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EDIT NOTICE: Originally, each of these segments had their own chapter, but I've gathered them all together into one big one to simplify organization-wise

Hey, y'all ^^ Continuous errors people are making (the same errors by different people, at that, so the confusion's obviously universal) have just finally annoyed me enough to do something about it. So, I'm taking a page out of an "Underworld" fic writer's book; she went through all the effort to make a timeline for the "Underworld" series, so that's what I'm doin' with y'all with Blood+

Please read and take this intel into consideration before randomly slapping words onto a page *sigh*. I understand the confusion perfectly, but it's still annoying…

And please forgive me if this whole thing sounds kinda rude. I wrote it because I was annoyed by tiny, technical things, after all
But this is to help you more than perfectionist me. It took me over a year to solidify what I do know. Lots of brainstorming, watching the entire series over and over, and collaborating the information in all the doujinshi. I wish someone had bother to do this earlier and save me the trouble, but, as they say, if you want something done, you've gotta do it yourself lol ^^

Oh, and 'cause I'm really bad at this… I have not put disclaimers on pretty much any of my stories, but I don't own Blood+! I.G. Productions and Aniplex do—you can count Dark Horse Manga for translations ^^ So, this is my universal disclaimer 'cause it's too much work to just put it all on my other fics…


Fan-made Blood+ Encyclopedia
The story that's captivated us all…

Ages:

Red Shield-
Saya Otonashi: appears 16, is actually 170 something
Haji: about 12 upon arrival to Zoo, appears 21 or 22 throughout rest of anime, is actually 140 something
David: mid-thirties
Julia Silverstein: early thirties
Aston Collins: you got me *helpless shrug*
Lewis: I haven't the slightest clue…
Joel Goldschmidt VI: mid-twenties
Clara: 30s
Spencer: 30s
Rogers: 30s
McCoy: 30s
Elizaveta: early to mid thirties

Family-
Joel Goldschmidt I: 70s-80s
George Miyagusuku: 50s
Kai Miyagusuku: 17
Riku Miyagusuku: 13-14

Schiff-
Moses: I'm not bothering to even guess any Schiff ages -_- Do as you will, but be realistic
Karman: …
Irene: …
Lulu: …
Ghee: …
Dismas: …
Gestas: …
Darth: …
Gudrif: …
Jan: …

Bystanders-
Kaori Kinjou: 16
Inamine-sensei: I just don't care…
Sorimachi: 17
Katou: 17
Kakimoto: 17
Reimi: 20s
Mao Jahana: 16
Ms. Lee: I just don't care…
Min: 16
Annemarie: 16
Mui: 14
Akahiro Okamura: 20s
Professor Hirohisa Sukagawa: another I don't care
Editor Takeda: again, I don't care
Gray: 50s
Monique: early twenties
Javier: 5
Nahabi: 6 or 7

Human-Chiropteran-
Simon "Cry Baby" Forrest: 20s
Andrei: he's a Chiropteran, how can I tell -_-

Diva & Chevalier-
Diva: appears 16, is actually 170 something
Amshel Goldsmith: appears late thirties to early forties, is actually 200 something
Solomon Goldsmith: appears mid twenties, actually around 120
Grigori Rasputin: too many factors to estimate an age…
Sonya: appears fourteen or fifteen, actual age unknown
Karl Fei-Ong: appears late teens to early twenties, actually around 120
Martin Bormann: entirely unknown. *dead serious* If anyone actually makes a fic about this guy, I commend you
James Ironside: appears early twenties, actual age probably around 70s
Nathan Mahler: truthfully, I simply don't wanna guess. Fill this space here with whatever your heart desires lol ^^

Cinq Fleches-
Van Argeno: early thirties
Ted A. Adams: he's old, okay?
Phillip Rosenberg: also old

CIA-
Archer: 20s

American Government-
Secretary of Defense Grant: …
Politician Bread: …

Did I miss anyone? If so, please tell me so I can add them


Character Heights and Japanese Names:

Heights-
Nathan: 5'9''
James: 5'7''
Karl: 5'7''
Solomon: 5'7''
Amshel: 6'4''
Diva: 5'2''
Archer: 5'6''
Riku: 4'9''
Van: 6'2''
Haji: 6'3''
Kai: 5'6''
Saya: 5'2''
Mao: 5'3''
Okamura: 5'6''
Collins: 4'11''
David: 6'2''
Joel: 5'9''
Julia: 5'6''
Lewis: 5'9''

Japanese Names-
Mahler Nathan: マーラー・ネイサン
Ironside James: アイアンサイド・ジェームズ
Fei-Ong Karl: 飛-オング・カール
Goldsmith Solomon: ゴールドスミス・ソロモン
Goldsmith Amshel: ゴールドスミス・アンシェル
Diva: ディーヴァ
Archer: not given
Miyagusuku Riku: 宮城リク
Van: ヴァン
Haji: ハジ
Miyagusuku Kai: 宮城カイ
Otonashi Saya: 音無小夜
Mao: not given
Okamura: not given
Collins: コリンズ
David: デヴィット
Goldschmidt Joel: ゴルトシュミット・ジョエル
Silverstein Julia: シルヴースタイン・ジューリアー
Lewis: ルーイス


Alternate Spellings:

Saya Otonashi. There are no alternative spellings for either Saya's first or surname
Goldschmidt and Goldsmith. Please, remember, people. Goldsmith is a branch of Goldschmidt. They are not the same thing. Both Solomon and Amshel go by Goldsmith; Joel and his descendents go by Goldschmidt. And, also, please stop misspelling Goldschmidt. It's right here, so paste it in your Word and add it to the dictionary if you have to
Haji or Hagi. Haji is the correct Romaji, however, technically, Hagi is correct, as well—according to Dark Horse Manga, anyways, and the early subbing of the anime
Miyagusuku. There are no variances here. Copy this, paste it in your word, and add it to the dictionary so you can stop misspelling it, please
Lewis. Louis is pronounced loo-ee. Watch the show and do they pronounce it like that? No, they pronounce it loo-ihs
Karl or Carl. Carl's correct for English, Karl for Japanese 'cause Japanese Romaji doesn't use the letter c. Either one's technically, correct, though. And, his last name's Fei-Ong—just a reminder
Solomon. This has been spelled Soloman in several fics. Incorrect. It's an o
Amshel or Anshel. Both are correct. Go either way you wish
Van Argeno or Argiano. Both are correct, do as you will
Min. Also something you might want to consider. Min is not pronounced as this Romaji implies. I actually spoke with someone whose first language is Vietnamese and they say it's pronounced mihn, instead. Japanese phonetics cannot produce the ih sound, which is why they pronounced it as such, but you can insert an h in there if you wanna get technical on the pronunciation
Annemarie or Annamarie. Truthfully, I'm not sure which spelling is the correct one. I personally believe it's supposed to be spelled Annemarie, but you can write it with an A if you want
Irene / Aurélien. In the anime, we all know this tragic Schiff as Irene. In the doujinshi novels, she's known as Aurélien. Both are correct, however, more people know her as Irene, so if you dare use this second name it'd probably be best to inform your readers of this fact beforehand, lest you be hounded with confused reviewers' grievances lol ^^
Karman / Carmen. Carmen in the English translation. As for the Japanese, it's pronounced カルマン (ka-ru-ma-n), not カルメン (ka-ru-me-n), so please stop writing his Romaji name Karmen

Nankurunaisa. Same thing as Miyagusuku
Omoro. This has also been written a variety of ways but, people, in the show, it's not even written in Japanese. It's actually written out in Romaji above the door
Chevalier. Okay, I'm only gonna say this once—there are no alternate spellings for this! Chevalier is French for two things: "French nobleman" or "knight". The English translation'd be "cavalier"
Cinq Fleches (Fléches). I just don't care enough to use the accent marks, but who really does? Either way, please spell the letters correctly. May seem like an odd spelling, especially with that q, but it's a French word, not an English one. Oh, and, I noticed while rereading Chevalier today that the Dark Horse translators spell it without that s at the end, as Cinq Fléche; same with the school name
Lycee du Cinq Fleches (Fléches). A helpful reviewer who actually knows some French has informed me that the missing s is incorrect French-wise, although you could go with the doujinshi spelling if you wanted to
Sif or Schiff. Both are correct
Kilbed of Kirbet. Both're correct, as well
Corpse Corps. No alternate spellings

Shite iru? Diva's twins actually have names O.o! Official names! Hibiki and Kanade. No, don't even bother checking (yes, I'm one of those idiots who did) 'cause they're not mentioned in the anime. No, they're supplied by Ryo Ikehata in his 4th Blood+ doujinshi novel, Nankurunaisa. Kanade has red eyes, Hibiki blue. Personally, I feel it should go the other way around (I don't know why, just feels right), and I get them mixed up all the time 'cause I've only bothered reading Nankurunaisa twice and even then, the second time was just a skim… But, you can use Hibiki and Kanade's names or make up your own for Diva's children. I just thought it was interesting they even had their names revealed O.o…
As for their names. On my new Japanese name site (which has well over one hundred names, unlike my last one), Hibiki was listed, but it was a boy name. 響 - Hibiki - Sound, Echo. Kanade was not listed. I'd love to add more name sites to my list, so as to be able to better research such things, so if anyone knows of a site containing either children's names, I'd love be eternaly grateful for the URL ^^


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So, hope this was helpful. If y'all got any questions on other alternate spellings or anything like that, go ahead and ask

Might as well give y'all a preview as to what's to come (other than the Timeline): Nitpicky Notes, Anime Songs / Translations, Japan, Basic Japanese, Basic Chinese, Diva's Twins / Twinship, Chevalier, Schiff, Joel I and Early Saya, Episode Name List, Blood+ Resources, Random Theories
Note that this's not the order it'll be posted, just the order I could think of them off the top of my head lol

Thoughts? Comments? Confusion? Ask any questions, suggest anything! There's so much to fill this encyclopedia of mine with—I'm totally open to any information y'can dredge up ^^ Also, if you find any errors anywhere, don't be afraid of flaming and just say it so I can fix 'em