Easily one of the most identifiable tropes in anime is having it set in a high school scenario. In Rosario + Vampire's case, you have a high school for monsters who attend Yokai Academy and use human disguises to blend in with society. Among their newest class is Tsukune Aono, an all-around average student with a Nice Guy demeanor. There's just one problem. Tsukune is a human. So in order to protect his identity as well as his life, Tsukune is forced to masquerade as a monster in a school full of other students who would want nothing more than to rip him apart.
So... what are some of the problems with this anime? For starters, it categorizes under the Harem Genre, a genre that I personally don't enjoy, mainly because it centers around a bland, Nice Guy surrounded by flat characters who don't have much personality or depth. To make things worse is the gratuitous amounts of fan service. I'm talking boob bouncing, absolute cleavage, and plenty of panty shots. It's honestly distracting and really annoying. I've read some of the manga, and it tones down aspects like that considerably. I cannot take this anime seriously due to it's lazy attempt at something that had a lot of potential. If you enjoy harem anime, I guess you can give this one a shot, although I'd recommend Ouran Highschool Host Club a lot more.
Interesting Manga, Terrible Anime
Easily one of the most identifiable tropes in anime is having it set in a high school scenario. In Rosario + Vampire's case, you have a high school for monsters who attend Yokai Academy and use human disguises to blend in with society. Among their newest class is Tsukune Aono, an all-around average student with a Nice Guy demeanor. There's just one problem. Tsukune is a human. So in order to protect his identity as well as his life, Tsukune is forced to masquerade as a monster in a school full of other students who would want nothing more than to rip him apart.
So... what are some of the problems with this anime? For starters, it categorizes under the Harem Genre, a genre that I personally don't enjoy, mainly because it centers around a bland, Nice Guy surrounded by flat characters who don't have much personality or depth. To make things worse is the gratuitous amounts of fan service. I'm talking boob bouncing, absolute cleavage, and plenty of panty shots. It's honestly distracting and really annoying. I've read some of the manga, and it tones down aspects like that considerably. I cannot take this anime seriously due to it's lazy attempt at something that had a lot of potential. If you enjoy harem anime, I guess you can give this one a shot, although I'd recommend Ouran Highschool Host Club a lot more.