Product Details

• Actors: Luci Christian, Hisao Egawa, Jun Fukuyama, Mami Kosuge, Motoko Kumai
• Directors: Hiroaki Yoshikawa
• Producers: Hitoshi Kawamura, Izumi Yamashita
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: March 25, 2008
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00127R2U6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,979 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Black Blood Brothers, Chapter 2 - Emergence" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

It’s been a decade since the sacred war between humans and vampires. The rise of the Kowloon Bloodline, a new breed of monsters bearing an infectious bite, set the streets ablaze under the reign of their king. Humanity had never witnessed such pure, animalistic brutality.

Jiro and Kotaro have finally made it into the Special Zone, but they soon find their welcome less than promising. With his reputation as the hero of the savage wars, the presence of the Silver Sword has raised quite a bit of interest. The Company wonders if he can be recruited, the vampiric leaders ponder his intent even as they test his skills, and every door remains closed to Jiro and his brother. It seems the vampire attracts too much trouble. And the discovery of Kowloon Children behind the barrier may soon prove just how much trouble Jiro can attract.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Black Blood Brothers, May 21, 2008

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Cynthia Ball "Book luvr" (Rising Sun, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Blood Brothers, Chapter 2 - Emergence (DVD)

If you like Blood + and or Inuyasha, you'll like this. It has the comedy and seriousness of Inuyasha and the vampire of Blood +. I wasn't sure if i would like this series but after watching,i love it.

5.0 out of 5 stars The plot thickens, March 23, 2011

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Relly "~If you live in this square like the r... (DC, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Black Blood Brothers, Chapter 2 - Emergence (DVD)

the plot got better and the DVD worked perfectly fine. I just wish there was a season two coming it [the company that created the anime went bankrupt]. Tatum did a fantastic job as Jiro and next con I see him at, I'm definitely getting his signature on this dvd!

On this DVD the Kwoolen Children appeared [again] and we meet an old blood staying in the special zone Zelmen. He's an awesome vampire! :3

Only disappointment is that there aren't more DVDs after the third one. The plot was clearly not wrapped up completely at the end of the last episode.

4.0 out of 5 stars WARRING FACTIONS, November 23, 2008

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Sesho "www.sesho.libsyn.com" (Pasadena, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Blood Brothers, Chapter 2 - Emergence (DVD)

Jiro and Kotaro have made it inside the Special Zone, with the help of Mimiko, professional compromiser. We still don't know exactly why Jiro has travelled to the Special Zone, but he seems to have come at the worst possible time. A Kowloon Child has infiltrated the Special Zone somehow and it appears it is the work of Jiro's old enemy, Cassandra Warlock, whose very presence nearly sends Jiro into a murderous rage. She seems to have something to do with Jiro's lost love, a girl named Alice who he was assigned to protect long ago. Not all is peace and harmony in the Special Zone, where a very delicate balance exists between human and vampire and even between vampire and vampire. Along with Company, three vampire families control everything in the city. All of them are concerned about whose faction Jiro will join, because they know how powerful this legendary hero is. Whoever he casts his lot with will be the main power broker of the Special Zone. Surprisingly, the majority opinion seems to be that the Zone would be better without Jiro in town. Only Zelman Clock, leader of one of the vampire clans, is willing to take Jiro and his brother in. His main goal is not to acquire power, but simply to stave off boredom. But one of his underlings has a different agenda that could start a vampire civil war.

Black Blood Brothers is a show that succeeds in spite of the fact that you can tell the creators didn't have a lot of money to spend on character design or animation. The costumes are mostly dreadful and there are quite a bit of static battles with action lines in place of animation. But the director makes up for this by staging the fight scenes with some interesting shots, dramatic effects, and close ups which convey the action quite well, and give you the illusion of more motion than is actually happening. One of the things I like about the show is the humor. Even though Kotaro is an idiotic pain in the butt, he still makes me laugh as he clumsily makes his way through the life and death stakes of the Black Blood world. Mimiko is also quite funny, but her goofiness is tempered by her extreme dedication to helping Jiro and Kotaro. She might even have a "thing" for Jiro, even though she won't admit it to herself. One criticism I have of the show is that it is two thirds over and there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the characters and the plot. I doubt that there are enough episodes left to get through the backstory in anything less than a quick flashback or exposition. Still, this is a series definitely worth watching.