Tag: Shoujo

Diabolik Lovers

…this is most obvious insofar as there being literally no explanation as to what defines a vampire within the world in which this story is taking place. There is a limit to the educated guesses a viewer can make about what vampires can do and what significance they have based on their portrayals in mythology and in other media; loose commonalities like blood sucking, having fangs and being immortal are on such an unimportant surface level in the grand scheme of things that it feels more like the characters in Diabolik Lovers are role-playing as vampires than anything else.… Read more.

His and Her Circumstances

I am a firm believer in the notion that a good story is not about coming up with a good idea, but strong execution of whatever idea it is that you do have; essentially, good writing is not about coming up with premises, it’s about the ability to make something compelling out of even the most basic premise.… Read more.

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

…and yet, for as dense as the protagonist truly is, it’s somehow believable; she’s so caught up in the idea that she’s the villain, that the male characters will inevitably fall in love with the game’s original protagonist and that her life is in danger to the point where you can actually sympathize with her denseness.… Read more.