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Blood+ is an anime series, produced by Production I.G and Sony's anime production arm, Aniplex, and is a continuation on the 2000 animated film, Blood: The Last Vampire.[1]
It premiered in Japan across Sony's anime satellite television network, Animax, as well as terrestrial networks such as MBS, TBS, RKB, and others from October 8, 2005, to September 23, 2006. The series is available as internet high resolution streaming video provided by AII.co.jp for Japanese internet users on a subscription basis.
Blood+ was licensed for international distribution in numerous regions, including North America, by Sony's international film distribution arm, Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) .[2]
It was discovered on November 1, 2006 that Blood+ will be broadcast in the USA on Cartoon Network in the future. A schedule on Adult Swim appeared sometime in early February and stated that a new anime would be premiering March 10, 2007 after Trinity Blood ended its run; this was later confirmed to be Blood+.[3] The episodes rotate between TV-14 and TV-MA for strong violence.
Blood+ is set decades after the events of Blood: The Last Vampire. Under the care of her adoptive family, Saya Otonashi has been living the life of an anemic and amnesiac, but otherwise ordinary schoolgirl. Saya’s happy life is shattered when she is attacked by a chiroptera, and learns that she is the only one who can defeat them. Armed with her sword, Saya embarks on a journey with her family, allies and faithful servant, Haji, to rid the world of Chiroptera and rediscover her identity.
The series is initially set in present day (September 2005) Okinawa City (Koza), on Okinawa Island, near the US Kadena Air Base. In the course of the series, Saya visits locales across the world, while fighting enemy chiropterans and searching for her origins.
Saya 's Friends and Family
The series revolves around Saya Otonashi, a seemingly ordinary high school student who lives with her adopted family and secretly guarded by her Chevalier, Hagi (Haji in the English translation). Her adopted father, George Miyagusuku, is a veteran of the Vietnam War and was entrusted with Saya by David's father. Her elder brother, Kai Miyagusuku, is a star athlete, while her younger brother, Riku Miyagusuku, is a kind and smart boy who's shy
Red Shield (Goldschmidts)
An organization formed to combat the Chiroptera, the Red Shield was founded by the descendants of Joel Goldschmidt, the man who originally found Saya and Diva and unleashed the Chiropteran menace into the world. Most Red Shield members are culled from survivors of Chiroptera attacks, and all possess a trinket with an embedded Chiropteran crystal. The Red Shield's greatest enemy is Diva, and are responsible for Saya's protection and well-being.
Cinq Flèches Group (Goldsmiths)
The Goldsmiths are a branch of the Goldschmidt family dedicated to protecting Diva; all their family members are Diva's Chevaliers. They control the Cinq Flèches Group, a powerful and influential conglomerate, with the ultimate goal of creating a world of Chiroptera for Diva's future. The family crest of five arrows (Cinq Flèches) and the names of the brothers are modelled after the family of Mayer Amschel Rothschild. One member of the Goldsmith family, Solomon, breaks ties with Diva, being the only Chevalier to ever do so.
The Schiff (Shifu, Sif)
An unstable balance between Chevaliers and Chiropterans, they are prototypes for the Corpse Corps, pseudo-Chevalier soldiers created by a group of scientists led by Boris under the sponsorship of Amshel Goldsmith in Khirbet--most likely based on Khirbet Beit Lei in Israel. Although they have similar regenerative abilities, the Schiff will eventually die from an attribute they call the “Thorn”--whereby their bodies gradually crystalize. As imperfect beings, the Schiff must avoid direct contact to sunlight otherwise their bodies will combust in a green flame. Unable to attain Diva’s blood (the only supposed cure for the “Thorn”), they gradually die off; Lulu is the last Schiff that survives by the end of the series.
Diva
She's the leader of the Chevaliers and Saya's sister. She provides the Delta67 (her blood) which is essential to transform people into Chevaliers, she can also use her song to transform 1 in 30 people into a Chevalier. When she was born she was kept in an isolated room as part of an experiment, and because of that she hated Joel, so that when Saya freed her she killed Joel and the people at his birthday party. Some people think she is really jealous of Saya because she was the only one to have a life with humans and to enjoy life. In episode 49 she dies while fighting against Saya, she died because of the deadly effect of Saya's blood in hers, but Saya wasn't affected because the consequence of having babies made Diva's blood lose its effect.
There are two different novels based on the Blood+ mythology. They are published by Kadokawa Shoten.
There are three different manga based on the Blood+ mythology. These are published by Kadokawa Shoten.
There is a PS2 game, Blood+: One Night Kiss and is directed by Goichi Suda and produced by his studio, Grasshopper Manufacture, famous for the GameCube/PS2 game, Killer7. In the game, players control Saya, and an original character by the name of Aoyama.
There is a PS2 game called "Blood: The Last Vampire" with two volumes based on the Blood+ film with over 2 hours of footage from the film. In the game the player is given the choice of how they wish the story/plot is to be developed and the gameplay leads to 42 possible endings. A PSP version of this game has been made and it contains both parts of the PS2 game on one UMD. The PSP version contains a strategy flow chart, a CG gallery and specially edited movies.
Blood+ OST
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