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Blood - The Last Vampire (2001)

Starring: Youki Kudoh, Saemi Nakamura Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo Format: DVD
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (240 customer reviews)

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Saya, the last true vampire, battles the bloodthirsty demons attacking an American base in Japan during the Vietnam War. Much of the story takes place during the late afternoon and evening, and the artists use shadows, reflections, and light with exceptional skill: the look of the film is more interesting than the underdeveloped story. Saya wields a deadly sword and pursues her foes with chilling ferocity, but she's silent and sullen and fails to develop as a character: the viewer has no idea how she views her deadly occupation. Albeit a visually striking film, this dark, violent work fails to live up to its billing as "Japan's first fully digital animated feature film": the three-dimensional objects and effects are digital, but the two-dimensional characters are hand-drawn. Nor is the film really "from the creators of Ghost in the Shell." Blood came out of a group that Ghost director Mamoru Oshii organized to encourage young talent, but he didn't direct it. And at 48 minutes, it's very short for a feature, although this edition includes a rambling 21-minute making-of film and a 3-minute trailer. It seems unlikely that Blood "will transform Japanese animation," but other artists may use its visual style to tell more compelling stories with better-developed characters. Unrated; suitable for ages 17 and up for profanity, brief nudity, and considerable violence. --Charles Solomon


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Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 08/28/2001

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hiding in the Shadows, December 6, 2002
In 1966, the Yokota Air Force Base in Japan is busy with the tense job of supporting the U.S. war effort in Viet Nam. Suddenly, in the surrounding town, several suspicious suicides have been reported and students at the base school are behaving strangely. Enter Saya, a mysterious swordswoman who works for a secret organization dedicated to hunting down Chiropterans - demons who subsist on human blood and are the basis for our legends of vampires. All we know is that Saya is 'The Last Remaining Original' and that her powers are considerable.

Disguised as a schoolgirl, Saya investigates the school and discovers the presence of three of the horrific creatures. In the middle of the school Halloween party, Saya desperately tries to hunt them down and kill them before they can escape or enter hibernation. If unchecked, the creatures could endanger not only those at the base, but the entire war effort.

'Blood' is beautifully made, with a careful blend of three-dimensional CGI work and classical anime illustration. This is an experimental approach that, for the most part, works quite well, heightening the viewer's sense of realism. The film gains its noir effect from very skilled use of light and shadow, and has surprising color range for having very little direct light.

Both plot and characters are minimalist in style. Nothing is allowed to interfere with the steady increase in tension and pace of action. Thus, the feature length film seems to run by like a single episode of other anime. Even so, the work is so atmospheric, and Saya so strong a character that it develops surprising levels of meaning. I picked this up expecting a pleasant vampire concoction, and I feel I got much more than that. Worth looking for.

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Blood the Last Vampire, January 16, 2002
By zandra feig (iowa, in a cornfield somewhere~) - See all my reviews
Wonderfully done graphics, really good shading and so forth.
As far as the plot goes it might as well be a situation of, Plot? Oops, did we need one of those?

Your more or less dropped into the middle of the story and then bounced from scene to scene so quickly you're still trying to figure out what was happening in the last one. Unfortunately, you never do. The only piece of evidence that even corresponds with the title "Blood the Last Vampire" is a little folder thingy but even that's pretty sketchy. Mostly you just run into some pretty fun slice and dice scenes with Saya *the supposed last vampire, or "origanal" as she is referred to all the time (I kept saying, the origanal of WHAT??)* kicking some...creature ass. That's another problem, you never find out exactly what she's killing and why and then combine all this along with Saya 's last scene and it turns out to be one of those movies that will leave you with a "Huh? Did I miss something here?" kinda feeling.
The only reason to buy this movie is for the graphics, but otherwise don't bother. Go buy Princess Mononoke or something with a halfway decent plot!

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43 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor at best, August 31, 2001
By "lianho" (Philly PA.) - See all my reviews
Sure... pretty sights... a waste money... Wait for the rental

Complete lack of character and story, a mere piece of eye candy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic independent short film
This is not an anime in the traditional sense. It feels much more like an independent short film...which is exactly what it is. I tend to do my research before watching a film. Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. Mower

5.0 out of 5 stars As Classic As Ghost In The Shell.
brilliant animation, Great characters, very emotional and as serious as Ghost In The Shell. Saya is my favorite female character off Blood-The Last Vampire and so is Motoko off... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Marie Holden

1.0 out of 5 stars I can't speak Japanese
The CGI graphics are wonderful but no one tells you before you rent the movie that more than half of it is in Japanese and there are no subtitles. Read more
Published 10 months ago by James E. Leuenberger

4.0 out of 5 stars Vampric Anime
There's some pretty bad vampire anime out there and there's some very good...and then there's this movie. Read more
Published 10 months ago by smiling.behind.blue.eyes

4.0 out of 5 stars Short but sweet...
BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE tells of the horrific events which took place in a U.S. military base in Japan, just before the Vietnam War. Read more
Published 15 months ago by H. Bala

2.0 out of 5 stars Style Over Substance
Though visually arresting, this short feature offers more style than substance, and like much anime, is limited in terms of character and narrative development. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Elyon

2.0 out of 5 stars Blood: the great disappointment
As a fan of the anime episodic, and anime in general, I was really looking forward to seeing this film, however I was sorely disappointed. Read more
Published 20 months ago by animeniac

3.0 out of 5 stars She's the last original
Your basic vampire is perfectly suited to anime -- beautiful, seductive, and opulant.

Well, most of them, anyway. Read more
Published 20 months ago by E. A Solinas

4.0 out of 5 stars Why don't you get ti?
All right. This movie should not be viewed as a stand alone movie, but as the prequel for the anime ,Blood+, which uses the same charachters and plotlines but takes place in... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Erin Patteson

5.0 out of 5 stars Do You Like Blood?
If you've been watching the Blood + seires on Adult Swim then it's only fair to warn you that this Saya's a little different from the one we all know and love. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Rath Dragonhunter

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