Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
SakamakiKoyatsu
A somewhat aging anime from the 2000's, the animation style is quite symbolically representative of that... being quite nostalgic. Anyways there were several highlights of features from this anime not quite stated in similar anime and those are some points of uniqueness, such as reverse-vampirism from our main vampire, Karin being a blood donator, Vampires not domineering the world which are the main two.
Otherwise, the setting is quite normal for a rom-com, yet the position of our main character, Usui, is in a predicamentory state being slated to a single mother and just being rather distant from other in the anime, to which Karin would be the dynamic to fix that
What is rich about this anime is that it plays on the vampirism tag and the genre of vampire anime and twists in to include…
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Although it seems that I give 10/10s to almost every show I watch, and need to start being harsher, this show deserves it. Genuinely, this show is a hidden gen, for my time at least as it came out 20 years ago as of now. It's unique and well made. In comparison to many things I've watched over my short anime career, this is a very interesting concept and one I haven't seen before. I feel as if this quality hasn't been present in newer animes, and that is unfortunate. No kiss at the end but I think that's actually a good thing, she gave Kenta her blood, symbolic of a kiss. Some characters can be annoying but they provide good character development for the more important ones, and let's not forget Buge-kun. Definitely tedious to find the English sub of this show, but that was what made it so…
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Coming from the manga, the anime is kind of a letdown. It goes on its own side path, making Karin develop a love-triangle relationship with Usui and the mysterious main character they hide for half the season who did not exist in the manga. I feel it's also raunchy in some parts for no reason, like the opening. Otherwise, if you're coming in on a fresh start, you may genuinely come to enjoy this anime. It's a cute and funny rom-com and gives you something to watch for a couple of days. Plus it was made in 2005 so if you like older anime this is a good one.
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The anime is about a vampire family and one of them instead of needing to suck blood, needs to give blood. That is the scoop of the anime, then the anime says that it is romantic, the truth is that on very few occasions I feel that it goes on the romantic side, I feel that I waste a lot of the relationship between the two protagonists. They used more third parties so that the relationship between the principals can advance and that resource is fine, but here I feel that there was literally no development of them alone doing something. That's the only thing I have to criticize. Piece of tits that the protagonist has, good design. The animation is fine, meets what is expected of the time, the soundtrack is good, the character design is not bad, the only thing I did not like was the vampire h…
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Story. This was very nicely done, but did not follow the manga on the later parts of the story (I decline the be the spoiler though). The Manga storyline was way superior.
Art. Well, from years ago I guess this was the artistic style. It is not as refined as more contemporary art. But it is acceptable and does not ruin the story line.
Sound. This was very good and appropriate for all of the action events. no complaint here.
Character. At first, the Dubbed in English characters seemed cheesy, but they correlated with the intended character development really well. It was totally on point!
Enjoyment. I for sure enjoyed this, but dinged it down 2 points because of the deviation from the original storyline.
Overall. This was worth watching and was a nice romantic story. I was glad I took…
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First few episode really got me worried about Karin's love life but after few episodes I felt relieved. Karin is a really kawaii and loving high school girl. She is really helpful and can do ANYTHING for people she cares about. She is a well wisher and gets embarrassed easily especially near Usui-kun. Not to mention she is extremely dense(like when Maki told her that she likes W-kun, Karin couldn't guess W-kun was Winner-kun). Keeping these aside Karin is also a vampire-bood sucking one. So, naturally she is the odd one out in her family. Her mother hits her with slipper, her brother calls her uselss and failure. Anju, her little sister and Karin's father love Karin a lot and they both can reach extreme heights to protect Karin.
All 4 people however, love Karin a seen in many episodes when…
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This anime is one of my childhood favorites. I'm not sure what about it I am so drawn to, it could be the awesome artwork, the funny characters, or the overall romance and comedy. This anime has so much going for it, it's hard to choose one reason why I like it so much. Honestly, all I can say is that this anime is a 10 out of 10 and that I would recommend it to almost anyone. It is a bit bloody and a tiny bit perverted, but the story line is sweet despite this being an anime about vampires. The characters are hilarious, if you really just need a good laugh, pop up an episode of this show and it'll do just the trick.
Read at the sourceAnimeprophet951
It is a trick as old as time, to flip conventions on their heads and have the reverse of a common idea play out. We´ve seen it time and time again, sometimes deep and tragically other times bubbly and funny. This element, that we call "irony" and in other cases "parody" is what the premise to "Karin" promises us.
Like any good romance, the show takes a great focus onto it´s two main characters Usui Kenta and Karin Maaka. Setting aside the random detail of Usui´s stare, the story doesn´t really play into anything too unconventional. It´s plot and a lot of character interactions are practically transcribed form the great book of clichés and the show seems to have little self awareness about it, as it takes such story elements far more seriously than an audience which is aware of them ever…
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Summary: This one is a lot better than I thought. I planned on it being a straight forward ecchi/slice of life but it turned out to be a lot more than that. Each of the main characters gets a good amount of development, the concept of the "unvampire" is quite interesting and the romance is solid. Even though this feels like an overdone concept it had enough unique elements to make it stand out from the pack.
You will like Karin if:
You don't want excessive ecchi or any nudity.
You don't care for the love triangle thing; this is Usui and Karin, no harem nonsense in this one.
You enjoy a diverse cast of characters who are a bit stereotypical (loli soft spoken doting younger sister, rough and masculine older brother, weak and caring/effeminate father, overbearing and strict mother, etc).
You…
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I didn't get that interested in the anime.I couldn't get to far into the story when I found out it was different from the manga. I think the manga was so much better. In the manga the romance was sooo good, the comedy was really funny(I guess the show didn't do bad in it's comedy either,it was probably on par with the manga's comedy), and plot.Things like dramatic moments were done so well in the manga. Overall the story in the manga felt like a good romcom and by the end I was completely satisfied,so if you didn't like the anime due to the it not having enough couple type of romance, definitely DEFINITELY read the manga :)
Read at the sourceemojipiggie
Karin is truly a unique anime. It is definitely one of my favorites.
STORY- 10 - Usually I don't like things with vampires. Especially vampire romances. Vampires are usually the same, cliche thing, but this story is amazingly unique. I mean, what other vampire have you heard of who makes blood, and then gets rid of it through massive nosebleeds? I promise, it is a lot better than it sounds.
ART- 7 - This is a pretty old anime, so the art style isn't the best. It is definitely not bad, and I doubt, unless you're super big on art, you'll care.
SOUND- 9 - The music from this anime is really good, especially the opening. It is super catchy.
CHARACTER- 9- The characters from this anime were amazing. I really liked Usui (the boy). He just wasn't the typical guy you'd see in anime, in my op…
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Who would have thought a romantic comedy could make me feel like I wasted so much time. This anime simply is not very good and drags on way too long. If it developed its poor story in the span of 13 episodes it might have received a higher score.
Lets start with a quick overview of the story. Karin is about a vampire named Karin. She of course has a secret. She isn't the usual kind of vampire, she creates blood, can go out in daylight, likes garlic, can touch crosses and sleeps at night. She accidentally shows her secret to a boy named Kenta who pledges to protect this secret and so our typical RomCom scenario begins. Not a bad start to the show.
The problem is that for the first 13 episodes nothing much happens that would bring these two characters together. Both Kenta and Karin both ha…
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I watched Karin a while a go so I am a little shaky on the details, but hopefully this is accurate XD.
Well I enjoyed the hell out of it. It follows a standard comedy romance progression but with the key differences thrown in from the Vampire/Reverse Vampire nature of Karin and her family. It is hilarious and definitely recommended, even if you happen not to be a huge fan of comedy romances (It was on of my first that I liked a lot). I am primarily a sub watcher, but I saw this in dub and still liked it so watch whichever is your preference.
The overarching story is nothing particularly special for the genre, focusing on the growth of the relationship between Karin and Usui (who shares a name with another of my favourite male protagonists, from Maid-Sama) but of course the problems caused…
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Ok, well normally I don't tend to write reviews, but as a fan of the manga, and after finally getting around to watching the anime I thought I'd take a moment to write this for two groups of people: Those who didn't read the manga and are curious about this as a general rom-com, and those who did who want to see the anime.
I'll keep this short and spoiler free. This is just going to be a quick insight for what both groups should expect to see, and my reasons as to why I think you should or shouldn't watch this.
I'll start with the NON-manga readers.
Given how this is a somewhat old show, you probably clicked on Karin's page based on a recent review, recommendation, or some other link on MAL's page.
Let me say that if you enjoy rom-coms and vampires you'll probably enjoy this. If you d…
Read at the sourceSynkue_Synchron
oke to be honest, i really didn't expect much of this anime... when i started watching the first episodes it tottaly wrecked my picture of the whole vampire idea... i dropped it after the first episode because i didn't really thought it would become something better. But after a week or two i saw it in my list and i began to read the reviews of others. it made me want to watch it again and know i'm at episode 22. if it wasn't for the fact i have to learn for my pw i would finish it right away.
chibi vampire karin is cute, lovely, great, unexpectedly interesting and there's a great plot. it's true that their are a lot of things that you see many in other schoollife anime's but it's in a unique way.
i won't tell annything about the story, you'll need to see for youself how wel-made this ani…
Read at the sourceDafauna
Karin: Chibi Vampire was a great anime, and had potential in the beginning. I loved the inappropriate jokes that were slipped in periodically. However, sometimes they overdid it. Also, the title sequence is a little creepy. I loved Karin's family. However, it left me wanting more.
The characters didn't develop enough, and the last episode had a terrible ending. The ending just ticks me off. I feel like recommending this show but at the same time.. I don't want to. Karin, the main character, I thought her personality was solid. Due to her being the main character; her personality had a chance to develop.
However, I really wish she wasn't an un-vampire. It made her seem pathetic because she acted like the most helpless girl in the world. Normal human girls can take care of themselves so,…
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Karin was in my opinion a very good anime, I was hooked after a few episodes. To me, the story itself was unique because of Karin's condition. I honestly never would have thought of anything like that, so it gave the anime some origonality. I really enjoyed the develpoment of the relationship between Karin and Kenta throughout the anime. It had a nice pase that never felt like it was going ot fast or dragging on and being to slow, just a moderate pace that really added to the effect. I laughed out loud so many times while watching his anime,and I honestly don't do that very often. It definatly had a big comical element along with the romance that overall made it rather enjoyable.
The art was pretty good although I found it rather average. "Kentas drawn kind of weird..." was something that…
Read at the sourceGrowler
A refreshing romantic comedy that brings up a new concept to the table... reverse vampires.
I thought it was silly at first but while I watched more and more episodes I realized it's not that silly as this concept is the basis for the humor. The story spins around Karin a high school girl with problems every teenager has as well as something more. She is an unvampire and eldest daughter of a family of regular vampires.
That triggers several reactions from her family members that lead to funny situations.
Whats more about the story and is not a spoiler is that it has a little bit of everything, comedy tragedy romance and a little bit of action here and there with an ending that is a bit of a letdown.
Vampires have always been a subject of interest to people, be it books or cinematographic…
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I loved this anime! It was one of those animes that I was absolutely addicted to. When I wasnt watching Karin I wished Iwas watching Karin when I was sleeping I was dreaming that I was watching Karin and when I was watching Karin it was like I was in a trance and I had to force myself to occasionaly blink. Part of this was because I love vampires (not the ones that sparkle like off twilight) and this is the only vampire thing I have seen in a long time. And also because the anime and story are realy just that good.
Story 10: The story was very original and deep. I mean come on an unvampire thats almost as epic as the person who thought the leaf blower should blow out instead of in. But on a more serious note this story portrayed how less gory people like mysef believe that vampires drink…
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Wow, so I've never had a anime be so good for 20 episodes, then completely crash and burn as hard as the last 4 episodes did for me. I actually quit watching at episode 23 out of revolt at what was happening. The last episode is just a mockery of the whole series in my opinion and for nothing, it ends just as you would expect if the last 4 episodes didn't exist.
This to me is raising the stakes for the sense of drama, and the cost of everything else. It's a terrible way of handling a series and wrecks what otherwise was a great series overall for me. I really did enjoy it before the last 4 episodes, to the point of which it might have been the best handling of vampire romance I had seen.
I took the time to write my first review simply as a warning. It was a great series that crashed an…
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