Mahiru Shirota firmly believes that simple is best and troublesome things should be avoided at all costs. It is troublesome to do nothing and regret it later—and this ideology has led the 15-year-old to pick up a stray cat on his way home from school. As he affectionately names the feline Kuro, little does he know that this chance meeting will spark an extraordinary change in his everyday life.
One day, Mahiru returns home to find something quite strange: a mysterious young man he has never seen before. His subsequent panic results in the uninvited guest being exposed to sunlight and—much to Mahiru's shock—transforming into Kuro! Upon revealing himself as a mere lazy shut-in vampire, Kuro promises to leave once night falls. However, one disaster after another leads to Mahiru accidentally forming a contract with his new freeloader, dragging him into a life-threatening battle of supernatural servants and bloodthirsty beings that is anything but simple.
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Comentários
_sakurablossom_
The top rated review for this being a '3' seems very exaggerated. An anime that is rated a '3' lacks not only in story, but also art, sound and character. Here's why that is not true: Story: 8/10 This is a setting that many have seen before. Normal High School student is met with the supernatural and pulled into a whole different world. So far, it doesn't seem like there is anything too amazing about it. However, I have not yet encountered a story in which said supernatural creature is literally THE most lazy person in the show, which often helps loosen the 'deep' mood that thestory is going for with an amusing comment about how he'd rather take a nap than do anything 'bothersome'.
Art: 9/10
The animation is great, and the character design is a very favorite of mine. Bright colors, distinctive character designs so that you don't get confused about who is who - nothing to complain about here.
Sound: 8/10
I really love the opening by Oldcodex that suits the anime's darker theme, but also the ending that gives you a more upbeat and happy-go-lucky feeling if there has been a particularly 'dark' episode.
Character: 8/10
The main character is your everyday hero who wants to protect his friends and do everything right, which comes across as a bit generic at times. What really pulled me in was Kuro, the second main character, who (while being one of the laziest people on Earth) still manages to be powerful when needed, and also funny at times.
A few episodes in is when the character development of Kuro starts to happen, when you start getting a deeper look into what has happened in his past.
Enjoyment: 9/10
I really cannot say I disliked watching any of these episodes. I'm always looking forward to the next one, and can't say that I felt like I wasted time with any of the episodes.
Overall: 8/10
If you're someone who enjoys an anime with a pretty art style and bright colors, an anime that is somehow 'deep' but still manages to bring in funny and amusing scenes (sometimes when you least expect it), then I highly recommend this to you.
AllenHavens92
Looking for a series that constantly likes to add characters and ideas, then let it all pile up and do nothing with them? If that’s the case, then “Servamp” is right up your ally. To make things clear, I do not mind the ideas the show has to offer. I found the concept of Servamps and Eves to be quite interesting. The problem I had with it was how everything was presented. Each episode gave us new subplots after another where eventually we have a bunch of things happening at the same time with almost no conclusion. It then makes me question what the main plotis because when something new happens, that suddenly takes priority. By the time the series finished, many things were left discarded and unanswered.
Similar to the plot, the characters never go anywhere in terms of personality. They just appear and decide to be involved in the conflict like it was nothing. The main characters have zero presence and don’t even feel like main characters. I had a hard time figuring out who the actual antagonist was or if there even was one. It’s not an exaggeration when I say that we get two of more characters introduced each episode. We’re overwhelmed with all of these people who have little to no presence. There is one thing I would like to mention. Each of the Servamps represent one of the seven deadly sins, and two of them are disregarded save for a flashback scene way later into the show. It was to my surprise that these two had appeared within five chapters of the manga, which baffles me because I don’t know why that choice was made.
The only positive thing I can say about it is the animation. It’s actually not that bad. The character designs were unique and each episode was often consistent. The action sequences weren’t terrible, but still a bit uninteresting. I did like it when the style changed like when a Servamp was using its powers or we were inside their minds.
Although it had some good ideas and animation, “Servamp” is still pretty boring with nothing to it. If I may be completely honest, the only thing that I truly got out of the show was the opening theme. It’s one of the styles of music that I love, but what got me was how unexpected it was. I had known beforehand that this was based on a shoujo manga, so this opening surprised the hell out of me. Knowing there are major differences in the manga, I may give that a shot someday. Otherwise, I don’t plan on revisiting the anime.
Cheri_Bonnefoy
At first I just brush off this anime like those typical shounen, blah, plain MC ect. But somewhere through the 3rd and 4th episode, Mahiru grew on me. Not because he is anything special but the way he thinks. I can't deny that Mahiru's words are gonna stick with me the rest of my life. No matter when or where, there is always people hoping that 'someone' would come and because that 'someone' would definitely appear, the world keeps going. It isn't gonna be just him or just Kuro but it will be them. If it's Kuro's problem, Mahiru has to be there, there isn't anythingto be faced alone. The problem might be Kuro's but Mahiru is his eve, his partner and his 'reason'. (as Mikuni had said) And seriously, despite everything, do you guys really want this to be 'oh I stab the antagonist, he ded, the end' is that kind of ending what you want? I think the ending was quite nice and peaceful and it wasn't unpleasant. It was a nice change. I don't need to see blood flying everywhere and people dying to call it a GREAT VICTORY! =_=
Licht, Lawless, Kuro, Mahiru, Tsubaki and Sakuya are really interesting characters and even though the anime did not best in showing off characters such as the Pride pair and Lust pair, C3 as such, it did made some great show out of the more standing out ones. I enjoy the Greed pair the most (no surprise)
I guess one of the reason I liked this anime is because there are a lot of angst going on in some anime now *COUGHDANGANRONPACOUGH* and not only that, because people now a-days just keeps spamming horror/angst/negative emotions. I really like how this anime turns out despite it's various flaw.
thelectricow
TL;DR at the end ~Contains Spoilers~ Servamp is odd. Not the series itself, because it is by no means unique. Just the fact that it was actually published in a Josei magazine baffles me. Who thought it was a good idea? ________________________________________ STORY: 2/10 What do you get when you add 'figthing for my freinds!!!1!!!' with vampires with a survival game? The answer is a clusterfuck of characters and battles with lame motivations who's names you can't remember due to horribly executed master/servant relationships. The plot is very hard to follow at points, but from what I did follow, it wasn't that good to begin with. The conclusion,to top it off, is satisfying. Like, very satisfying. Almost made me wish that the series actually had something good earlier so I could've gotten at least a bit of enjoyment out of it.
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ART: 4/10
Servamp's art and animation just scream 'bland'. The animation seems to avoid any difficult character positions which looks weird at some parts. The art is colorful at the very least, but still feels dried up almost, like it sat in the sun for too long.
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SOUND: 4/10
For the most part, the voice acting, though half of them were annoying, were unique, and it helped the terrible characters become a little more distinguishable. As for the rest of it... well if you like heavy metal blaring in your ears, this is for you.
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CHARACTER: 2/10
The characters are frustrating to me. Mostly, because even if they are all VERY sexualized towards a female audience, some of them still look pretty cool! Kuro especially, and that lobster guy. Oh, and the piano kid. I don't have a reason to look up their names; the show didn't give me one. Despite some having alluring designs, they're motivations are so lame, it's hard not to laugh as they yell the way only anime characters can.
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TL;DR: 3/10
+Satisfying ending
+Some good character design
-Everything else
Servamp isn't worth your time, honestly. Even if you are looking for an anime exactly like this, Owari no Seraph outclasses it in every way. And THAT should say something.
firemercury
Normally I try to keep anime and manga reviews separate but in the case of this series I think the manga needs to be taken into account. I also want to make note that I am HUGELY particular when it comes to anything dealing with vampires so if I liked a vampire series there must be something good about it. Overall I really enjoyed this series. I adore all the characters and being some one that does yaoi shipping all the time I love that this series just hands you the material on a silver platter. This is another series that has a character for everyoneto fan over and the voice cast is very spot on as well. The story is also very unique in the idea that the vampires serve the humans they drink from and are bonded to them. It does have a slight black butler feel to it so I feel like fans of that series (which I am one of) would really enjoy that aspect of this show.
However, this show does have quite a few faults that can't be ignored but I feel like its import to say that most of these issues could be solved with a second season. I quickly went and found the manga to read and I realized that episode 9 of the anime is chapter 31 of the manga. I think what's happened is the anime team decided that rather than trying to properly introduce 14+ important characters in just 12 episodes they choice to pick out the story arches that focused mainly on the 2 main characters and probably intend to fill in the rest of the content later if the first season does well and gets green lighted for a season 2. I could see how the story arches could easily be told in a different order than they are told in the manga in order to make that possible so most issues should be fixed if a season 2 does happen.
With that in mind i have two issues with this series. First is that virtually no questions get answered as to why the vampires powers work this way or even the details on exactly how their powers work or even larger picture questions "like are these the only vampires in the world or are there others that don't work this way". You are told in the manga that a lot of these things are a mystery even to the vampires themselves because they don't particularly like what they are and don't want to investigate it any further. My other issue is that the ending of this segment of the anime is super fast and doesn't explain at all how the issue actually got resolved. I haven't fully caught up with the manga yet but I suspect that the wrap up of the last story arch was happening pretty much at the same time as the anime was being produced and again the ending could always be better explained in the first episode of another season.
Overall I really enjoyed watching this series for the story theme and characters (and this has to be the funniest role i've ever heard chuck huber do). I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys things like black butler or even blue exorcist but keep an open mind to the potential it could have in the future or even read the manga as well.
Sherleyboi
I am not a huge anime viewer and choose to watch it casually, however this was one that was brought to my attention via a club in high school (ahh the great high school anime clubs). I binged the whole series and was quite entertained until the final episode. It felt like through the entire series we were constantly forced to switch lights between different characters to uncover their unique backstories, however, everything had to be cut off in a strange way, due to the lack of time. The conclusion is absolute garbage and I felt like reflecting on the show as a whole, Iknow nothing interesting or unique about any of the characters with the exception of Lawless (who gets his own episode).
The characters are all boring and flat and even the characters with some depth like Sakuya and Licht, they have a couple moments before receding back into their boxes. Its all very cut and dry until the last episode where you hope for some satisfaction only to be severely disappointed.
As someone who watched the anime with rose colored glasses, I can only compare it to the currently ongoing manga. The manga and the anime are two completely different entities with the anime missing dramatically important character development points, plus the villains' whole motivation. If you seem intrigued by the concept (which I think is awesome), definitely save the hassle of watching the show and instead pick up the book instead. It has way more character points and develops the story much more naturally than the rushed anime.
Overall, read the manga instead.
lukeyyyyy
Press CTRL (command if an apple peasant) + F and enter tl;dr :3 Personally I really like Servamp. I thought what little humor it had was done well and the story was gripping enough to make me not drop the show. It was 'just' about gripping enough so don't expect an amazing story just expect to be entertained because this show definitely does that. Now onto the characters. We have Kuro, a vampire who can turn into a cat. Mahiro, a simple guy but quite unique. Sakoya(I think), who is his mate and other various characters. I really liked Kuro and wanted to learn about his backstoryfrom the get-go and I was supplied with it. The rest of the cast are ok and the only others which stand out are Lawless and Licht who are my fav side characters in the show.
The opening is really good. Possibly top 10 maybe. It's softcore-ish rock, compared to what i'm used to, and is really nice to listen to.
The animation is awesome. Full 1080 with really nice visuals make the show have nice impact. Angles aren't One Piece crazy or anything but it's nice.
Overall I really like it but there is one thing that bugged me and that is....
The ending. It's not explained. Not even to the point where it is a cliff-hanger I just didn't understand why x happened at the end of it. It was bs tbh.
But anyway thanks here is a too long:didn't read section
tl;dr Really nice show I enjoyed it, sick op, sick visuals but a bad ending and not many remember able characters
Tatyonna
I just finished watching the last episode, I didn't really like it. I personally think the anime tried to fit what could've been 24 or 25 episodes into 12 episodes. This is because they didn't introduce a lot of the servamps and eves, didn't explain C3 thoroughly enough, and the storyline was kind of unorganized and all over the place. It was very anti-climatic and overall kind of confusing. I also think this anime had poor character development. ~It's one of those anime with great potential, but poor set up (the way things played out wasn't very organized), but that'sjust my opinion.
The character design was amazing (visually) and they had cool and unique features/traits but they weren't developed deep enough. A lot of characters just showed up and had a mini background story, but to me that was kind of weak. The development (background info.) on the characters was merely just enough to make them relevant to the story line, rather then deep development that makes the character understandable. I understand that this was only 12 episodes, but I've seen anime with only 12 episodes that can perfectly develop characters.
In addition to poor character development many of the characters showed up, like servamps and eves, but weren't developed at all. To me I thought it would be important to at least meet all the servamps, but only some were introduced.For example, the queen that Greed (Hyde) was infatuated with had more screen time then most of the servamps, and she was only used in a background story to 'develop' him. While Greed and Licht (the angel) were my favorite parring, I personally think they had better character development than Mahiru and Sloth/Kuro/Sleepy Ash (the main characters).
Another problem I had with the anime was it was a little confusing and kind of unorganized. There was a point in the story where there was a flashback about the Servamps and Kuro's history with his family. While it was a good idea to include the flashback into the plot, I personally think it should've been elaborated on more. It was a quick flashback that apparently was a big deal throughout the show. It seemed like something so small in the plot, but it affected the main characters in a way, that I think, shouldn't have been such a big deal. I saw it as something in the past, but it kept coming up as something that affected the relationships between multiple characters.
Adding on to my list of picky complaints, I think the goal/reasoning (for the anime) wasn't evident till the last episode, this anime's antagonist wasn't made a big deal (in my eyes), his appearance was minimal. The conclusion of the anime was based solely on stopping this antagonist, but I just thought he was a crazy man everyone need to keep an eye out for. In the end, the way the plot played out, it made it seemed like this anime didn't have a point.
As you can see character development and plot are kind of a big thing to me, and I know for some people it isn't and that's where people may disagree with me, but this is my two cents on everything ~.<
KitsunehimeMilhi
There's no denying that Servamp has some of the usual things that you expect from anything involving vampires like the vampires increased regeneration, strength, etc. I think it was a new idea though to have them bonded to humans, called their eves, and form a pair. Forming a pair made them a little more fragile, but they also got another person to help them and all the pairs shown worked well on their own as well as with other servamp and eve pairs. I liked Tsubaki's development, Kuro's, and Greed's; I also enjoyed how Mahiru and the other eves grew too.The action was also a huge plus for the show, even though it could always be better. Despite how much I enjoyed the show, I think there was too many plot twists. Every-time that they carried out one plan, another huge huge event or just sometime they didn't account for would take place. I'll still give this an 8/10 because it was really enjoyable, the theme song was really good and added to the mood, and the characters were all lovable if you like their personalities. If you think, the things I mentioned sound interesting, watch it, if not, avoid it.
mangastar
This review is made with those who have read some of the other reviews, but are still undecided, in mind. I decided to watch this anime since I remember reading the first couple of chapters of the manga a few years ago. While I have no idea how the manga progressed, considering this anime was only 12 episodes while the manga is still publishing, it's obviously not going to follow the manga to a tee; that being said, that doesn't mean it can't be great on its own. Unfortunately, while I find myself wanting to read the manga, it's because I want to know just howbadly the anime screwed things up.
Story: 5
The story premise is decent enough, but the progression in the anime was awful. There was one episode towards the end where a good chunk was the backstory of a character that did practically nothing for the plot; what was covered could have easily been summarized into two minutes of brief flashbacks (as opposed to the long ones) so the viewer could understand a few of the dynamics between this character and a few of the others. On the other hand, some of the most anticipated battles get...well, no screen time. And the ending of the series was pretty much the default ending for a few of the episodes, since apparently, the writers couldn't be bothered to create a special final line for the last episode.
Art: 6
The art was interesting at times, but ultimately, nothing special.
Sound: 5
The opening is heavy metal, so I'll admit I was biased towards it, not being a fan of that genre. I tried to listen the whole way through the first time but just couldn't bring myself to. The closing is pretty random for the series and a total contrast to the opening. While there is music throughout much of the series (courtesy of one of the characters), the music played often feels misplaced, making it even annoying. The sound of one of the characters (hint, the one who says "happy birthday") I felt was well done.
Character: 4
The main character Mahiru was made annoying; by that, I don't mean his character type (which is also annoying), but I mean he was literally made to be especially annoying even for his type. How many times do we have to be reminded about how he likes things "simple" (his definition of simple isn't the average)? Turns out quite often. Kuro, the other main character, is actually the only character I cared for in the whole anime by the end; kitty Kuro and his silly moments are actually some of the few highlights of the show for me.
Besides those two, we have the tsundere friend; the two extra friends who have almost no screen time outside of the first episode; the snobby rich kid; the "hot" guy who appears to be a lolicon (which none of the characters even comment on...); and featuring the villain who is psycho but with some "sad" backstory...actually, make that villains. That's not even all of them, but you get the idea. Granted, stereotypical character types can still be done well to where the characters don't feel recycled, but in this anime they aren't.
Enjoyment: 5
The best way to watch this is probably to binge-watch and finish it in a day or two; it retains some entertainment value at least since you keep anticipating those revelations and epic battle scenes, while not giving yourself enough time to get frustrated that they still haven't showed up, just to let all the disappointment and frustration sink in after you finished. I personally binge-watched, finished the series in two days, and looking back I don't want to think about how I would be feeling if I had watched this weekly as it was airing.
Overall: 5
To be honest, I'm probably being generous, but there's a lot worse out there in my opinion. I can't compare this to the source of material (the manga), as much as I wish I could. I can only assume that they crammed as much as they could, based on what was published, to try to create a full series while making an alternative ending; an ending which, quite frankly, sucked. If you have free time, and have nothing better to watch, go ahead and watch Servamp. Otherwise, go ahead and watch the next series on your to-watch list.
Mr_Socialite
Was a show I put on in the morning while I was getting ready, so I didn't put my full attention into watching it, but I was able to get the main premise of the show and the characters, etc. Like, was not bad in the slightest, but it was nothing something that I first put on and was like, "omg, I'm going to like this show" which is somewhat disappointing because I had this in my 'plan to watch' section for about three years, and I was waiting for the perfect time to begin it. It is a very typical vampire anime, with verybasic storylines and development. if you want a show where you do not need to think while watching it, or to have an anime you can put on in the background while doing other things like getting ready, sweeping or doing dishes, I would recomment it, but its nothing life changing.
EggyLeggy
well first review, here goes, some minor spoilers and it probably wont make sense until you watch it Servamp is an anime about a plain protagonist who enjoys simple things who accidentally takes in a shut-in emo catboy vampire. He has to learn to use his newfound powers as he is now an eve of the servamp of sloth and must defeat the villain guy. story: The story is... poor to say the least. The villain was honestly pretty boring and i couldn't undertand his motivations throughout the entire show. The show kept throwing characters at us instead of trying to make us take the plot more seriously.The stakes felt non existant and the resolution felt extremely rushed. I'm not fully sure if something is meant to come after this but is there is it still has a lot of thing it needs to answer. Who is the guy who created servamps and why did he do it? Whats with all the weird powers of an eve and servamp? Why can the mc change his weapon all of a sudden? how do the servamps know they die if their object gets destroyed when none of them have spoken to their creator? Where are the other servamps? Why is C3 a thing and what's the deal with them? Why does emo catboy have a lion form? What was the villain even trying to accomplish i still don't know??
art:
the art was pretty decent. The designs were good. The emo catboy Kuro was the whole reason why i decided to watch the show in the first place. I saw him, blacked out, and by the time i realised i had finished the whole anime (man i wish he had more screentime). The mc had the most boring design, i guess it makes sense since his whole thing is liking simple stuff but he couldv'e at least had a bit more of a unique design if we have to stare at him for the majority of the show. The world itself felt pretty empty, the backgrounds were nothing special and did the bare minimum of establishing a setting. The animation felt very stiff. The fighting lacked any kind of impact or force and felt ~muddy~. There wasn't any glaring issues with the art that took all of my attention though so i can't complain too much. Kuro's design is amazing though i still can't get over it
sound:
very good, nothing to complain about in this department. wasn't particularly memorable but was servicable. The opening theme was pretty fun
characters:
i mentioned earlier how this anime just kept shoving characters in with barely any development. The 2 exceptions to this would be the blonde hedgehog guy and his eve, angel piano boy. They had a super fun dynamic and had a lot of character growth. i got pretty invested in those 2. kuro, while his design was my favourite, was pretty boring. i'm not fully sure i understood his regrets but it was nice seeing him actually face his problems at the end. the grell rip off was annoying, the villain was stupid, green hair guy should've had a romance subplot with the mc, the coffin guy and pride were boring, and there were loads of others that were pretty disappointing. Luckily the mc was actually kind of smart and i could appreciate his independant mindset and all that, though he wasn't very memorable. I'm assuming the manga handled all of these characters a lot better but i haven't read it yet so i can't confirm.
final thoughts:
i mean, it could've been worse. would i recommend it? not really no, if you are gonna watch it don't set your expectations too high. There's some funny moments and some character interactions were an absolute treat but nothing special. it managed to keep my attention for the most part
at 5/10, not offensively bad, not terribly good either, i don't regret the watch though
Ptims4
As someone who never read the manga, this at first was an alright vampire anime with pretty good art and character development. Half way through it took a lot of effort just to sit through a whole episode without falling asleep or getting up and doing something else... watched most of the series in 5-10 minute pieces. Started off at about a 7.5/10 but slowly got to about a 4.5-5/10. I was very disappointed that after all the action/anticipation the ending is not completed with a "season finale battle" so to speak. Don't worry, that's not a spoiler to anything but this being a blandanime. Thanks for reading!
Negative_Zero
I don't really understand why many people dislike this show. I will say it wasn't the best, but it didn't suck. I give Servamp an 8/10. Story: The story wasn't that bad. It didn't have any depth though. It was kinda cliché. MC gets some sort of special something and then tries to save the world. But the whole servamp concept makes up for it. BTW a servamp is a servant vampire if you didn't know that already. I liked the story, it was well written well. Except for the ending, just saying. Art and Sound: The art and sound were not bad at all. But they weren'tamazing. The art was average, but not terrible. It was colorful and had some detail to it. And some scenes the art was AMAZING. For the sound, it didn't really stand out to me, but it fitted the show nicely.
Characters:
I personally loved the characters. Even the characters that don't have much screen time are still ok. I didn't really hate any of the characters. The bad guy, Tsubaki, insane. I mean insane! The MC, Mahiru, however was kinda generic. He's the character that will run into a battle head on, risk his life for a friend, you know that kind of character. My favorite characters by far would have to be Lawless and Licht. When they were first introduced I thought they would be my least favorite characters, I was wrong.
Enjoyment:
I really enjoyed Servamp. It had good fight scenes, good comedy, and a nice flowing story. But the ending did kinda suck.
Hope this helps :)
88expert
SPOILERS: THIS REVIEW CONTAIN SPOILERS Story: The story center around Mahiru. As a kid that he grew up after his mother is dead his uncle decide to adopt him as his own and learn the phrase "simple is best". Which is a great phrase... That I should learn. Hence he adopt a cat and name him Kuro. One day after coming back from school he found a man in his home watching TV and eating some cup noodle. He warn Mahiru to not to say his name but since this is a shounen anime which I have no idea why this is a shoujo anime.He has to open his mouth and BAM those two are bound together for at 24 hrs unless Kuro have Mahiru blood. Once his friend got stab by a servamp or a servant vampire. He has been bond together as vampire and eve as he try to stop the Tsubaki also the 8th servamp.
Art and animation: The animation is like the show is not bad but is not great as well. Oh don't get me wrong there are some great art in the series that look fantastic like Kuro mental state of problem and Hydes past but other than that nothing special. I usually don't called out studio but I'm gonna do it this time. Brain's base I expected better from you. This is the same studio who made Baccano, Natsume yuujinchou, Durarara and one of my favorite sport anime from 2016 cheer boys. I just felt it could be better a little bit as specially the ED. Like, ok... I get it kekkai sensen ED was pretty popular... can we move on from that ED?? Then we have the OP.... I'm not gonna talk about it here.
Characters: No offense but Mahiru is bland. He is a typical shounen protagonist like Nagai kei from Ajin. A simple guy that wants to live in a simple life but he couldn't. I don't see him as a MC hell I don't see any of the characters in the series needed besides from Hydes, Mikumi and Licht. None of them get any character development that they should have gotten. Misano is a little angry little shouta. While, Testu is a character that should be in Hatsukoi monster instead of this series and the rest were there to be there characters. The only point that Mahiru to be there is for the faint of his friend, Sakuya. We learn that Sakuya is a sub-class of Tsubaki. Sub-class are the human almost dying then turn into a servamp. Sub-classes are not allowed to disobey the master order. Therefore, Sakuya must follow his master order Tsubaki and disobey if he wants to live. Tsubaki is a psychotic villain that likes to make bad puns like Fango without the puns from 91 days but his character is different. Unlike Fango which is a psychotic person throughout the series. Tsubaki is a person that actually have some caring side to him showing that he does care for his sub-classes. Most psychotic characters will go psychotic to everyone even his own minions. unfortunately, this series doesn't like to keep a lot of good thing. Like the OP(still not talking about that yet). Now for the other servamp they are barely develop. I mean Doubt-Doubt has nothing special going on beside having a boxes as his head. Lily is nothing but a stripper, making kids to sub-classes and finding the reason why Mikumi and his brother can't like each other. Also we never get to see the Gluttony and Warth besides flashback and there is the buildup between the battle of the 7 servamp and Tsubaki. Kuro is the best character next to Tsubaki. Cute in cat form and the distance between the other servamp and seeing him not being one of the best servamp so Mahiru can actually proceed and snap him out of his order of mental despair. now we the best character Hydes. Introduces in the middle of the series I thought that he is gonna be the worst character of the entire series. However episode 10 happen and change my perspective of his character (not gonna spoil anything).
Now for the OP... I HATE THE OPENING. Is so hard listen and hard to get into it. Sure the visual were ok. But the song... You got OLDCODEX. I REPEAT OLDCODEX AND YOU WASTED THEIR TALENT. Usually I won't be this mad... But I enjoy some oldcodex AND YOU WASTED IT. They sang a lot of my favorite op and ed.
<<Now please skip this part of the review as I am gonna talk about finale of the show and why it felt flat. So if you want to watch servamp skip to recommendation>>
Now for the climax that we are waiting for... A hug... Are you kidding A HUG?! We have waited for an epic battle... the climax was real and it was real and you gave us a hug at the end. So why is Tsubaki mad and angry??? Nobody loves him. You are kidding me... Tsubaki a psychotic person that make a raining storm of sword out of the sky, has an army of sub-classes and mess with people mind for love?! That is stupid and NO you can't do such a thing. That sort ending can happen if they warn us a few episode back. take Shouwa we already know how is it gonna end as they show us in the first epsiode. This is the biggest problem of servamp. What the hell do you want to do?? Similar to Re:zero, servamp does not know what to be. Does it want to be a serious action anime or does it want to be a comedy action anime?? Hence it felt the series is doing too much overall. In the end is quite fun to watch but I see many other series does it better.
Recommendation: So... do I recommend it... No... Not really... like I say is not great but is also not bad. However I do recommend it as an anime to get some time off your back if you have nothing to watch... Go watch servamp.
Other recommendation: Noragami where the human and spirits fight together but instead of spirit is vampire. Then we have Owari no seraph both uses vampires and human relationship a little bit better than servamp.
So servamp get an overall score of 5.5 out of 10. Like I say not bad but not good either.
So would I say that servamp to be the worst anime of 2016?? OH HELL NO... I have sat through big order, bloodivores, Taboo tattoo and hundred.
iHyrule
I am a bit of a new blogger and reviewer (though I have been into anime and other otaku-related things for quite some time now), so please excuse me if this review is not the best. I will attempt to keep it spoiler free. I will put a warning beforehand if I do include a spoiler. Story: 7/10 The story was good. Vampires are really nothing new to work with both in anime and in Hollywood and the like. I can't say the story was super new, exciting, and unique, because it really wasn't. Being unoriginal doesn't equate to the story being bad though. As I've said,it is a good story, and it was definitely enough to keep me watching. Basically, Mahiru is our main protagonist. He likes simplistic things, and hates troublesome things. He picked up a black cat who (not really a spoiler since this is in some synopses of this show) is a vampire. He names the cat/vampire Kuro. Together they join forces with other vampires to fight bad vampires. That is in VERY simple terms. I'm sure Mahiru would approve of my description. Don't let this cliche storyline stop you from enjoying the plot though. While it isn't exactly original overall, it does have its unique points.
Art: 7/10
The art was good! The character designs especially were very enjoyable. Who doesn't like watching attractive bishounen-type characters fight each other? If the rest of the art was as good as the characters, this score would have been a little higher. Of course, even the characters weren't worth 10/10 or anything like that. The art style isn't unique, it is just pleasing to the eyes is all. The backgrounds and scenery is my main complaint here. There are times the lighting seems a bit weird to me and makes the characters look almost puppet-like against the backdrop. All in all, I have no major complaints besides that.
Sound: 9/10
I really had no problem with the sound throughout the anime. I think all sound effects and background music were well-executed. Some people complain about the opening theme being a metal/screamo song instead of the usual jpop type of OP many anime have. I felt it was unusual and new, and probably the most unique thing about this anime. I also have a weak spot for metal anyways, so this appealed to me.
Character: 9/10
The characters in this show are either said to be very unoriginal and bland, or the polar opposite. I thought the characters were very well done. It isn't because they are super unique, but if you have any type of heart, then you will become attached to many characters in this anime. I am a sucker for sad backstories. If you are, too, then you will enjoy the characters of Servamp as much as I did.
Enjoyment: 8/10
I guess I could say it was really enjoyable. I binge watched about half of it one night and finished it the next morning. Normally I'd binge watch it all in one night, so I cannot say my enjoyment exceeds an 8/10, but it is definitely worthy of that 8. I am also really looking forward to season 2 which is said to be coming out this year of 2017.
Overall: 8/10
I really enjoyed Servamp. Was it spectacular and the most amazing anime ever? No, not really. However, it was worth the watch. It is only 12 episodes, so it doesn't take much of your time. I would suggest to give it a chance if you like anime like Owari no Seraph for example. If you like bishounen vampires, overly "anime" type humor, cool fight scenes with cheesy character lines that are never let go, and memorable characters, then you'll enjoy this anime.
I will be posting a more in-depth review on my new blog which is theotakutimesblog . wordpress . com
The blog is currently still under editing but it will be up hopefully within the next couple of days.
Thank you for reading!
MXTXEnthusiast
In a nutshell this story is about a teenager named Mahiru who finds a stray cat who he finds out to be a vampire. The vampire, Kuro, is a servamp (servant vampire) and they end up making a contract after getting attacked by another vampire. The story follows Mahiru, Kuro, and more people they meet along the way trying to stop the main antagonist Tsubaki from killing and such. Characters - 9/10 The characters have nice designs. The servamps are basically the seven deadly sins (one of the characters being "the 8th" one) so it's easy to remember them. They don't get into all of theirbackstories, only Kuro (Sloth) and Hyde (Greed). My favorite character would have to be Licht. I found his personality the most interesting and he was entertaining while on screen. Something I have to note are the interactions between the characters. They have lovely bonds and connections that are just nice to see. We're also able to see character development for a few of the characters.
Story - 7/10
I wish they had gone more in depth with the story. It felt like there needed to be more explained about Tsubaki's character as well as the other sins who weren't in it too much. Kuro and Hyde being able to find resolvement for what happened in their pasts was one of my favorite things about the story.
Art - 8/10
I enjoyed the art style and the animation. Not much to say about this topic lol
Overall - 8/10
It was pretty decent and I enjoyed watching it. It's a show I would recommend, it's nice to see for fun.
AppleDangani
Servamp Anime Review By: Tanaka Strike April 23, 2019 Overall: 7.8 Plot: 7 As long as a human being is alive, there's only one thing that won't change. It's the sin of a human. The story is about seven vampires of which also named as seven major sins. It starts when a student picked a lone beautiful black cat on the way home, not knowing that it was a vampire. Along the serues, a bond between them will grow. And the past which Kuro, the vampire of sloth, wanted to bury will bring into light. There's really no amazing plot, interesting twist of the story, or unexpected turn of eventsthat happen. What excites me is the flashback of their past and the regret felt by the protagonist of the story. The way the story shows that sin is a natural part of life, the people make mistakes and acceptance is always around the corner. I also love the words of wisdom the characters said from their own perspective and belief. But it is kind of incomplete, it is lacking of justification and explanation as to why and how that thing happened.
Characters: 7
I hate weak characters. I hate those type who talk much more than do. Those who always blabber about their ideals, but is useless is really annoying. Well, the MC of the story is human so I guess it is understandable. What I find irritating is his speech of hope and friendship and saving, the kind of character who's only dependent on something dependable. Rest aside his character, the other character are cool and changed in a better way. They realize the things they have done wrong and decided to move forward, accept their mistakes. The fear they've felt, the number of times they ran away, they overcome it and was release from the burden they only made themselves. I love the character of Kuro. A very lazy person with an eyebag very noticeable, make me miss Lawliet.
Sound and Animation: 10
"Mendokse". How I heard this expression so many times and how I love it. The voices of the characters are great and catchy. It really matches the expression of them which is really cool. Each of them is different from each other, but their all handsome and cute. The emotions was really attached on the characters expression. Lastly, the pyscho characters voices is really something.
Enjoyment: 8
I wanted Kuro. I love characters like him. Lazy but strong, cute and cool, serious and mysterious. Him being the highlight of the story made me enjoyed watching it. In a way, the series also made me curious of the sins past, the revelations that should happen and felt that I wanted more.
Ending: 7
I'm thinking that the ending is out of character. It was plain normal and the way the war cooled off was like a joke. Yes, I understand the human's emotion can also be answered by the same emotions. I get that he only want salvation, a person who will accept his existence. It is predictable if you see through the character. But as a viewer, you will always expect for more. More unexpected outcome in the end, more surprises and the like. Additionally, there were still unanswered questions. The ending was fine but if only there will be next season, it will be great.
BabyGirl06301
Oh, I tell you what, this anime doesn't deserve the rating it has right now. It went way beyond my expectations. The concept of this anime is endlessly interesting to me. Right away, the jumping off point for the plot of this anime was sure to be a success based on the information given to us about Servamps and their Eves. Add on top of that the wealth of interesting characters, and you've got the makings of an awesome anime. Here's where it went wrong: simplicity (no pun intended for those of you who have seen the anime). Servamp's potential was really strong, but itfell short when it came to expansion. For example, had the anime dug into the history of Servamps a bit more, it would've been a lot more enjoyable. You get the bare minimum that you need to understand the story, but there's so much lost information that would be really interesting to learn about.
Also, you'll see these bonds develop throughout the anime that don't have as much basis as they could have because the relationships lack development. It doesn't really cause the partnerships to feel forced or disingenuous, but it doesn't feel like the audience is missing a piece of development. That's not true of all the characters as one particular pairing had a really lovely backstory that supported their current relationship nicely. However, I would've liked for there to be just a bit more focus on the friendships in the anime since the overall theme of it hinges on friendship.
Besides those things, this anime was tops. It was extremely enjoyable, and I really only came up with those criticisms after watching it and thinking about what issues there were. The characters were fun and alluring, the story was told in a very intriguing way, and I want more of it. I don't know if a new story is entirely necessary as it probably would've been better to have an expanded first season, but I want to watch these characters more. You're not gonna get deep and complex world-building from this anime, but I think you'll still have a great time watching it. If all else fails, the humor is perfect. Can't go wrong with a good laugh.
