First I want to praise the character design. It's authentic, modern and yet has its own unique stamp by which the characters can be recognized and distinguished from characters of other anime.
The beginning is not the most interesting and the first few episodes didn't draw me in the plot and characters. From the start It was obvious that there are vampires and that the culprits are newcomers that have moved in the Kanemasa mansion. Villagers and the doctor didn't know the cause of deaths of the local people, but to me as a viewer the cause was obvious, so It definitely lacked a good mystery.
It was hard for me to kind of bond with the characters and to care about their life course, cause l didn't see enough of their personality, like habits, hobbies, traits, attitudes, friendships, past, the way they think and feel. I only cared for doctor and only started caring for Yuuki and two of his friends when the anime was near the end.
What I appreciate the most in this anime is It's turn of events. The fearsome hunters were now humans which raised a moral dilemma about whether is It right to kill and end a life even of a nonhuman. Who're the monsters? Human killers who kill for revenge, or nonhuman ones who kill in order to survive.
I enjoyed the last episodes the most. Al though, the mystery element was missing in the beginning, It was surely present near the ending. I even managed to empathize with shiki and feel sorry for their suffering. The ending was satisfying.
The beginning is not the most interesting and the first few episodes didn't draw me in the plot and characters. From the start It was obvious that there are vampires and that the culprits are newcomers that have moved in the Kanemasa mansion. Villagers and the doctor didn't know the cause of deaths of the local people, but to me as a viewer the cause was obvious, so It definitely lacked a good mystery.
It was hard for me to kind of bond with the characters and to care about their life course, cause l didn't see enough of their personality, like habits, hobbies, traits, attitudes, friendships, past, the way they think and feel. I only cared for doctor and only started caring for Yuuki and two of his friends when the anime was near the end.
What I appreciate the most in this anime is It's turn of events. The fearsome hunters were now humans which raised a moral dilemma about whether is It right to kill and end a life even of a nonhuman. Who're the monsters? Human killers who kill for revenge, or nonhuman ones who kill in order to survive.
I enjoyed the last episodes the most. Al though, the mystery element was missing in the beginning, It was surely present near the ending. I even managed to empathize with shiki and feel sorry for their suffering. The ending was satisfying.