So it seems J.Greely has come up with a new term to describe the first (and, er, “suckiest”) of the haremettes in Rosario + Vampire: Glompire. Seeing as she’s a vampire that, well, glomps.
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Do all the girls have skirts cut that short in back? I mean, that thing’s straight out of Girls’ High!
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Ok, she gets a pass on the first one, because he’s in the middle of fainting. Side note: the use of music during the embarrassing, bite, and transformation scenes is spot on, here. They did a good job of accenting the mood they wanted for each. Pity the OP and ED weren’t to the same standards, but anything’s going to disappoint after GSNK.
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From the NYT bestseller, “101 Things Not to Say to Your New Vampire Girlfriend”: #1: “Bite me.”
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Pic 1: “Is that question as loaded as your bra when you transform?”
Pic 2: Note the succubus in the back. To be introduced next week….
By the way, the teacher he’s referring to? A kawaii catgirl.
Ok, apart from the fact that we know he does survive (since it’s a 13 episode series, and he survives in the manga) what odds would you give that Shungo Tskune doesn’t survive the first week?
Or on his dying very happy at the hands of a succubus or glompire? 😉
Talk about a fine line between kawaii and kowaii… Don should be all over this series!
Update: J.Greely mentions in the comments to an earlier post:
Thought I should mention that the Wikipedia entry for the series includes detailed spoilers in its character descriptions. Some of it may not apply to the anime, but you never know.
While it’s definitely spoilerific, his note about application to the anime is so true. Not sure how much of a volume can be stuck into each episode; but from reading the spoilers, this show could probably follow the plot to a T and still go anywhere from dramatic horror, to Shana-angsty, to comedy fanservice, to a weird mix of all three. Just depends on how it’s played. Rosario is billed as comedy fanservice, so I hope it stays far, far away from angsty.
There’s plenty of opportunity for the guy to be tied in knots without worrying about whether girls like him.
Like “Are they going to find out I’m human? And if they do, will they barbeque me for lunch? Which they might do anyway?”
He’s got enough on his mind without worrying about romance.
Minor spoiler (in first episode)The vampire already knows he’s human; he confessed to her just before he tried to leave the school.
One logic hole; it’s never really explained why he can’t just walk out–he’s at the bus stop right by the entrance tunnel after the fight. It’s not said outright that only the bus can penetrate the magic seal, but if that is the case, then why is Moka riding a bike to the school? In short, Tskune’s not trapped; he is staying because of Moka. Wouldn’t be the first guy to meet a bloody end, thanks to his libido.
NICE BOAT.
(Heh. Although that’s a slightly different context!)
Part of why he’s staying is that it’s the only high school that’ll have him. That’s how he ended up there in the first place. Yeah, maybe it’s dangerous, BUT…
I guess a NICE BOAT ending wouldn’t necessarily involve Tsukune being dismembered or meeting a bloody end at all. He might just run out of blood. While I’m sure that won’t happen, it would be amusing to see his status as a vampire’s walking snackbar taken to its logical extreme.
Hm. I know Japanese youths are under a lot of pressure to conform and perform, but a choice between being a walking snackbar and being held back a year in your quest to get a H.S.Diploma seems a bit extreme.
On the other hand, if I wanted realism, I wouldn’t be watching animé….
The Wikipedia spoilers J.Greely mentions involve one possibility for a NICE BOAT ending with a lot of dramatic horror and anguish (not angst).
Yeah, I saw that. If they go anywhere near it, I know who’s going to win the 2008 “You Got Your Plot in My Fanservice” award….
They might have the initial stages to give him power and avoid the later one.