| It's rating is pretty shit (by MAL standards) at less than 6, but it did somehow get a sequel. Is it really that bad? |
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| Unless you have an abuse fetish this series is complete garbage. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| Lol thanks guys, I'll stay away from this one. |
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| I love this series but here is what I think, don't expect any anime based on otome games to get good ratings because the anime plot will ALWAYS be shallow if not way too cheesy. You obviously won't get the entire story and feel lost while watching the anime since each episode is based on a different guy. Just like with Amnesia and Starry Sky, I couldn't understand the anime and it felt so shallow so I decided to play the games instead and found them more interesting! I saw many people here claiming the characters are so mean to the heroine. Well, normally anime such as this one tend to introduce or just show you the characters of the game along with their prespecive personalities rather than giving you a meaningful story. Besides they're vampires and she's a human, of course they're gonna have some messed up personalities and since the anime doesn't show you the true end for each character, you won't get to see their gentle side. It's always like this w/ otome games and when they get anime adaptation. So if you're looking for a good story, you should play the game or watch the anime if you wanna see more of the characters. (Since there's no English version of the game, I ended up reading reviews and spoilers of the game instead and I could tell the story was interesting) If this series was really doing poorly in japan, then it wouldn't have gotten 5 game sequels, let alone two anime seasons. |
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| i have seen anime lower than 7 rating that deserve better rating thus why i never bother with ratings |
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| It basically inversed/flipped around abuse/sexism tropes which pissed a lot of people lol In a way it's quite brilliant, you could argue it's an anime that deconstructs a lot of tropes. |
| This anime is for masochists. Unless you are one, I doubt you'll enjoy it. I loved it though xD |
| Brothers Conflict is worse and it's less hated lmao |
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Achelexus said: It basically inversed/flipped around abuse/sexism tropes which pissed a lot of people lol In a way it's quite brilliant, you could argue it's an anime that deconstructs a lot of tropes. Really? It sounds like typical shoujo smut, just taken up a notch. Erika___ said: This anime is for masochists. Unless you are one, I doubt you'll enjoy it. I loved it though xD I'll remember to use it to identify masochists then? lol |
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| *deep breath* Okay, many tend to mischaracterize this series (and not necessarily for the right reasons). What people don't seem to understand about Diabolik Lovers is that in some way shape or form, all the characters are implied/shown to be mentally ill. I won't be going into unnecessary detail about it, but the main character (Yui) isn't aware of this and is genuinely concerned about the well-being of the vampires. She isn't only just a source of harem eye-candy (yes, debatable through the behaviors of the vampires), but it's important to keep that fact in mind. No, being mentally ill does not excuse behavior like that, but even the vampires aren't aware of that. This is considered normal because of the poor parenting and the way they were raised (including looking down on humans in general). I'm sorry this was so long ;; but I had to clarify it because people tend to jump to conclusions. You don't have to watch it on the assumption that it's "bad", but hopefully this helped a little. In my own personal opinion, the series isn't necessarily bad, just immorally wrong in terms of content and theme. |
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Kinosguavajuice said: Okay, so being someone who actually really enjoyed this anime it's really quite frustrating reading the bad reviews, claiming that there is no character development and no plot. Firstly, it's an otame game; the plot is going to be shallow in the anime, especially when currently there are 6 games and each have a different plot. This is an anime you will not understand if you don't at the very least research the games. Okay, so with characters, most people claim that there is "no character development". Maybe you're looking at it a bit too ignorantly. If you even just read their wikis and got a better grasp of their pasts (which simply aren't portrayed in the anime as they are in the game), you can rewatch the anime and it's very interesting, because you can finally understand why they act so abusive. Out of the 6 Sakamaki Brothers, there is one lazy guy who doesn't say anything, one smart guy with a major BDSM kink, one possessive freak, one completely pervert, someone with extreme psychosis and one typical tsundere who actually has a huge amount wrong with him mentally. But for people who haven't looked into this further, you won't get it. You have to accept that. For me, a person currently doing a qualification in psychology, it's actually fascinating. I can diagnose each of them with about 3 mental disorders, and for me that's real character development. You see how she really grows a connection with them, but if you're just gonna blindsight it and brush it off, then it's naivety about the franchise. Of course, if the concept of vampires acting like vampires and abusing the female heroine (who seems incapable of defending herself) isnt your thing, then fair enough don't watch this. It's masochistic, but calling it "soft porn" isn't right. The manga, on the other hand... if you want your innocence, don't read it. The only reason I'm giving this an 8 is because the episodes are only 15 minutes, and I feel that they could've portrayed the plot better if they'd been longer. ^ Preach this right here. |
| "Achieve not with the squad, but by yourself." - Urie |
| Yes It's also completely inappropriate for a shoujo demographic and SHOULD NOT have the shoujo tag. Do you want girls as young as 13 to watch this and think such behavior from boys, the "love" interests, is acceptable? |
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| Males do not like hot guys and that's why. |
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Saiko said: All that is left to preach is that you're one of the stupid fujoshi like the poster you quoted.^ Preach this right here. |
| I don't think there's any other valid defence of the show other than it's a soft porn for girls with masochistic fetish and rape fantasy. It would be morally appalling if it isn't meant to be pure sexual fantasy, but rather something which should be taken seriously -- you would be telling me it is how women want to be treated by men in real life: objectified, harassed and brutalised. |
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GlowingAura said: S-quare22 said: Males do not like hot guys and that's why. A lot of girls don't like this either... there's not much of a plot to it apart from sucking blood, and other reverse harems are rated much higher. Exactly. This anime is just glorified rape. |
| Meh, if you are not the demographic (Masoquist Girl), you must likely will hate. Kinosguavajuice said: [...] This is an anime you will not understand if you don't at the very least research the games.[...] I don't understand why you give 8 to an anime that even you claim "It's terrible, play the game instead". |
| Well yeah the MC is weak. She can't even defend herself. Everything about it just trash. |
| Not bad but not good either. The anime is shitty. And the game is better. I expected it to be like the game but all I got was a disappointment |
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