Anime Watch: Rosario + Vampire!

I had just finished watching the two seasons of the anime series, Rosario + Vampire. It's a very funny anime about a 15 year old, Tsukune Aono, a human who got into a youkai academy by mistake. The academy is actually a school for monsters where they learn how to blend into the human world by learning the humans' culture and way of life.

On his first day at school, he ran into the beautiful Moka Akashiya, who turned out to be a super powerful vampire. Her vampire nature is sealed by a rosario cross which she wears across her chest. This is done so that she can live with her mother in the human world.

The moment the rosario is removed, she will transform into a vampire and her transformation is marked by bigger boobs, bigger butt, red eyes and long grey hair. This version of Moka is more powerful, aloof and straightforward than the human Moka. So far, only Tsukune is able to remove the rosario from her chest. No one else, not even Moka herself, could remove that special rosario. Well, I can't decide which version of Moka I like best, just as Tsukune is unable to make a choice between them too.

Like all other animes, story is adapted from the manga of the same name. A cover of the first volume of the manga is posted below:

Rosario + Vampire Manga Cover

Besides Moka, Tsukune also gets to know and make friends with other students too. The group picture below includes all the friends that he has made while studying at the school.

From left to right: Ruby, Kurumu, Moka, Tsukune, Yukari and Mizure

Another group picture

Kurumu is a succubus who had tried to seduce Tsukune initially but now has chosen to fight for his love in a fair way, i.e. without using her succubus powers to entice him. She likes to jump onto Tsukune and press her boobs into his face, often resulting in him suffocating most of the times.

Yukari is a witch who was initially a little terror of the school. She is extremely smart and would often play pranks on other students. Tsukune and Moka saved her from some bad students when they threaten to sort her out. She is in love with both Tsukune and Moka. Greedy eh?

Mizure is a snow girl and she was initially missing from school due to some reasons. However she has fallen for Tsukune and thus decided to come back to school in order to win him over. She often quarrelled with Kurumu as they treat each other as rivals.

Ruby is also a witch whom Tsukune and the gang had fought in a hill full of chrysanthemum flowers. She was initially determined to kill Tsukune as she believed that the humans are out to destroy her home, i.e. the hill. However she was won over by Tsukune's kindness and sincerity.

As you can see, Tsukune is a very popular boy and because he's a forbidden human, all the girls would always come to his rescue whenever he runs into trouble. Most of the time, Moka ended up destroying the enemy without any problems. Thus Tsukune is closer to Moka than to the other girls. See below for Moka's illustration:

Moka in her human self with the rosario secured

The vampire side of Moka

Tsukune with Moka, the vampire one.

On top of that, Moka also has a younger sister, Kokoa Shuzen. Their names remind me of those beverages: mocca and cocoa. Hee.... Here's a picture of Kokoa:

Kokoa with Moka, Tsukune at the back

Kokoa prefers the vampire Moka than the human Moka and she is always trying to get her vampire Moka to come out. However it always ends up in disaster.

Overall the anime is very fun and enjoyable to watch, though guys would be the target market rather than girls. Lots of cleavage and panties are being shown in the anime series and it's obvious who will be interested to watch.

Nonetheless, it's still worth a re-watch and I highly recommend this anime too. It's not to be confused with Vampire Knight. Though both have vampire themes, Vampire Knight is much more darker than its counterpart. However both are worth watching and to me, they are part of my ever growing list of favourite animes.

w00t!