Rosario to Vampire Capu2

It has been one year since Tsukune Aono enrolled at Youkai Academy, and since then his life has taken an interesting turn. In addition to being the only human at a school for monsters, he has attracted a bevy of beautiful women who want him all for themselves: the sexy succubus Kurumu Kurono; Yukari Sendou, a witch; stalker and yuki-onna Mizore Shirayuki; and Moka Akashiya, a kind vampire who, when her rosary is removed, reveals a darker personality.

But soon, trouble visits Youkai Academy in the form of Moka's younger sister, Kokoa Shuzen. She is furious that her "true older sister" is sealed within Moka's rosary, and vows to bring out Moka's darker self. However, Kokoa's thoughtless actions may affect more than just her sister...

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Shirayuki, Mizore Main

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Akashiya, Moka Main

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Kurono, Kurumu Main

Fukuen, Misato Japanese

Aono, Tsukune Main

Kishio, Daisuke Japanese

Toujou, Ruby Main

Chiba, Saeko Japanese

Shuzen, Kokoa Main

Saitou, Chiwa Japanese

Sendou, Yukari Main

Koyama, Kimiko Japanese

Bus Driver Supporting

Inoue, Norihiro Japanese

Morioka, Ginei Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Nekonome, Shizuka Supporting

Inoue, Kikuko Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Shinozaki, Shinya Producer

Hashimoto, Taichi Producer

Ikeda, Shinichi Producer

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Mar 18, 2023

ArbyMaster458

Recommended

I love Rosario + Vampire, since it drew me further in to the world of anime and broadened my horizons, even when I started watching Naruto, so much that I tolerated the episodes that didn't follow the manga. If it did, I am sure it'd be rated a bit or even a lot higher than 6.9. It strays off from the manga for most of the season, and the panty shots are too much. I know each female girl, save for Yukari, have nice rears, but I was very much hoping that the series covered more of the manga, since things get very serious in ... Season 2 of the manga, where they learn of Fairy Tale and fight the members of it and show more members of Moka's family.

Art style is beautiful, and the animation is about a B+. In regards to story and pacing, I feel S1 did a good job, however, I felt it should have had more than 13 episodes for both seasons to cover more of the manga. Had it been made in somewhere between 2012-now, the anime would have more to cover. The studio, Gonzo, made the anime, and they worked on Gantz, Basilisk, Kaze no Stigma. They even helped make the music video for “Breaking the Habit” by Linkin Park. Did they not have a large enough budget for a 24-25 episode season for R+V?

Fights weren't very long, but that's to be expected when facing Moka Akashiya's Inner form, though I wouldn't mind them being a bit longer. Had the studio been patient and waited until they had more material to work with or had the budget and passion for the series, we'd probably have it.

Both English and Japanese VAs do a stellar job with giving voice to each character, and I wished the series had a sort of reboot or even a remake of Season 2. There was potential for this anime, but again, the panty shots and the anime original episodes prevented the anime from being something more.

If there was ever a continuation or reboot for this series, I will definitely watch it, no doubt. I'd even like an OVA where R+V and High School DxD cross over. Inner Moka vs. Rias Gremory, that'd be something. Heck even an OVA continuation of R+V would be awesome, like how Kenichi and Hellsing received them, the former continuing where the series left off sort of. Despite some cons I have, mostly the panty shots and the second season straying off from the source, I'd still recommend people try this anime out.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 5, 2023

PanzerIV-J

Mixed Feelings

This continuation of the series is far worse then the 1st season. But I guess it depends on how you view the time spent on the show.
Here is the run down
Episode 1 : Great start of the season.
Episodes 2-11 : Poor filler contents.
Episodes 12-13 : Good episodes with decent story and a mediocre ending.

For me the show was almost entirely filler content after episode 1, and only got back to the main story at episode 11 and continues to it's final episode. It is really upsetting, the story's filler content, was far more noticeable in this season, where none of the fights even matter, and ... it all mainly feels like a waste of time. Not to mention the MC, Tsukune really received no positive transitions in the season either, he doesn't really get "stronger and tougher" to a big degree, I would've hoped to see a bit more growth at least.

None of this even has to do with the rating going from R in the first season changing to PG13 for this season, like, the ecchi portion doesn't even feel affected much, it just feels like an immense time waster. While one might say "You are watching the show, all anime is a technically a time waster wdym, lol", I mean the anime really feels like it purposely makes the show have zero meaning to the plot of the anime which was established in the first season, which is frustrating, and I could've watched a better time waster of a show that is more exciting and better made.

Now to the good, umm, well I guess the art was pretty bright, good and unique, especially for an anime released in 2008.

The first season was good, if you just want to finish out the show just watch episodes 1, and 11-13 and you will be good.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 18, 2013

blazeMX

Not Recommended

Well, so it’s come down to this… “Rosario + Vampire” is an anime show directed by Takayuki Inagaki about, uh, well, gratuitous panty shots and full-blown harem mayhem. The story is straight-forward enough to actually make sense too: Tsukune Aono is your typical high school protagonist who plays the nice guy role way too well. One day, while heading to his mysterious new high school in the middle of what appears to be a dead forest/graveyard, he is run over on a bicycle by Moka Akashiya, a classmate of his. Immediately, these two seem to hit it off, until Tsukune discovers that Moka is actually ... a vampire and the high school he’s attending consists of nightmarish monsters. Eventually, Tsukune is forced to keep his human identity a secret for fear of his own life, while also attracting the attention of a group of girls all lining up to have sex with him, typical of your harem/ecchi show.

I just want to make this known: “Rosario + Vampire” is a terrible show. In fact, so terrible that I actually found myself really enjoying it at times. There seems to be a very basic formula to each episode too: Tsukune, being the dumbass he is, manages to get involved in some life-threatening conflict with a dangerous student or teacher, and Moka is forced to change into her “badass” vampire form to save the day while the narrator, being a bat with the most annoying voice in anime history, inexplicably totals up the running time each battle took… for reasons I have yet to know… It’s formulaic, yes, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have a ton of fun with it. There’s a cheesy undertone throughout that makes it oddly entertaining, and while the nudity is flaunted around this show like clothing is illegal, it adds a kind of quirky vibe to the characters themselves. I shouldn’t go too into detail with the other characters apart from our two protagonists because, well, they’re cardboard cut-outs from other harem anime and are too uninspired to really give a damn.

However, “Rosario + Vampire” has a secret power: it is so facepalm-worthy, that at a point, your brain adjusts to the crude, dry humor and eventually you find yourself laughing a lot. The comedy in this show is hilarious when it wants to be, especially an episode when Tsukune is followed home by the stalking group of girls over summer break, and is introduced to their mother, who witnesses them in *ahem* compromising situations that leads her to believe her son is a sex fiend. It’s actually one of the funniest episodes I’ve watched since that exam episode in “Angel Beats!”. I feel like I shouldn’t dismiss the strengths of the show either, because the last few episodes of the first season are legitimately great, as well as a bulk of episodes in the second season.

As much as I enjoyed most of it, there’s just also too much wrong with “Rosario + Vampire” to fully recommend it. While it does have it’s fair share of comedic genius and suspenseful moments, these are too rare in the show to really call it a saving grace. The chemistry between the “so inoffensive, it hurts” Tsukune and “Lucy from Elfen Lied 2.0” Moka is actually pretty good too, and provides an ongoing gag that never gets tired. But overall, it’s decent fun at best. If you just want to take a break from a serious anime, switch off your brain and let this soak in. Otherwise, watch “Love Hina” if you want great harem…

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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