Story:
The basis of this manga is the harem genre. If you don't like harems, fear not, for there is more to it than just that. First of all, we have an interesting setting, a human at a monste school with monster girls all over him. And while the romance is always there, the main focus soon turns to the fights. Rosario + Vampire is a unique mix between Action and Romance that should offer something for everybody. And if you're not sure if you wanna read something labeled Ecchi, don't worry, there is very few nudity (I only remember one time breasts are actually shown). Due to Tsukunes development caused by Mokas blood, the story stays interesting, even though the basic formula stays the same. The bad guys could have used a bigger variety of motivation for starting fights than just "I want to beat Tsukune cause he's like really strong" or "Damn that Moka is so hot, gotta kill her boyfriend", as it can feel a little repetitive.
7/10
Art:
The artwork is really, really awesome. The backgrounds look pretty good, especially the graveyard in front of the dormitories. The fight scenes all look good as well, you always have a clue what's going on. But the most outstanding feature are the characters. Everybody in Rosario + Vampire is incredibly pretty, the girls AND the boys. Even Tsukune, who looks rather plain compared to all the other handsome dudes, is not too shabby. Even though I'm a Mizore guy, I gotta say that Moka (both of them) is one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen in an Anime or Manga. The more serious a scene, the more detailed the characters are drawn and it never feels out of place. Seriously, there is nothing bad I can say about the artwork.
10/10
Characters:
Being a Harem Manga at heart, you wouldn't expect very deep characters. But some of them have more meat on their bones (insert dirty joke here) than similar ones from other works. Tsukune for example, while he is our boring friendly everydude in the beginning, he evolves quite a bit, thanks to the vampire blood injected into him. As far as male harem leads go, he's pretty interesting. The female lead is a split personality, one being the "boring" nice girl, the other being a ruthless and seemingly heartless ass-kicking machine (that legs, DAYUM!). As Inner Moka only develops feelings for Tsukune very late in season one, we don't get much drama out of it (yet). The rest of the cast didn't have much time to shine (again, yet), but Kurumu is pretty interesting as far as beta females go. Despite being a succubus and throwing herself at Tsukune every chance she gets, she is actually not a pervert at all, even being ashamed of somebody seeing her panties. That's a weird combination, but she makes it work. She has a kind heart and would never force Tsukune to sex her (even though that's exactly what a succubus is supposed to do). All I can say is, the characters are interesting, but they could be a little deeper (Season II ahoy).
8/10
Enjoyment:
Comedy, Romance, Action, Drama and some mild fansevice, Rosario + Vampire offers something for everybody. Likeable characters and a story that, even if it's not necessarily a great one, keeps moving forward, on top of that and you have one of the most entertaining Manga of the past decade. People who want Romance without Action or Action without Romance will have a hard time getting into R+V, but if you don't mind some genre mixing, you will be entertained a lot. You should definately give it a try.
9/10
Overall:
8.5/10
