Diabolik Lovers Season 1

Right now you can watch Diabolik Lovers Season 1 on streaming — and it earns its twists rather than manufacturing them. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Rie Suegara's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Diabolik Lovers Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The plotting in Diabolik Lovers Season 1 is tight enough that the twists feel earned rather than assembled. Komori Yui is a positive-thinking girl who nevertheless is troubled by seeing spirits and experiencing poltergeist phenomena. In her second year in high school, she transfers to a new school — a night school for entertainers and celebrities — due to her father's work. There are rumours that vampires exist among the student body, and Yui ends up living with the six sadistic Sakamaki vampire brothers. Rie Suegara and Hiroko Ushida lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2013. Diabolik Lovers Season 1 is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find Diabolik Lovers Season 1 proves them wrong. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Rie Suegara's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.