The perception of vampire romance stories could've been destroyed by some early works with questionable tropes.
Vampire Dormitory manga will be adapted into anime in April 2024 and can fix that.
It follows the story of a girl who cross-dresses as a boy and a vampire who doesn't know that and lets her live in his boys' dormitory as a food source.
Plot twist: he has to lather her with love to make her blood tastier, and also he's an otaku.
The genre of vampire romance was always relevant: there is something thrilling about getting into this weird relationship with a powerful being that has hunger in their eyes as they look over the other character's neck. It's not just manga and anime: vampires's sexiness transcends cultures, and romance focused on them can be found anywhere.
Some of us who were introduced to shoujo romance in the 2000s were left quite distraught by one story that checks almost all boxes of bad shoujo tropes — Vampire Knight. This may have made us repulsive towards any vampire-related romance in anime and manga. But fear not, as now we'll get something wholesome for a change: Vampire Dormitory manga will receive an anime adaptation in April 2024.
Combine vampires with cross-dressing
Studio Blanc is responsible for the adaptation that celebrates the 70th anniversary of Nakayoshi magazine and the 20th anniversary of the author's, Ema Toyama's debut. The team behind the show is quite interesting: director Nobuyoshi Nagayama and scriptwriter Toko Machida previously worked on Smile Down the Runway and Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan.
The story focuses on Mito, who has been left alone in the world and abandoned by their family. After being kicked out of the part-time job at the restaurant, Mito stumbles upon Ruka — a vampire who can drink only boys' blood. They make a deal: Ruka provides Mito a place to live in his boys' dormitory while Mito acts as his food source. The only problem is that Mito is a girl who dresses as a boy. But her blood tastes as disgusting as a lonely boy's and Ruka doesn't know her secret, so his goal is to lather Mito with attention to make her blood tastier.
Balance of cuteness and hotness
The original story behind the anime is cute, courtesy of that one little detail: the vampire here is interested in making his food source feel good. In a way, this premise feels a little bit similar to Ikenaikyo, just a bit less altruistic. But both main characters develop a pretty nice relationship and tend to genuinely look out for each other.
The characters themselves are cute, too: Mito is earnest and determined, and Ruka, while keeping the facade of a cool vampire, is actually a huge otaku with a large collection of anime figurines (he doesn't like 3D women, but 2D are apparently okay). And despite all the cuteness that comes from them living close to each other, there is also plenty of sensual neck biting.
The plot is not ground-breaking, but it's nice enough to mend the damage that Vampire Knight left and make the genre of vampire romance relevant again.
Not just vampires, but crossdressers, too!
Summary:
The perception of vampire romance stories could've been destroyed by some early works with questionable tropes.
Vampire Dormitory manga will be adapted into anime in April 2024 and can fix that.
It follows the story of a girl who cross-dresses as a boy and a vampire who doesn't know that and lets her live in his boys' dormitory as a food source.
Plot twist: he has to lather her with love to make her blood tastier, and also he's an otaku.
The genre of vampire romance was always relevant: there is something thrilling about getting into this weird relationship with a powerful being that has hunger in their eyes as they look over the other character's neck. It's not just manga and anime: vampires's sexiness transcends cultures, and romance focused on them can be found anywhere.
Some of us who were introduced to shoujo romance in the 2000s were left quite distraught by one story that checks almost all boxes of bad shoujo tropes — Vampire Knight. This may have made us repulsive towards any vampire-related romance in anime and manga. But fear not, as now we'll get something wholesome for a change: Vampire Dormitory manga will receive an anime adaptation in April 2024.
Combine vampires with cross-dressing
Studio Blanc is responsible for the adaptation that celebrates the 70th anniversary of Nakayoshi magazine and the 20th anniversary of the author's, Ema Toyama's debut. The team behind the show is quite interesting: director Nobuyoshi Nagayama and scriptwriter Toko Machida previously worked on Smile Down the Runway and Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan.
The story focuses on Mito, who has been left alone in the world and abandoned by their family. After being kicked out of the part-time job at the restaurant, Mito stumbles upon Ruka — a vampire who can drink only boys' blood. They make a deal: Ruka provides Mito a place to live in his boys' dormitory while Mito acts as his food source. The only problem is that Mito is a girl who dresses as a boy. But her blood tastes as disgusting as a lonely boy's and Ruka doesn't know her secret, so his goal is to lather Mito with attention to make her blood tastier.
Balance of cuteness and hotness
The original story behind the anime is cute, courtesy of that one little detail: the vampire here is interested in making his food source feel good. In a way, this premise feels a little bit similar to Ikenaikyo, just a bit less altruistic. But both main characters develop a pretty nice relationship and tend to genuinely look out for each other.
The characters themselves are cute, too: Mito is earnest and determined, and Ruka, while keeping the facade of a cool vampire, is actually a huge otaku with a large collection of anime figurines (he doesn't like 3D women, but 2D are apparently okay). And despite all the cuteness that comes from them living close to each other, there is also plenty of sensual neck biting.
The plot is not ground-breaking, but it's nice enough to mend the damage that Vampire Knight left and make the genre of vampire romance relevant again.
