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Story: (2/10)
You can pretty much get the story of this anime from the synopsis. Yui Komori, a girl we know almost NOTHING about, moves into a mansion. As soon as she moves in, she sees that this mansion is home to the six Sakamaki brothers. Yui also sees that they aren't normal, as they are vampires.
Pretty much the story of Diabolik Lovers involves Yui finding pointless crap I really couldn't care less about, and getting tossed around like a lifeless doll from one brother to the next. No matter which brother is involved, every situation usually ends with Yui getting the blood sucked right out of her. It may seem interesting at first, but trust me, it gets old pretty quickly. The ending also left me a little confused...
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Characters: (1/10)
This anime has probably the worst cast of characters I've seen in a long time. Yui has got to be one of the worst female leads I've ever seen. She describes EVERYTHING I hate in a female protagonist: Weak, submissive, Mary-Sueish, and a complete IDIOT. Weren't Yukii Cross (from Vampire Knight) and Bella Swan (from the Twilight book series) bad enough? Every time she was getting herself into a bad situation, I was just screaming at my laptop saying "Run, you idiot!!".
The brothers are just as interesting as Yui is. Despite having different personalities (Ayato's aggressiveness, Shu's laziness, Kanato's yandere-like behavior, Reiji's demanding attitude, Subaru's delinquent demeanor, and Latio's sadism), their want for Yui's blood is the one thing they all have in common. I will give some credit though: They DO look pretty cute.
I know that this show is a Shoujo, so maybe some girls can find something to like about these characters (particularly the brothers). But for me, I found nothing (although I found Kanato extremely creepy at times...).
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Art/Animation: (5.5/10)
The art is nothing special, but it fits the show pretty well. Not much to say here.
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Music: (5/10)
Like what I said about the art, the music is average at best. Nothing amazing, but still fits the show's tone pretty well. The opening and ending are also decent.
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Enjoyment: (1.5/10)
In short, Diabolik Lovers was just painful to watch. Besides screaming at my laptop in frustration, I was just extremely bored with this series. I'm VERY thankful that each episode was only 15 minutes, because if each episode was the usual 20-25 minutes, I would've dropped it around episode 2.
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Overall Score: 3.0 out of 10
This is definitely the worst anime I've seen that came out in 2013. It just made me.... uncomfortable. Maybe if you're fan of Vampire Knight (or vampire shoujo anime in general), or a die-hard fan of the visual novel, I guess I can recommend this. Other than that, I highly recommend staying away from this anime. It'll save you about 3 hours of your life.
*Feedback and Constructive criticism is welcome! Just don't be too nasty about it.*
