Vampire Knight is a shoujo anime that, you may say, is about a school of vampires fighting over a girl who has a mild case of amnesia and blood that smells particular appetising. The heroine is Yuki, and not only does she apparently smell so, she can also looks rather gourmet.
[Ah, Zero, is it really OK for you to show us your (very drools-worthy) chest and show your darling Yuki a rather curious tattoo on your neck? I know she's too flustered to notice, but still...]
Enter the bishies, the Light and the Dark: Zero (adoptive brother/childhood-ish friend) and Kaname (enemy species/childhood saviour)
Zero, who hates vampires because of his tragic past (but has the afore-mentioned tattoo on his neck, a craving for blood, and, er, fangs) and Kaname, who is an out-of-the-closet vampire: So who wins in this bishie-fest?
Ummm… What made this episode for me was neither of them; it was this guy:
Yes Zero, even if you beg to differ, your adoptive father/headmaster trumps you all. Not just any man can pull off a sweater dress thing and a poncho-ish scarf. I was almost waiting for him to scream, “Lenaleeee!!!” But I was watching the wrong show (or, at the rate D. Gray-man’s going, the right show).
Komui, you have a rival.
Lesson learned from Vampire Knight ep01 — Teary glasses-wearing fathers/brothers will take over all: shoujo, shounen, The Universe.
In other words, no complaints about the character design, animation, seiyuus etc (and the OP is rather nice). Vampire Knight is a mix of dark seduction/potential angst and light-hearted silliness. Being not very good with angst, especially in male leads, I will be watching the show for its rarer moments of humour. But yes, I will be watching it for sure.
