Rosario + Vampire

Epimondas Apr 9, 2015

9

This may well be a 10 but it is so close to call.  The manga is a superb creation.  It is a mystery why the anime version short changed the manga so badly that it essentially became a completely different and far weaker story with much weaker characters and far more repetitive nonsensical actions.  The manga is way different however and is in a class all of its own.  Stan Lee would have been proud if such a manga were added to the Marvel line, it is that good.  This is one of the best mangas I have ever read it shines above most all other such creations and even gives many a Western comic and novel a good run for the money.  Few stories do such an excellent job at slowly evolving and building up characters as this one does.  It begins so innocently and gradually, the reader is at liberty to dismiss it and fold it up in the mind only to realize much later that, "OH ya".  The subtlty is sublime.  The participation of Tskunai in his own fate is grand.  He doesn't always have to depend on his monster friends, especially Mocha for every single problem.  He has is own wits, gifts, tenacity, strengths, weaknesses, and choices he can use.  Mocha is not some crutch to lean on for every rinse and repeat type single problem as seen in that silly virtually useless and pointless anime twisted up to crap version of this story.  The anime treats her like a tool to call on whenever trouble strikes and her rosary comes off.  Her character hardly changes especially her vampire form in the anime, but this is not the case by far in the manga, she does evolve.  She is a real genuine and strong yet very compelling character easily gripping the readers attention far unlike the anime version of her which actually due to the repetitive pointless over used way she is treated that it actually makes her a much weaker character in the anime.  She lacks a lot of the depth, background, and sense of trial and triumphs her life delivered her.  You get none of the detailed angles behind each of the characters revealed.  The characters have far more depth in the manga while the anime they almost seem one sided like poster cut out versions of themselves.   You get alot more emotional twists and turns like a rollercoaster in the manga.  Each interaction with other characters takes on a story in of themselves which alone far outshine the sad attempt on television.  It is almost as gripping as any story you might get hooked to reading from start to finish in one go.  You have to seriously wonder if the idiots that made that anime ever bothered to pick up and read even a single issue of the manga it is so far different and so crappy compared to the manga.  It would be a bit like trying to make Star Wars with nothing but stop action puppets like Gumby.  Each character participates very intimately to the story.  They each have their own skills and personality evolve over time as told from such things as their own little side stories which adds great depth to the overall story.  You have to love where the story leads and how it gets there.  Tskunai becomes sort of a leader in the manga and the other friends in his group seem to adapt a bit more to his human personality.  it makes all the monsters at monster high to some degree more human.  It does an excellent job of trying to balance the strengths and weaknesses of monsters and humans and their inter relation to each other.   There are plenty of pleasant surprises popping up in the story that to reveal it might give away too much about the manga that you should experience for yourself.  I wish the story kept going and maybe hopefully it will.  And with any luck someone will do an actual anime rather than a slop job cardboard cut out cheap crappy version of it.

RyanS1555 Apr 11, 2014

10

This manga is a great work of art from my perspective . Even tho at the begining the art quality was a little bit different , but as the books kept coming out the art kept getting better and better. thats is why i gave it a 9.6 . The story of this manga is fastinating all on its own . About a human boy entering into the world of monsters and then in end becoming one himself . Generally when people think of monsters in this society they think of terribly looking monsters . I like this manga for this on aspect that it made the monsters look awesome . Even some of them cute ;3 haha . Anyways another thing about the story was you really didn't know what was going to happen until it happened . I wasn't ever bored .  With the character devolepmet i found all the characters all interesting and unique . But personally i think this manga was going towards the sex appeal at the begining but i was wrong , the characters after getting settled in became much more than the tipical sex appeal . Granted the manga was from my perspective for mainly guys , but when i kept on reading i thought to myself why not for both . There is the romance for the girls , the sex appeal for the guys , comedy at some parts for everyone . But this story was not just about sex , fighting the typical stuff. I think this story is about the growth of the main character Tsukune and him trying to find himself in the world . Also being able to show his true feelings . This manga is one of my favorites and i hope it will become one of your favorites too . Enjoy

mangaislife Nov 13, 2010

2.6

Premise - A human stuck in a monster school falls in love with a vampire. Plot Exposition - It's almost like this chapter is identical to the last one! Protagonist - I can't criticise him, merely because he's not a character. He has no personality, nothing interesting about him, he's just...nothing. When he becomes something he's really just there for coexistence speeches after he pounds the heck out of some baddy. Love Interest- What might have been an interesting character turns into a stupid monster-killing machine very quickly. Supporting Cast - A bit more interesting than the two leads. And by that I mean they have a possible personality. Romance- This is cheesy and poorly done. Action - This is poorly done. Comedy - Oh look, an overused ecchi joke that's not funny. Tragedy - YES! Story -The pacing's okay, but it's repetitive and it just is terrible. It's inconsistent and incredibly cheesy, but not in the good way. Often becomes painful to read. Characters -Ah yes, the crucial element of manga. Or, in this case, the excuse for ecchi. Art - It's good. Doesn't match the narrative at all, but it is good. Recommended? - NO NO NO NO NO NO.