Hiiro Ouji review

PrashastSingh2
Apr 05, 2021
The first thing I'd like to say, this is a light-hearted take on the vampire genre. The story is for the most part slow-paced and at times slice of life-esque with its school setting, with more dramatic plot points across the story. I personally found this a little chaotic and felt like it didn't flow as well as it could have done. It's a bit simplex and a little predictable and bland at times, and left me feeling like something was missing to make everything work better. There were use of some comedic elements I found rather overused and a little boring, but comedy is more a matter of taste than anything else.

The art is typical to the shoujo genre. It's well done, but not outstanding or unique. At times I had a hard time telling the male cast apart, as they had almost identical hairstyles. The designs of the female characters were however more diverse.

I didn't quite feel that the characters were well-rounded, especially Akira Okamoto. His personality was very shallow, possibly a side-effect of having it so his personality changes depending on blood type, which I personally found as an unnecessary point to the story. The supporting characters felt overall flat. The other main character, Mana Midorikawa, bothers me a bit. I felt like her personality was all over the place, and is in my eyes the most contradicting character, as she was both highly predictable yet unpredictable with her reactions and behavior throughout the story.

Although there were things that didn't sit right with me, this was an enjoyable read. It was relaxing, albeit slightly disappointing. I guess I personally have too high expectations for the vampire genre though. I'm also not really a huge fan of the shoujo and harem genres, though if you are a fan of these genres, I really recommend this. I believe that then you'd enjoy this considerably more than I did.
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Hiiro Ouji
Hiiro Ouji
Auteur Murasaki, Midori
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