Why do you like diabolik lovers?
There are many complicated reasons why I love the series. First, to be clear, I do not like the anime. It is so cringy and doesnāt at all do justice to the story. I am what the fandom calls a ādark fanā because I only like first game, Haunted Dark Bridal, and the first volumes of drama CDs. I do not like any of the games or CDs after that because the writers turned the characters and the story romantic, which in turn romanticized the abuse.
And yes, the vampires and the story are abusive asf. On the surface, people who arenāt familiar with the series would be quite shocked Iām into it, especially since Iām an abuse survivor myself and Iāve worked as an intern therapist for abuse survivors. But the first game and drama CDs were catered to a small group of people who are into sadomasochism. Itās an otome game, a dating simulation. And though most otome are romantic, HDB is for people who fantasize being with villians, and in this case, dangerous vampires who are actually monsters that can (and sometimes do) kill you.
In HDB, the writers didnāt hold back with the abuse and the psychological disorders that the vampires have. Itās a detailed and extremely realistic portrayal of how abuse victims turn into abusers, and how abusers break their victims mentally. At times, it can be almost too realistic, especially with the use of the dummy head mic (in case you donāt know, the dummy head mic makes it feel like the vampires are right there in the room with you. You can actually feel them moving around, even feel their breath across the back of your neck ą² _ą² ). There were many times I got too absorbed in the story and had to take breaks because it was so demented and sadistic and disturbing.
However, it is this realistic portrayal that also draws me in. These vampires are horrible and terrifying, yet at the same time, they can ellicite feelings of empathy for what theyāve been through. It doesnāt excuse what they do to the mc, but I love characters that can show many complicated sides. And thatās one reason I love HDB so much because even though they can make you feel sad for these demented creatures, they donāt romanticize the abuse (at least for the most part. Shuu and Subaru are romanticized somewhat). Mostly, the characters are horrible throughout the story and usually end up warping the mcās mind, or even killing her in the end.
On top of being frightening vampires that make you feel empathy for them, theyāre also sexy as hell while theyāre terrifying the shit out of you. So, itās a safe way to explore the fantasy of dangerous men, without ever getting hurt. I like my fictional otome men to be scary, dominant guys and DL fits that description perfectly, while at the same time giving a realistic portrayal of abuse, abusers, and the mental disorders that often accompany abuse.
So yeah, thatās in a nutshell why I like DL ^Ģ®^
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