Audience reviews
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animefreak3531
i'd say i'm a very emotional person, and watching such a tragic yet beautiful take on the classic forbidden love troupe done so amazingly... i found myself sobbing at the end honestly. this series would be a 10/10 but i did find the animation and cgi to be a little choppy at time which would make more serious/ sad/ action packed scenes come off and a little goofy at times lol. for a 5 episode mini series, i would 100% recommend it to anyone looking for a beautiful story, well written characters, a wonderful soundtrack, and a deeply tragic love story. flippin epic 8)
Read at the sourceKiunax3
Vampire in the Garden is an absolute gem of an anime that has captured my heart with its enchanting tale of love, courage, and unity. From the very first episode, I was hooked by the captivating story of Fine, the sweet vampire girl, and Momo, the brave human girl, who defy the odds to protect and love each other in a world on the brink of war.
What sets this anime apart is the genuine and heartfelt connection between Fine and Momo. Their love is beautifully portrayed and is the driving force behind their quest to find a haven where vampires and humans can coexist in harmony. It's a message of hope and unity that resonates deeply.
The animation and art style are nothing short of breathtaking. The character designs are expressive, and the landscapes are richly detailed, adding to the over…
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Have you ever seen a story involving star crossed lovers? Vampires? An authoritarian regime? If so, you can skip this, because it was likely executed far better there. A bowl of oatmeal has more personality than this show. The production value is fine, the backgrounds are nice, but I can't bear to give it a 4 because for me I might still recommend a 4 to someone if it's in their wheelhouse. But this show has nothing, its the most formulaic waste of time that make your 2D waifu look like a three dimensional character. There's hardly anything else to insult because so little actually happens, a girl and a vampire run around for a bit, and the world makes no sense except as set dressing.
This is more of a vent than a review, spare yourself the trouble and find something else to watch.
Read at the sourceKing_Dedede
While there are some decent upsides to this miniseries, it's ultimately brought down by core issues.
First, the positive. The art in the show is very beautiful! While it's all winter-themed, I never got tired of looking at the snowy mountains and landscapes, nor the bright lights of civilization contrasting with the cold, stormy night. The music is also a treat to listen to! Both the soulful, melancholy tunes and the jovial European-inspired ones are quite enchanting to the ears! The world itself is quite unique and interesting as well. It had a lot of potential that was, unfortunately, not quite met.
The story and writing itself is sadly the weak point of this work. There were engaging concepts that could've been explored, but never came to be. The pacing is also a mess. Everything happ…
Read at the sourceViolet-Eien
I did my skincare and yet I couldn't help but cry. This is sad yet beautiful. Depressing, even. Fine x Momo.
Yes, this is such a very unique concept about vampire and humans. The artstyle is both dull and beautiful which make it suitable for the story. I'm a person who believes that everything has a reason so every story that I know, read and watch is perfect in an imperfect way. The feelings it brought me were intensely realistic, I wept and sobbed and evn punched the bed several times because I could relate the most by the ending. That was unexpected. I'm still sad actually. I love this.
Read at the sourceKNOTMENOT
Just finished this one, and It is been a while for something to give me such mixed feelings. I want to call it great, it had all the themes you'd need for it, it even had fine music and art. But it was executed quite poorly storywise and it feels fake. Sure, all anime is "fake" as in fiction, but this had unbelievable characters and no internal consistency. Each character is like "I m max and i only shout NO" one dimensional af.
The only character that ends up anywhere close to believable is side character that is|| your average cool guy with katana||
I'd recommend it for it is short watch (less than 2 hours) but gosh
Read at the sourceLegend-IX-9RA
(Read If You Finished or Don't Mind *Minor* Spoilers) -- (Also, this was written while I listened to music, so it might be all over the place.)
I tend to write reviews for stories that I absolutely love, or passionately despise. This story, however, is different than any other review. This anime had nothing but wasted potential. The characters were interesting, the story and plot was captivating enough to keep me drawn to it, and the art was fantastic.
This story was good, I enjoyed Momo and Fine characters, although they both had their fair-share of annoying or what (?) moments. My favorite character in this story, was between Fubo (uncle) and Elisha. Before anyone says anything, I couldn't remember a single characters name outside of Momo and Fine's... that's rare for me.
The proble…
Read at the sourceArthdalLover
If you love themes of friendship, war, loss, and the pursuit of peace you might like this anime. It is realistic in the elements of war. The friendship between the main characters is strong because they have to protect each other and themselves from their kind. For example, the human girl protects Fine from humans while humans themselves are a threat to her. this is because they both "betrayed their kind" and chose an unconventional life for themselves.
Their bond is genuine and goes through the constant struggle of survival, acceptance, and pure happiness. Their worlds are in chaos, and they only find paradise in each other.
Read at the sourceDorcas_Aurelia
This show is bad. While there are some interesting ideas and potential for an interesting story, it's most severely harmed by its limited run time and inability to flesh out the world and characters. If they're lucky, characters get 1 trait and the vaguest hint of motivation, but several are confounding. Despite this, the emotional climax of the story still managed to move me, just not enough to negate all concerns about earlier questionable plot choices.
The character designs are fairly unremarkable, aside from transformed vampires, which are appropriately horrifying; and the animation is generally good enough, with the exception of conspicuously noticeable CG for hand and finger movement in a piano sequence, and episode 4 utilizes of number of slow pans over still frames for characters…
Read at the sourceQuinnellene
A very character focused story that manages to present an incredible impactful tale of two people trying to find their way forward in a world that seeks to drag them down a single path. Both main characters are brilliant and through their time together we see them both grow as people as they begin to understand why life is worth living and grapple with their own trauma. Blends this moments of emotional with moments of catharsis incredibly well, truly contrasting the bleak world around the two characters with their caring and beautiful relationship in a very short time.
Secondary characters and world building is limited, but due to the shorter and tighter focus this does not take away from the core story. Other characters have reasonable enough motives and are able to create tension that d…
Read at the sourceConfusedWalrus
I've watched many anime over the years but vampire in the garden would be the first that actually made me come over to write a review. Though short, I felt that the pacing was pretty good and not unnecessarily drawn out like other shows, the ending was impactful with just the right amount of sad/happy vibes. The animation was alright, nothing special. Characters felt realistic and it was easy relating to them. What really stood out was the OST, absolute masterpiece. Would have preferred a couple more filler episodes but overall a solid 8/10, gave me maquia vibes all over again.
Read at the sourceLustrousParadox
This isn't such a waste of time.
I give this a 4/10 Its [i]Fine[/i]
You wouldn't get it...
This is a positive 4/10. It's absolutely not original, but the execution is not terrible. Still pretty enjoyable.
To sum this anime in a few words; it's exactly what you'd expect from a vampire show where the two main characters are a vampire and a human. This anime really does not have much to give but it doesn't mean it's bad...
I personally didn't care for it at all and i'm going to proceed to forget everything that I saw because of how inconsequential all of that was. It had no thought put into it whatsoever. It was your typical Romeo and Juliet plotline.
Very typical
Not disgusting, you can still find yourself enjoying it but if you're looking for somthing special, this isn't it.
Not bad…
Read at the sourcedarkzuko26
Vampire's garden is a Netflix yuri in collaboration with Wit Studio, which explains the awesome quality of the animation. In a world where humans and vampires are in eternal war, a girl (Momo) and a vampire (Fine), escape from their relative realms in a journey, seeking for the Paradise where humans and vampire can coexist and live in peace.
Well, the message of this ONA is truly wholesome for me, but i cannot explain it without write spoilers. The bad part is that the story is sometimes a truly nonsense, for example, when the girls arrive at some town unconscious and when Momo wakes up, the native knows exactly their names and the aim of their journey when they didn't even open their mouths, or when a fuel tank explodes directly in the face of Momo and she stands up without a single scra…
Read at the sourceFirechick12012
One time, a few years ago, I mentioned to some people in a fandom that I wasn't a particularly big fan of a show because I felt that it came across as too treacly and saccharine, with the main character embodying a lot of those qualities. But apparently a lot of people didn't like this and proceeded to accuse me of only liking tragic edgy shlock and claiming that I hate it when kids shows have an optimistic tone. If anyone's seen some reviews I've done for the various seasons of Pretty Cure, I can attest that that's not true. I just prefer the shows I watch, books I read, and games I play to actually have substance to them, and not just lean too far into both extremes, such as being too sugary and saccharine or being too morose, dark, and bleak. Unfortunately, Vampire in the Garden, a new…
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I will not make a real review for this shit. The "lesbian" dies, as in tradition...
Yes, they can die but you need to have a few alive you know. Most end in tragedy, it's not a coincidence.
At first you might think it's going to go deep in the vampire/human relationship, but nope not at all. No deep diving in the presented character too, but look a cool guy with a sword not taking anything seriously, but being way too strong and vampire (who took over the world?) way too weak.
5 episodes for it to end (you can spot the end from the first episode) like it started (in tragedy) and a time skips for 5 sec and now happy ending and look she has a child now, awesome. Just so freaking bad. I want my time back.
Read at the sourceR_2_R
5 episodes, 2.5 hrs, Easy binge
There isn't anything particularly bad about this Anime, unless you wanna ponder on how much it chooses not to tell. It only tells what it wants to tell in it's short runtime, which really could've have been more impactful as a movie but is still a pretty decent watch.
The story takes place in a world where humanity is at the brink of existence... (Bit of a tangent here, but I find it funny how often this line is getting repeated like, HUMANITY IS AT BRINK OF EXISTENCE, like I forgot how much weight that line carries and how much I got used to it xD...)
Anyway, vampires started to take over the world in both mass and land, while humanity corned itself with nothing but a tower of light as their hope (& guns). Humanity uses some kind of holy light and guns to…
Read at the sourceBilboSwaginz
Overall it was a pretty bland watch with good art and music and at times good animation but the story and characters were terrible. The only halfway decent character was the uncle and he didn't get any development until the end. They studio tried to put too many slow moving scenes along with too much material which ends up with a lot of stuff being crammed into a short runtime. The characters become unrelatable from this pacing as you don't really understand their actions. To put it in perspective it makes no sense that Momo the main character would leave with Fine and in no time at all have an us versus the world mentality when vampires had been her enemy her entire life. Granted she does not view them with hatred but she does have a bias against them as seen in her first interaction with…
Read at the sourceMakkusuUnfilwin
I’m an absolute sucker for vampire stories. Always have been, always will be. Shows like Vampire Knight and Hellsing were some of the earliest anime I can remember watching. There’s something just so captivating about a pasty, white, basement-dwelling, nocturnal, blood-sucker with good looks and even sharper teeth. Even when Tom Cruise starts walking the night, it still looks and sounds pretty cool. So, to me, it doesn’t matter if your vampire plot is tropey, boring or juvenile, I’ll still enjoy it if the main character has some aversion to garlic, crosses, sunlight, or some unholy combination of the three. Hell, I even started reading Call of the Night, which sucks, but satiates my desire for coffin-sleeping, bat-morphing, reflection-precluding, immortal, skinny white chicks. But what doe…
Read at the sourceAPolygons2
For only 5 episodes,
This was Way more impactful than it had the right to be.
I'll make it easy for you, the show is worth watching. The Best thing you can do to see if it's for you or not is watching the first episode, which is one of the best first episodes I have seen in a long time.
It does get a little weaker around episode 3 and specially 4, but it picks itself back up for the final episode so I wasn't too bothered by it.
Bottom of the line is, if you want to go in completely blind, do it. it's worth your time, but if you're still unsure, keep reading:
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the story is about a world were vampires and humans are at war while both sides are kind of both at fault and victims at the same time. Vampires think humans a…
Read at the sourceKANLen09
Humans and vampires, stories of folklores that bend and twist the mind in an never-ending sea of timeless fictional pieces of war. And Wit Studio's next venture into the Netflix anime catalogue with Vampire in the Garden, much to say that it was less hyped than the "Bubble" movie that came out last month (which honestly was very mid), I have to say that I felt awfully cathartic and incapacitated with feelings and emotions that are truly deserving of the NC16 rating that this has. And as much as the whole series felt depressing, it was very depressingly good to say the least.
Vampire in the Garden tells the story of 2 girls: the regular Momo Warm working in an industrial military city whose passion riles up from saving a young vampire whom has a music box of a tune that sounds its resonanc…
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