Blood-C: The Last Dark

Blood-C: The Last Dark
Theatrical release poster
Kanji	劇場版「BLOOD-C The Last Dark」
Revised Hepburn	Gekijōban Buraddo-Shī: Za Rasuto Dāku
Directed by	Naoyoshi Shiotani
Screenplay by	Nanase Ohkawa Junichi Fujisaku
Based on	Blood-C by Production I.G and CLAMP
Produced by	Hiroyuki Shimizu Tooru Kawaguchi Asuka Yamazaki Fumi Teranishi Ikuko Enomoto
Starring	Nana Mizuki Kenji Nojima Ai Hashimoto Hiroshi Kamiya Yuki Kaji Yuichi Nakamura Kana Hanazawa Yūko Kaida Masumi Asano Junichi Suwabe Jun Fukuyama
Cinematography	Eiji Arai
Edited by	Yoshinori Murakami
Music by	Naoki Satō
Production company	Production I.G
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	June 2, 2012 (2012-06-02)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	US$650,000[1]
Box office	US$846,261[2]

Blood-C: The Last Dark^[a] is a 2012 Japanese animated action horror film^[3] directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and co-written by Nanase Ohkawa and Junichi Fujisaku based on the 2011 anime television series Blood-C co-created by studio Production I.G and manga artist group CLAMP. Produced by Production I.G and distributed by Shochiku, The Last Dark is set six months after the events of Blood-C; in the universe of Blood-C humanity is secretly preyed upon by a race called the Elder Bairns,^[b] whose feeding is kept under control by an ancient agreement called Shrovetide. The Last Dark follows Saya Kisaragi as she pursues Fumito Nanahara—the human guardian of Shrovetide who manipulated and betrayed her—through Tokyo with the help of an underground organization called SIRRUT. The film stars Nana Mizuki as the voice of Saya and Kenji Nojima as Fumito, alongside Ai Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kamiya, Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Kana Hanazawa, Yūko Kaida, Masumi Asano, Junichi Suwabe and Jun Fukuyama. The Last Dark was released in Japan on June 2, 2012.

The Last Dark was planned from the outset of the Blood-C project, and once plans were finalized it developed alongside the series. While it concluded the Blood-C storyline, the film adopted a very different tone, and included thematic and visual references to Blood: The Last Vampire. The movie also featured a character from CLAMP's manga series xxxHolic as a cameo. Its home media releases were respectively handled by Aniplex (Japan), Funimation (North America), Manga Entertainment (Europe) and Madman Entertainment (Australia). Reception to the film was mixed, receiving praise for its animation and music, while many faulted its story as being underdeveloped or straying too far from the series it concluded.

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