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The storyline is pretty messed up and hard to understand, unless you've played the game. The game is a lot better than the anime, so if you're interested in Diabolik Lovers, do yourself a favour and play the game instead of watching the anime. The only good parts were the extraordinary animation, voice acting and the music. The rest isn't that exciting.

Let me tell you, as someone who was once a die-hard fan of this show, I look back on this and I just want to scream. Yes, it all makes more sense when you've played the game and all that, and based on what I've read the game is way better. But I'm not reviewing the game here. I'm reviewing the anime.

I would just like to say that I adore the music and the art. And the voice acting was incredible--especially in the subbed! The dubbed was okay, but in all honesty the voices don't really fit the characters (mainly Kanato and Laito). If you really wanna watch this, I recommend subbed. Kudos to all the voice actors, artists, and musicians that worked on this! Aaaaand that's about it for my praises.

Oh, dear...where do I even begin with how unhealthy this is? It basically takes the whole concept of "No means no" and pours it down the drain, which is a mentality that countless people have fought against for so many years only to have it be essentially PROMOTED in a show aimed at horny teenage girls!

Many people criticize Yui for being such a weakling, but I would like you to think of it this way: she's nice, she wouldn't swat a fly, and these boys will LITERALLY RAPE HER TO DEATH AND/OR SUCK OUT ALL HER BLOOD IF SHE TRIES TO LEAVE OR FIGHT AGAINST THEM. I honestly think that Yui is extremely strong for keeping up with them for so long. Which is sad because that just tells you how horrible the boys are. (Except Subaru. He's okay). And throughout the show, all this abuse and mental torture is subtly portrayed as sexy and desirable.

The story's okay. It makes more sense in the game, but we're not reviewing the game. And to be 100% honest, there is a fair amount of characterization in the Sakamaki brothers that makes sense once you know their backgrounds, something that's way more fleshed out in the game. But what are we not reviewing? The game!

"So why not just play the game and review that instead, Rory?" you're probably wondering. Oh, I don't know why! I honestly don't know why. It's almost as if I, just one among many many people, don't have the console required to play it, on top of not knowing Japanese which is not a language you learn in a day. I really don't know why. It's such a shame, people actually having to properly flesh out characters and story lines rather than rely on the source material that not everyone has access to. Such a pity...

If you really want to watch this show, then go ahead. I can't stop you. But be warned: there's many a disturbing scene. If you find yourself utterly disgusted or on the opposite end, turned on, I encourage you in either scenario to close the episode and take a nice walk outside after having set fire to your eyeballs for a few minutes.

In short: Do not waste your time on this unless you are into boring rape fantasies and being bitten and abused on a daily basis.

At first, I thought this looked interesting. The beginning of the first episode when the female protagonist arrives at the house hooked me on and kept me hoping for more of the same... At least for three episode which was when I decided to drop the series.

The story is built on a Japanese dating sim for girls with the same name as the series. A girl arrives at an old mystical house to live there after her father has to move because of his job. Inside the house she quickly discovers that the habitants, 7 brothers, are vampires and that she is meant to be their bridal slave. From here on she gets scolded on heir manners at the same time that she is sexually assaulted, bitten and threaten with rape and death constantly, without ever fighting back at all and actually seeming to like it, or at least accept it a bit.

Basically, this is a female rape fantasy for female Twilight fans. And yes, it's as sick as it sounds. And quite annoying and boring at the same time. Several of the vampire characters annoys me greatly but most of all, the little whimsy spineless fragile girl protagonist is extremely annoying and adheres to the most man-chauvinist ideas of the past centuries and the fact that this is made for girls just makes it even more pathetic. Not to mention that the entire genre of kitty-punk Gothic vampires and dresses is just sad and removes everything great about vampires and, for me, put this in the same category as Twilight even though the vampires doesn't shine like diamonds here at least (but that's properly the best thing about this series).

I understand the need for fiction to outlive taboos and perverted fantasies that we can't, or wouldn't really like to, live out in real life. And up to a certain point, Japanese manga and anime should be applauded for being more liberal and dealing in a safe and unharmful way with such fantasies and pervasion's. But this is just sad. And boring. And especially the fragile girl aspect, as well as the unfolding of social and physically abuse as socially acceptable is both annoying and plain wrong, also in fiction. Already it is hinted that she can find a deeper more satisfying relationship with her would-be rapists and murderers. This slave-mentality (reference to Nietzsche) of accepting abuse is actually a personality trait that can develop in real life with people being routinely abused by the same people that they have the closest relationship with, like incest or a abusive boyfriend, thereby distorting their view of what to expect from a normal relationship. And the way it so unproblematic builds this in together with the male-chauvinism really is what makes this sick and for me, this is basically an example of some problematic aspects of Japanese culture.

Again: Do not waste your time on this unless you are in to boring rape fantasies and being bitten and abused on a daily basis. And if that's the case, maybe you should think about getting help.

Annoying. No sensible plot whatsoever. You'd have to play the game to get any backstory or clarity.

If you like abusive bdsm romance, or getting bitten frequently this is for you. It has a very stylistic animation (the hair choices especially). Lots of contrasting colors, and the house is especially beautiful.

Male characters are all incredibly overbearing with almost no redeeming qualities. Each scene feels drawn out and repetitive, because they all just want to hurt her constantly. They're pretty basic archetypes who don't stray far from the mold. Not much character development throughout.

Female lead is pretty dumb but I guess that could be from constant blood loss

If you make it through season 1, don't bother with season 2 it doesn't get better.

Still watched it twice to make sure I didn't like it.

Now, I personally really like the show, especially the characters, however the storyline, Cordelia fans and Yui kind of rub me the wrong way. First off the storyline is a bit dull, second of all ANYONE that LIKES Cordelia is gross af, and third of all it's utterly disappointing that Yui is so down right pathetic. Now, I love her, but I hate how she has been written and portrayed, I wish she was stronger (not necessarily physically) but mentally and I wish she wasn't so clumsy. I love her a lot, so I defend her, but I find the way she was written disappointing. As for the boys, I like them, I do not appreciate what they do to poor Yui, but I'm in love with their character designs and personalities. Kanato is definitely my favourite in my top five along with Subaru, Kou, Laito and Reiji. I don't really like Ayato that much, but he's cute I guess. 😒 So overall, I don't entirely hate this show it's 100% cringey but I think that's why I like it, it's stupid, sometimes quite good, and blatantly pretty bad, but to be entirely honest I think it's so bad that's it's kind of good.

Diabolik Lovers is one of the worst anime out there due to its' abysmal writing. On the plus side, the animation is incredibly good for something like this. Also, the voice actors really seem to enjoy voicing these guys! As a result, I give it a bonus 2 points. But, it can't make it completely awesome, as the writing and the characters matters. The characters are always feeding on the girl's blood, and that's incredibly gross. Also, the writing seems to be a sadistic twisted version of Twilight. I like it and I loathe it as a result.

When I first watched the series I have fell in love with it. I don't really understand how many people gave it a 1 star since this is a really good anime series to watch if you look vampire with romance and stuff. I know some of the episode are a little messed up, but that's not really the point, it's about vampires sucking blood obviously there would be a lot of messed up scene. Overall, I really loved the series and I hoped they make more of it

It's not bad but it's not good. To start of she doesn't get raped. It's just that thes vampire boyz just bite her ne k without her consent and harshly. She is being harassed and sexually harassed and verbally abused. She is like lifeless doll who should have left after the first day. She developed Stockholm syndrome. The character that annoys me the most is laito.

It's like 6 different love interests pursuing one woman at the same time along with chilling horror backdrop for that extra adrenaline rush. I love it because it's not like the other million animes out there. This one is hauntingly beautiful with excellent voice acting, beautiful artwork, and a mysterious storyline. All the while being romantic and seductive at the same time. I love this more than Twilight and Buffy and Vampire Diaries and that overrated show True Blood. Diabolik offers ingenuity and something different and new. It is unique. I hope they make many more seasons. I am tired of all the conservative animes where the woman can't so much as a hug a guy without having to push herself away for being too "touchy feely." I love how this shows takes all that traditional mush and throws it out the window. It is a more daring show and more fun to watch.

To start off I like vampire stuff and anime why don't I like this let me explain. The horrible writing. The characters. You know why don't we just say the entire anime is what's wrong with it. So why didn't I give this 1 star well the art style is quite pretty. Let's leave that as that before I start ranting on the atrocity that is the second season, yes I watched both seasons.

This anime is absolutely disgusting, gross, and weird. Unless physical and emotional abuse is your cup of tea, then you will hate it too.

There is this guy by the name of Josh Strider who did a top Ten Worst Anime list and this was featured. At first I agreed, but then later I looked at some clips of the episodes and it actually had a good thing to it. I started watching this anime and was hooked. Good Job.

Yes, I used all caps. I hope they make another season because I just CANT GET ENOUGH. Not a spoiler, but I feel like at the end of the 2nd season, I really connected with the characters and got to see a side of them I was always dying to see. I DEFINITELY recommend watching this tv series. I am not a huge fan of anime, manga myself. I usually just watch like Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy, ya know stuff like that. But I really enjoyed this tv show from START to END. VERYY satisfied!!!!

Please.....don't watch this anime.... The story from this anime is really messed up!

I hate it so much, it just makes me want to kill every single last vampire for thinking of torturing their guest. I report this because I hope they can delete it forever, permanently and for good.

I get how it would intrigue teenage girl with with hot vampire guys harem but it is just not good. I have no problem with horror anime, in Hellsing gore was made into an art form but this was not good. It's just some guys assaulting a girl for no reason.

Yes I get the whole vampires love blood but it didn't go into detail why so it just came off as abuse.

There is no good dialogue so the plot is even slower. I mean this is an anime where the plot is so hard to find you have to search for it. The characters are all dull and boring! This is vampires for crying out loud how can you make them boring!

Even Louie from Interview with a Vampire was more interesting that all these characters combined. He is to date thee most boring vampire I have even see on screen until now. Even with their backstories you never get invested in any character and the heroine is the most dull of all.

After watching a great anime at its moment (The Seven Deadly Sins), I was expecting better for this anime. Netflix recommended it to me, and I didn't expect it to be boring and such an awful anime it was. First, the main character, a stupid girl, arrives at her new house. And surprise! Her house is full of vampires, most specifically, six. They also do so many horrible things to her that... I mustn't remember. After all, she is meant to be their bridal slave.

First of all, the story wasn't the best. It had its pros and contras, but it was a bit interesting. The characters were hardly charismatic and unbearable. The development was the last straw that broke the camel's back. After three episodes of eye harm, I left the anime behind, and I hope I will never have to watch it again.