Black Blood Brothers: Difference between revisions

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* [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice]]: Man-Walker's puppet body, by the Pile-Killer (and how he got his name: he impales vampires with piles, you know, gigantic wooden stakes).

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Partially justified, as the show ''is'' set in Japan, but that still doesn't explain why Jiro used one in the Hong Kong Crusade, much less what appears to be [[Victorian London]]. Only three swords show up in the series, and two are katana.

** Watch the flashback sequences at the beginning of each episode again. In one it shows Jiro introducing himself to Alice as Sub-Lieutenant Jiro Mochizuki of the Imperial '''''Japanese''''' Navy. Now, I don't know, but, being trained almost from birth to use a weapon is a pretty good reason to be using it a century later, in Hong Kong and The Special Zone. Oh and it's not a Katana, by the lenght and curvature is seems to be more of a [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~Tachi Tachi]

** Watch the flashback sequences at the beginning of each episode again. In one it shows Jiro introducing himself to Alice as Sub-Lieutenant Jiro Mochizuki of the Imperial '''''Japanese''''' Navy. Now, I don't know, but, being trained almost from birth to use a weapon is a pretty good reason to be using it a century later, in Hong Kong and The Special Zone. Oh and it's not a Katana, by the lenght and curvature is seems to be more of a [[wikipedia:Tachi|Tachi]]

*** The word "katana" does not refer to just one type of sword; it also functions as a generic term for all Japanese swords, including straight ones. If you want to be specific, though, technically, the main difference between tachi and katana is that tachi are worn edge-down, usually hanging from the belt, and katana are worn edge-up, stuck through the belt. The other differences are more a function of time and changes in sword design coupled with the changing popularity of each style. Since Jiro 'carries'' his instead of either sticking it through his belt or hanging it from a frog (sword/scabbard holder) on his belt, the generic term "katana" is appropriate.

* [[Kiss of the Vampire]]: One of the minor characters claims that "[[Better Than Sex|sex pales in comparison]]" to being bitten.

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** They're also almost all survivors of the Hong Kong Crusade, so their nicknames may have started out as code names.

** Cassa is called the Black Snake.

* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: the only character with red eyes can [[Kill It With Fire|control fire.]]

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: the only character with red eyes can [[Kill It With Fire|control fire.]]

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Caine and Jiro, Caine is normally rather irritable and loud, but he's calm and cold under pressure. Jiro is snarky and relaxed, but freaks the hell out when his brother is in danger.

** Which means they switch roles when under stress. Does that make them each both parts?

** [[Two Purple Oni]]?

* [[Ring Ring CRUNCH]]: Jiro cuts Mimiko's alarm clock in half because he can't figure out how to turn it off. As Kotaro says, he's "not good with modern technology."

* [[Single Stroke Battle]]: {{spoiler|Jiro vs. Auguste, take two.}}

* [[Single-Stroke Battle]]: {{spoiler|Jiro vs. Auguste, take two.}}

* [[Spanner in The Works]]: Zelman Clock. Right in the [[Gambit Pileup]], too.

* [[The Masquerade]]: See below.