ANIME REVIEW: Rosario + Vampire

by **Uchi_Reina** Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:11 am

Rosario + Vampire

ANIME REVIEW: Rosario + Vampire Rosario-vampire

Genre: Action, Harem, Romantic Comedy, Supernatural

Rosario + Vampire (ロザリオとバンパイア Rozario to Banpaia?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who accidentally gets enrolled in a school inhabited by monsters and demons. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develops an obsession with his blood, and later meets other girls who soon take a romantic liking to him. The manga began serialization in the August 2004 issue of Monthly Shonen Jump and ended on the June 2007 issue (one extra chapter was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2007), and sold ten volumes between October 2004 and October 2007. Rosario + Vampire: Season II (ロザリオとバンパイア seasonII Rozario to Banpaia Shīzun Tsū?), a continuation of the series, is ongoing and began serialization in the November 2007 issue of Jump Square, with ten volumes available in Japan as of December 2011. The series is licensed in North America and in the United Kingdom by Viz Media, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The series also spanned three CD dramas, two visual novels, a novel adaptation, and two internet radio shows.

Plot Overview:

Tsukune Aono is a normal high school teenager, who is unable to get into any private school due to his poor grades. However, with the help from his parents, he gets enrolled to a private school called Yokai Academy. When he arrives at the school, he soon discovers that Yokai Academy is a secret private school for supernatural monsters and mythological creatures disguised as humans, and any human who finds out about its existence will eventually be killed without mercy. Realizing this problem, Tsukune fears for his life, thinking that his admission into Yokai Academy is a mistake. His luck soon changes when he quickly becomes friends with a beautiful girl Moka Akashiya, who turns out to be a vampire, attracted to the sweet taste of his blood, sometimes biting Tsukune on the neck when the chance seems right. While at the beginning of the series, Moka was upset upon discovering Tsukune's human identity, as she realizes that he is the first real friend she had ever made in her life. Despite Moka's vampiric nature, she is a kind girl and Tsukune quickly falls for her, and ultimately decides to stay at Yokai Academy, despite the various dangers while hiding his human identity from the faculty and other students. Tsukune soon discovers that when he removes the rosario around Moka's neck, she transforms into her true vampire form (her true perspective and personality is sealed, the sweet Moka being a different version or an artificial person), being stronger and more powerful than almost any other creature at the school, and Tsukune is the only person who can physically remove it in order for her to transform into her true self. However, "Inner Moka" has an entirely different personality, often cold and merciless, and thus the rosary is only removed in dire emergencies. As the school year continues, Tsukune becomes involved with other students who start out as enemies, but who are won over into becoming his friends: Kurumu Kurono, a busty succubus; Ginei Morioka, a perverted lech of a werewolf who is a second-year student and president of the school's Newspaper Club; Ruby Tojo, a witch from the human world, Yukari Sendo an eleven-year-old witch; and Mizore Shirayuki, a yuki-onna (a teen version of the legendary snow woman of Japanese folk tales) who stalks Tsukune, believing them to be soulmates. However, after Tsukune befriends each of the girls, they become friendly rivals along with Moka, vying for Tsukune's affections, and later most become members of the school's Newspaper Club with Tsukune and stand by him even after they learn that he is really a human. Together they wind up fighting against a variety of enemies within the school body, be it students or teachers, who try to use their monstrous powers to bully or cowtow one or more of the group for their own selfish or destructive ends.

Story:

8/10

Well, the story of this one is quite interesting especially when a human surrounded by demons. When I first watched it, I already liked the plot especially the ending of it. To be honest, I’m not really interested in Harem and Ecchi series but since my friends like this so I also tried it and it never let me down. Its actually a funny series and on the top of that it also have a cute love story between Moka and Tsukune. The best part of this one is there are many panties that are shown in the whole series (those colorful panties XD) Since the whole series is a bit ecchi, well, that’s normal. There are some parts that I don’t like in this series and that is their fighting scenes. Too normal, no thrill at all.

Animation:

8/10

Its actually not that bad. It’s quite colorful, the effects are good. Enough said.

Sounds:

10/10

The Opening and Ending song is actually cute! But what I like the most is the background music, it's a bit creepy but it really suits the anime

Characters:

10/10

Well, the female characters are really beautiful and I like it! They all have different personalities and when they are all flirting Tsukune. They are funny!

Overall:

10/10

The plot is good, the characters are amazing even the music so I like this one. Since this is the first Ecchi series that I’ve ever watched and I really enjoyed it. Actually, you’ll gonna love the ending of it if you’ve watched it. It actually touched my heart. So this is one of the best Ecchi and Harem series for me One more thing, This Anime series also have a second season so better watch it if you want . Highly recommended to all.