Second, the second season wasn’t even announced when I made this post.

ps: if everything is following the manga then there wont be any speciallity then to read the manga itself right

looking forward to season 2!!i cant wait!!!

There was one thing I was really annoyed about and that was with Tsukune. He was supposed finish this one off. He was saved, looked ready to go, and just stood there while Moka finished it? The same Moka that minutes before couldn’t even hurt the guy at all? Only reason of course they would change that is because Gonzo didn’t want to miss the chance for another Moka panty shot. Who would not have wanted a vamped out Tsukune who really wasn’t himself beating the heck out of that guy and saving the day? Instead he just holds Moka and then snaps back to normal. Just a personal issue there.

A few things to think about. This arc happened before the Ruby arc in the manga. So no Ruby or Mizore taking part in things. Tsukune got roasted trying to save Moka and she took a desperate attempt to save him that wasn’t likely to work. But it did and since they won the school assumed Tsukune was a youkai which took care of that worry. Kurumu when the possibility was raised was on Tsukune’s side without a second thought. No matter what he was a person she cared about and the trust issue wasn’t brought up.

Then after that point you had the Ruby arc. Which actually developed Ruby better, but I’ll leave that to people who want to read the manga. Tsukune did get badly injured by Ruby though, but Moka did the same thing and he was fine. There wasn’t a problem with saving him that way since it had been done before. That arc had some deeper moral questions as well about relations between the species.

Some changes weren’t too bad. Like giving Mizore and Kurumu some time to deal with feelings of not being trusted. Also Ruby and Mizore were nice additions to the fighting and was just nice to see everyone working together to try and buy some time. Though as expected they just gave Ruby a new wand without much fuss.

Overall mixed feelings about the anime. On one hand I’m grateful since it got me interested enough to jump into the manga which I don’t do often. Really is something I’ve been enjoying so no problems there. Some characters like Mizore really translated into the series nicely. Nothing quite like seeing the characters in action and not just in the page.

Though there were some downsides. The fanservice at times was over the top. Remember the first episode where half of it we were looking up at Moka. The view in general was from the bottom up which just felt silly. Also at times it directly interfered with the plot like at the end with Moka’s reversed skirt kick to finish the fight. Though not saying it was terrible all the time, but could have been slipped in with much more taste.

Can’t really complain about things being left out since with manga it’s going to happen. Characters like Mizore felt nicer in the anime for some reason. Kurumu obviously got more development manga side.

In the end I’m still happy to have seen the series. Certainly had its flaws but that goes without saying. Not a bad show in the end.

Minor note though, someone stop Gonzo! After Rosario Vampire, the disaster of epic proportions that Dragonaught was, and bad animation in Kaze no Stigma, they need to think about what they are doing. Do good work and people will appreciate it.