A story of a 17-year old Yui who was sent to live in a mansion that is filled with attractive vampires.
STORYLINE:
I was really expecting a lot about this show since I heard the game is quite good. To be honest, I was hoping more on the romance aspect. Unfortunately, I got disappointed. The show did not focus on romance between the heroine and one of the male characters. The episodes are all over the place. There's a lot of physical, verbal/sexual abuse (incest) and blasphemous scene that I find it disturbing to watch. The flashbacks and backstories are quite good though. It made me pity the male characters a little. The ending was confusing. I was not sure what happened to the heroine.
ART:
The animation is satisfactory I guess. I like the gothic touch to the backgrounds and the characters. Also, the integration of the character’s dialogue to the opening song is cool.
CHARACTERS:
Well, the series has very minimal characters. Some of the characters were on the flashbacks and some were just mentioned but was not introduced.
Yui- The heroine of the story. She was an adopted daughter of a priest. She is kind and gentle despite being mistreated. She is strong willed but I find her stupid sometimes. The most pitiful character.
Shū Sakamaki –1st son of Karlheinz to his 1st wife Beatrix. He is irresponsible and lazy but loves music. He does not really stand out.
Reiji Sakamaki – 2nd son Karlheinz to his 1st wife Beatrix. He is the most composed and formal of the brothers. He wanted to be a role model to all of them. Pretend to act as a gentleman but is very harsh to Yui.
Ayato Sakamaki- 5th son of Karlheinz. 3rd son of Cordelia. He is very proud and competitive towards Shu. He is cruel and cold due to the abuse by his mother. Sort of annoying.
Kanato Sakamaki- 4th son of Karlheinz. 2nd son of Cordelia. He is so creepy always carrying his doll with him. He has a beautiful voice and was referred to as “little song bird”. He is sadistic but attached to Yui.
Laito Sakamaki- 3rd son of Karlheinz. 1st son of Cordelia. He is my most hated character in this series. He looks cheerful and always jokes around. However, he is the most perverted of the triplets.
Subaru Sakamaki- 6th son of Karlheinz. The only son of Christa (the 3rd wife). Has some serious anger management issues. Tsundere in short. I was really rooting for him for Yui but he still succumbs to his desire.
Enjoyment:
I did not enjoy it as much as I wanted. The episodes don’t seem connected. The blasphemy, incest and abuse are just unforgivable.
OVERALL:
I watched this show hoping it would turn out to be something awesome. There are some scenes that I find it soothing but all in all it is not really that impressive. There are so many things in the story that remained a mystery.
