This is going to be my first review, so please rate as harshly as you want! :)
Shiki is a fairly talked about series and some say that it's the best vampire series ever. That's why i decided to give it a try and i found it to be a bit......... boring. It's like this: Once i realized a lot of people were going to die it became too predictable.
Story: 9
The score isn't a 10/Masterpiece because it was too predictable and the pacing was very slow. I had to force myself to keep going. Only after the 16th episode did it get interesting.
The storytelling is great but it was at times Unnecessarily complicated that added nothing to the story for me.
Art: 7
Art and animation wasn't amazing but good enough. In some scenes like crying scenes and drinking scenes the animation looked old and not smooth enough. The gore and blood was perfect though, i don't think ANYTHING was censored.
Sound: 5
Sound was the weakest part of the series. It just wasn't creepy enough and usually way too loud so it ends up interfering with the characters' voices. Music could have been tons better. Also the Opening spoils too much.
Characters: 10
The characters are the BEST part of Shiki. The viewer gets to see the characters develop throughout the anime. The characters have a very realistic feel to them, They make stupid mistakes any real human would make when confronted by vampires. The main characters and the antagonists are both fighting for survival, not because they hate each other but because they want to be rid of despair and live. Shiki reminds me of the song by Avicii - "Waiting for Love". The vampires are lonely because they cannot co-exist with humans. They want to make the village a safe haven for their race but for that people have to die. I ACTUALLY LOVED THE VAMPIRES THE MOST BY THE END THAN THE MAIN CHARACTER himself. I felt so sorry for them because most of them didn't want to rise up and kill people. The struggles of the newly resurrected vampires are the best part of show. You'll love it!
Enjoyment: 8
The beginning half was too boring for me to give an extremely high score. But the ending episode made up for that.
Overall: 9
In the end, It's a great show. Barely makes a 9 on my list because i prefer battle shounen type anime. So for me this is a very good show even without all-out combat, but there's a lot of action(hunting). Please give it a try.