There are some shows that I find somewhat difficult to talk about, and oddly enough it tends to be the ones that I would generally regard as more standard that are difficult to review. This is because there are only so many times you can trot out the same formula and show how it is applied before it gets repetitive. Strike the Blood is all about that.
It’s not as though this is a carbon copy of another show. It does have its own characters (stock though many of them may be) and its own plots (predictable though they may be) and its own world (thinly sketched though it may be). But it sticks very close to the formula for arc-driven Urban Fantasy with Harem elements. It’s the same formula that underlines shows like A Certain Magical Index or to a lesser extent Trinity Seven, but Strike the Blood wears it more openly. I’ll try to give it a fair shake anyway, but there’s only so far generosity can be allowed.
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