Rosario to Vampire (Rosario + Vampire)

Youkai Academy is a seemingly normal boarding school, except that its pupils are monsters learning to coexist with humans. All students attend in human form and take normal academic subjects, such as literature, gym, foreign language, and mathematics. However, there is one golden rule at Youkai Academy—all humans found on school grounds are to be executed immediately!

Tsukune Aono is an average teenager who is unable to get into any high school because of his bad grades. His parents inadvertently enroll him into Youkai Academy as a last-ditch effort to secure his education. As Tsukune unknowingly enters this new world, he has a run-in with the most attractive girl on campus, Moka Akashiya. Deciding to stay in the perilous realm in order to further his relationship with Moka, he does not realize that beneath her beauty lies a menacing monster—a vampire.

Rosario to Vampire is a supernatural school comedy that explores Tsukune's romantic exploits, experiences, and misadventures with a bevy of beautiful but dangerous creatures.

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Adaptation:	Rosario to Vampire
Sequel:	Rosario to Vampire Capu2

Koyasu, Takehito
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Inagaki, Takayuki

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Takadera, Takeshi

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Itagaki, Shin

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"COSMIC LOVE" by Nana Mizuki

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	1: "COSMIC LOVE" by Nana Mizuki (eps 1,13)
	2: "Dancing in the velvet moon" by Nana Mizuki (eps 2-12)

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Jan 26, 2024

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Recommended

Rosario + Vampire is a very entertaining, cute, and at times comedic harem/romance anime. Unlike with most shows in this genre, the male protagonist has a rather commendable and likeable character, through his dedicated and loyal love towards his girlfriend and friends, resilient nature, and motivation to protect those he cares for. I like the show's themes of acceptance and friendship/love beating human or "monster" vices such as greed for power, bigotry, lust, etc. To me the show is representative of the inner "monster" in people that can be overcome by good. That said, every episode in this series has a very similar formula. It ...

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Feb 16, 2024

MxS7HGS

Mixed Feelings

Rosario + Vampire presents a fresh perspective on the familiar ecchi and harem genre, centering around Tsukune Aono, an ordinary boy who mistakenly enrolls in Youkai Academy, a school for monsters. Despite his average nature, Tsukune finds himself in extraordinary circumstances upon meeting Moka, a pink-haired girl harboring a secret vampire identity. Alongside Moka, Tsukune forms friendships with Kurumu, a succubus, Mizore, an ice woman, and Yukari, a young witch.

While the primary storyline revolves around Tsukune navigating his human identity in a world of monsters, individual episodes delve into his daily life and interactions with his newfound companions. Frequently, Tsukune finds himself in precarious situations, ...

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Feb 15, 2023

AppleAppleby

Not Recommended

I watched this relatively early on during my first proper exploration of anime [some time between 2008 and 2012?], before I had a handle on different genres. This may actually have been the first ecchi and harem anime that I ever watched, and like virtually all anime in those genres, it was fucking garbage.

Postscript: This website won't allow me to post this review until I add "more information" and offers several cues to that effect, so allow me to elaborate upon my above-outlined thesis:

"Is the story unique?"
The story was shit.

"Do you think the art style is fitting for the story?"
The art was mediocre.

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