When production for Blood The Last Vampire started, its team had one goal on their mind: Create a new standard and style of animation for all future projects. Through the use of Photoshop and other current technology, the production team hoped to raise the bar on Japanese animation. Instead have having smoothly drawn lines, as is tradition in anime, the team had the artists draw rough, sketch-like lines. When the project was nearing completion, the team had to scrap everything. Artists were smoothing their lines, and the team felt it was too traditional. Work on Blood started all over again. When Blood The Last Vampire was finally released, it won the prestigious “Best Theatrical Feature Film” at the 2001 World Animation Celebration.