed by Saya (Episode 12 and Episode 37 Solomon's conversation) in Germany possibly under similar circumstances to Carl's death.
- Vin Argiano (I) or Van Argeno (M) (Junichi Suwabe) - Chiroptera scientist with a nervous disposition and an addiction to candies, in charge of the development of Delta 67. Officially he worked for Solomon, but convinced Amshel to change his position so that he now works under him. He is one of the few humans who sided with the chevaliers despite knowing their true nature and their plans. The name Argiano is probably named after the Italian Vintage Argiano. He has a loyal unnamed sidekick (Kouji Yusa) who has been making intermittent appearances since the first episode.
The Schiff (F) (Shifu, Sif)
The Schiff are an unstable balance between Chevaliers & Chiroptera. They were created by a group of scientists led by Boris, under the sponsorship of Amshel Goldsmith. The Schiff (F) differ from the Chevalier and Chiroptera in certain ways. For instance, they cannot bathe in sunlight without being crystalized and consumed by a green flame. But just as Chevaliers and Chiroptera must feed on blood, the Schiff require the same to stop their "Thorn" attribute which crystalizes them if they go without drinking blood. At first they thought the blood of Saya would cure the "Thorn" attribute but they were made from Diva's blood and so, like normal Chiroptera, crystalize when they come in contact with Saya's blood. (The effects of Diva's blood has not yet been confirmed)
- Moses (M) (Naoki Yanagi) - The leader of the Schiff (F) who uses a scythe. Lately in the series, the Chevaliers form an special unit with Shiffs based in his DNA named Corpse Corps.
- Karman (M) (Kenji Nojima) - An aggressive individual who uses a spear. Is constantly reprimanded by Moses for his aggressive demeanor.
- Irène (M) (Megumi Toyoguchi) - Deceased Ep 29. Has the ability to locate Saya regardless of distance. Decided to stop killing humans and drinking blood, leaving her weakened and is saved from thugs by Kai in Paris. Died after Saya agreed to give her some of her blood. She used a wide, double-sided sword
- Guy (Jun Fukuyama) - Deceased Ep 21. A Schiff (F) with an affinity for the moon. He used a type of dagger.
- Dismas (Naomi Wakabayashi)- Deceased Ep 20. Female who broke into Cinq Fleches Lab. She used a cleaver. Both Dismas and Gestas are the names of the two thieves that were crucified with Jesus.
- Gestas - (Hideki Tasaka) Deceased Ep 20. Male who broke into Cinq Fleches Lab. He used a halberd. Both Dismas and Gestas are the names of the two thieves that were crucified with Jesus.
- Loulou (Lulu (F)) (Chiwa Saito) - A diminutive young girl. Uses an axe.
- Darth (Tadahisa Saizen) - Deceased Ep 35. Short, cooperative being. Used a large mace. Was previously believed to be mute
- Jan (Jin Domon) - Deceased Ep 26. A non-descript Schiff (F). Used a pick-axe.
- Gudrif (Kouji Yusa) - Deceased Ep 35. He wears large sunglasses, even at night and used a sword. Like, Darth, he was thought to be mute
Okinawan Locals
- Kaori Kinjo (I,M) (Mai Kadowaki) - Saya's best friend at Koza Commerce High School
- Kaori's Mother (Akari Higuchi)
- Prof. Hirohisa Sukegawa (S) (Tamio Sobami) - Forensic Pathologist at Naha University, conducted autopsy on serial murder victims. His office was raided after Okamura gave him a bottle of Chateau Duel '67 to test the contents.
- Sorimachi (Daisuke Ono) - Journalist working for a national paper in Okinawa. Attended the same University as Okamura
- Okamura's Mother (Misa Watanabe)
- Editor Takeda (Ikuya Sawaki) - Okamura's boss, character design modeleled after Seiji Takeda
- Katou (Takayuki Sakazume) & Kakimoto (Hiroshi Shirokuma) - Jahana Yakuzas
- "Cry Baby" Forrest (You Kitazawa) - George Miyagusuku's regular customer
- Remy (Eri Nakao) - Forrest's girlfriend
- US Commander in Okinawa (Tsutomu Tsuji)
- Colonel Richard Brickman (Tamio Sobami)
- US Marine Captain (Tadahisa Saizen)
Vietnam Locals
- Ms Lee (M) (Miyuki Ichijo) - School teacher, very strict
- Min (M) (Mai Kadowaki) - Saya's roommate
- Annamary (M) (Anne-Marie) (Mayumi Asano), Chen (Izumi Satou), Beni (Touko Aoyama) , Alison (Yukie Maeda) - students
- Mui (M) (Risa Suzuki) - Riku's friend, test subject of the Delta 67 Phase 1 trial
Russian Locals
- Ted A. Adams (S) (Kenichi Ogata) and Phillip Rosenberg (S) (Fumio Matsuoka) - MIA Chiropteran scientists, last seen in Ekaterinburg.
- Andrei (Tadahisa Saizen) - Ted's son. Somehow he was changed into a chiropteran, and since the Russia experiments were terminated, his body was sealed in a Sverdlovsk facility.
UK Locals
- Gray (Sugou Takayuki) - Was in Vietnam with George. Today he runs an orphanage trying to do the little things to make the world a more peaceful place, while teaching his military expertise to Kai.
- Monique (Kaori Nazuka) - Lives in Gray's orphanage helping him with the children. Apparently she likes Kai.
- Javier (Mai Kadowaki) and Nahabi (Rika Morinaga) - Orphans living with Grey and Monique while waiting for adoption.
Timeline
- 1809 Publication of Philosophie Zoologique
- 1829 Death of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- 1833 Joel Goldsmith set up the "Zoo" near Bordeaux
- 1833 A mummy of unknown life-form named SAYA was transfered to the Zoo. Saya and Diva were born from the two cocoons extracted from the mummy
- 1859 Publication of Darwin's Origin of Species
- 1863 Saya ceased aging. Joel was aware of the special properties of her blood. Saya was aware of the existence of Diva locked up in the tower. 12 year old Hagi was introduced to Saya to investigate her reproductive potential.
- 1883 Saya released Diva from the tower. Hagi became Chevalier. Diva killed Joel. Anshel became Chevalier. There were reports of reanimated dead bodies attacking humans, and hence they were known as Chiropterans. The descendent of Joel founded the Red Shield to pursue Diva.
- End of 19th Century Saya suddenly entered 30 year period of hibernation.
- Early 20th Century Saya and Diva awakened. Saya pursued Diva and chiropterans in Russia
- 1914 First World War
- 1917 Russian Revolution
- 1918 Saya killed Diva's Chevalier, Gregory, then she entered her second hibernation. End of first World War. Physician Solomon Goldsmith was introduced to Diva and became Chevalier.
- 1939 Second World War - Carl became Diva's Chevalier
- 1945 James became Chevalier in Berlin. Under orders from Anshel, Solomon killed Chevalier Martin Bormann.
- 1965 Start of Vietnam War
- 1972 Chiropterans sightings in Vietnam confirmed. Christmas bombing. The Red Shield injected Hagi's blood into a hibernating Saya to cause an artificially induced awakening, resulting in her going berserk, killing chiropterans, soldiers. Saya cut off both Hagi's and Carl's arm. Lt. David Sr. entrusted Saya to George Miyagusuku. Hagi went missing. Seen in Hong Kong. Red Shield was unable to establish his whereabouts.
- 1975 End of Vietnam War
- 1990 George adopted Kai and Riku. Their parents were killed in a traffic accident.
- 2002 Joel (6th) became the head of the Red Shield.
- 2004 Saya awakened in Okinawa without her previous memories. Living with Miyagusuku Family.
- 2005 Saya reunited with Hagi and was caught up with the fight against chiropterans.
- 2006 Destruction of Red Shield Headquarters
- 2007 Chiropterans sightings in London
Manga
There is not only one, but three different manga based on Blood+ mythology being published by Kadokawa Shoten.- The official adaptation of the TV series, by Kumiko Suekane, serialized in Monthly "Shonen Ace".
- A story focused on Saya and Hagi's past in Russia, by Asuka Katsura, serialized in "Beans Ace".
- A Hagi solo story, prior to the events of the TV series, by Hirotaka Kisaragi, serialized in "Ciel".
Episodes
- Main article: List of Blood+ episodes.
Music
Opening
- 青空のナミダ (Aozora no NAMIDA) by Hitomi Takahashi(1-13)
- SEASON’S CALL by HYDE (14-25)
- Colors of the Heart by UVERworld (26-38)
- 雷音(Raion) by Jinn (39-?)
Ending
- 語り継ぐこと (Kataritsugu koto) by Chitose Hajime(1-13)
- CRY NO MORE by Mika Nakashima(14-25)
- This Love by Angela Aki (26-38)
- Brand New Map by K (39-?)
Blood+ OST
Blood+ OST composed by Mark Mancina and Hans Zimmer.References
↑ [Blood+ Licensed: 01/23/2006 @ Anime News Network]Links
- [Official website]
- [MBS BLOOD+ website]
- [Production I.G official English website]
- [Blood+ general info] Listing in the Anime News Network's anime encyclopedia
- [Episode by Episode Synopsis on the Random Curiosity blog]
- [AnimeStocks.com - Large Anime Gallery, many HQ Blood+ images] fansite
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