History Anime / BloodPlus

* GutPunch: In Episode 32, benignly titled "Boy Meets Girl", [[spoiler: Diva and Karl attack the Red Shield HQ, Diva rapes and kills Riku, traumatizing both the cast and the audience, and Red Shield is destroyed. As we see in subsequent episodes, Joel is rendered a paraplegic, David turns to drinking, Saya runs off with Hagi and becomes emotionally distant, and Kai is forced to really grow up. This is made even worse, not only by the HopeSpot in the opening of the episode, but the fact that Riku was saved from the brink of death only a few episodes previously.]] The series was by no means fluffy, light-hearted fare beforehand, but it took a distinctly darker time at this point.

* GutPunch: In Episode 32, benignly titled "Boy Meets Girl", [[spoiler: Diva and Karl attack the Red Shield HQ, Diva rapes and kills Riku, traumatizing both the cast and the audience, and Red Shield is destroyed. As we see in subsequent episodes, Joel is rendered a paraplegic, David turns to drinking, Saya runs off with Hagi and becomes emotionally distant.]]

* DubInducedPoloHole: In the original, at the Zoo, when Kai is persuading Saya to save Riku, he says that, without Riku, he would be all alone. Saya repeats this back to him, with the implication clearly being "What am I, chopped liver?". Later in the series, Kai apologizes to Saya for what he said to her at the Zoo; this apology is preserved in the dub. Except he said nothing of the kind in the dub, instead stating that it would be better for Riku to be alive than dead, so English-speaking viewers are understandably confused as to why he is apologizing.

* GenderBenderName: Javier, which is actually a masculine name in RealLife.

* SpoiledBrat: Saya (initially) thanks to Joel's superficial attempts at parenting. Meeting Hagi got her to mellow out into SpoiledSweet.

** [[TheBigGuy The Big Guy(s)]]: Lewis, carrying most of hte heavy weapons. [[spolier:Also the Schiff, who have the most experience in the war against Chiropterains and the only one who can kill them besides Saya and Haji.]]

** TheLeader/ BigGood: Joel Goldschmidt IV
** TheHero: Saya
** [[TheLancer The Lancers]]: Haji and David
** TheSmartGuy: Akihiro
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Guy(s)]]: Lewis [[spolier:and the Schiff]]
** [[TheChick The Chicks]]: Kai, Julia, and Mao

** DarkChick: Nathan Mahler
** TokenHuman: Van Argeno, usually serving as their human messenger.

** TheDragon / [[spoiler:SixthRangerTraitor]]: Solomon Goldsmith

* IronicEcho: After a BadassNormal CurpStompBattle, [[CrapsackWorld "This the world we live in."]]

* CrapsackWorld: Wherever you are, a nearly NighInvulnerable Chiropteran could be anywhere. Whether hiding as a person you know or out in the open at night. If you're lucky, one of them could a Chivalier of an EvilDiva who runs rampant when she's awake. Furthermore, you yourself could turn into a Chiropteran just by taking an everyday food produced by a massive MegaCorp run by these things. Worse yet, they have full backing from the U.S. military and do will do their best to eliminate you if you get to close. If you're luck to survive, your only way of fighting them is Saya, who is retains having an {{Angst}} personality and will only side with you normally every thirty years. The other group is Red Shield, which is reluctant to accept those who slow their fight against the Chiropterans.

* ActorAllusion: Creator/CrispinFreeman playing a [[{{Hellsing}} loyal servant to a female master in a show about hunting vampires.]]

* AnimeFirst

* DuelingShows: Was aired in the US back to back with ''LightNovel/TrinityBlood''.

* [[TalkingToHimself Talking To Herself]]: In the dub KariWahlgren does the voices of both Saya and Diva.
** Even odder in the original, in which AkikoYajima voices both Diva and Riku [[spoiler: and the former rapes and murders the latter]].

* SoldierVs.Warrior: James and Saya.

* TakingYouWithMe: In their final battle, Karl attempts to completely drain Saya of her blood, which would kill him as well, in the hopes that they would die together. Saya [[DeliberateInjuryGambit doesn't go for it]].

* WeaponOfChoice: Each of the Schiff uses a different kind of weapon, many of them [[{{BFS}} fairly oversized]]. Saya wields a [[KatanasAreJustBetter specially designed katana]] [[spoiler: later reforged with a crystal from George]], David uses a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]], Kai wields [[TragicKeepsake his father's handgun]] with [[AbnormalAmmo explosive ammo]], [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Solomon]] chooses to transform his hand into a [[AwesomeYetPractical simple and functional]] [[BladeBelowTheShoulder blade]]..... the list goes on. The weapons represent either their personalities or their history and emotions. Or both.

* AwesomeYetPractical: Solomon's BladeBelowTheShoulder. Simple, refined, and [[AbsurdlySharpBlade capable of cutting through practically anything]]. Also, Kai's [[AbnormalAmmo explosive gun ammunition]] which can make parts of Chiropterans explode.

* DuelingShows: Was aired in the US back to back with ''TrinityBlood''.

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''Blood+'' is a 50 episode long anime which is loosely based on the OAV ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire''; the film and the series share the basic premise, the characters of Saya, David and Lewis (all of whom are re-imagined in ''Blood+''), and the Chiropterans, but otherwise have little in common. With a beautiful soundtrack, a dark and smoothly flowing storyline, and empathetic characters, ''Blood+'' is a memorable and wonderful series.

If you live in North America, you can watch this series on Crackle ([[http://www.crackle.com/c/blood Here]]), Hulu ([[http://www.hulu.com/blood Here]]), and YouTube ([[http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch%3Fv%3D38nqabw7I58 here]]).