Audience reviews
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ThatAnimeSnobRE
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 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
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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…
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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 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…
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This is one of those shows which just had potential for more.
Unfortunately, it failed in almost everything it tried to do.
What a wasted opportunity.
STORY[6]:
-> So generic it hurts. Story follows ex-vampire killer(vampire himself), a hero of a war which is shown in first episode and his attempts to protect his little brother, all that while dealing with various bits from his past. While it had a lot of potential because it was presented somewhat in a new way, it failed miserably due to the fact many things are just not explained. I dunno if there's manga which is supposed to be read before/after watching the show, but from anime only point of view, too many things are not explained during this 12 episodes.
ART[6]:
-> I wouldn't call art bad. Some effects are flashy and fights someti…
Read at the sourcePichigaru
Well to begin with, this is just another vampire based anime, although not the best it does well with catchy music and a good story line. however with the story line it is simple to guess what will happen next which was dissapointing and the characters were not all that imaginative but they all portrayed their roles quite well. it has a fair share of humorous scenes and a few good short battle scenes, even the commentary was enjoyable if you listen to it on DVD. Overall if you like vampire animes and have run out of ideas of which ones to watch consider this anime a go it was worth my while.
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Black Blood Brothers or BBB for short..is my FAVORITE vampire anime other than Hellsing,the art and animation is wonderful,and the plot is as well.And,FUNimation has once again impresses me on the English dubbed voice actors.
Although,I like the Japanese dub...equally...^^
Overall 10(Masterpiece)
-Delaney
Read at the sourceHikarucrush
Black Blood Brothers was the best vampire animed show I have ever watch in my entire life!!! If you haven't seen this show and you love vampires like I do you really really really need to see this its got love, hate, violence, comedy, and most of all action!!! Take it from me once you see this amazing show you will want it to never end 'cause there are only 12 episodes in the making and I've seen all of them!!!
Read at the sourceDEATHNOTEJUNKIE8
i love love love love love love love love love vampire animes lol... love lol.. umm any way this anime was great it was almost better than vampire knight . if your a big fan of vampire animes then get ready to add this to your top five animes . it had adventure, drama,action, romance,suspense all compact in one anime . its been awhile since i seen anime that i watched with out stoping. this anime is starts off about silver balde , he is tryint to kill the remaining Kowloon Children that are descended from the Kowloon King of the Hong Kong Crusade that took place in Japan. The Silver Blade killed the Kowloon King and became known for his skill around the world. After the war ended, about ten years, Jiro leaves the safe, secluded home of the Dark Princess and her older brother Crow to the sn…
Read at the sourceXxVampiregurlxX
Black Blood Brothers is by-far one of the best animes I've seen yet. Parts of it may have people confused, but by the end, it all makes sense and may have you going "wow"! The plot line is great, and it doesn't take too much away from the traditional vampire story which was kind off nice for once. I still have yet to figure out why this series is not very popular, it has something for everyone: fight scenes, romance, action and a few comedy scenes.
Read at the sourceMonkey_D_Luffy
Story:
It's a story that does indeed focus on a vampire, however the story makes it so that it doesn't revolve around the vampireness, because it really focuses on Jirou, the main character, going up against the Kowloon Children. The background story is revealed in small tidbits at the beginning of each episode, and is rather enigmatic at the start, however unveils as you progress over the episodes and is completely revealed on the final episode. The story itself really is kinda crappy, however the fact that they managed to fully pack the story and it's background story into just 12 episodes is somewhat notable I suppose.
Art:
The artwork is pretty well executed. The fight scenes are fluently animated. Contrary to most vampire genre series, the overall color to the art isn't very dark and…
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