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Diabolik Lovers Anime Review: A Failed Otome Adaptation
The Cel Block: Anime Reviews & Analysis for the Gen-X Fan
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Diabolik Lovers Anime Review: A Failed Otome Adaptation

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Diabolik Lovers adapts the Diabolik Lovers: Haunted Dark Bridal otome game into a 2013 reverse-harem vampire anime, but strips away player agency and meaningful routes. Yui Komori becomes a passive blood bag for six sadistic Sakamaki brothers, with no real character growth or cohesive plot. Stylish art and atmospheric music can’t offset its glorified abuse and hollow storytelling.

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