Memorable, crazy movie

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I've honestly been a fan of this series since it first aired on Adult Swim way back in the day. The first episode I ever caught was episode 5 "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" and trust me...I've never looked back. If you still haven't seen this series and you're reading this review then please...stop reading. Just stop. Leave this page, go watch the series on YouTube (Funimation has all 24 episodes free to watch) and when you've finished all of the episodes, then you can come back and tell the world the same thing that I just told you. Please don't look anything else up, just experience the magic as it unfolds.

In the far future there was a war between humanity and a race known as Methuselah… also called 'vampires' as the feed on human blood. Nine hundred years later there is a fragile peace between the two sides; humanity is led by the Vatican and the Methuselah's have an empire based in what was Istanbul. A third group, the mysterious 'Rosen Kreuz Order' intends to end the peace for reasons which aren't immediately apparent. The protagonists are part of the Vatican's struggle for peace and include Abel Nightroad, an apparently clumsy priest who is in fact a 'Crusnik' a powerful creature that even vampires fear and Sister Esther Blanchett. Over the course of the series they must deal with both Methusulans, not all of whom are bad, and intrigue within the Vatican.This is an enjoyable series with interesting stories and some good, but not overly gory, action. There is a good cast of characters who are for the most part likable, they are also well designed and distinctive so you are unlikely to be left wondering who is who. I liked the fact that there are good and bad characters on both sides; peace is clearly the objective not outright victory for the 'good guys'. The series is broken down into a number of distinct plot arcs, each of which is interesting although it can seem a little disjointed when we begin a new arc. While the series has a fairly serious tone there is some humour; much of it provided by the incredibly shy young Pope! Overall this is a pretty good series; it might not be a classic but it is worth checking out.These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

Trinity Blood does not only have interesting characters and a twisted and spectacular plot, but it is probably one of my favorite anime shows ever. The only thing that I dislike is that the series was rather short and the ending unsatisfying, but despite this it is worth watching.Of course the show is confusing, and you have to pay close attention, but it helps if you read the manga and novels.The show is not just about vampires and religion, though the story line has a great supply of it, but it's also about revenge, angst, and coexistence, with action I assure you. I applaud this great work, and I wish I had thought of it myself.So if your looking for an anime with vampire and gun action, look no further!

The movie is great and is definitely worth watching, if you are not obsessed with idealistic stuff. If you're expecting perfection, then don't watch it; don't watch anything at all – it will only add to your feeling of frustration. But if you simply like anime, then it is a good film.Actually, the basic rule of any movie-lover is to watch movies before reading any comments or reviews on them. Comments and reviews are actually useless; they make you biased, since they present only personal opinions of people who are complete strangers to you. So why should you listen to them if you are clever enough to form an opinion of your own? I was lucky to watch this series without this extra "educational baggage", and I liked it. If I had read the comments or reviews before, I probably wouldn't have watched it, and I personally think I'd have lost a lot. The plot seemed to me good enough; the characters (all of them taken together) were quite balanced; enough action, enough saliva; some very hard to find values, a lot of big words and actions, and some characters developing through the movie, which is on the whole a rare thing in anime and sure, interesting to watch. Some moments were fantastic, some were so-so, some seemed too short, some felt too long. Just like in any other anime film you care to name.The basic problem of people who hate this movie (I can't even think how anyone can HATE a movie) is misunderstanding of the plot, or rather, not understanding it at all. And instead of trying to make it out, these people flood forums with negative reviews saying that the plot is awful. I actually never read the novel, and I never saw the manga, but still I had no problems with understanding the plot, the characters, their backgrounds and their complexes. I think anyone with some common sense and a tiny bit of imagination can grasp what is going on in there. 8-) And then again, there are dozens of sources that can help clarify some places.I'm not arguing with people who dislike the director's work, drawing style, color schemes, or scene arrangement – those are sensei, they probably know better, they're the experts. I'm just a humble TV-rat, these things are beyond me, I never notice them.And there are people who just were not touched by what they saw. Ye gods, that does not make it a bad movie, guys. There are a lot of films that raise problems we are not interested in – can we call these movies bad and advise others against watching them? This film is not a masterpiece (though I'm sure the criteria are different with each individual person among the audience), but it surely does not deserve to be labeled a failure (though the criteria are different again). The ending did seem a bit abrupt, and I can say I wanted more, looks like it ended two or three episodes earlier than it should. But, considering the circumstances, what can I do about it? Just accept it the way it is. There will be nothing more, alas.My point is: watch the film, if you feel like doing it. If you're not biased, if you're not taught how to think of the movie, you will most likely find something that will compensate for the time you spend watching it.P.S. (About people who write reviews) In one of the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children reviews (not on IMDb) some guy wrote that it was so stupid when Cloud jumped with that big sword of his; considering the size of the sword and Cloud's constitution, Cloud shouldn't be able to even raise the sword, let alone jump with it so high in the air… (8-(