Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. 70
    Despite its scant 48-minute running time (which many viewers will find frustrating), the film sets up a provocative equation between vampirism and American involvement in Asia.
  2. 70
    This is one of the few treatments of the macabre in animation that is authentically unnerving, rather than merely gross or campy.
  3. 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. The quality, however, is unlikely to be disputed.
  5. 25
    This poorly done, digitally animated work, directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, might be of interest to die-hard fans of anime. Others should pass it by.
  6. Reviewed by: Mark Holcomb
    This overhyped slashfest fails to rise above the extravagant pointlessness that plagues inferior anime.
User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Aug 12, 2011
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. The worst movie I've ever seen. This movie is REALLY bad. For one thing, it is only 48 minutes long. For another thing. The dub/Japanese sub crossover is horrendous. Sure, the animation is quite good, but what good is it if the main character doesn't even tell why she can't kill humans? They explain NOTHING about the story, which makes an already terrible movie even worse. Full Review »
  2. Resraz
    Oct 7, 2001
    Great Anime! Unfortunately, it's short !!! Only 48 min!!!