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I'm shocked by the number of good reviews this has. It is possibly the worst anime I have ever seen. I still can't believe I was able to get past the first episode, let alone force myself to watch the entire series. It's been a couple of years since I watched this anime, so forgive me if I don't delve too deep into the god-awfulness of this anime.

The story follows two star-crossed lovers, a vampire and a human with paranormal abilities, as they fight off the forces of evil (evil vampires) while trying to build a relationship.

Shiki, the protagonist of this eyesore of an ... anime, is an emotionally numb and distant high schooler who has the ability to see the "lines of death" ever since he was a little boy. After being thrust into the world of the supernatural one evening when he witnesses a battle between two vampires, Shiki begins to fall in love with the female vampire, Brunestad, and he decides to take her side in the battle against the evil vampire. In combat, Shiki utilizes a little two-inch jack-knife (instead of a sword or something with a practical attack range) and cuts along the person's "red lines of death," causing the enemy to fucking explode or fall apart into a million pieces. That's right, if you hit someone in the right spot, THEY FUCKING EXPLODE! Besides being the stupidest fucking special ability I've ever heard of, his power (as you can imagine) makes for dull combat scenes.

Anyway, the story is basically about him trying to invoke some emotion in Brunestad and trying to build relationship with her while he's dealing with family issues (the typical distant and hateful father-son) and fighting off the evil vampires. Pretty much about whether or not he wants to be a part of Brunestad's world and all that.

I know the plot summary is a bit short and lacking in detail, but the story was so forgettable that it's difficult to recall. Please, don't watch this garbage. You'll want to gouge your eyes out after the first episode.

Just watched the episode, and it seems like they just fast-forwarded through everything. It was one continuous play; they gave the viewer no time to absorb it. Events that spanned over many chapters were condensed into a minute or less, with the essential background information relating it to the plot dropped. The episode wouldn't even make much sense to people who haven't read the manga; I read the manga and even I had a hard time understanding what was going on.

The animators provided no recap. They just dived right into the middle of it. I know it's understood that the viewer can watch the ... InuYasha series on Hulu, but after over four years of being off the air, I expect some sort of recap.

I have to say, I'm disappointed with it. I had to stop watching after the first couple of episodes. They were just trying to milk the last bit from this cash cow.