Tokyo Vampire Hotel

If you like weird scripts, weird acting, weird ideas, weird stories, then you are home with this serie. I'm usually optimist on my recommandation but here I had the strength to watch the first four episodes before I finally gave up, it was such a collossal waste of time I couldn't go further. Maybe people who are very fond of theatre could find in likeable if they at the same time are huge fans of Japan culture ? I'm a fan of animes, I love many series and movies from japan but this one was over the limit for me. I hope other people will like it more than I do LoL I was indeed amazed byt the IMDB rating given to this serie because At all times it never went above 4/10 and was more around 3,,5/10 than 4 most of the time.

This series is bifurcated into the many things it does so well and the things which appal. The filming done on location in Romania, though short, is suitably strange and gives the series an international look. The anime flavour to the fluffy story inspires some of the best live action choreographed anime. People do walk into hits but that's to be expected with so many bodies flying about.

The costuming is exquisite and playful from tourists abroad to Grand Guignol vampire fashion. Cosplay elements helped define character and ordinary weirdness of this vampire world. Soundtrack plays well with the violence and mayhem. The strident stripes of the hotel give way to colour and warmth reflecting both sides towards the end coming to a friendly arrangement.

Characters have no life of their own, even caricature would work better. Manami, the major focus of the series, walks around stunned and not knowing what she is doing most of the time. The brilliant action sequences squeeze out the plot so that it is inconsequential. Some humour in the vampires' breeding programme for humans but drowned out by the violence. K's lesbian back story is tokenism and if foregrounded would have given the plot more sinew. The overriding plot of vampire faction machinations fizzles out to... From the very first massacre we are warned that style comes first, explanation if any is an afterthought.

Growing up with the likes of Junji Ito Manga, Takashi Miike, Koji Wakamatsu and other genre-bending, mind-bending films, this was a piece of cake. I honestly loved this modern, neo-Tokyo style depiction of vampires and the drama, blood and wackiness that ensues. I love how they blended Romanian and Japanese language and the action was awesome. Yes, it's wacky, yes a lot of it doesn't make sense...but if you stick with it you will enjoy it. It helps if you know Japanese cinema, which can be hilarious, downright ridiculous and oftentimes grotesque in the horror genre.

Goodness - by the end it's absolutely one of the funniest things since ... brain dead? Crossed with the cook the thief his wife her lover.

As the effects get worse the series really finds its self.

I've watched the miniseries. This one is for Sono's hardcore fans. It's one of, if not THE most beautiful job of Jim- great use of colours, cinematography and also very good shots in every single episode.

The story starts really well, but then it becomes repetitive and a bit annoying (even if always with great scenes to surprises us). I think the material was great to be probably half of the time, but it's still very enjoyable for who is a fan of Sono.