Audience reviews
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MrYandereFan26
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…
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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…
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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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Dance in the Vampire Bund
There's been time when I felt a certain kind of curiosity to know about the genesis of vampire fiction and the root of this popular and discussed genre.So,obviously,I searched on google.Learned a little about Vlad the impaler.So,afterward,as I got the basic idea,I intended to watch some anime series about vampire.Despite of some people's opinion,I do not think that vampire stories in anime is bad.In most of the cases,the storyteller uses his imagination and makes a vampire which have superpowers or they don't have to bite or they don't get burned in the sun etc.So,yes,This show is no difference.But among the vampire anime out there,this one should be kept on top of the list.I can assure you,this show is worth watching.Only 12 episodes,aired in 2010.Produced by Sh…
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If you're going to watch this anime, do me a favor and watch the Blu-ray version. The TV version is so horrible that I even consider giving this anime a 6 once.
Now for those who are too lazy to read:
Pros:
+ Good art and animation (Blu-ray version)
+ Great and well-developed character
+ Interesting Plot
Cons:
- Forgettable soundtrack In-depth review:
Dance in the Vampire Bund. Looks like a good anime when i looked through the list of animes. Well, it's animated by SHAFT right? Let's give it a try then.
Story: 8
It's about a vampire princess building her own country with her lover. Nothing interesting, right? The show starts off slow, but later the story progress at a better pace. The world-building aspect in this anime is good, makes you feel that the world is big and full of vampires…
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"Still a better love story than twilight." No, but seriously now. This was phenomenal!
I knew this show existed via cover art that I've seen in various places. So, I decided to take the time to watch it when it was finally recommended through another show. I figured vampires usually make something interesting to watch. This show was no exception and stole my complete attention until it was over.
No spoilers, but slight references possible.
Story: 9
Simply put, supernatural love story. I mean a good one too! This story did, however, take time for me to wrap around but it gets better. In other words, give it an episode or two and hold on. In a world inhabited by both humans and vampires, they'll need to live like good neighbors. This is the premises. It gets even better when love is again…
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~*Dance in the Vampire Bund*~Review (revised):
• Story: Dance in the Vampire Bund is the anime adaptation of the manga with the same name. The author is Tamaki Nozomu,well known for his ecchi and hentai mangas, so we didn't expect too much from him either way.In this anime we have a blonde moe prepubescent girl (most likely twelve years old) that never ages. We also have the bishōnen Akira Kaburagi Regendorf (the first two names are japanese ,but the etymology of the last name is a little complex,"Rege" means in romanian "king", but I'm not sure if the mangaka named him knowing this detail). As for Mina Ţepeş's name,her family name is derived from the Vlad Ţepeş (meaning Vlad The Impaler) also known by the surname Dracul or later "Dracula". Vlad was referred to in several documents as "Dra…
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Children of the night, something that always seems to entertain me. This series however, made me fall more in love with series that deal with the Vampires and other supernatural creatures. Something that bugged me was the low rating this seemed to have, naturally an anime that I enjoyed I wanted to write a positive review. So let's get started shall we?
Story: 8/10
The premise of the story deals with the Queen of Vampires, Mina Tepes, and the promise 10 years before the current setting made with the main protagonist Kaburagi Akira. "The Queen who had all the power, and boy who offered her everything." Or something like that was the reason this whole story had happened. The two's promise was that Akira would never leave her side, and he'll always have her smile. A little cliche'd but I did…
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Due to the overwhelming amount of negativity in this anime i decided to write this review.
Dance in the Vampire Bund was an anime that caught my attention completely by accident stumbling on a video while exploring the internet. I was immediately immersed within the story. While yes the main plot behind the anime, (boy loses memory, cant remember girl/ promise with girl, goes through adventure to regain memory) is a bit cliche and the whole amnesia thing is truly overused but the story and presentation of this is truly magnificent.
Akira the main character initially has a cases of memory loss when Mina The Queen of the Vampires, rediscovers him after a long absence. At the same time Mina is making the existence of Vampires public. What ensues is a mixture of the occult, graphic violence,…
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my very first review!!when vampire queen mina tepes arrives in japan to bulid a home for the vampire race,akira kaburagi must keep his childhood promise to protect her from those who would dethrone her.i really like anime because its a great story.there are some pretty good fighting scenes and its also a great conspiracy-like anime
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A fan of Twilight? Vampires? Werewolves? Fantasy? This anime has it all. Dance in the Vampire Bund was previously adapted from the manga and consists 12 episodes with 1 recap. A highly suspenseful and mysterious source. I personally thought everything was thorough, and detailed. If you're interested in a fantasy, horror, slight bit of nudity, this is a perfect anime for you.
Story: 10
The story was very well thought. The audience clearly understands what is going on and the plot doesn't skip all over the place, definitely have transitional scenes in between. The future scenes were somewhat predictable in some areas. There were 3 different stories that connected and the 2nd scenario were fairly predictable, but otherwise i thought the plot was interesting. The plot really stood out, it was…
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Hmm... what to say about Dance in the Vampire Bund...well personally I like the manga better but there is still much to say about the anime.
Story:
I found the plot interesting. However, the anime storyline lacks very important information. We the viewers are constantly wondering why something happens when it does which I personally found VERY frustrating.
Not to mention the ending where we're all left hanging...which I hated because now we have to wait to see if they make a sequel so we can find out what the hell really happened.
Art:
The animation in this anime was fantastic! Shaft really did a good job of making everything so life-like and realistic. My favorite part is where the camera moves up and gives a full range of the body of the character and then focuses on the eyes that ar…
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I don't know where to begin with this episode, I see a lot of reviews going over every aspect of the show in great detail but with this anime I can only say 1 thing about it..... It's extremely unique. I have not seen very many animes that actually hit me like this one did, though i'm starting to think i'm just a sucker for a bit of a romance :).
I've seen a few vampire animes out there and I can say this indefinitely, this is the best one to date. The romance was amazing, the battle's were epic and the drama was unlike anything i've seen!!
I don't think there are true words to describe this anime other then, I fell in love with this anime within a matter of minutes of watching the first episode. Most romance shows you can usually predict what will happen next but this will is a whole no…
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To be honest, it's really surprising to see so many reviews giving Vampire Bund such a low score. For me, it was absolutely the best vampire anime I've ever seen. I can't really say that I'm obsessed with vampires, but it's certainly an interesting genre. Unfortunately there isn't really a lot of animes which use this theme to its fullest. In that sense, Vampire Bund has managed to utilize all the glory of the vampire legend and myth.
Story: 10
As it goes with most vampire stories, Vampire Bund's plot revolves around the vampire princess, or vampire queen. However, it's really the subtle things that impresses me the most. I suppose most people would just pass them off as whims, but SHAFT has a knack at making an impression of the subtlest things which brings the plot together. Most vampir…
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So, I basically adore this anime. In my opinion, it's better than Bakemonogatari, another SHAFT production directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. You should know that Shinbo is quite an auteur. His shows are positively smeared with his unique timbre. If you don't like other works from Shinbo, you won't like this one either. This show is directed intelligently schizophrenic: zoom, cut, still frame, cut, blur, cut, shot of seemingly unrelated object/scene, cut, dialogue, cut, wide-screen, inverted colors, etc. Despite all this, it's not confusing. Instead, it's exhilarating. Staccato. Fast. MTV on speed. Never boring.
"Intelligently" schizophrenic, because none of the cuts are actually random. Every movement has a purpose, not a wasted note is to be found. Sometimes, just when the dissonant camerawork…
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I was hesitant to watch Dance in the Vampire Bund, after all the bad reviews and ratings it was given, but I was surprised to find myself entertained by it. So much that I finished it all in one day.
I decided to give a summery of the anime because I dont believe the synopsis is fair to it.
Story:
A 17 yr old boy has had all his memories erased due to an incident that happened a year and a half ago. What he does remember is a promise he made to this girl seven years ago, to always be together. That girl turns out to be the Queen of the Vampires, who he meets again, and shares a special bond with her. And so the story begins.
The art is beautiful. So much detail, and colors.
The sound is ok. I didn't really pay any attention to it, to be honest.
Characters: Really well developed consi…
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At the starting of the winter season Dance in the Vampire bund was touted to be the best of the anime winter line up. However, the show did not amount to all the hype. D in Disorder is a befitting name for this show. Be wary of Spoilers.
Story-The story begins with Mina Tepes (The Queen of vampires) unveiling the existence of the vampire on a game show. What happens afterwards came as a surprise..At first you thought the show was about protecting the existence of vampires and somehow requisitioning a school as a corporate asset will stifle all insurrection.Right. Only opaque flashbacks are shown between the Kaburagi and the heroine. Why did he a werewolf willingly protect the Queen of vampires? We shall never know. Before this show seemed to have that allure of becoming a political thrille…
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In one of SHAFT's latests, Dance in the Vampire Bund, there is actually very little to dance about. SHAFT usually has a knack for finding strange source materials and then adapting them in interesting new ways that break the troupes of their genres. Usually is the key word in that last sentence. I'm trying to write a non-bias review, but it's inevitable to say Dance in the Vampire Bund is not a good anime. But! At the same time it isn't a terrible anime. But what Bund is, is absolutely average. There's nothing this anime does to set it apart from other second-rate anime about vampires or political conquest. At first, everything that happens you'll feel like "Hey well I kind of thought that was coming" and by the end you'll be like "Wait? Was that a plot twist?" Note that is a review on the…
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Before I begin this review, I would like to make it very clear that I have not read the Dance In The Vampire Bund manga, nor do I have any immediate plans to do so, and this review is based entirely on the animated adaptation Thus, don't complain about how the manga was good, because that is completely irrelevant to how much I fucking hated the Vampire Bund anime.
The series starts off with an interesting premise, namely a TV gameshow discussing all the increasing amounts of signs that vampires walk among us. Although Vampires are hardly an original premise... actually, they're one of the least original and overused premises in modern media, but I digress... introducing their existence to the unsuspecting public via the media is certainly a new one. On paper, this reads like a fantastic d…
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I did not read the manga so the review is based entirely upon the anime. I don't really describe what happens in the series and spoils are from none to very little. Look at the description if you wish to know what the anime is fully about.
Story-7: Wow, vampires that have been hiding among us for centuries! I've never heard of anything like that before! That was sarcasm, if it wasn't obvious enough. Honestly though, yes it is overused and this anime doesn't pull it off as well as many other books or movies. But it doesn't have to. What I find very well done is how they justify their ability to hide and survive in the time they have been oblivious to common humans. In the beginning the story is very poorly developed but everything starts adding up around the latter half of the series. Don'…
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