History Anime / BloodC

* RapunzelHair: Saya.

* AnkleDrag: [[spoiler: Happens to the Motoe twins in episode 12. Nono is dangled in the air and then repeatedly smashed into the ground, while Nene gets ripped in half.]]

* PushedAtTheMonster: [[spoiler: Nene does this to her own sister, Nono, when a Elder Bairn gets loose and gives chase after them. Nene elbows Nono in the face so the monster can catch up and kill her. It does little good as Nene still gets caught herself and suffers an even more gruesome death.]]

* WithFriendsLikeThese: [[spoiler: More like, with a sister like this. Nene knocks Nono over, so she can escape the Elder Bairn in episode twelve. She doesn't get away though.]]

* AnkleDrag: [[spoiler: Happens to the Motoe twins in episode 12. Nene is dangled in the air and then repeatedly smashed into the ground, while Nono gets ripped in half.]]

* PushedAtTheMonster: [[spoiler: Nono does this to her own sister, Nene, when a Elder Bairn gets loose and gives chase after them. Nono elbows Nene in the face so the monster can catch up and kill her. It does little good as Nono still gets caught herself and suffers an even more gruesome death.]]

* WithFriendsLikeThese: [[spoiler: More like, with a sister like this. Nono knocks Nene over, so she can escape the Elder Bairn in episode twelve. She doesn't get away though.]]

* {{Meganekko}}: Saya.

* {{Megane}}: Itsuki.

* GirlNextDoor: Saya is this towards Fumito. [[spoiler:Or not.]]
* GirlishPigtails: Saya.
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Itsuki.]]

** MultiWield

* {{Adorkable}}: Saya in spades. Taken UpToEleven in the manga... CHIBI SAYA!

* AllThereInTheManual: So, you want to know more of Saya's, Tadayoshi's and Fumito's past and all of this business about the Elder Bairns? Go read the manga ''Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight'' [[spoiler:which tells about Tadayoshi's past life]] and watch the stage play ''Theater/BloodCTheLastMind'' [[spoiler:which explains how Fumito got interested in Saya]].

* GrayEyes: Saya has these unless she's kicking a vampire's ass.

* RedShirt: [[spoiler: ''The entire town'' besides the main cast is specifically designated as this by [[MagnificentBastard Fumito]]]].

There is also [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-06/blood-c-anime-gets-live-action-film-with-new-story-this-fall/.110712 a live-action film]] released on August 27, 2017 which is entitled ''Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story'' which features a completely new story set in the military regime of pre-World War II Japan, and follows a bloody conflict that erupts between villagers and Japan's Special Higher Police forces. It is written by Fujisaku and directed by Shutaro Oku who also directed the stage play. [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-07/clamp-blood-c-gets-new-live-action-film-this-fall/.127465 Another live-action film]] entitled ''Blood-Club Dolls'' is set to be released in Fall 2018 which would also be written by Fujisaku and directed by Oku.

* ActionGirl: Saya

* BadassAdorable: Saya.
** CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass

* ChasteHero: Saya

* DaddysGirl: Saya.

* HighPressureBlood

* KatanasAreJustBetter

* MadeOfPlasticine

* OffWithHisHead

* SceneryPorn

Creator/{{Funimation}} has licensed both the TV series (released in November, 2012) and film, which was released in 2013. A manga adaptation of the TV series and the movie was serialized in Shounen Ace. There's also a spin-off manga entitled ''Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight (Blood-C: Izayoi Kitan)'' which is set in 1946. In July 2015, a stage play entitled, ''Theatre/BloodCTheLastMind'', was released which is written by Junichi Fujisaku and is an {{Interquel}} between the TV series and movie. There is also [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-06/blood-c-anime-gets-live-action-film-with-new-story-this-fall/.110712 a live-action film]] released on August 27, 2017 which is entitled ''Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story'' which features a completely new story set in the military regime of pre-World War II Japan, and follows a bloody conflict that erupts between villagers and Japan's Special Higher Police forces. It is written by Fujisaku and directed by Shutaro Oku who also directed the stage play.

** Fumito resembling Solomon from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' in both physical demeanor and personality.
** Both Saya Kisaragi and [[Anime/BloodPlus Saya Otonashi]] resemble each other when their hair is long and down.

* NiceGuy: This is mainly the reason for Saya "loving" Fumito (for being kind, making delicious food, and listening to her). [[spoiler:He's ANYTHING but.]]

* NotQuiteSavedEnough: In the final episode, [[spoiler: Kanako is very nearly eaten alive by the Elder Bairn that killed Nene, Nono and Tokizane, but Saya - who'd been watching all of this in horror - suddenly snaps and beats the crap out of the monster to save her teacher. Kanako then runs like a bat out of hell for the temple and begs Tadayoshi for help. Tadayoshi responds by taking a huge bite out of her neck, nearly decapitating her.]]

* [[spoiler:FoodChainOfEvil]]: [[spoiler:Saya eats Elder Bairns.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There is more than meets the eye to Saya's town. There are little moments when civilians Saya is saving mention things like "This wasn't supposed to happen" or "I was told differently". Of course, there is the most obvious one where the Elder Bairns mention the 'Pact' has been broken once Saya fights ones that can talk.
** [[spoiler: Episodes 11 and 12 reveal the plot to be a TrumanShowPlot and that all of the townspeople are actually actors and it's an experiment in brainwashing Saya. It's never directly stated but it seems the actors were told about the EB and that Saya would be fighting them, but their lives in actual danger was not brought up.]]

* BrainsAndBrawns: According to Kuroto in the film, [[spoiler:the two families that tended the Shrovetide were like this: the Mogari were in charge of the political stuff and the Nanahara of protecting them with magic.]]

** ''Blood-C'' can be considered a prolonged shoutout to Creator/HarukiMurakami's novel ''Literature/KafkaOnTheShore'', specifically of its Nakata arc and the shocking scene of Johnnie Walken's death. A rather dense protagonist with supernatural abilities? Check. An antagonist that puts him in an experiment to test if he will change or stay the same? Check. Said experiment being formulated exactly in terms of "a reward for the winner and a punishment for the loser"? Check. Exposition given in a dimly lit study? Check. A character that speaks telepathically through a dog? Check. Blood and gore as a motif? Hell check.

Creator/{{Funimation}} has licensed both the TV series (released in November, 2012) and film, which was released in 2013. A manga adaptation of the TV series and the movie was serialized in Shounen Ace. There's also a spin-off manga entitled ''Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight (Blood-C: Izayoi Kitan)'' which is set in 1946. In July 2015, a stage play entitled, ''Theatre/BloodCTheLastMind'', was released which is written by Junichi Fujisaku and is an {{Interquel}} between the TV series and movie. There will also be [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-06/blood-c-anime-gets-live-action-film-with-new-story-this-fall/.110712 a live-action film]] set to be released on August 27, 2017 entitled ''Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story'' which will feature a completely new story set in the military regime of pre-World War II Japan, and will follow a bloody conflict that erupts between villagers and Japan's Special Higher Police forces. It will be also be written by Fujisaku and directed by Shutaro Oku who also directed the stage play.

** ''Blood-C'' can be considered a prolonged shoutout to Creator/HarukiMurakami's novel ''Literature/KafkaOnTheShore'', specifically of its Nakata arc and the shocking scene of Johnnie Walken's death. A rather dense protagonist with supernatural abilities? Check. An antagonist that puts him in an experiment to test if he will change or stay the same? Check. Said experiment being formulated exactly in terms of "a reward for the winner and a punishment for the loser"? Check. A character that speaks through a dog as an avatar? Check. Blood and gore as a motif? Hell check.

* AncientConspiracy: [[spoiler:In ancient times, humans made a covenant with Elder Bairns, called Shrovetide, which allowed them to feast on humans only during a special time, and Fumito's family was in charge of it.]]

* TooDumbToLive: The villagers, seriously. [[spoiler:It's understandable that they are not aware of the existence of the Elder Bairns. But when Saya tells them to run away while she deals with the monsters, they just stay on one spot near the battle field and then, they got killed.]]

* GiantSpider: the Elder Bairn of episode 9 is a cross between one and [[TheLittleShopOfHorrors Audrey]]

* [[spoiler:HalfHumanHybrid]]: [[spoiler:Tadayoshi.]]

* HiddenVillain: [[spoiler:Fumito]]

* TheGhost: [[spoiler:Judging for Saya's flashbacks wearing her original uniform and the manga ''Demonic Moonlight'' featuring a young David, it's apparent that he and the Red Shield organization exist for real in this ''Blood'' continuity, but they aren't brought up to the main plot.]]

* AllThereInTheManual: So, you want to know more of Saya's, Tadayoshi's and Fumito's past and all of this business about the Elder Bairns? Go read the manga ''Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight'' [[spoiler:which tells about Tadayoshi's past life]] and watch the stage play ''Blood-C: The Last Mind'' [[spoiler:which explains how Fumito got interested in Saya]].
* AlternateContinuity: Has no connection to the earlier work ''Anime/BloodPlus'', though presumably (see Broad Strokes below) has to ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire''.

* BroadStrokes: The series is a sequel of sorts to ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire'' judging for the flashback in episode 11, where [[spoiler:Saya is shown in her ''The Last Vampire'' uniform fighting against Fumito's personal army in what appears to be an airfield, all while a voiceover talks about her connection to the United States Army]]; similarly, the OpeningNarration of episode 1 shows something resembling a Chiropteran being slashed by Saya. If we are meant to take it as a direct ContinuityNod, then it implies that [[spoiler:Saya Kisaragi is really the original Saya who was snatched from the Red Shield by Fumito, and thus possibly that the chiropterans are simply a kind of Elder Bairns.]]

* LeftHanging: Bizarrely enough, it is never revealed who was the person Saya made her promise to, which is typically brought up as an important plot point, although it is probably connected somehow to her [[spoiler:past allegiance to the Red Shield.]]

* ShoutOut: The train in the third episode may have some relation to the one in ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire'', even if the train is [[spoiler:the monster]] in this case.

* AllThereInTheManual: So, you want to know more of Saya's and Fumito's past and all of this business about the Elder Bairns? Go watch the stage play ''Blood-C: The Last Mind'' [[spoiler:which explains how Fumito got interested in Saya]].

* AllThereInTheManual: So, you want to know more of Saya's, Fumito's and Tadayoshi's past and all of this business about the Elder Bairns? Go read the manga ''Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight'' [[spoiler:which tells about Tadayoshi's past life]] and watch the stage play ''Blood-C: The Last Mind'' [[spoiler:which explains how Fumito got interested in Saya]].
* AlternateContinuity: Has no connection to the earlier works, ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire'' and ''Anime/BloodPlus''. But it paid homages to the former.

* BroadStrokes: The series is a sequel of sorts to ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire'' judging for the flashback in episode 11, where [[spoiler:Saya is shown in her ''The Last Vampire'' uniform fighting against Fumito's personal army in what appears to be an airfield, all while a voiceover talks about her connection to the United States Army]]; similarly, the OpeningNarration of episode 1 shows something resembling a Chiropteran being slashed by Saya. If we are meant to take it as a direct ContinuityNod, then it implies that [[spoiler:Saya Kisaragi is really the original Saya who was snatched from the Red Shield by Fumito, and thus that the chiropterans are simply a kind of Elder Bairns.]]