Diabolik Lovers

Komori Yui is a bright, optimistic high schooler who also copes with seeing spirits and poltergeist activity. When her father's job moves her to a night school for entertainers, she hopes for a fresh start. Rumors about vampires swirl through the student body, and Yui ends up sharing a household with the six Sakamaki brothers, aristocratic vampires who treat her as both curiosity and captive. The show follows Yui as she copes with supernatural incidents and fraught, often abusive interactions with the brothers, while the series keeps the reasons behind their behavior and Yui's inner strength ambiguous.

Released in 2013, Diabolik Lovers adapts Rejet and Otomate's visual novel, credited to creator Hiroko Kanasugi. The anime features voice work by Rie Suegara and members of the Sakamaki cast voiced by Hiroko Ushida, Takashi Kondo, and Kaoru Sasajima, respectively.

The series did not win major industry awards, yet it carved out a clear niche audience and kept producers investing in tie-in products. It attracted steady attention from fans through character CDs and drama tracks, while mainstream critical honors remained limited compared with larger anime titles, and streaming reach stayed modest.

Diabolik Lovers helped popularize vampire reverse-harem elements in otome adaptations, with the Sakamaki brothers becoming a staple of cosplay, fan art, and fanfiction. Its dark romantic tone and confrontational character interactions inspired many fanworks and recurrent panels at anime conventions and online communities for years after broadcast, inspiring meetups globally.

Critical response is mixed, reflected in a 6.73/10 average from 98 votes. Viewers praise the voice acting and moody atmosphere, while many criticize its romanticization of abusive dynamics, repetitive plotting, and heavy reliance on fanservice-oriented scenes, especially in certain episodes.