The Vlad Love finale begins with one of its typical pop culture tangents, this time with Maki talking about the 1994 film Interview With the Vampire, which not only affirmed her inherent fujoshi na…
Apr 1, 2021 • Subscribe
More like this
Vlad Love Review
“you really have to be an older, more experienced anime fan to get all of Vlad Love’s shtick”
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut – 12 (Fin) – Moonlight Dreamers
Having watched Irina and Lev risk their lives so many times for each other and their country (very much in that order), Anya has decided it’s her turn…
Anime Review: Vlad Love
Year: 2021 Length: 12 Episodes Genre: Comedy, School, Supernatural, Vampire Studio: Production I.G / Drive Synopsis: Mitsugu Banba is a high school girl who finds meaning in donating…
Vlad Love – Final Review
Vlad Love is one of those comedy shows that makes you wonder what is about. It’s basically a girl meets vampire girl. Yes, it’s starting to sound like…
I’m in Love with the Villainess – 12 (Fin) – Tipping the Scales
Rae is certain that she’s lost Claire, and there’s nothing she can do to get her back. But then Manaria grabs her in the hall and asks why…
Watch or Drop? Vlad Love
Anime Vlad Love Watch or Drop Decision
Vlad Love Episode 1 Review
“It was funny – really funny, even – by virtue of great direction and that chipper pacing, but the gags themselves were just okay slapstick”
Vlad Love – 11 – Undead Bait
Here it is: the Vlad Love Beach episode. When the Blood Donation Club requests a “training camp” trip to cut loose, Chihiro brings up the club’s utter lack…
Why Does Vlad Love Exist?
It’s not everyday that you hear about Mamoru Oshii being behind a new anime production. You know, the guy behind the original Ghost in the Shell Film, Patlabor…
Vlad Love – 07 – Vla Vla Vland
Vlad Love goes from the “cultural festival play” episode to the “let’s make a movie” episode, with Maki as the director and Mai, Mitsugu and Katsuno starring (Katsuno…
Vlad Love – 08 – The Hematologist’s Lament
Chihiro describes her daily battle as school nurse, Blood Donation Club advisor, night class instructor, and researcher, while gazing at the moon and grasping a bottle of blood…
Vlad Love – 09 – Nuts and Bolts
Going into this episode cold, I spent half the time wondering what the heck was going on and why there was little to know animation, and the other…
Vlad Love – 05 – Bleed the Parents
First, I must issue a correction: Vlad Love doesn’t forget everything that happens from week to week. That said, it forgets quite a bit, or at least hand-waves it away.…
Vlad Love – 04 – All Concerned Parties
In a particularly chaotic episode, Mitsugu is captured by the president of the Torture Club for allegedly getting to close to Nami, the Dance Club president, whom he…
Heroines Run the Show – 12 (Fin) – Feeling the Love
A little while after punching Hiyori, Chizuru starts eating alone. The feelings that led to her taking photos and causing a scandal have subsided, but she feels both…
Vlad Love – 06 – The World’s a Stage, Not at Stake
The title above is essentially the thesis for my review: by not involving combat aircraft or blowing up entire cities and simply focusing on something, Vlad Love’s quirky hyperactivity can…
Oregairu 3 – 12 (Fin) – A Genuine Something
First of all, wow, what a finale! It’s a pretty much perfect way to send off our crazy mixed-up kids while giving viewers who have eagerly watched them grow…
A-Z Movie Challenge: Vampire in Love
I stacked the odds a bit against myself here. After the unique results of my previous pick, having another what I thought was another shojo adaptation wasn’t the…
Vlad Love – 03 – Quite Unconcerned by Crosses
The zoo fiasco forgotten (like all things from episode to episode), Mitsugu and Mai catch a vampire flick at the movies…and Mai is so inspired she can’t help…
Tomo-chan Is a Girl! – 13 (Fin) – No Complaints
The twelfth episode was so good, thirteen was going to be all gravy…as long as it didn’t undo what twelve started. That’s the one fatal mistake it could…
Adachi & Shimamura – 12 (Fin) – Having a Wuvly Time
When Adachi learns Hino and Nagafugi not only spent the night together, but bathed together before school, she decides she can’t fall behind; she must be bold and…
Deca-Dence – 12 (Fin) – A New Grand Process
When Jill tells Natsume that Kaburagi has connected with Deca-Dence to become Kabu-Dence, Natsume is momentarily bewildered by her Boss’ constant changing forms. But change is at the…
Chainsaw Man – 12 (Fin) – Not a Bad Life
Last week introduced a bunch of new fiends who will surely play a role in any future seasons, but this week stripped everything back to Aki and Himeno…
Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro – 12 (Fin) – The Exhibition
With the cultural festival fast approaching, Naoto has managed to belt out a whole series of Nagatoro Being Nagatoro, and her friends are impressed. Hayacchi herself is happy…
Vlad Love – 10 – The Incredible Cyber-Franken-Kong
I have myself been blasted in these hopes, yet another may succeed.—Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein In a return to “conventional” Vlad Love, Chihiro-sensei introduces the new transfer…
Mamoru Oshii’s Vlad Love, Guest Review by Megan
Welcome to another Guest Review Wednesday on Okazu! I’m ecstatic to be welcoming back Guest Reviewer Megan who is once again here to talk to us about Mamoru…
Vlad Love – 02 – The Blood Defines the Drinker
It’s been over a month since the first episode of Vlad Love,but five more episodes have arrived just in time for Valentine’s Day. I just wish the episode…
Love After World Domination – 12 (Fin) – Cutting of the Cake (Baby)
Fudou and Desumi are having one of their usual mid-battle idyllic meetups when Fudou tells her he’s going to appear in a commercial…for a bridal venue…as a groom,…
Kaguya-sama: Love is War 2 – 12 (Fin) – Adjusted for Inflation
After the thrilling but nearly completely comedy-free Ishigami Sports Festival denouement, Love is War returns to its bread-and-butter with a relatively understated slice-of-life, life-goes-on fina…
A 2016 interview with Tsutomu Nihei
Evening did an interview with Tsutomu Nihei earlier this month because he’s been roped into being the special guest judge for their newcomer awards. It’s a short one,…
Campfire cooking Episode 12 (fin)
Well campfire cooking with my absurd skill in another world has come to an end. Really enjoyed this gourmet isekai show
Hamefura – 12 (Fin) – Doom Averted!
Hamefura borrows the dark, bleak tone of Re:Zero, swapping its usual pansexual harem desert gorging party and fake-snake R&D for a look back at “Sirius Dieke’s” inky-black pas…
Shinning Terribad Reviews: An Intereview with a Vampire
[This is written under the form of an Intereview. Why? Far more amusing. I’m pretty sure this is misspelled intentionally. This means I’m in for an “amusing” ride.
Rent-a-Girlfriend – 12 (Fin) – The One He Wants
We’ve finally arrived at the end of one of the most frustrating, problematic rom-coms I’ve experienced in quite some time, and it ends pretty much how I expected:…
Mushoku Tensei II – 12 (Fin) – A Pair from Buena
No More Fancy Talk Now that Rudy knows Silent Fitz is Sylphiette, he feels like a fool for not realizing it so much sooner. Quite right, so he…
Interview With inori, Creator of I’m In Love With the Villainess
Hello and welcome to an exciting interview. Today we welcome inori-sensei, creator of the I’m in Love With the Villainess series. Over the years, I’ve been pleased to…
Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack – 12 (Fin) – Not Just a Dry Run
On a perfect, dazzling day, suddenly Naoto and Hayase are off on their first date together. When Senpai steals a glance, Hayase makes clear this is just “practice”,…
Vlad Love Episode 1: In the Name of Blood
I mentioned in my Winter 2021 Anime Picks post the Vlad Love team would post an early screening of the first episode. That time has come so let’s…
Vlad Love – 01 (First Impressions) – Not-So-Fresh Blood
I tend to be drawn to simple anime premises. Takagi teases Nishikata, Tanaka is listless, Titans Attack, etc. Along comes Vlad Love, which immediately impresses with its gritty retro…
Interview With Keisuke Uyama | Love Like The Falling Petals
We had the wonderful opportunity to Interview author, Keisuke Uyama about his work, "Love Like The Falling Petals". Read our interview here!
Asahi Graph Magazine (12/1999) – Interview with Yoshiyuki Tomino
The following is a translation from the December 1999 issue of Asahi Graph magazine. It has been slightly edited for clarity and readability. The interview is conducted by…
The Ancient Magus’ Bride – S2 24 (Fin) – What a Girl Wants
With both the magical power and physical and mental support of Isaac, Lucy, and Chise, Philomela links back up with the book, but ends up trapped in a…
Kemono Jihen – 12 (Fin) – How to Melt a Frozen Heart
Nobimaru presses his attack on Yui, but learns he can’t even touch the nullstone without freezing and cracking his arm, as the thing literally feeds on life. Nobimaru, who…
Tenten Kakumei – 12 (Fin) – In Rainbows
Last week ended with the promise of an unprecedented duel between Anis and Euphie, to decide who will become queen by being made to suffer in one form…
Akudama Drive – 12 (Fin) – Good Trouble
You could sense this was going to be a particularly intense finale when it starts with Swindler, Courier, and the kids surviving a violent Shinkansen derailing. Brother thinks…
SAKUGAN – 12 (FIN) – THICKER THAN BLOOD
The Big Twist that starts the SAKUGAN finale is that Memenpu actually is a “Rainbow Child”, a child with an exceptionally advanced brain. This not only explains why she’s a genius…
Yuru Camp△ – 12 (Fin) – Campvengers: Tentgame
The final episode of Yuru Camp’s first season ends somewhat confusingly with flash-forward that starts exactly how the previous episode ended: with Rin on a bike. Only this time…
SSSS.Dynazenon – 12 (Fin) – E Pluribus Gundum
Gauma is in a bad way and Second can only ease his pain, but with Gridknight and Goldburn losing ground to Shizumu, Yume and Yomogi know what to…
Fabiniku – 12 (Fin) – From the Heart
When Tachibana’s rants and rampage convince Jinguuji that the best thing to do is to disappear from her sight, Schwartz rises as the true hero of this story by smacking…
Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout