Trinity Blood

Normally I will be trying to mix up the genre and type of show with each review. However I feel as though I need to talk about this other wonderfully done anime, because to me it seemed extremely similar to Trigun. While there are some similarities in the two series, I would still like to point out that they are different stories and are both quite a ride. That being said lets review it.

Trinity Blood came out in 2005. There is significant backstory and further history on the world involved. All of which is quite interesting, but unnecessary to enjoy and understand the show. With a total of 24 episodes each being about 22 minutes long this show is captivating. There is a lot of violence and blood. Language is moderate.

Trinity blood takes place on Earth, but it is 900 years after an apocalyptic war. This war was fought by the humans and the Vampires. The war destroyed much of the planet. Our story revolves around a bumbling, seemingly idiotic, accident prone Abel Nightroad. Which as we learn very early on is what is known as a Crusnik, or a Vampire who feeds off other Vampires. Later we learn that the Crusniks are partly nanotech involved. Abel works for the Vatican, which is one of 3 main power states. The Vatican generally wants peace, but to achieve that they are willing to lay down the iron fist so to speak. The Methuselahs are the proper term for the Vampires, who are the second power state. The final power being Albion which is a human state with unknown to its people supported by underground enslaved Vampires. The Vaticans main goal is protecting the human race. In current times however there is a Cold War like situation occurring. Various terrorist attacks are subdued on both sides without their governments taking responsibility lest the war break out completely. The first half of the series is about getting to know Abel, who by the way did I mention took a vow of poverty and thus is constantly hungry. But at around the halfway point we really start learning about his past and why he is working with the Vatican.

While I loved this series, and found it extremely enjoyable I feel that it didn't fully live up to the standard set by Trigun. The bumbling hunger-craved hero is always entertaining, but with Vash in Trigun it came off more sincere for many moments. Whereas Abel is just constantly a coin being flipped, serious more than you would expect. But in the end I still found the show wonderful and am willing to rate it at a solid 9 out of 11.