Review of Vampire Dormitory

6/10 +Soft character designs and pretty animation +Explores bolder theme of accepting love of all types (LGBTQ) -Horribly executed story beats and cliches; poor world-building -No meaningful character transformation Vampire Dormitory is more than just a buddy love story. It’s an example of what happens when the worst kind of cliches are all dumped together, resulting in a bowl of slop that’s total inedible. A beautiful, perfect girl with no character growth that does nothing to earn her partner’s love. A trite love triangle with an abusive love rival. Horrible pacing that wastes time on cookie-cutter side characters. Story beats that flow together poorly. There is no characterdevelopment, horrible world-building, and the overall structure does not make sense. The soft animation and pretty character designs only make this watch even more offensive, signaling what could have been. It even attempts to take a bold risk with greater themes of “loving someone despite their gender” but does not commit.

Toyama-sensei somehow manages to create the worst Shojo that’s ever existed. Instead, check out her earlier works, Pixie Pop and Koko ni Iru yo (I am Here) for sweet, feel-good romances.