The film deals with a dramatic and terrifying storyline during 1966, in which Saya, the only remaining original vampire lives. Saya is a vampire who turns things upside down because he is the one who hunted chiropractors, who are portrayed as human beings and live only for people's blood.
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
Cinemaphile.org
September 29, 2001
...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?'
Feels like a pilot episode for the most expensive made-for-cable cartoon ever produced, and if you expect quantity (or closure) for your $8 ticket, you may feel shorted.
Lessons of Darkness
June 11, 2009
Comes across as a prologue teaser for a yet-to-be-established franchise.
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.
Cinefantastique
July 14, 2009
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 best...
