Dance in the Vampire Bund

To be honest, it's really surprising to see so many reviews giving Vampire Bund such a low score. For me, it was absolutely the best vampire anime I've ever seen. I can't really say that I'm obsessed with vampires, but it's certainly an interesting genre. Unfortunately there isn't really a lot of animes which use this theme to its fullest. In that sense, Vampire Bund has managed to utilize all the glory of the vampire legend and myth.

Story: 10
As it goes with most vampire stories, Vampire Bund's plot revolves around the vampire princess, or vampire queen. However, it's really the subtle things that impresses me ... the most. I suppose most people would just pass them off as whims, but SHAFT has a knack at making an impression of the subtlest things which brings the plot together. Most vampire stories seem to forget that time moves, and are always trapped in one time-frame but Vampire Bund is nothing like that. Vampire Bund's story spans centuries of vampire history and glory, and the darkness within. It shows that vampires are not just creatures sleeping in coffins locked away in the middle ages, but also advance in technology and culture as humans do. It's an enormous theme and it's certainly not an easy task to depict it, but SHAFT does a great job. I suppose most people expect there would be a 2nd season because there's still another last boss and because of the manga, but if I'm not wrong, SHAFT doesn't intend on making a sequel. It's a lot better leaving the ending as it is and letting the audience imagine the story after, or just read the manga.

Art: 8
It doesn't get any better in abstract animation than with SHAFT. They make the simplest scenes look cinematic and grand. It seems they have been slacking a lot since ef, though. Basically, there's very little movement and lots of shadows. Vampire Bund seems to be lacking in the shadow effect SHAFT loves so much, however. In a sense, it could have been a lot better. However, it's still very impressive nonetheless.

Sound: 7
The OP and ED are not the best you can get from anime songs, but it's complimentary. On the contrary, the sound effects are excellent, as expected from SHAFT. Many scenes would have been very empty and felt meaningless without the sound effects, but SHAFT always makes it worthwhile with the perfect timing and tone.

Character: 8
As it is, the story revolves around one person, the vampire queen. But this doesn't mean everyone else are just pawns. Yes, the side characters may seem to have very little screen time, but they make a powerful impression every time they come onto the chess board. Unorthodox as it may be, Vampire Bund never depicts the mains as powerful and unbeatable. Instead it shows that they bleed and feel the pain, and don't live on their own but are supported by various characters.

Enjoyment: 10
Vampire Bund is one of the few animes I've managed to finish in just a day. It's so enjoyable and interesting that I couldn't take my eyes of it. The conversations, culture, history, philosophy, and action makes every minute worthwhile. I haven't read the manga, and I probably would in a while, but I doubt I would enjoy it as much as the anime. It's beyond my mind that the beautiful abstract animation by SHAFT can be depicted in manga form.

I was hesitant to watch Dance in the Vampire Bund, after all the bad reviews and ratings it was given, but I was surprised to find myself entertained by it. So much that I finished it all in one day.

I decided to give a summery of the anime because I dont believe the synopsis is fair to it.

Story:
A 17 yr old boy has had all his memories erased due to an incident that happened a year and a half ago. What he does remember is a promise he made to this girl seven years ago, to always be together. That girl turns ... out to be the Queen of the Vampires, who he meets again, and shares a special bond with her. And so the story begins.


The art is beautiful. So much detail, and colors.

The sound is ok. I didn't really pay any attention to it, to be honest.

Characters: Really well developed considering there was only 12 episodes to work with. If you put attention, you're not left lost or confused.

Enjoyment: I don't know why everyone gave it such low ratings. I really liked Dancing in the Vampire Bund. Though, the first episode made me dubious. It's said that the audience bases their opinions of what they're watching within the first 10 seconds of their program. Well, I'm glad I gave it till the second episode.

Overall: 8.5
Dance in the Vampire Bund was everything I was looking for. Supernatural with romance and some action (the blood was a bonus).
Anyone looking for a action-packed romance anime, should definitely give this a chance.

Sorry if it's not the best review, I'm still an amateur at this:P

To all you "Not Helpful" and "Helpful" people too, feedback is appreciated. [;

I did not read the manga so the review is based entirely upon the anime. I don't really describe what happens in the series and spoils are from none to very little. Look at the description if you wish to know what the anime is fully about.

Story-7: Wow, vampires that have been hiding among us for centuries! I've never heard of anything like that before! That was sarcasm, if it wasn't obvious enough. Honestly though, yes it is overused and this anime doesn't pull it off as well as many other books or movies. But it doesn't have to. What I find very well done ... is how they justify their ability to hide and survive in the time they have been oblivious to common humans. In the beginning the story is very poorly developed but everything starts adding up around the latter half of the series. Don't give it up too fast.

Art-8: Everyone loves a naked 10 year old right? But seriously, it's not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Although there are times when where they directly focus on her sexuality as a child, these are usually short and aren't that bad. So people should just take a chill pill. The animation moves in a way that Bakemonogatari does (yes I'm using it as an example, but in a good way) in that random motions and images are presented and there is a lot of emphasis on speech. Overall, expect fight scenes to have a dark undertone and blood is apparent when bodies are being cut in half. But that's just being realistic isn't it?

Sound-6: The background music doesn't stand out. The voice actors also don't really make themselves apparent. I do, however, enjoy the sounds that represent pain. They are far more realistic than many other animes and have almost a surreal quality.

Character-8: The characters are bland and some come in and out of existence way too suddenly. You're left with a "Who the hell was that guy?" kind of feeling a lot of the time. Despite this the Vampire princess is actually a very complex person and it stands to reason that most of the character development revolves around her. The rest of the characters are basically just there although some things do get explained during the last couple of episodes. I don't see enough character development based off of Akira but i still like his interactions with the rest of the characters.

Enjoyment-9: I actually enjoyed this series very much. Although the whole series wasn't "excellent," it was still a good watch. There are some very unpredictable moments which surprised me when I first read the reviews, stating that it is completely unoriginal. Oh and the princess' true form is sexy as hell, even though it uses a light effect instead of skin for representation.

Overall-8: If it's taken for what it is it can be very enjoyable. I'll probably get lots of haters for this who try to only see the things wrong the with the anime and people who just can't sit back and enjoy. Sigh...well this is long enough already so I'll just end with saying if you like it, awesome, if you don't like it, that's cool, and if you've never seen it, you should give it a try.

If you're going to watch this anime, do me a favor and watch the Blu-ray version. The TV version is so horrible that I even consider giving this anime a 6 once.

Now for those who are too lazy to read:
Pros:
+ Good art and animation (Blu-ray version)
+ Great and well-developed character
+ Interesting Plot
Cons:
- Forgettable soundtrack

...
In-depth review:
Dance in the Vampire Bund. Looks like a good anime when i looked through the list of animes. Well, it's animated by SHAFT right? Let's give it a try then.

Story: 8
It's about a vampire princess building her own country with her lover. Nothing interesting, right? The show starts off slow, but later the story progress at a better pace. The world-building aspect in this anime is good, makes you feel that the world is big and full of vampires. Some situation is predictable, but it's still fun to watch.

The anime is mostly romance, developing the relationship of the two main characters. But it has it's fair share of action and it's pretty good.

There is fanservice. But it's not that bad and fits the story.

The ending is a read-the-manga ending because from what I know, there won't be a second season.

Art: 7
If I was watching the TV version, I would give it a 5. Animation in the TV version is choppy and ugly, whereas the blu-ray version is superior but still doesn't look like what I would normally expect from SHAFT.

Sound: 7
OP and ED is catchy but forgettable. Background music is very fitting to the show.

Character: 8
We have our main characters, Mina Tepes and Akira Kaburagi. Mina is not your annoying as hell loli and has a strong personality with a dark side to it. Akira personality is pretty typical, but he's not and overpowered MC like other animes. Side characters don't show up often in this show, But when they do, they make a good impression and is pretty darn memorable.

Enjoyment:8
Exepct from the first episode, every episodes are good and enjoyable.

Overall: 8
Like vampire animes? Want some romance anime with a mix of action? Or you just simply want to see some naked loli body? This anime is for you

"Still a better love story than twilight." No, but seriously now. This was phenomenal!

I knew this show existed via cover art that I've seen in various places. So, I decided to take the time to watch it when it was finally recommended through another show. I figured vampires usually make something interesting to watch. This show was no exception and stole my complete attention until it was over.

No spoilers, but slight references possible.

Story: 9
Simply put, supernatural love story. I mean a good one too! This story did, however, take time for me to wrap around but it gets better. In other words, give it an ... episode or two and hold on. In a world inhabited by both humans and vampires, they'll need to live like good neighbors. This is the premises. It gets even better when love is against the odds. Just let the feels roll out.

Art: 9
The art was very well done. I'm thoroughly pleased with the level of eye popping goodness contained within this series. The animation was nothing short of greatness. However, the cut-scenes and transitions were something... peculiar. I don't know how to phrase it but the camera angle goes all over the place. "Eyes" were focused on the majority of the time. It left me concerned, rather disoriented but I went with it.

Sound: 9
The music was great. I really picked up on it and couldn't say anything bad.

Characters: 8
"Why isn't this a 9 too?" That's because of my personal feelings toward different areas of the anime. Without spoiling anything, sometimes I wished a certain person would have died because they were ALWAYS AROUND and had NO real reason to be. Don't worry if your don't get it or finished it and still don't understand. Anyways, the characters were great during the whole time. The main male character is a good person and shines when he shows it. As for the female, or queen, she has one of the best personalities I've witnessed. How the story plays out with all of them is just to good.

Enjoyment: 8
I really liked this and will continue to like it. There was no mistake in my mind that this was something great to watch. I even spread it out to make sure I was in the right mood just so I wouldn't spoil it.

Overall: 9
*Claps* I'd watch it again. Funny enough, I thought of games like bloody roar when people transformed. I couldn't stop thinking that way. The anime delivers a truly lovely story during it's span of 12 episodes. I couldn't recommend it more, especially if you like vampires.

So, I basically adore this anime. In my opinion, it's better than Bakemonogatari, another SHAFT production directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. You should know that Shinbo is quite an auteur. His shows are positively smeared with his unique timbre. If you don't like other works from Shinbo, you won't like this one either. This show is directed intelligently schizophrenic: zoom, cut, still frame, cut, blur, cut, shot of seemingly unrelated object/scene, cut, dialogue, cut, wide-screen, inverted colors, etc. Despite all this, it's not confusing. Instead, it's exhilarating. Staccato. Fast. MTV on speed. Never boring.

"Intelligently" schizophrenic, because none of the cuts are actually random. Every movement has ... a purpose, not a wasted note is to be found. Sometimes, just when the dissonant camerawork and cut scenes seem about to overpower, it resolves into a beautifully harmonic scene. Sometimes the artwork is truly beautiful, like the shock-waves through flowers (cleomes, which only bloom at night)in the opening, and sometimes it's twisted, like a few of the vampires' true forms.

It may be avant garde, but it is by no means pretentious. Rather, it is a drunken romp flavored with gore, eroticism, dry humor, and pulp. It starts off sober enough, as most drunken romps do, but, well, you know how those Friday nights go… By the end, it sobers up into a pretty love ballad, and finishes quite touchingly with an epic and emotional finale.

It's often hard to tell if the story's continuous or not. Just as distortion allows a punk rocker to hide wrong notes and sloppy technique, the mania of this show obscures its sanity. When the show hits a sober note, it is ofter startling. One particularly delightful moment in the story was the parable of the butterfly and the flower who looked like a butterfly. The butterfly tries desperately to court the still flower, who never responds to him. As one of my favorite characters says, "no matter how strongly the butterfly feels, he will never be together with a flower." The music this series dances to is the weakest link. Even so, it is delightfully gothic during the episode, pretty and energized before, and raunchy after.

I thought this would be a controversial review considering the negativity this show has gotten here, so I checked the ratings distribution over at animenewsnetwork. This show is considered "very good" by a strong mode, though the average is drawn lower by a minority who find the show to be "worst ever". This means the people who dislike it are the most vociferous, not the most representative. What I'm getting at is that you, dear reader, shouldn't be scared away by the negative reviews.

Here's a guide to see if you like it: 1. Did you like the manga if you read it? As far as I know, everyone who was a fan of the manga hated the show. You might be the exception, but not likely. 2. Do you like SHAFT? If so, then you have a greater chance of liking this release. 3. Do you pick up on dry humor? Almost every anime I've seen that's not a comedy or pretentious "art" (such as haibanme renmei) has some level of dry humor. If you don't really pick up on that stuff, a lot of this will seem boring to you. 4. Can you tolerate inappropriate fan service? Our 100 year old protagonist has the body of a ten year old, but definitely has tendencies belonging to much older females. 5. Watch the first episode. If you are one of the few who liked the first episode, then you are most likely going to enjoy the rest of the series. If you hate the first episode, don't bother with this series.

Due to the overwhelming amount of negativity in this anime i decided to write this review.

Dance in the Vampire Bund was an anime that caught my attention completely by accident stumbling on a video while exploring the internet. I was immediately immersed within the story. While yes the main plot behind the anime, (boy loses memory, cant remember girl/ promise with girl, goes through adventure to regain memory) is a bit cliche and the whole amnesia thing is truly overused but the story and presentation of this is truly magnificent.
Akira the main character initially has a cases of memory loss when Mina The ... Queen of the Vampires, rediscovers him after a long absence. At the same time Mina is making the existence of Vampires public. What ensues is a mixture of the occult, graphic violence, political entanglement, struggling with oneself, and romance.
Now Dance in the Vampire Bund is not without its own faults, the story seems to be choppy, and not entirely planned out as well as the complete open ended way that the final episode ends, begging for a second season. Despite this, the story will always have you asking questions all the way to the end with very dramatic and interesting ways to answer each and every one of them. The art of the anime was beautifully done, many panoramic scenes, and stunning visuals.. this is a dark anime, somehow though they don't overuse this aspect so the anime still seems light and in some areas cheery.

Changing the subject a bit,while i dissagree with many other people on this anime one thing t i can agree with other reviewers is why? It seems there are no reasons in the beginning as to why Akira does anything at all, changing from ignoring her, to helping her, to ignoring her again, then fighting against her, to once again being at her side. I believe this has to do with how he is gaining his memories back, but this wasn't truly evident in the anime.
All in all though this anime does a wonderful job at what anime should do which is entertain.

As even the Manga isn't finished, the 12 Episodes Anime will probably just cover the story till chapter 32. Well at least I hope so, and I really hope that there will be a second season. Well, yes I've read the manga and seen the Anime... But I don't want to compare it... I'll just write a review for the Anime as it is:

Do you remember Hellsing? Yeah, cool guy with cool sunglasses, and a gun which is taller than the one of Vash the Stampede... That's what a true Vampire-King is about!... Well, let's summarize the Vampire-Queen from DitVB: A cute little Lolicon-princess, when ... you see her you would like to hug her and pat on her head... Cute little girley! Oh well... Yes she looks as terrifying as a poring (Small pink enemy ball in Ragnarok Online)... Well... But, even if the first few episodes of this don't show the real intentions and character of Mina, she can be quite hardcore... Well in fact the characters are good as they are. I like them! I like hime, Akira, the dumb glassed megaboob president pedo girl who loves her little brother, yeah and even yuki, who is the normal girl in this anime... Yeah... They are nothing special, nothing new, but all the categories are there. So everyone should be happy...

Well if I were to rate the first few episodes, this anime would have a score about mh 4 or so. I read the manga after I watched the anime. So I was confused sometimes about the scenes, there were holes in the storyline and somehow it seemed cutted... Hm, but after a while it got better, you get to know more about the characters and the bund... You'll learn a few secrets, you get to see some action, some moe and some ecchi... Well, in fact I don't give such a high score for an serious anime... No it's a high score for a lightweight anime. Yeah, you can search for a deeper meaning, and you'll even find it. Yes, you can read the manga and the story'll develop in a much clearer and more interessting way... But oh well let's write a fazit:

If you want to watch a good Anime with some weaknesses, but a lot of entertaining scenes: like action, romance, ecchi and so on... Hey it's ok watch DitVB. If you don't take it to serious it's a very good anime. Else read the Manga, but I belive if you don't like the Anime you won't hype the Manga as well.

Hmm... what to say about Dance in the Vampire Bund...well personally I like the manga better but there is still much to say about the anime.

Story:
I found the plot interesting. However, the anime storyline lacks very important information. We the viewers are constantly wondering why something happens when it does which I personally found VERY frustrating.
Not to mention the ending where we're all left hanging...which I hated because now we have to wait to see if they make a sequel so we can find out what the hell really happened.

Art:
The animation in this anime was fantastic! Shaft really did a good job of ... making everything so life-like and realistic. My favorite part is where the camera moves up and gives a full range of the body of the character and then focuses on the eyes that are obviously a personal touch done by Shaft.

Sound:
The opening to the anime was well to put it in simply boring. It did not really suit the mood of the story at all.
However, I personally liked the closing to the anime. It is not something amazing but it does provided a simple yet catchy ending song to the anime.

The background is excellent you can hear every sound.
The voice actors are well fitted to their characters in a way that you cannot imagine anyone else voicing them.

Characters:

While most of the characters are...with lack of a better word their stereotypical.
Mina is the only one who shows more depth with her sarcasm and all mighty personality.
Although I personally did like the anime only character Mei Rin, the cracking sound when she bites hard candy just gives me a chill. She is a bit too forward with Akira but I personally found it funny how she constantly tried to make him uncomfortable.

Enjoyment:
I received much pleasure from this anime. Although lacking in storyline and in depth of the characters. This anime kept me on my toes, it kept me wanting to know more. I watched each episode trying to figure out what was going to happen only for the episode to end in a way I did not expect which was thrilling but also a little frustrating at times.

Overall:
Overall I would rate this anime a 10 just because of my personally enjoyment. Nevertheless, for the sake of other people who do not quite share the same opinion I would rate this anime a 7.


You might not like this anime if you hate vampires or werewolves.
It has many political things, which I know a lot of you readers find to be boring.
There is some blood and gore so if you are not into that then you should probably avoid this anime.
If you are super into sugary sweet romance then you are not going to like this anime, however if you like the whole forbidden love thing then this anime is for you.


Now this is my personal opinion and I am not forcing any of you to share it.

Dance in the Vampire Bund

There's been time when I felt a certain kind of curiosity to know about the genesis of vampire fiction and the root of this popular and discussed genre.So,obviously,I searched on google.Learned a little about Vlad the impaler.So,afterward,as I got the basic idea,I intended to watch some anime series about vampire.Despite of some people's opinion,I do not think that vampire stories in anime is bad.In most of the cases,the storyteller uses his imagination and makes a vampire which have superpowers or they don't have to bite or they don't get burned in the sun etc.So,yes,This show is no difference.But among the vampire ... anime out there,this one should be kept on top of the list.I can assure you,this show is worth watching.Only 12 episodes,aired in 2010.Produced by Shaft,Genco,AT-X and flying dog etc.This anime was licensed by FUNimation and later on it got dubbed .So,obviously I watched the dubbed version and no complain there.But on youtube,the dubbed version you'll get is actually fandubbed.So better not to mix up.

Synopsis:Right at the very beginning,the viewers didn't get any idea how this series supposed to get.It all started within a television show about the existence of vampires.Where several people related to the topic were invited.And at some point,a beautiful lady was introduced and she claimed herself to be a vampire.That's the moment where everything started to get messed up.A little girl from the audience,Mina Tepes,made a drastic move creating an intense situation.At the end of the 1st episode,things got hung in a very bizarre situation.Afterwards,the story moved on quite fast.A regular school boy named Akira was introduced to the show.But just like other stories,he has a mysterious past and identity.And apparently,we learned that Mina Tepes the main character of the series,has a rational goal for both draculas and mankind.Among the few things, I loved the pacing of this show.It brought up incidents that were supposed to happen in that time of the storyline.

Theme Setup,Music & Artwork:I just loved the direction.The theme was deliciously dark as a horror show supposed to be.The time setting was present japan.But the churches,building structures and the other enviroment mixed up perfectly to give you a majestic experience.Moving on to the music,I can't recall any track from the ost.Doesn't mean that it was bad,it was decent in my opinion.The opening and ending tracks are the same,they just got turned over in the halfway of the series.I liked them both.One is called "Friends" and the other one is titled as "Tsumeato".Proceeding,the artwork was perfect.You are supposed to love the glossy effects.Every character looked charming.And one thing I would like to mention is that the aspect ratio changed depending on the mood of the situation.May seem trivial,but it made the scenes even more dramatic.And about the animation,I would say that it was crafted as smooth as the artwork.

Characters Setup:First of all,Mina Tepes,the Vampire disguised as a little girl.She is the princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires.She is the strong female protagonist you ought to like.As she holds the throne,she makes the most tactical decisions and can manipulate her co-workers well.Moving on to Akira,he is the of strong and devoted character,which can be seen very regularly in lots of anime.At the beginning we learned that he lost his memories by an accident.And afterward,he gains his memory back.And meanwhile in the process,he got enough character development.Moving on,there was a girl named Yuki we saw from the beginning.She loves Akira,but as usually, there are complexity.She got enough screentime.And sometimes she acted as a narrator.So basically,they are the main characters of the show.As for supporting,Nella,Nelly and Vera were at the side of Mina.From the school,Nanami had some more story.Hikosaka,Kuje and Takashi were used to be Akira's friend.And as a teacher,sister Laura gave us the general idea of the institution.Beside that,as the story progressed,bunch of the other characters came in from the ancient vampire monarchy,the government and etc.

Overall Rating:
MAL Rating: 7.25
My Rating: 9.0

A fan of Twilight? Vampires? Werewolves? Fantasy? This anime has it all. Dance in the Vampire Bund was previously adapted from the manga and consists 12 episodes with 1 recap. A highly suspenseful and mysterious source. I personally thought everything was thorough, and detailed. If you're interested in a fantasy, horror, slight bit of nudity, this is a perfect anime for you.

Story: 10
The story was very well thought. The audience clearly understands what is going on and the plot doesn't skip all over the place, definitely have transitional scenes in between. The future scenes were somewhat predictable in some areas. There were 3 different stories ... that connected and the 2nd scenario were fairly predictable, but otherwise i thought the plot was interesting. The plot really stood out, it wasn't those typical romances with your typical daily lives. Really is unique compared to the rest, especially when both protagonists start to reveal their past to the audience

Art: 10

The art was very detailed, indeed. The contrast in black and red, against the bright yellow and white portrays a very evil aspect of the anime, yet the brighter colours kind of portray a type of hope and peace. Although most of the anime was set in the dark you can distinguish the many aspects of the animation. It also had great effects, especially with the vampire attacks and transformations.

Sound:

Similar to the art in the movie, it was well used at the right times. When you hear the sounds you can feel the different emotions in it, for example, if one would scream, it'd give a really eerie feel and send goosebumps up your spine. Its as if the sound runs through your body giving you the right reaction to the event that is occurring. Truly astounding.

Characters:

The characters were well developed. It was brought with a third person omniscient view, in which we know some things that are only revealed to the audience but not the actual characters in the story. The characters were very mysterious in every concept, you don't know some of their motives, etc. But as the anime progresses, the anime unfolds and many would start to understand the character's motive and personality better. The one thing I wasn't so pleased about was the nudity of the Vampire Queen (who has taken form into a young blond child), it was....rather disturbing. However, after awhile it'll be easily to absorb those images. Akira's personality was a little too obvious, really, a typical hero, who tries to keep his promise and does anything to save his friends, and Queen.

I absolutely enjoyed the anime and I hope you will too =]

Children of the night, something that always seems to entertain me. This series however, made me fall more in love with series that deal with the Vampires and other supernatural creatures. Something that bugged me was the low rating this seemed to have, naturally an anime that I enjoyed I wanted to write a positive review. So let's get started shall we?

Story: 8/10
The premise of the story deals with the Queen of Vampires, Mina Tepes, and the promise 10 years before the current setting made with the main protagonist Kaburagi Akira. "The Queen who had all the power, and boy who offered her everything." Or ... something like that was the reason this whole story had happened. The two's promise was that Akira would never leave her side, and he'll always have her smile. A little cliche'd but I didn't mind. Now I would have given the story a 10/10 if the plot gave more detail about Mina and the Japanese government. This also dealt with politics, knowing the Japanese were in a huge debt, along with the Bund the queen created to support all the vampires. Sadly they didn't provide much detail, but all in all the story was done quite well.

Art: 10/10
From the get go, I knew the art was done by Shaft, the animators of the Bake and Nisemonogatari. From the odd viewpoints to the realistic characters. What I mean is that the characters anatomy was done closely to realistic ones, unlike those big eye'd stereotypical type of characters. This is what I really enjoyed. Another was the beauty of mixing real pictures along with the anime. Shaft has an unorthodox way of animating things, something that really catches my eye.

Sound: 9/10
The sound was a bit out of the ordinary but not something over the top. The soundtracks played during key moments and the tone fit it as well. Opening and ending songs were something to remember, that also kept me on the positive side of the Sound portion.

Character: 10/10
Primarily, the story mainly focused on the two, Mina Tepes and Kaburagi Akira. The growth the characters have were amazing, the development was much needed for the story and they were done right. Although some side characters stand out, not much development but still important to the story.

Overall: 9/10
For me, I would've gave it a 10/10 but I tried my best to be unbiased for this review. I really enjoyed Dance in the Vampire Bund. I suggest for fans of any supernatural creature fans, romance fans, and action, this is something for you. If not, I highly suggest you try this, you may enjoy this as well :)

my very first review!!when vampire queen mina tepes arrives in japan to bulid a home for the vampire race,akira kaburagi must keep his childhood promise to protect her from those who would dethrone her.i really like anime because its a great story.there are some pretty good fighting scenes and its also a great conspiracy-like anime

I've seen mixed reviews for this anime. Some good, some bad and some average. I must say I rather enjoyed this show. Interesting story and world. The setting and animation were also very good.

Some criticisms are it was a bit rushed as they tended to include a lot going on at the same time and it could have done with being longer in order for it to improve.

The best part of the anime by far was Mina Tepes. She is the main reason I really wanted to see this anime and she is a really cute and great character. I often like vampire ... lolis in general so I definitely felt quite optimistic about her right from the start.

Warning ⛔️ ⚠️ There is some Loli fan service (even though she’s hundreds of years old she has quite a childlike appearance) which may get a bit uncomfortable but there isn’t too much.

I don't know where to begin with this episode, I see a lot of reviews going over every aspect of the show in great detail but with this anime I can only say 1 thing about it..... It's extremely unique. I have not seen very many animes that actually hit me like this one did, though i'm starting to think i'm just a sucker for a bit of a romance :).

I've seen a few vampire animes out there and I can say this indefinitely, this is the best one to date. The romance was amazing, the battle's were epic and the drama was unlike anything ... i've seen!!

I don't think there are true words to describe this anime other then, I fell in love with this anime within a matter of minutes of watching the first episode. Most romance shows you can usually predict what will happen next but this will is a whole nother ball park. There was not a single moment in which I had a doubt that this anime was going to disappoint me, the only thing that mad me sad was when I started watching it and realized only 12 episodes!

For me this has to be one of the best vampire anime's out there. Now most people watched it for the sexy loli vamp queen, (not going to lie..... i didn't mind it) but that's not what made it so good. For start it's different to the manga in many many ways, but i feel like if they didn't change it the way they did it wouldn't of been as good (for the anime). Like there are only two races not 4 - 6 and the main hero didn't loose his memory he knew from the start that he was a wolf ( ill stop ... it there cause there is alot more). Second the love story and the way it made you feel each step of the way was bloody well done for a 12 ep series. Action was good for what we saw and the blood matched it just right and not over kill (like some i have seen).

The only bad bit is that it didn't get anything after. No move, ova mini series... nothing. They had the story right there waiting for the picking and was just like " we could but naaaaah".

Over all if you like vampire shows that are dark or darkish (depend on witch version you watch) it's a must see.

Dance in the Vampire Bund is a great anime. I've rewatched it many times, and i recommend it to anyone. It is one of the best vampire animes ever, and while most animes you see people bitching saying the manga was better, in this case, while the manga was longer and has a longer story (and more completed for that matter), but with this anime, the anime was better than the manga, its just a shame that a season 2 didn't come out to finish the story. Love the anime. 10/10. I liked this anime as it has many things other animes even fail to ... do now. Great art, great story, great characters, great first episode, everything, except the fact they didn't continue it. but still, its a good watch.

This is just a great anime that is good for just some good old fashioned watching. The artwork is awesome and so are the characters. The plot is always moving around from one side of the story to the other, and oh ya, it has vampires in it which makes it all the more fun to watch. There is never a dull moment with this anime so I would definately recommend it to anyone over 18. Other than that, enjoy.

Having read the whole manga I must say the anime adaption is great despite having taken a few liberties regarding introducing anime-original characters and removing a few others in order to shift the story in a somewhat different direction.

Art: 9/10 - I watched the DVD/BD release and there's nothing wrong here except from what seems to be far too much saturation which was not there in the TV release, resulting in everything looking darker and giving objects and characters a shadowy outline around them and their facial features, making it appear as if they're wearing off-color make-up. Some scenes in the earlier episodes almost looks ... like you were meant to watch them through a pair of 3D glasses due to how some colors seem to blend in with the surroundings.

Sound: 8/10 - It's not bad, but not amazing either.

Story/Character: 8/10 - This is the most tricky part for me to rate due to the introduction of anime-only characters and other ones being skimmed over. The voice actors captured the characters perfectly no doubt about it. Only reason I'm not giving this a 10, is due to Meiren, the anime-only character that gets the most screentime. While her character is played out great she is introduced early in the series as a means of fleshing out Akira's character due to his anime-only amnesia plot and in the end replaces another very important character from the manga which would've been introduced around episode 11.
While I'm disappointed they altered the story somewhat from the manga in order to make the first 32 chapters fit neatly into a 12-ep show, it still holds up on its own without shifting too far away from the more critical plot points, this portrayal even ends up more clearly explaining a few vague things from the manga even if it instead removed a bit of suspense by introducing a certain character too early. It still doesn't tell the full story which continues for another 35 chapters after the anime ends, if the anime has tickled your fancies I recommend reading the manga to get the full unedited version.

Enjoyment: 9/10 - Giving it a 10 is something I would've done simply because I could not put it down and ended up marathoning it, I can't do this due to my issues with the characters and story though. The reason it's not rated lower is simply because of the "Dance with the Vampire Maids" skit at the end of every episode.

Conclusion: I loved it despite the issues I have with it and that's all that matters, the manga is still better though. While I would argue that given how neatly they packaged it into a 12-ep show they could've done the same with a 24-ep one, but due to the changes to story and characters it'd be impossible to continue past the current ending without altering it even further.

Dance in the vampire Bund starts off a little weird. It's not a typical anime. Once you get into it I couldn't stop watching. I fell in love with the main characters and their stories. Some scenes might be weird, but every anime is weird time to time. The one thing that kept me on the edge of my seat is the mystery, you never truly know the main character's (mina) intentions and you keep watching just to figure out on which side she's on. Overall great vampire anime! A little dark, but to be expected.
P.S. There's room for a season 2 hopefully they make ... one!