‘Blood of Zeus’ Is Greek Mythology, But Make It Anime

Blood of Zeus / Netflix Blood of Zeus is exactly what you think it is. Just done really well. The opening crawl says it all. There are stories, myths, and fables from some long-forgotten time that were passed down using oration. Never written and often reimagined by the teller. This is one of those. Netflix might strike the same success with Blood of Zeus as it did with Castlevania and Transformers: Siege. Image courtesy of Netflix Pandora’s Box Blood of Zeus is a well-written adult animated series with a complex narrative. It’s just done well, to great impact. Greek mythology is some of the most overused source material. Bast knows how many pieces of media reference these myths. What Blood of Zeus offers is a very grounded reimagining of some very magical stories. All of the world-building in the show occurs because of the relationships between characters. Whether between commoners, nobles, gods, animals – all of their connections define the landscape of the narrative. It’s fairly impressive how the scale of the story moves throughout the series. The ‘Hero’s Journey’ is done as typically as it can be, which makes a lot of sense, given the device has some roots in Greek mythology. There are definitely going to be comparisons to Castlevania – mostly because of the visual palette and heavy horror elements. It doesn’t break the mold but it gets the job done, has great action sequences, looks dope, and pays astute attention to detail. Midas’ Touch The animation style is vivid, dy…