Descendants of Darkness - Vampire's Lure (Vol. 1)
by Hiroko Takita

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DVD Review: YAmi No Matsuei rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars

DVD Review: Always Watch Out For The Guy In the White Suit
Summary: 5 Stars

DVD Review: Wow.
Summary: 5 Stars

After watching the first three episodes, I'm just about speechless. Yami no Matsuei is incredible. I even like the dub--which is saying quite a bit, as I was prepared to be unimpressed.

The animation and character designs completely blew me away. They were as good as--if not better than--that of shows like Full Metal Panic, which has pretty much set current standards in terms of artwork and graphics. One of the things that really struck me was how realistically and smoothly the characters moved.

The basic concept of the afterlife as a bureaucracy reminded me very much of Yu Yu Hakusho (particularly when those cosmic chickens appeared... talk about random). Interestingly enough, Tsuzuki's summons have the same names as YYH's Saint Beasts. I'd like to learn about the mythology behind that.

Anyway, although the shonen-ai aspects certainly appealed to me, I think I would have loved this show even if, say, Hisoka were a girl. I can't wait to watch the rest.

I don't know where on earth a series based on shonen-ai manga got the budget to pull off such perfect CG and special effects.... but I'm very glad it did.

Lastly, ignore the previous review which blathers about on about the NA. I'm positive that absolutely nothing was cut. There's a slim possibility that the dub altered some dialogue during translation, as often happens in anime.... so if you want to avoid that, just watch the subtitled version.

DVD Review: Haunting, Breathtaking, Fun.
Summary: 5 Stars

DVD Review: Very cool
Summary: 4 Stars

Anyway with the bright colours, amazing animation, supernatural appeal and talented Seiyuu to accompany the characters what's there not to like on this series? You might think the episodes are choppy but I suppose it is the same for Weiss Kreuz perhaps. Also if you are not a fan of male x male implications this may not suit you at all. It's best to stay away from series like this.

This DVD volume is a round up of the first Manga volume. There's a vampire on the loose and is under the control of a particular villain ~_^ (this vampire type is different and is one that can walk in sunlight -- that's rare; unless you have a special jewel on you, right? OK I'm thinking Buffy). Tsuzuki is like Vash the Stampede in the 'goofy yet keeps his past a secret' sense and has a sweet tooth. Despite his slacking off on the job, Tsuzuki is compasionate and hides a lot of pain behind that carefree demeanour. His new partner is Hisoka who is the newbie in the Ministry of Hades and quite a distant boy who is a strong empath and whose death is mysterious -- reason is discovered in episode 3. You are also introduced to the main villain Muraki (a misunderstood SEMI-villain IMO) who seems to have a 'thing' for Tsuzuki.

If you're someone like me who is obsessed with voice actors well you may recognise the dubbed voice actors as well as the Japanese Seiyuu. The former are the guys who did Pokemon and Yu Gi Oh. OK I have trouble thinking of Yugi with a sweet tooth here. You see, Dan Green does Yugi/Yami and Tsuzuki ('I summon Suzaku in attack mode. Suzaku attack Muraki's life points directly' LOL). I am so used to Dan Green as Yugi/Yami Yugi and think he's better as these two than Tsuzuki ^^;;
Watari's dubbed voice actor is Eric Stuart who does Seto Kaiba, Brock/Takeshi and James/Koijiro. I find it strange to why these guys put Watari with an English accent though. I'll assume it's to make his accent different since Watari speaks in Kansai dialect. You can watch the dubbed version of the series if you want to try and recognise some of the English voices but it kind of detracts the excitement.

Really Muraki doesn't sound as cool in the dubbed version. In the Japanese original sound, Hayami Sho makes him sound suave, evil and seductive. Woo hoo. Plus this guy was Wolfwood from Trigun. Praise him, people. Miki Shinichirou is sweet as Tsuzuki (I thought he was amazing as Allen Schezar and Larva) :). To conclude this review, I say if you're not against gay implications then this shouldn't be a problem to watch. You may need to get some tissue or a bucket ready in case you drool much more later on since some of the main guys are handsome :P

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