Just finished watching a fantastic 24 episode anime series called Trinity Blood. We bought it in Minneapolis and have been watching four episodes per night. It had a very open ending and I anticipate more in the future. A fantastic and well written story set 900 years after a global war into the future tells the story of two races Terran (Human) and Methuselah and the battle between the two of them. The Methuselah are a result of genetic engineering in humans in the past.

 

In this future the Vatican and Albion (England) are major world powers centered in the west and the Methuselah empire is centred on Byzantium (Istanbul/Constantinople). The series depicts violence and bloodshed so fair warning it is not for children. The music throughout the series is also very well done. Since the Vatican plays such a major role in the series there are periodic portrayals of faith and prayer. The series creators did their homework – it’s quite interesting to watch a Japanese interpretation of western culture. The animation is also very well done.

 

Definitely worth a watch for anime fans.

 

 

In other news – despite my best efforts I still managed to catch poison ivy while camping. This is probably my sixth bout. Grrrr.