Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
SoloNecromancer
The series explores about vampire world where humans and vampires co exist and fight gor survival, This isn't just a gore vampire anime it's more than that, it explores more like power fantasy in vampire theme, and there are very very powerful characters with Nature different elements (pwr fantasy) .
it explores a action adventure genre, where mc fights bunch of vampires and he starts with great reputation and it's a developed character in motion, with evil biengs.
technical aspects is great : animation is fluid, art is good, and it's beautiful Brotherly relationship anime, music is good and sound effects are good,
you will love your siblings after watching this , it's a heart warming thriller.
Scoree : 8/10.
Read at the sourceSakamakiKoyatsu
This anime is one of those vampire anime, which does not really emphasize the vampireness of our protagonist(and other vampires) and it is visible when weakness. It is most those characters just having extra strength to get their way or challenge other.
Besides that, the anime has a decent plotline and events that occur between each episode build upon each other, and what keeps oen glued to continue watching the anime are the developments within the setting. There is a decent distribution of suspense, surprises, and challenges that are spliced throughout the anime, although the first episode would not necessarily hook one onto watching the rest of the series. Despite that, there are time where the anime seems to halt just to explain some background.
Read at the sourceThatAnimeSnobRE
Black Blood Brothers is as mid and rehashed as anime can get, practically a collection of tested elements that have worked out many times in the past, presented in a subpar way. It took as few risks as possible and went for the formula others already established earlier and in better ways, thus it failed to be memorable. Here is the breakdown.
1) Incomplete story
The story is about a vampire super soldier fighting evil organizations of vampires, who want to … we are never told. What we are told is that this world is willing to have coexistence between humans and vampires and that many people are offering their blood willingly in order to keep the other kind peaceful. Plus, chances of turning into a vampire are not that high. So yeah, this coexistence is quite the interesting theme, but w…
Read at the sourcechewyTofu
All my scores/reviews are subjective/personal af so feel free to agree/disagree! Your opinions are valid!
NON-SPOILER SECTION
Plot (+1): The world-building was cool. Everything seemed to flow and there was not really any filler.
Characters (+1): The characters were well established, however, pretty generic.
Tone (+1): Action shounen with comedic moments in there. It built up tension when it needed to be there. Consistency (+1): Yeah, it was pretty consistent.
Did it well? It got pretty boring with all the info-dumping.
PERSONAL Enjoyment Factors:
Characters (like/love?) (+0.5): I liked the characters in the beginning… but nothing that I loved. I really wish that the main character, Mimiko was scrapped as she served no purpose but to be a self-insert. She was boring. Jirou had a bit…
Read at the sourceDarkRavie
Ten years after the Holy War in Hong Kong, Jirou Mochizuki with his young brother Kotarou, return to Japan to live in the “Special Zone”. Trouble soon follows in the form of the Kowloon Children, an immoral clan of vampires that want to take over the entire vampiric race. Jirou, aka the Silver Blade, Katarou and their new friend, Mimiko Katsuragi a compromiser for the Order Coffin Company, the humans in control of the “Special Zone” have no choice but to put an end to the Kowloon threat.
My Thoughts:
This is one anime I truly enjoyed watching. Jirou’s character acts tough but you see the love he has for his brother; and Kotarou is always smiling, he brings light into Jirou’s otherwise gloomy mood. Black Blood Brothers is a 12 episode series I recommend watching. I do hope they do a 2nd s…
Read at the sourceploopploop
At the beginning of this anime I didn't really get the story due some events that weren't explained properly. It took out a bit of the joy and even made me consider the drop out on this one. However.. after a couple of episodes I finally started to understand the story. I was able to connect the relations between the characters and DAMN I have to say, this was one well out thought anime!
After having seen all the episodes it made me realize 1 thing, I want more!
The art of this anime reminds me kinda of some "classic" animes. In my opinion it told me that it had a great story hidden inside. Just looking at the art alone can make one tell that there has been a lots of thought and devotion to it.
The sound is pretty good, however I don't judge much to the sound. Overall conversations were…
Read at the sourcePerryJervis
I only have a few things to say about this poor excuse for a anime.
its unbelievably awful and im disappointed with the amount of people giving it a good rating, when quite clearly its one of the worst anime ever created.
my only advice would be to not watch this, otherwise you will be bored senseless for the full 12 episodes. That is all the reviewing that mess deserves.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. .
Read at the sourceCaraniel
Solidly entertaining but ultimately quite average.
PLOT: There’s a decent enough storyline but sometimes I was left feeling that I wasn’t getting the full picture. There is an awful lot going on – a myriad of side stories and back stories that are just not given enough time, it seems there would have easily been enough material to cover 26 episodes rather than the 12 on offer. As such we’re left with a short show with a lot of characters and not enough time is allowed for character development. The end result is a lot of generic-ness. Its a pity because there some really interesting characters here, notably the Old Blood vampires, and I would have loved to know a bit more about them – especially their roles during the Holy War. The primary antagonist Casa is never given a clear motive or…
Read at the sourceShura-shurato
Personaly i expected WAY more of this anime, story is quite ok but got rushed, en i wanted to see more background history and further development of some char. I could follow the storyline easy, at some points it was distracting from the real line, some fights were good but toned down to much, like many anime after 2001 i had a bit trouble with this one, an had hoped for more epis. somewhat dissapointing that it was only 12 episodes
Read at the sourceangelsreview
I really did like the show, though I found it a bit hard to pick out what was happening now and happening back during the attack on Hong Kong because of some of the flash backs. Kotaro is a really cute and funny character, always getting into trouble and is a good contrast to his very old sounding brother, Jiro. It’s nice that they had kept a version of the real vampire myths. They kept the *cough* feelings that happen when a vampire bites another, and some of the stuff about their weaknesses and such. The play between a couple of people is rather fun including the strange Rinsuke Akai who seems to be rather flamboyant. He had no reason being there except for to be a yaoi fan girls dream.
The animation is rather nice and fluid though we have one of the same problems as other shoes where w…
Read at the sourceHybridMedia
I don’t know if you notice lately or before but there was been a numerous amount of anime with vampires in the main element. Much like movies in the past, present and the future, the vampire boom has been around anime ever since the ‘80s (as far as I know) and there were many hits such as Hellsing, Blood: The Last Vampire, Karin, Vampire Hunter D and many others to be named. But I wonder what can be different about this series or different from any vampire media……well, let’s hope it won’t be like that other vampire franchise but let’s focus on this now.
During a war called the Hong Kong Crusade, an Old Blood Black Blood Brothers, Jiro Mochizuki, a.k.a. the Silver Blade (Gintō), fought and defeated the Kowloon king and also most of the Kowloon Children. Ten years later, Jiro heads to Hong…
Read at the sourcejeanette2011
This is the best vampire anime I've watched. For some the story for the season may seem a bit "dull" but I feel like it is just the beginning. There is much more depth to the characters. I loved the characters all unique in their way and they all contributed to the overal story and the cause. The only flaw about this anime is that they left an open ending but have yet to announce a second season. Hopefully soon, we'll have more. Even though it is a vampire anime I loved the fact that it is not overly dark as some of the other vampire anime tend to be. I recommend everybody to watch it!
Read at the sourceZiggyrawr
I felt that the story in this was good and the characters on the whole to be strong and unique.
i personally have a strong dislike for Mimiko on the whole i find her interaction in the story to be more of a detractor than anything else.
but on the whole this is a very good vampire anime and i would watch it again.
Read at the sourceEzmierTheSwift
To be honest, I did enjoy this anime, then again, I'm also easy to please. But this was by no means a stellar anime.
The story was average. Simple Vampire story. The main character is looking for some kind of redemption through taking care of his little brother and, along the way, his past comes back to haunt him. Pretty simple stuff. There was some originality here and there, but over all, been there, done that.
Some of the character's were interesting. I personally liked Zelman Clock. I really would have liked to learn more about the three territory heads, but the story never goes into them too much. The main character was a little like they took Alucard from hellsing and Abel from Trinity Blood and jammed them together in some really weird mash up topped off with a wizards hat. The le…
Read at the sourceAni_Love
Yes, everything was awesome in this anime. Being a fan of vampires when they're done right, I instantly hooked onto this show. Only to find out it's not even finished yet. Which leaves me hanging. . . . And I don't like being left like that!!!
What I Liked: Zelman Clock. That is all.
But, seriously, the characters were amazing. Although the relationship between Jiro and his younger brother wasn't the closest I'd ever seen, it was still touching. And I will blow up like a stick of dynomite if Mimiko and Jiro don't get together. I didn't care AT ALL about Jiro's background. Honestly, I think "Rule of Cool" would defiinitely fit this anime if it wanted. It's funny, but can be serious, as well.
What I Didn't Like: All the drama circulating Jiro's past. I didn't think it was necessary, but tha…
Read at the sourceBachiatari
Story: I found the story to be just the perfect blend of complex and simplistic. It's not the typical vampire themed Anime. There's plenty of great action, without the typical gore of vampire themes. I found the story to be less predictable, but it has tons of information in just 12 episodes.
Art: I found the art to be rather simplistic. It reminded me of watching those older cartoons. Surprisingly, it works for this Anime. It didn't bother me, but I can see how it may bother some viewers.
Sound: The sound in this Anime sadly didn't capture me much. That may be a good thing, because it means it didn't lack much. I do think this Anime has one of the best opening themes though.
Characters: I found the characters in this Anime to be rather complex, yet some are extremely funny. The seri…
Read at the sourceInugirlz
I hate that Twilight is mentioned every time vampires come up but if ur a Twilight hater please don't be discouraged.
I found Black Blood Brothers truly wonderful, with a meaningful ED theme, and intricate characters.
The ending could've been better
as for me it left something to be desired but it was truly a good series.
Read at the sourceHavanaCruz
This anime is as mediocre as it looks, the plot summary I read on Wikipedia was more interesting than the actual series.
Story: 5/10
The story was okay. It's not as interesting as the description of the series would make it to be. It had alot of history mentioned in the plot but who cares when it was basically about a vampire who is an old war hero moving his brother to a new place so he could experience friendship. They could have put the history in the scenes if it was really all that important, therefore the 12 episodes would have been worth it. This could have easily been an ova/ona series. It wasn't really any need to drag it out to 12 episodes. I wouldn't say the pace was slow (for me anyways) but it was dragged out. It reminded me of the series 2005's Guyver they could have easily…
Read at the sourceShima_XIX
To be very honest, though I personally find vampires rather fascinating, I rarely come across any medium comprising vampires satisfactory. That said, I was honestly apprehensive about risking another vampire anime. After having watched it, however, I must say: Among anime, I'd have to admit Black Blood Brothers is, by far, one of the better ones I've seen.
The story was also a definite strong point. It's covered in a refreshingly different style, with the first few minutes of each episode recounting the original events which led to the current situation.
The characters were also well made, with, for a refreshing change, no exceptionally annoying character present. For such a short anime (12 episodes) it explored most of the main characters fairly well.
The music wasn't anything exceptiona…
Read at the sourceshadowfireflame
Vampires live openly amongst humans except for in a “special zone,” but some of the most dangerous ones called Kowloon Children are seeking to infiltrate the area. Enter Mochizuki Jirou, a badass vampire with a great backstory.
Right off the bat, I'm going to say that Jirou is by far the coolest anime character I've ever seen. Think about that for a second; there are a lot of pretty awesome characters out there, and this guy is the most awesome (in my opinion). He's also stuck carting around his little brother Kotaro, and their relationship is really cute.
The city-building and vampire-rules building in BBB are superb, almost on a Trueblood level. Only pureblood vampires burn in the sun (including our Jirou, and it's very amusing when he does), so they have to take interesting precautio…
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