Youki Kudoh, Rebecca Forstadt, Fitz Houston, Steven Jay Blum, Saemi Nakamura
This anime feature blends digital computer animation with the more traditional drawn animation cells. The moody artwork complements the story of Saya, the last true vampire, who must find and destroy ... read more 
Directed by: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Release Date: August 17, 2001
DVD Release Date: March 22, 2005
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April 23, 201021/04/2010 (DVD)
Not the best 'Anime' but its still pretty cool.
They made a real life film feature to this and it was interesting to see both versions.
I'm not sure why they chose to do a realistic film for this 'Manga/Anime' when there is stacks of better 'Manga/Anime' than ... read more -
April 16, 2009Coming from the creators of Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire is one entertaining film with one major flaw. It is too short.
At only 45 minutes, this vampire tale is interesting and entertaining enough to leave the viewer wanting more. Believe me when
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November 16, 2006Rather excellent work from Manga studios. Blood features some dazzling animation, particularly in the parallax scrolling, and has a suprisingly decent American voice cast. The only issue I have is that it is short, very short, most notably as the plot seems to get propelling duri... read more
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February 26, 2008The animation is beautiful, but it's really light on character development, or an actual story for that matter. It could've been worse, but frankly, it could've been a helluva lot better, too.
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August 6, 2009The original Japanese anime that the recent film was based on. I watched this about a year ago but wanted to watch it again as i've seen, and enjoyed, the live action version. Firstly, this is alot shorter, only 45 minutes long. But in that time it manages to cram in plenty of ac... read more
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May 7, 2007I just watched this and it was so short, I sorta wanted to know more about the main character.
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January 25, 2010This movie spawned the Blood + series so you may want to see it first. I didn't see it till later but no harm done its still good. I like the animation style and acting.
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October 30, 2009Fast paced action with lots of blood and guts and little story. I believe this movie was based on a single incident in the manga, which is why it feels so...truncated, and lacks any real depth of character or plot. All the information you get is that A is hired to kill the rest ... read more
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July 19, 2009It has an ending and a beginning. It's just placed about, mixed with rushed scenes because it's a short. It doesn't have more ideas for its length, but they could be expanded on which is why they bothered making a longer-in-length live version.
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June 29, 2009This anime was awesome...I can't wait until the real life movie comes out. It is in the making and will be out soon..."
Critic Reviews
October 25, 2001
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
October 25, 2001
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News
Another example of animation that shows just how deep something as seemingly superficial as a cartoon can get. Full Review
August 22, 2001
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
The story ... is the sort of convoluted and often incoherent mess that is typical of the genre no doubt, rabid anime fans are better equipped to decipher its intricacies
August 17, 2001
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Is much more effective at evoking a paranoid mood than at telling a coherent story, and the jerky action sequences are among the film's weaker visual elements. Full Review
August 14, 2001
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice
With its dour insularity and clingy fidelity to realism, this overhyped slashfest fails to rise above the extravagant pointlessness that plagues inferior anime. Full Review
July 14, 2009
Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique
This 48-minute Japanese animated film earned accolades back in 2000 for being ground-breaking in its technique...but once you get past that small achievement, Blood: The Last Vampire is mediocre at be... Full Review
June 11, 2009
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Comes across as a prologue teaser for a yet-to-be-established franchise. Full Review
September 29, 2001
David Keyes, Cinemaphile.org
...in the wake of an astounding battle scene that literally sweeps the breath out of its viewers, the end credits begin to roll, and we're left wondering, 'that's it?' Full Review
September 20, 2001
Marty Mapes, Movie Habit
Blood: The Last Vampire, which clocks in at under 60 minutes, is not only watchable, it's not half bad. Full Review
August 16, 2001
Dave White, IFilm
A wickedly bitter animated pill, you'd better leave the kids with a sitter. Full Review
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