Blood+

[masamuneehs]

Well, at first I wasn't so into this episode. Lone wolf journalist with burning passion blah blah. Father's unfinished mystery, yadda yadda.

But there were a couple really well done aspects that really made me enjoy this episode in the end. Lewis (the fat, dark skinned guy tailing the reporter), or rather, Lewis' van, were placed in alot of the shots. And then seeing him walk by in teh restaurant, walking out to his car through the window, and the next minute he's gone. That was reall sorta nifty. Also, Mao-sama is freaking badass. A little misguided, and doesn't seem to have great sense in men (Kai? come on...) but who the hell else steals 50Mil Yen from the Yakuza, even if they are your family?

Also, that reporter had sooo many cigarettes in his ashtray! Holy lung cancer Batman! His father and that one guy whose diary the Red Shield people are always referencing are going to be connected, mark my words. Yeah, it will be sorta a shame to get back to Saya and crew. I like David, Says and Riku. But Haji is way too cliche and Kai really annoys me most of the time...

Oh, and the new Cheveliar, James, seems to be pretty cool (and well connected). The brothers are really representing in this show! First Lewis, now this James baddie. Two dark skinned (i can't say for sure that Lewis is black, but I'm assuming so) guys in the same show! Its an anime milestone!

[Ryllharu]

More importantly, they're not some sort of boxer, or loud, foul-mouthed, sex addict (Bob from Tenjou Tenge, etc.), or other random stereotype the Japanese impose on all foreigners. Both are quiet, well adjusted, and clearly very capable at whatever they do.

That's more of a milestone than the fact there's more than one.

[snapcase]

Originally posted by: masamuneehs

Originally posted by: t1no
Which is better Shinsen or Bakaozou?

And, it REALLY doesn't matter as this is the latest out of Shinsen (borrowed from the Blood + Licensed by Sony thread, posted by nests)

Shinsen-subs has decided to stop subbing Blood+

quote:
Blood+ Dropped posted by Kyougokudou on Tue Jan 24 22:57:16 2006

Contrary to posts from elsewhere on the forums, Shinsen-subs has decided to drop Blood+.

This is solely my decision as translator of the series. A majority of the rest of the group opposes it, but I feel that Sony is unlikely to display the same restraint as Funimation or Bandai, and that exposing myself, my family, and the rest of the Blood+ team to legal risk is foolishness. For all the talk of Funi's "high-handedness", none of us were sued, and indeed in the entire history of fansubbing, nobody has been. I believe that this is because the anime companies that we know and love are all closely involved with the community, and have far too much to lose through legal methods when a simple C&D letter would suffice. I also believe that this is not true of Sony.

Just to clarify, here's what this does NOT mean:
SHS has NOT recieved any notice from Sony.
SHS has NOT suddenly switched to an unliscenced-only group.

As this is my decision and not the groups, the forum is an inappropriate place to register any complaints you may have. I can be contacted at sairai_x@hotmail.com, or via the PM button in the forum.

We hope you've enjoyed this series so far, and that you'll continue to enjoy our other releases.

They are going to continue the series. The person who made all those posts about dropping a bunch of series kinda did so on his own... and now he is no longer with the group. Along with Blood+ they will continue to sub the other 3 of the total 4 series that were reported as dropped. So, if you preferred SHS over Bakakozou, you can still get it from them. (they haven't released ep15 yet though)

[masamuneehs]

Originally posted by: snapcase

Originally posted by: masamuneehs

Originally posted by: t1no
Which is better Shinsen or Bakaozou?

And, it REALLY doesn't matter as this is the latest out of Shinsen (borrowed from the Blood + Licensed by Sony thread, posted by nests)

Shinsen-subs has decided to stop subbing Blood+

quote:
Blood+ Dropped posted by Kyougokudou on Tue Jan 24 22:57:16 2006

Contrary to posts from elsewhere on the forums, Shinsen-subs has decided to drop Blood+.

This is solely my decision as translator of the series. A majority of the rest of the group opposes it, but I feel that Sony is unlikely to display the same restraint as Funimation or Bandai, and that exposing myself, my family, and the rest of the Blood+ team to legal risk is foolishness. For all the talk of Funi's "high-handedness", none of us were sued, and indeed in the entire history of fansubbing, nobody has been. I believe that this is because the anime companies that we know and love are all closely involved with the community, and have far too much to lose through legal methods when a simple C&D letter would suffice. I also believe that this is not true of Sony.

Just to clarify, here's what this does NOT mean:
SHS has NOT recieved any notice from Sony.
SHS has NOT suddenly switched to an unliscenced-only group.

As this is my decision and not the groups, the forum is an inappropriate place to register any complaints you may have. I can be contacted at sairai_x@hotmail.com, or via the PM button in the forum.

We hope you've enjoyed this series so far, and that you'll continue to enjoy our other releases.

They are going to continue the series. The person who made all those posts about dropping a bunch of series kinda did so on his own... and now he is no longer with the group. Along with Blood+ they will continue to sub the other 3 of the total 4 series that were reported as dropped. So, if you preferred SHS over Bakakozou, you can still get it from them. (they haven't released ep15 yet though)

ripped from the episode 15 thread. figured news like this would be read here...

[burnout]

finally i was waiting my ass of here

thnx m8 for the link

[darkmetal505]

man kai's old girlfriend is crazy... and rich.

[Kyuuzou]

Here's episode 16 of Blood+ by Bakakozou........http://dreamorabt.com/download...74A9BC0%5D.avi.torrent

[Munsu]

I wonder when/how Lewis caught up with the other guys in the group in Russia, since he was left behind taking care of the reporter if not mistaken...

[darkmetal505]

dont know, but it seems like Liza is a Chiro, maybe even a Chevalier for Diva sent by the badguys to watch Saya. For a second I thought I was going to get to see Haji's true form.

[Munsu]

I actually think that Liza is the oldwoman that somehow got Liza's appearance... I'm pretty sure that the woman thrown off the train was Liza... Also if you notice, the current Liza has the ring that the old woman was wearing...

[darkmetal505]

Originally posted by: Budweineken
I actually think that Liza is the oldwoman that somehow got Liza's appearance... I'm pretty sure that the woman thrown off the train was Liza... Also if you notice, the current Liza has the ring that the old woman was wearing...

true, I forgot about that. I wonder if the ring and the shiny objects hold any power.

[Death13a]

Liza was biten and around 11:56 you can see a huge scar on her back and that probebly where old woman came out as Liza

[Ryllharu]

Liza's original jewelry was to help her identify with the other Red Shield members (most of them have some blood red jewelry or other article). I think the blue ring was really to help the audience realize the old woman had become Liza after she killed her. Other than that, the obvious blue/red difference clearly defines that they are on opposite sides. I don't think we'll be seeing too much more in the way of the blue jewelry (I very well could be wrong, but I really don't think those parallels are necessary).

Also, fake Liza's observation that Saya's blood was all over the sword shouldn't have been a shock to their side. Karl and the other Chevalier's sure seemed to be well aware of it.

Going with it anyway, more than anything now, I believe that Diva is a 'real' vampire just like Saya. We know that 'Diva' is a component in the cocktail that turns people into Chiro's. So the obvious conclusion is that Diva's blood turns them into Chiro's and Saya's ends the influence of Diva's blood. Assuming that Chiro's form from a diluted form of Diva's blood, maybe a person becomes a Chevalier when they take a pure hit of Diva's blood. On the same token, Saya's blood didn't seem to do too much to Karl, so I may be wrong on some aspect of this.

[el_boss]

Karl survived because he ripped the infected limb off after Saya's attack.

And Liza had it coming, she didn't kiss Haji in the beginning of the episode.

[Darknodin]

Originally posted by: el_boss


And Liza had it coming, she didn't kiss Haji in the beginning of the episode.

haha... true! probably the old woman is a pawn of Haji sent for retaliation... that's why she jumped after Haji!

[masamuneehs]

Dude, Lewis is THE PIMP! A pimp who only accepts payments in chocolate! Honestly, I thought that shit was absolutley hilarious.

Liza got killed off pretty quick... But that old woman is in her body now. David: "No Chiroptera in Russia since 1918." Old woman: "To visit my great-grandchild who has just been born." Was that a reference to Diva, to Saya? Or to something yet to come?

Decent episode. Kai needs to get some firepower. Riku is the most perfect little kid ever, adorable. Animation was really beautiful in this episode.

[Ryllharu]

Originally posted by: el_boss
Karl survived because he ripped the infected limb off after Saya's attack.

Ah, totally forgot about that. I should've listened to my own advice and rewatched that eps.

Well, in that case, Diva's blood must be what makes Chiro's and Chevaliers, while Saya's blood kills them.

[darkmetal505]

so is haji made from saya's blood?

[Munsu]

If one would've to guess, I guess yes... But we don't know the specifics of what these Chevaliers are really...

[Arzen]

The Chinese subs sites seem much faster in turning out the episodes. So far they've released ep 17.
Ep 16 is one cool flick. Not because they're freezing their butts in the Siberian Express but the fighting scenes are worth waiting for.
I haven't read the rest of the BLOOD+ posts in this forum but here's the official link to watch trailers of the episodes.
Blood plus Trailers- CLICK HERE Hope it helps~
And I dislike Kai. Wish his yakuza girlfriend could just deliver him back to Okinawa and into oblivion. They could do better killing him off and give the other characters more airtime.

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] Thirsty