Audience reviews
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WOX96
Man what a throwback going back to watch this after 16 Years. I know this show is polarizing so I will keep the review objective and fair. With that being said let's follow along shall we?
Director:
The legendary Akiyuki Shinbo and animated by Studio Shaft—the same creative powerhouse behind Bakemonogatari and Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Story:
The narrative centers on Mina Tepes, the ancient queen of all vampires, who chooses the 21st century to finally reveal the existence of her kind to humanity. Armed with boundless wealth, she pays off Japan's national debt in exchange for a sovereign, offshore artificial island: The Vampire Bund. Mina envisions a sanctuary where humans and vampires can peacefully coexist. However, she faces immediate, violent backlash from human extremists, corrupt…
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This anime was all over the place, and as such ended up being very amusing in a very unexpected way, it does all the 90's anime tropes without a fail, but also without direction, I broke into laughter many many times, but I doubt they intended that at all, the characters are absurd, as are their motivations, also this anime is horny in the weirdest ways and it keeps topping itself, when you think they can't sunk any deeper they find a way by introducing another couple.
That said the character designs and animations are pretty good and well done, sure the plot is a mess, but it's a cheesy mess so it's very enjoyable. it's really worth watching despite all it's shortcomings, specially drunk. Now it's understandable where all the negative reviews come from, given the topics and how the anime…
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Overview:
Anime about vampires certainly aren't anything new, and Studio Shaft, the same people behind "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", is well-known for making such anime, having created several over the years. One such anime is "Dance in the Vampire Bund", which unfortunately is pretty average as far as the genre goes. While I did enjoy it quite a bit, it is nevertheless heavily flawed, with a number of good qualities being held back by a number of not-so-good qualities.
Story (6/10):
"Dance in the Vampire Bund" is set in modern-day Japan, in a world where vampires exist and have lived in isolation for centuries. Until now, that is, as Mina Tepes, the ruler of all vampires, announces their existence to the world, with the intention of creating a special district from her people known as the…
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It's hard to watch a love story unfold when you're rooting for the underdog in a love triangle.
I was drawn in because I love vampires, fantasy, and handsome anime boys - and this ticked all the boxes for me. It's an EXCELLENT series that scores well in thoughtful writing, music, character development and more... it felt like I was watching an anime movie with cinematic frame cuts and zooms, perfect editing and metaphors in every single episode. I wouldn't describe it as anything other than a visual and literary masterpiece, as it evokes the kind of complex emotions one rarely feels from series today. However. Due to the complex (back)story of the vampire history, it also felt like the series was cramming too much content into 12 episodes. The main arc (the vampire kingdom's rise to succe…
Read at the sourceKyuuriKappa
I'm just going to bulletpoint all my thoughts. Overall, this anime was ok and kept me entertained.
Pros:
-Interesting plot points
-Has an original spin on the usual vampire content
-Has some very likeable characters
Neutral:
-A lot of the cast is sexualized women. Honestly it doesn't really bother me, but it's just something I noticed in this anime more than I do in most. I think it had to do with the genre clashing with having so many sexualized women, since I'm used to that mostly from more lively/ upbeat anime. Cons:
-The direction is awful. I can see where they were going with a lot of the shots and I appreciate that the got creative with aspect ratios, but the techniques they used were often used too much and some of the camera angles were just strange. A lot of the cuts between sce…
Read at the sourceMrYandereFan26
I've seen mixed reviews for this anime. Some good, some bad and some average. I must say I rather enjoyed this show. Interesting story and world. The setting and animation were also very good.
Some criticisms are it was a bit rushed as they tended to include a lot going on at the same time and it could have done with being longer in order for it to improve.
The best part of the anime by far was Mina Tepes. She is the main reason I really wanted to see this anime and she is a really cute and great character. I often like vampire lolis in general so I definitely felt quite optimistic about her right from the start.
Warning ⛔️ ⚠️ There is some Loli fan service (even though she’s hundreds of years old she has quite a childlike appearance) which may get a bit uncomfortable but there isn’t…
Read at the sourceAndre_Alexander
Spoiler free article: A short description that's just a bit longer than normal synopsis to give you rough idea what to expect from this anime. Conclusion for TL;DR at the end of the articles.
Reading time: 2 minutes read
Review:
This is a good example of anime that's able to balance battles, political intrigues and social (facade) life, every single one of those aspects are well presented. The story are well paced at the beginning, but it's steadily getting faster towards the end, so much that it's getting confusing because they skipped a lot of details. Plot armor are unfortunately plagued this anime badly, it's used over and over, but thankfully there's close to none plot holes as far as I know. The overused nudity though... I know they have it in the manga, but it's essential for the…
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Dance in the Vampire Bund explores Mina Tepes, the ruler of all vampires, creating a land in Japan for her kind to settle in and attempt a peaceful coexistence with humans and tries restoring his relationship with Akira Kaburagi, a teenage boy who is actually a werewolf part of a clan that serve as Mina’s guardians and whom lost his memory a year earlier before the start of the series. While these developments take place, Mina and Akira do come at odds with human and vampire terrorists attempting to interfere with Mina’s plans at coexistence between vampires and humans.
Before I comment on other stuff with Vampire Bund, I suppose I need to address the elephant in the room in regards to its controversial content regarding the sexualization of Mina. While Mina is a centuries-old vampire, sh…
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Dance in the Vampire Bund was among the first anime series I had ever seen (that contains loli-themed ecchi scenes) sold bluntly to the public in my area. That being said, the anime is great.
I prefer the manga to the anime, but the anime is still worth watching 100%.
Despite social stigmas and western boundaries, this series has managed to be among the best selling. That says a lot. Either the story is just that good, or it's the spicy elements within it that tons of people are thirsty for.
Regardless, it's a success for a reason. The dub is horrible and very cringe, in my opinion.
I only rewatch the sub on occasion, since subs are always better.
Also, if you're interested in this anime, I'd strongly suggest avoiding the English dub or releases of this series. They like to secretly cu…
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This is a spectacular piece of shit and I can't recommend it to anyone, no matter how vampire anime deprived they might be.
My #1 criticism is the colossal shitshow that is the art style. It's difficult describe with words, but it's that kind of "art" where someone throws a whole lot of motifs around that *should* be artistic but the way it's all put together just produces a cringy mess. Art in general is highly subjective, but in this anime it's comparable to showing up at a high-class show in Paris and instead of seeing masterful works through the centuries you actually see what happens when a methhead eats twenty tacos then goes potty on some canvas. (I'll leave further art comparisons alone since getting into the whole "inflated art prices are actually thinly-veiled attempts at money…
Read at the sourceTwisted999
Get your great value brand monogatari fix here folks!
Story:
Rushed in most places, slowly antagonizing in others. As stated above this show shares a few similarities between the monogatari series. It's somehow at the same time more mature and even more so watered down. There were points in the show where I was genuinely surprised. Not because the show pulled something cool or anything like that, it was because I had to go to the wiki just to get a good explanation of most the things they glossed over in a single sentence. I won't spoil anything here but at one point I thought *insert evil organization name here* was a person until I looked it up myself. I caught myself asking a lot of times "Why are they even fighting right now?" "Why didn't she just do *this*" or say "*this*" The worst…
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So, this is my first review. I may end up sounding amateurish, so don't take it too seriously.
Story wise? This anime has really made me think about how a vampire society would actually be structured. Would they live in a midieval-ish type society? Or perhaps would they be changing their lifestyles alongside with us humans? The anime also begs the question: Just what exactly is "too much" loyalty to one person is? Is there a point where sticking with someone you love is foolish? The story here does a really good job at that. Also, there are times where the story is spoken from a poetic perspective, so the midieval feel is very strong here. There is a bit of fanservice though, some of it strange when it features Princess Mina as well, she has the body of a child. See what I'm getting at?…
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This is a bit of a strange anime, in that the main character of the story and the protagonist seem to be different, kind of. The main character of story is definitely Mina, in that she's the one that has goals that serve as the focus of the anime, the one who makes crucial choices that decide how things will move forward, and the one around whom all conflict is based. However, in terms of framing and perspective, the protagonist is Akira, someone who supports her throughout all of this. This results in an interesting dynamic that works really well sometimes, but also quite strangely in others. The core of when it does work well is usually when its centered around their relationship with each supporting each other. When it doesn't is when they seem to get into conflict. Still, all in all th…
Read at the sourceKnightwingNC
This anime is truly amazing! Now imagine Bakemonogatari with elements off horror and darkness... This anime is a mixture of them both!
Story:
Now the story could have been better, it revolves around a vampire princess or whatnot trying to start up a bund for all vampires really. Now the start of the story is amazing! The confusing times for all the characters really makes them really good! Now the first episode is a total bore and I suggest skipping to the next. I feel like the ending off the anime was horrible though, you can tell they had to sum it up really fast. Half way through the series you would swear it's the ending but then they do a total 360 and change nearly everything to introduce a new story. Certain relationships change with just a click of the fingers.
Art:
You know how…
Read at the sourceScarletHaze
This anime starts off good. both the "friends" is the opening and ending song "Tsumeato" are quite enjoyable songs and so (was) the story to this anime.That being said the main characters Akira and mina have a lot going for them and the anime builds on that i just feel they focused too much on that and not much else. thanks to that the anime had a strong start but could have been more. it isn't a "Bad" anime it just hits around a 6 or so on the rating list. at the end of the day it is up to you to watch it, i did and it was enjoyable i just cant say it is an amazing title that everyone should watch.
Read at the sourceEazzytheprodigy
I've heard a lot of complaints about this one not sticking to the manga very well, but allow me to say that this one isn't that bad. In my opinion it does a very good job in making you want more. I for one never read the manga, and just happened to come across it by mere whim. and right off the "bat" no pun intended I was intrigued. Granted I suspect this will be received better by those like myself that enjoy Vampire/ Werewolf anime, but if nothing else you cant deny the art in this is spectacular. The main problem story wise is that you honestly don't know anything about any of the characters and it's no secret that if you cant fill me in in a short 12 like this you're in the wrong line of work. I won't say it's a complete waste of time but it does feel rushed. I would have honestly pref…
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In all honesty this anime is not for everyone. The first episode especially is very bizarre and set up in a way that can be very off putting but if you push through and continue watching, the series gets much better as it goes along. Overall I personally find the art style a bit ugly and the character stories aside from Mina fairly predictable. I do however really enjoy the concept of vampires in this one. I am a fan of the shape shifting and sire theme. If you are a big fan of vampires/supernatural creatures then I would say this anime is worth watching but may not be the best one you have seen! Overall, I enjoyed watching this anime as a nice short filler between my 50+ episode watches. Would recommend it but also wouldn't be surprised if it was disliked.
Also beware of loli nipples....…
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Vampires. The genre feels very divided - either people love it or hate it. I´m personally are quite fascinated by vampires and vampire story´s, it´s something with these children of the dark that never grows old on me - their wildness, immortality, history, powers, weaknesses, and bloodsucking can be decpited in so many ways. As to date not so many great vampire stories has been adapted to anime compared to other genres such as shounen, shoujo, harems, demons and so on. Of course some really great ones has been adapted such as Hellsing Ultimate, Blood+, and Trinity Blood with varying results. So I was quite happy with how satisfied I was after finishing "Dance in the Vampire Bund" (DITVB). It took the theme seriously and didn´t lay any fingers in between. I will elaborate why think this is…
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Dance in the Vampire Bund is a rather notorious series. It's been heavily criticised for having sexualised content involving a character who looks like a child and when it was released outside of Japan there was a big fuss about censorship as various companies grappled with whether or not to cut some of the more controversial content. It's a series I've avoided because it looked crass in the same vein as Strike Witches or Upotte but I was asked to review it in spite of it being, according to the requester “a not very good show” due to it being a prototype in the way it's directed for a lot of studio Shafts later works. For those of you unfamiliar with shaft, they're the ones behind the Rec OVA, which was terrible. They also did Ef: A Tale of Memories, which was sub-par. They also did Natsu…
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A show that screams 'bad adaptation' pretty much off the bat, Dance in the Vampire Bund is a mix of gratuitous fanservice and over-the-top violence portrayed within a convoluted world that is explained in periodic info-dumps and vague plot points that could only be satisfied by going to the source material.
If you've come for the loli vampire queen, I imagine you'll only leave somewhat satisfied. While the politicking, romantically troubled and not-infrequently naked Mina Tepis steals the spotlight in terms of character (much more so than our generic jacked werewolf high school protagonist), she's trapped within the mess of a plot that make her intentions even more vague than perhaps even she would like them. What she's doing is given a lot of weight but never enough explanation or ground…
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