Delico's Nursery

A scourge has descended upon vampire society in the form of serial murders. The killings appear unrelated at first glance, but every crime scene has one thing in common: a card left behind, bearing the words "True of Vamp"—the name given to the legendary progenitor of all vampires.

The Vlad Agency, a secret intelligence operation, summons the renowned aristocrat Dali Delico to lead the task force investigating the murders. However, Dali refuses, choosing to focus on raising his children. His old colleagues—Gerhard Fra, Henrique Lorca, and Dino Classico—plead with him to balance his duty to the agency with child-rearing. He agrees on one condition: the other three men must also care for their children during the investigation.

Dali's estate therefore becomes a nursery and the base of operations for the four noble vampires. Meanwhile, a criminal organization Dali knows all too well lurks in the shadows with evil intentions that threaten to cause the collapse of the entire vampire society.

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Classico, Dino Main

Satou, Takuya Japanese

Fra, Gerhard Main

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Delico, Dali Main

Morita, Masakazu Japanese

Lorca, Henrique Main

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Fra, Angelico Supporting

Itou, Ayasa Japanese

Watson, Kiki Supporting

Akasaki, Chinatsu Japanese

Lorca, Elena Supporting

Fuku, Sanae Japanese

Classico, Theodore Supporting

Anzai, Chika Japanese

Anderson, Sophie Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Klaus Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Matsukura, Yuuji Producer

Nagamine, Rieko Producer

Yaegashi, Satomi Producer

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Jan 1, 2025

Ashteron

Recommended

+ Both the artstyle and backgrounds are pretty unique. When combined with the colours used, the final result is a great fit for the atmosphere and setting of this series.
+ The frequent fights are thoroughly animated and a joy to observe.
+ The premise is incredibly creative, while the setting itself is pretty rare for anime.
+ The cast is notably large and handled really well. All of the relevant characters get a satisfying characterisation and many of them undergo development that feels justified and organic. Given the length of the series and the size of the cast, it is executed very exemplarily.
+ Dali Delico - the ... protagonist - is a really witty, nonchalant and fun character to follow.
+ The children are written in a realistic manner and feel different from each other (apart from the twins being similar).
+ The soundtrack is a banger.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 3, 2024

departedmind

Mixed Feelings

The art, the worldbuilding and the realistic character personalities are the best qualities of this anime.

the child-rearing aspect felt like the story that wanted to be told and i kind of wish it just stuck to it because the antagonist group story just feels like it was thrown in haphazardly. I find the antagonists to be underdeveloped in comparison to the main characters and even the children, their "evil plot" is so superficial and feels like barely any thought was put into their plan. Main villain had one plan and one theoretical backup plan which he reveals a few episodes before even being close to ... taking action. Both attempts failed and that was that... like dude I sat through 9 episode of this group of vampire detectives struggling to stop them all to find out they were never a threat, c'mon.

also the fact that episodes 12 and 13 are pretty much the same episode with slightly different editing was a pretty irritating. why end on a recap?

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 4, 2024

sarybelle

Not Recommended

I’m not sure if it’s the story itself or just this anime adaptation, but this one is a flop.

There are two different plot lines/components to Delico’s Nursery: the aristocratic/government/conspiracy plot and the child rearing plot. And they do not do a good job of balancing or connecting the two. They very much feel like two separate plot lines and as someone who loves childcare anime and started this specifically because of that, the children really do not add anything to the plot other than to be, quite frankly, annoying.

The plot itself has its own issues, the main one being the 11 episode build ... up to probably one of the most anticlimactic plot resolutions I’ve ever seen. The ending is also super unsatisfactory and you’re left with a lot of unanswered questions.

I will say that the characters designs are great. The soundtrack is as well, but a lot of the time it’s so loud you can’t even hear the dialogue.

Overall, there are much better bureaucratic, vampire, and childcare anime out there, and while I commend this anime for trying to combine all three, it probably would have been better if they didn’t.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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	Poll: Delico's Nursery Episode 13 Discussion Stark700 - Nov 27, 2024	32 replies	by Sam_950 »» Yesterday, 11:51 AM
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