Trinity Blood (Season 1)

Trinity Blood (2005) is a post-apocalyptic anime from Studio Gonzo — watch online on iFILM. 24 episodes set in a future where a global catastrophe has left humanity and vampires dividing what's left of civilisation, with the Vatican running a covert squad of hunters called AX.

Father Abel Nightroad is one of those agents. Clumsy, absentminded, easy to underestimate. That impression doesn't survive the first real fight. The show reveals his actual nature slowly, and the distance between who he appears to be and what he is carries most of the tension.

Based on the light novels of Sunao Yoshida, who died in 2004 before the series aired — the studio completed the adaptation from unfinished drafts. Gothic visual design, Vatican intrigue and antagonists with more going on than the standard villain role. Stream Trinity Blood online on iFILM.