Audience reviews
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ToothlessWolf
- Vampire Knight -
At first, I decided to watch this anime on a whim just to kill time, not expecting much at all (knowing its reputation and.. ehem- the controversial ending), but not long after I started watching it, I caught myself really enjoying it and basically binged the whole season in several days.
What drew me in originally were the artstyle and atmosphere. I just wanted something to watch to get into the more autumnal mood (I watched this back in October). This was my first anime with that iconic 2000‘s artstyle and I personally really liked it, even if at times Yuki‘s eye‘s looked comically too large lol.
Speaking of Yuki, I liked her as the main protagonist. Although she didn't break any shoujo MC archetypes, she was still sweet and likeable. Her relationship with the other…
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16-year-old me would have devoured this. 35-year-old me, not so much. (I think I actually started this back in the day.)
Yuki is extremely annoying, and the pacing feels off to me. The animation isn't too bad, though, I've definitely seen worse. The ending song is something I do remember fondly and it's still brilliant.
Overall, it's a very mixed bag for me. Zero is by far, the most interesting character, but most of the extra characters seem a little pointless. I think I would have enjoyed the storyline more if the characters were older and it wasn't set in a school or as I said 16 myself.
I also believe they've tried too hard to copy the manga's art and frames. As a result, the anime doesn't really have its own flair or identity.
Read at the sourceAmavaria
Funniest anime of all time.
So, this anime is objectively awful but in a so bad it's good kind of way. I found myself smiling and giggling all the way through and some parts had me in tears.
The whole sexy vampire love triangle romance scenario was created by such an unapologetically perverted mind that the plot feels like an afterthought for a kink fantasy. There's an insane reveal near the end. Don't worry about it.
An absolute masterpiece of a train wreck, the art is so bad, animation sucks, the dialogue is awkward, the plot devolves into a total mess worse than any Colombian telenovela and I love to see it!
The English dub is 100% recommend for further comedic value. Genuinely an unforgettable experience, must be watched with a friend absolutely.
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I really liked the story and the shoujo genre overall, the love triangle and concept with vampire is really cute!
Just to warn you guys there is incest later on, but other than that I really enjoyed watching this. Would recommend for people that prefer older shoujo and gothic/vampiric vibe
The concept and story is really unique honestly, I've watched a lot of vampiric stuff but this was very unique. The art style is amazing and fits the story PERFECTLY, the characters are also really great. I liked the flaws that Zero had, his story and character was really interesting.
I gave the anime itself a 7/10 because it's good and unique, but at the same time it's a little niche honestly; had room for development.
10/10 intro though
Read at the sourceRacistCat
This show is pretty bad, and with out spoiling anything, the plot just gets WEIRD for zero reason. How ever, I actually enjoyed the show despite the bad rating, only because of how entertaining it was to poke fun of it. So if you enjoy watching things you know will be bad, and laughing at them, then this is a good pick. How ever i doubt it be non ironically enjoyable for you, unless you're 14 year old girl. I could see my 14 year old self enjoying this I guess. Credit where credit is due, it is ATLEAST mildly entertaining. Like i was never bored watching this one, or the sequel. So at least it has that going for it.
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I have very mixed views on this anime. Sometimes I genuinely like it, sometimes I think it's pretty bad and a lot of things could be better.
Now, after finally completing it, here are my updated and final thoughts...
It's okay, but it's fairly disappointing as well.
Story - 3.7/10
I like the idea of a class for vampires and a class for humans being in the same school, it's neat and kind of creative. But the problem is there is very little world building. How did the vampires get there? Why are vampires even in this world in the first place? What's the origin of the different vampire ranks? These things are pretty crucial to the story but I don't think they're ever really explained. Either that or I was just too zoned out to notice since the story progresses at a snails pace. It often re…
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Honestly, I rate this anime with high regards despite the hate comments from the majority of the fandom. The vibes completley matches the essense and beauty of vampires and cannot be beaten when it comes to "guilty pleasure". The difference between "vampire knight" made around 2008 and the vampire related animes in current time has yet to beat for comparisons.
If your new and are interested into watching the anime/manga but heard plenty from your surroundings of not to watch this "incestral wasted potential anime". Decide for yourself, not through the rocks thrown by others towards you.
Personally, I've been in this fandom for a good amount of years to say I STILL go back from time to time to re-watch/reread the anime/manga to the point of it becoming an addiction. But there was NEVER a…
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I was motivated to write this review when I saw Vampire Knight had a 6.9 score, indicating a work that most people think is mediocre, even outright bad. This will not stand.
To breifly summarize, 90% of Vampire Knight's plot centres on a love triangle between heroine Yuki Cross and her childhood friend Zero along with school idol Kaname. Which all sounds pretty bland, only they are at a school full of vampires. Kaname is vampire God and Zero is a vampire hunter. And if you can't tell, yes, Twilight was a very big deal when this series was being released.
In my opinion, Vampire Knight is peak shojo and brilliantly executed. I was deeply obsessed with it when I first watched it in high school. Years later when I rewatched it as a more mature (?) person, I still found it very entertaining.…
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Good for a vampire theme. I love dark themed anime, it really is the best genre. That being said, vampire themes can be really played out or straight up the same story over & over, to make it sort of boring. The same can be said of shojo.
This particular plot blended together a traditional high school shojo with a vampire story line (think better version of twilight). It was interesting/different enough take that it keeps you engaged and still retained the dark/sexy vibe but in a more innocent way.
Overall I wish it had more action and a little more sinister storyline but it is an enjoyable watch.
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Disclaimer: I watched the full thing in the dub, so I can't say for sure about the voice acting, but just know that I genuinely loved it and I think it is the best dub I have ever watched in my life! The line delivery was on point, so expressive, and better, the characters sounded exactly like humans. Again, I won't say anything about the sub, because I have not watched that yet.
Very good anime, a solid 10/10. I would say it surpasses that of Kimetsu no Yaiba, Hunter x Hunter, Boku no Hero Academia, or any other top ranking anime today, in sheer storytelling alone.
Characters (10/10): The main characters are very complex and have you thinking, 'what would I do if I were in that position?' the main character, Yuki, is a sweet, very kind, loveable protagonist, perfect for this genre of ani…
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Alright so I have only seen the first season. It was alright. I know how it ends, sadly. But we won't get into spoilers here.
For the first season it was very sad but yet entertaining, which i like. The art is very pretty to look at but the animation is a lil weird. The sound is very amazing and the story is not that bad. I liked the plot and the world.
Zero > that boring guy whose name i cannot spell. I am very much on team zero he got so much more screen time and development then the other guy.
story: 7
A lot of people complain about the story but I think it was fine for a romance. It was good, it was about vampires and vampires are cool enough.
Art: 9
Very good. Once again animation is a lil odd but I can get over that. It's an older anime so I cannot blame it.
Sound: 10
The openin…
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You would have to have a gun pointed to my head for me to remember Kaname Kuran's existence in this anime. Seriously, the amount of times I would just forget Kaname until he appeared on screen was borderline hilarious. The only times I remember him are when I am not watching the anime and I'm thinking about how I really hate him lol
But, I think what draws me into this anime till this day is Zero and Yuki's relationship, along with Ido's character development (especially later on in Vampire Knight: Guilty).
Despite it being bad in my opinion, this anime is a HUGE guilty pleasure for me anyway; Just like Vampire Knight: Guilty. Ahaha. Help
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I can only describe this anime as a perfect train wreck which is why I gave it a rare 10/10. (I did my best to give an honest review of how I felt while watching)
(for this part I won't include any spoilers but I'll put a special section at the end which include them)
Characters.
Yuki is a sorry excuse for a female lead. She does nothing of worth except apparently “smiling all the time” which is the reason many of the school's hottest guys have a crush on her. While she is supposed to be highly trained she doesn’t seem to be able to do anything in combat situations (which becomes evident like 5 mins into episode 1 at least try a little). She's your classic damsel in distress. Her main motivation is that she "has to protect the school!" but again she is incapable of this. Her main defense…
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I wanted to watch one or more attractive anime boys pursue an anime girl and this satisfied me. There are a number of complaints that there's no story or character development, but I disagree. It's not as titillating as some other animes, but as long as you're interested in romance I think you'll find that there's a fair amount of tension and development. I felt that the protagonist developed resolve and grew more vocal with the men in her life. In the beginning, she generally just defers to them, even if she disagrees.
The characters are just likable enough to get by. A lot of their likability depends on their attractiveness. If you can't find anime characters "appealing" in that certain shoujo way... you probably won't fall in love with their sparkling personalities. One exception: I fo…
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it was a pretty good anime in all because It kept me hooked for all 2 seasons. i didn't really like the characters but it was really funny seeing the main character is dumb. this is the first vampire anime that i actually enjoyed and because of this one, i would watch another. I did search up the manga ending on google and it was pretty interesting.
i liked the anime because i thought it was funny.
i disliked the anime because the main character was annoying sometimes. some of them just didn't make sense of what they wanted to do. but that's just in my opinion. (I'm a little slow in the brain)
id say the ending is pretty umm... interesting. i recommend you watch to find out because it'll make it 10 times better watching it then finding out the ending.
i think for me what made it enjo…
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Vampire Knight is like the ultimate guilty pleasure show, the show that I'm too self conscious to admit to most people that I enjoy, but I enjoy alot nonetheless. Rest assured though my enjoyment of this show is primarily ironic, and has NOTHING to do with the hot vampire boys because I am dignified enough not to be swayed by such simplistic joys. The show is a laugh riot, and I mean it. There are some parts in this show that absolutely killed me to the point where I had to rewind and watch bits over just because it was so goddamn funny. I remember a specific scene where a very dramatic thing had happened and they did this ridiculously dramatic zoom through a door and god that was funny. There's of course the main love interest's strange habit of laying on the couch in the sun half naked w…
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Vampire Knight holds very close to my heart as my first anime. Overall, I loved this anime when I was younger. The first time I watched it, the plot was very exciting yet predictable and likeable characters. I loved the development between Kaname, Yuki and Zero. Although, I did like the supporting characters such as Senri and Rima much more enjoyable. However, I feel it doesn't do justice towards the manga as it is slightly more childish. Maybe catering towards a younger audience.
Yet, when I watch it now - there are numerous faults. I'm surprised viewers can get passed the first episode as its slightly cringey especially in DUB. Yuki is very irritating to watch as she's completely obvious and dependent. Are we just going to dismiss the vampire hierarchy as well? That the pure bloods rep…
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There is a high potential in this story. There is lots of world building, intricate plots and developments.
However, when at the very beginning we get given a promising world where two "teams" have to try and live in peace, it just doesn't convey to me the feeling that you must either be team A or team B, and you cannot even pick, as you will automatically belong to one of them if you are human or not. There is too much of a black and white line in between that makes me disagree with the core thoughts of many characters. If this hard divide would be more explained it would have helped.
The characters have a lot of personality but sometimes i cannot fully understand their motivations for their negative feelings.
There is a lot of artistic quality int he making of this anime. It aged very…
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This was my first “vampire anime” and even anything remotely dark that I had seen. I fell in love with Kaname and the vibe of the show; can we talk about the music?? Talk about absolutely chilling. Also, the dialogue was so great, and the actual plot had plenty of surprising twists to keep me interested through all two seasons within two days.
Looking back, the artistic style was definitely “older” and some of the voice acting was not entirely the best, but I can’t give this less than ten because I remember how absolutely ENGROSSED I was and I need to be fair. I am literally in love with this anime and could not look away. This is a show I wish I could watch again for the first time!
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Artwise, this is a very Gothic show. It's dark, romantic and a bit stiff. The story is actually quite good, but other elements drag the overall impression down.
90% of Vampire Knight's dialogue during the first season can be summarized by three words: "Zero...", "Konome..." and "uh...". The first season is quite slow. But it does get better in the second season. Especially as the supporting vampire characters are given more screentime and more... character.
My favourite character was Headmaster Cross. I liked his combination of soft, nurturing nature and badass background. My least favourite character was Zero (quit sulking), followed by Yuki herself.
It's a heteronormative show with no open LGB characters. I was quite happy to se a gender-variant character in the second season, but th…
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