Rosario + Vampire ep. 1
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Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural
OP: [COSMIC LOVE] by Nana Mizuki
ED: [Dancing in the velvet moon] by Nana Mizuki
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Ah~. Rosario + Vampire has arrived and what can I say?
Well, I can say that Rosario + Vampire’s presentation turned out rather differently from what I expected it to be when compared to the manga. I mean sure, there is some fanservice in the manga here and there but the entire first episode is chocked full panty-shots and breast-zooms. Highschool Girls first came to mind after seeing so many of them. There is such a thing as ‘too much fanservice’. “But GONZO was in charge so you should have known better”, some might say.
Should I have? Maybe, but not because of GONZO. Though, let’s just say I certainly didn’t think the ecchi would be bumped up so many notches.
I’m a fan of the manga and there are just some things I can’t overlook and even then if I wasn’t a reader of the manga I think it would remain the same. Moka’s skirt is way too short. It hardly covers her butt for goodness sake! Granted it isn’t that long to begin with in the manga but you don’t see her ass every few seconds either. Hinano’s list of comparisons of the changes are a pretty good idea of what GONZO has done to the anime so I’ll skip going into more of those.
Really, at this point, this show is reaching out to around two types of people. Those who are fans of the manga and those who really like their comedy/ecchi/harem/romance thrown at them in overabundance. I’m not sure how most of the former group will receive this show but from what I’ve been seeing across the blogosphere it doesn’t seem to be good. At all. As for the fanservice, it really should be toned down but that probably won’t happen given that there are at least three more girls to be introduced who will undoubtedly raise the fanservice level. A lot.
Don’t get me wrong, though. Laughs are aplenty whether intentional or unintentional and that counts toward a good part of the enjoyment. Right now I’m just wondering how far they’re going to get with only 13 scheduled episodes. I’m not sure whether an original ending is inevitable or if there will be second and third seasons but I at least hope that some of the better parts of the manga make it in. Well, and I really like Mizuki Nana, Kikuko Inoue, and Kugimiya Rie who are all in this show so they are three good reasons to watch it. At least for me.
Oh, did I mention that Awakened Moka and Shizuka are HOT?
Still, the first episode wasn’t as good as I thought it should have been. As for blogging this, I don’t think I will but I will be doing so…and continue watching as well. The R+V fan within me just can’t NOT blog this.
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Had to go back and reread that chapter just to see what they added/changed. Why bother with a plot at all? Seems t&a for 25 minutes is good enough for Gonzo. I’ll probably stick with it enough to see Rubi-san at least, but the manga is head and shoulders above this so far. Good call about her skirt… I mean seriously, she’s standing perfectly straight in some cases and it still only covers the top portion of her ass?! sheesh
I liked how her teeth are little and she can’t even break the surface of the skin with them. So cute. I didn’t really think much of the panty shots. They were just kind of there and no one made a big deal about them in the episode, so I didn’t think it really mattered one way or another.
Now the bit where he was holding onto her thigh, that was great, as was the bite/kiss. That’s great fanservice all over.
lol omg i TRIED to convince myself that it was good, since i was really looking forward to it, but yeah…IMPOSSIBLE!!
Haven’t read the manga, so maybe that’s why I thought it was enjoyable.
@Danny: Well, there’s always the manga to look forward to.
@Wesley: You don’t have to be a manga reader to notice that the fanservice was excessive. Like whateva said, when Moka was standing up straight you could still see her panties perfectly clear. That’s just ridiculous no matter how you look at it and that comes from someone who likes his fanservice.
However, that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the anime.
Though, at this point, the manga is far superior to the anime. Not that that is much of a surprise.
Oops, I thought you were gonna cover this. Sigh I’m a noob. Should I remove the plug? xD
I will be blogging it after all after thinking about it. *points to the category being created*
So don’t be surprised if/WHEN you see the second episode entry up on Friday/Saturday.