Vanpaia Danshiryô

I started watching it as a casual thing to put on in the background and it was super cringey it was almost laughable. I will say it honestly gets better and has deeper emotional episodes and I was not expecting the BLish content but it made it more entertaining. The first half of the season can get hard to watch with the entire cast being so blind to Mito it's frustrating. But it ends up becoming pretty cute and a classic romance anime with a beach and festival episode. Plus the dub and dub were both pretty good. If you can stick it through I'd say it's my favorite guilty pleasure pick of the season.

There were times in the anime, where if you do wanna rip my hair out and there's other times that I was gushing. If you're a fan of more sweet animes that don't have a real huge plot then you will enjoy it. Also, reminds me of Ouran high school host club, and they were vampires. Hoping for a season two I am though figuring out that there probably will not be. The ending was a little bit short and sweet. If it's something you enjoy then it's going to be the perfect ending. If you are like me and my little bit more totally fine. I will say though it's a good anime to bench in one day with only 12 episodes.

I gave this a high rating, there were some really good plot lines, but also some missing pieces that would have been good! I love the story line, but feel like this closely resembled another anime in terms of tropes. If you like vampires and romance anime's I definitely recommend this one! I wouldn't consider this a harem anime. I would love to see another season and see where they end up taking the series. I think this anime could use another season, it was left off on a point where a continuation would be perfect and didn't end it on a note where it wouldn't make any sense! Overall give this a try and see if you like it.

Mito Yamamoto is an orphan who wasn't particularly wanted by the rest of her family. Made homeless in her teens she disguises herself as a boy to avoid unwanted attention. One day she meets Ruka Saotome who, after a minor accident, tastes her blood. It turns out he is a vampire! Events lead to him inviting her to become his thrall... this means her enrolling at his all boys school. Will she be able to hide the fact that she is a girl? Ruka develops feelings for her but that could endanger his future position as leader of the vampires.

This might not be the best anime I've watched this season but it was quite fun. While watching I was immediately reminded of the classic 'Ouran High School Host Club' and the not so classic 'Diabolik Lovers'... sadly it lacks the wit of the former but is more charming than the latter of these. The story provides some elements of humour, romance and some jeopardy. There aren't too many surprises but that doesn't really matter. The character designs and animation are both pretty good. Being animated it is easier to accept that Mito can look feminine when her long hair is on show yet pass for male by donning a short wig and suitable clothing. Overall I'd not say this was a must see but I enjoyed it well enough while watching.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

I don't usually leave reviews but I had to to counter the people who gave it such low reviews.

Yes, this is another romantic teen romance but it isn't a fluffy one. I was pleasantly surprised that there was such a great storyline that's quite emotional. I enjoyed the romance because there was so much of it compared to many other anime and that it developed over time. It wasn't instant. I also appreciated the very respectful treatment of gender. I liked all of the characters and the exploration of their individual feelings. There was depth to some of the side characters in addition to the main characters. Clearly there are a bunch of 10 star reviews too so I'm not alone.

I thought it was quite a gem and would love a second season.