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Blood-C: The Last Dark

2012 · 106 min

A stylish, blood-soaked anime revenge thriller that feels cold and relentless, with bursts of brutal action and a lonely, melancholic core.

Directed by
Norihiro Naganuma, Naoyoshi Shiotani
Genres
Animation, Action, Horror
Starring
Atsushi Abe, Masumi Asano, Keiji Fujiwara
Overview
Tokyo, Winter. Despite the use of the Youth Ordinance Bill to enforce curfews for minors and regulate the use of the Internet, young people continue to fight for their own freedom through underground methods. One such group calls themselves Surat. They have decided to take on Fumito Nanahara, a man who has great influence on the political world, and basically controls Tokyo with an iron fist. While using the Internet as a weapon to discover more information about Fumito, they learn about "Tower", the secret organization behind Fumito which engages in human experimentation.

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Directed by
Norihiro Naganuma, Naoyoshi Shiotani
Genres
Animation, Action, Horror
Starring
Atsushi Abe, Masumi Asano, Keiji Fujiwara
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror7
Humour1
Realism3
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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animation, action, horror
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