Diabolik Lovers Ep 1 · Newest

Debuting in 2013 as an adaptation of the hit otome game, Diabolik Lovers wastes absolutely no time establishing its identity. It is not a horror anime. It is not a romance anime. It is a vibes-based abuse simulator set to a gothic Lolita soundtrack—and Episode 1, "The Bizarre Family," is a masterclass in tonal whiplash. Our protagonist, Yui Komori, is a sweet, soft-spoken, and almost aggressively passive priestess-in-training. She is informed by a letter that her father (a traveling church musician, naturally) has shipped her off to live with the "Sakamaki" family—six impossibly beautiful brothers in a dilapidated German mansion.

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The moment Yui steps through the wrought-iron gates, the show signals its hand. The sky is perpetually bruised purple. Candles flicker on their own. A chandelier crashes two feet from her head. And the butler? He just smiles and says, "Be careful." Debuting in 2013 as an adaptation of the

Warning: Contains spoilers for Episode 1, "The Bizarre Family." It is a vibes-based abuse simulator set to