Blood+

[masamuneehs]

powerhoused 4 episodes today. (just finishing 45) Man it was weird to see the Sif get three episodes almost all to themsleves this close to the end. The whole thing with Solomon just sorta dropped off the map...

Ya know, I was thinking that he is quite poorly named. Solomon is supposed to be wise and able to see beyond simple desires and make decisions founded on reason and justice. Yet this guy carries on like such a romantic! He is so narrow minded it hurts.

James fucking with the Sif just to alleviate his own pain is one coldblooded deal. What an asshole, seriously...

I never saw the whole Karman and Moses thing. They clashed so much and were almost always at odds, and then you get more yaoi-fodder than you can shake a stick at! I thought Moses' character was acting really weird throughout these past three episodes. Thanking Kai I can see, but getting manipulated by James and totally flustered over Karman just seemed strange...

Still, I've grown to like Sif, so them getting spotlight right before the final battle (it's got to be so soon!) was fine with me. Their deaths have been the most emotional out of all the characters, moreso than Riku's or George's. It's especially tough to see Moses go,,,

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touche darknodin, touche.

[Darknodin]

Ya know, I was thinking that he is quite poorly named. Solomon is supposed to be wise and able to see beyond simple desires and make decisions founded on reason and justice. Yet this guy carries on like such a romantic! He is so narrow minded it hurts.

actually... he is quite rightly named, if you remember how the story ended.

[Jadugar]

The whole thing with Solomon just sorta dropped off the map...
Ya know, I was thinking that he is quite poorly named. Solomon is supposed to be wise and able to see beyond simple desires and make decisions founded on reason and justice. Yet this guy carries on like such a romantic! He is so narrow minded it hurts.

Well he is a man after all. He is in love and when you are in love that kind of switches off your brain and you start thinking with you know what. Also who would you choose between Diva and Saya. The choice is obvious. Alt least Saya is saner than her maniac sister is.

Too bad to see most the sifs die like that. I was hoping to see some of them survive.

What next?

Saya is due to go in hibernation soon and she is weak as it is and Diva is about to give birth. This just keeps getting interesting. I hope the climax is a good one.





Blood+ 46 Shinsen-Subs

[masamuneehs]

Blood+ 46 Shinsen-Subs

dang, jad beat me to it...

well, suppose i can bump this, just so people see it.
(DLing now)

[Jadugar]

Blood+ 47 by Shinsen-Subs


We are so close to the end.

[Kraco]

Close to the end indeed. I wonder how sad ending this series will have. Of course they have paved the way for Saya and Haji to remove themselves after they have dealt with Diva, but it's really nice how you still can't predict if that's going to happen or not. If it happens, if it looks like Haji keeps the promise, this could end like Elfen Lied.

[Kraco]

Saya should really drink some energy drinks before joining fights.

Episode 48 - Shinsen

[darkmetal505]

I'm not worried about Saya, more about how Kai, David, Lewis, and the Schiff are going to battle a bunch of the Chiropterans. This time they're completely surrounded with no Saya to help.

Haji and Amshel will duke it out next time, and judging from the previews, Amshel is a winged one also.

What was that crazy energy beam Amshel shot? Talk about broken.

Nathan said something about Saya's and Diva's mother's Chevaliers. I wonder if they will show up.

[Board of Command]

Nobody has speculated on Nathan yet. His character has changed greatly since his introduction in the series. At first he was just a wacky chevalier dude whose role is comical relief, but after 48 episodes, I get the feeling that he's the strongest of the 4 main chevaliers and has his own agenda. For the past few episodes he has always been at odds with Amshel and unlike Amshel, he actually cares about Diva.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if he jumps ship and kills Amshel in the last episode.

[darkmetal505]

Nobody has speculated on Nathan yet. His character has changed greatly since his introduction in the series. At first he was just a wacky chevalier dude whose role is comical relief, but after 48 episodes, I get the feeling that he's the strongest of the 4 main chevaliers and has his own agenda. For the past few episodes he has always been at odds with Amshel and unlike Amshel, he actually cares about Diva.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if he jumps ship and kills Amshel in the last episode.

He also prevented James from killing Saya that one time. Maybe he is Saya's mother's chevalier (since he also hinted at it). He was told to keep both of her daughters alive and look over them?

[Death13a]

I am pretty sure that Nathan is Saya's mother's chevalier as he said he was alive way before Diva and Saya. So he surly chevalier of one of the queen before diva/saya. Doesn't have to be their mother but most likely. I quess chevaliers grow in power as they get older since when Nathan is angry Armshel looks patheticly weak.

[Kraco]

I am pretty sure that Nathan is Saya's mother's chevalier as he said he was alive way before Diva and Saya.

When did he say that? I must have missed it. I was thinking, or remembering, Amshel being the oldest of Diva's chavaliers, so he should be pretty much aware of all that concerns Diva, at least greater matters. Thus he should know if Nathan is or isn't Diva's chevalier.

If Nathan is an old chevalier, he might also be Saya and Diva's mother's sister's chevalier, and thus potentially Saya's and Diva's dad. If he is an old chevalier, I think that might be even more interesting than simply being their mother's own chevalier. It would also further explain why he saved Saya once and why he seems to like Diva and Diva's offspring, as it would indicate he's not as single-minded about liking only one queen and destroying the other.

[Nai]

When did he say that? I must have missed it. I was thinking, or remembering, Amshel being the oldest of Diva's chavaliers, so he should be pretty much aware of all that concerns Diva, at least greater matters. Thus he should know if Nathan is or isn't Diva's chevalier.

He said "what if the mummy, the mother of Diva and Saya, had Chevaliers of her own?" to Amshel in a threatening manner after Amshel questioned his experience.

I wouldn't underestimate Amshel, however. He's obviously a very driven scientist with set goals and the ability to orchestrate extremely detailed plots and as such is bound to have countermeasures prepared against Nathan. Also, I do wonder what he plans to do with Solomon.

At any rate, Amshel is easily my current favorite due to his classy looks and collected manner. I kind of hate Nathan since he looks like a complete fashion victim. His flamboyant personality is pretty nice, however.

[Kraco]

Shinsen wishes not to leave us in suspence for too long:

Episode 49 - Shinsen

Edit: Quite an episode. And I guess Nathan was just another one of Diva's enigmatic chevaliers. It's a little sad the next episode will be the final one. But on the other hand it's good there's still a whole episode for the aftermath.

[darkmetal505]

I didn't see that coming, I expected Saya to die also. I would have loved to see Nathan fight, but he was just not that type of guy. They kind of hinted at the "loosing blood potency" deal because each of Diva's Chevalier's was weaker than the older one. I like how Haji outsmarted Amschel and pounded him into the giant spike. Next episode should be interesting.

[Knives122]

Hmmm, interesting indeed. Diva no longer being "pure" stopped her blood from killing Diva. That was sad b/c I wanted to see them both die, and have that whole 'sisterly love' thing.

We might as well call this group Team Invincible b/c no one freaking died. I would've liked it if one of them died, but that was wishful thinking.

I was hoping Nathan was really Saya's/Diva's mother's chevalier but that didn't turn out to be the case either, He decided to go all emo and give up on living b/c the person he wanted to protect died. Oh well, I'm curious to see how this will turn out and how it'll play into the movie this show is based off of(although I think it's probably going to get retconned out of existence)

[Kraco]

We might as well call this group Team Invincible b/c no one freaking died. I would've liked it if one of them died, but that was wishful thinking.

I was hoping Nathan was really Saya's/Diva's mother's chevalier but that didn't turn out to be the case either, He decided to go all emo and give up on living b/c the person he wanted to protect died.

He was emo all the time. Amshel was the Mr. Logic supervising all kinds of external activities like populating the world with monsters, and Nathan apparently considered Diva's clothing style and opera singing his greatest projects.

I didn't actually hope Saya would die fighting against Diva like that. I've kept hoping Haji will fulfill the promise. Well, it's hard to say if such a thing would be more bitter or not, but it would make a more unique an ending. Still, the two babies complicate the situation, as Saya was, for more than a hundred years, just telling herself it's over when Diva is dead. But now suddenly there are two new queens.

[Darknodin]

I was hoping Nathan was really Saya's/Diva's mother's chevalier but that didn't turn out to be the case either

That's not true. He simply dissappeared without explaining what he was.

[Board of Command]

How did those babies hatch? Don't they need to be fed blood?

[Nai]

Wow, what a disappointing way to end things. Amshel connected several direct hits yet Haji was barely injured except for this torn wing? I'm so sick of the "invincible protagonist syndrome" so many animes seems to be suffering from. Honestly, considering Amshel's blasts were able to disintegrate concrete with ease I expected Haji to be a bit more torn up.

And Nathan... After all this build up he opts to just let Saya smoke his flamboyant ass? I know he was eccentric and all that but come on. Next episode seems to be one filled with overly melodramatic scenes in which they once again try to cheer up a depressed Saya before she goes to sleep. All in all I have to say that I'm sorely disappointed and that I think this show could have been so much more.

Sigh.

That's not true. He simply dissappeared without explaining what he was.

Yeah, we do seem to have a lot of loose ends present. What happened with Solomon, who was Nathan really and why did they put such a focus on Amshel leaving his ring behind before he went to his death?