CULVER CITY, CALIF. (August 10, 2009) – Anime fans can look forward to another exciting collection of vampire action-adventures when Blood +: Part Two debuts in a five-disc DVD Collection on October 20 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.  The collector’s set contains all 25 episodes from the second half of the series, featuring an all-new assemblage of behind-the scenes interviews, packaged with a manga sampler and a collectible beanie skullcap. Blood +, the dark and visually impressive Adult Swim series, aired on The Cartoon Network and is based on the anime film Blood: The Last Vampire released in 2000.  Blood +: Part 2 will be available for $119.95 SRP.

Synopsis
Saya Otonashi, a seemingly normal high school student, suffers from amnesia and can't remember the past year of her life. One day, after a man appears and gives her a katana sword, her destiny changes forever. Soon Saya finds herself fighting the latest threat to humanity – Chiropterans, ravenous immortal creatures that can change form and disguise themselves as human beings. An organization known as the Red Shield has been waging a private war to wipe them out.  Saya travels to Ekaterinburg during the continued struggle, but no one’s safe.

DVD Special Features Include:
• All New Featurette: “Inside Blood +” – A series of behind-the-scenes interviews with voice actors including Joji Nakata, Koji Tsujitani, Naoki Yanagi, Megaumi Toyoguchi, Eri Kitamura, Katsuyuki Konishi and writer/director Jun’ichi Fujisaku.
• Trailer
• Full Screen Presentations
• Audio: English Stereo, original Japanese
• Subtitles: English, French, Korean
• Closed Captioned

Blood +: Part Two Episodes Include: 
 
Those Who Serve Saya
Paris Je T’aime
Limited Existence
Cursed Blood
Joel’s Diary
Breaking Shield
A Boy Meets Girl
The Power of Believing
The World Where We Exist
Tomorrow without Hope
Mismatched Feelings
To the Level of Sheer Madness
The Showdown Island
The Magic Words, Once More
Dreams that Chevaliers Dream
The Place Where I Belong
Soprano of Miracles
Confused Heart
Into the Light
Turn the Palm of Your Hand Toward the Sun
May Tomorrow be a Clear Day
Beyond the Blood
Skyscraper Opera
Two Queens
It’ll All Work Out
 

BROADCAST YEAR: 2007-2008 (Adult Swim – Cartoon Network)
Blood +: Part Two has a run time of approximately 600 minutes and is not rated. Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/index.html

DVD Catalog: # 29800
UPC Code: 0-43396-29800-2
Order Date: 9/17/09
SRP: $119.95 SLP

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