Babanbabanban Vampire Episode 1 Discussion

problematic as fuuuuuuuuuuu

I'm here for it F it lmaoooo

It was an interesting first episode to say the least. I’m not sure if this counts as BL, but perhaps we’ll see more enticing interactions with other characters in the next episode. Mori is very beautiful, I love the way he’s drawn. And it’s very refreshing to see someone’s mother actually look her age. If anything, she looks a tad bit older than her husband. But seeing that made me give the anime a little gold star. Rihito is adorable. Regardless of Mori’s intentions, I think he’s a real sweetheart. He acts like a normal guy, but he’s also a bit naive and green. I see him enjoying a nice school life even with Mori trying to get in his way.

I didn’t like the opening, the song or the visuals, but I did enjoy the ending, the song and the visuals.

I wonder how come Mori didn’t deal with those gangsters who were chasing him in a “vampiric” way. I could understand a normal man getting ganged up on, but if you're a vampire can’t you just move with vampiric speed and take care of the people who are hunting you? Questions, questions..

This sure ain't helping BL's toxic reputation

The manga is labeled as a BL on MAL so it is one.
It’s also a Shounen.

i feel like this might be heavily slept on if they lean on how creepy it is for the VAMPIRE to be thirsty like

the creepiness is installed from the jump what they do with it might be hilarious and I am here for it

watched waaaay more creepy unsettling BL than this that is for sure this is tame if they keep the joke as the joke

You're wasting your time.
These people are deluded about the obvious and problematic pedophilia of the work.

You're wasting your time.
These people are deluded about the obvious and problematic pedophilia of the work.

@JaysonNnN Saying this while being a Black Butler fan is hilarious.

@JaysonNnN See, I think it surely comes across as ephebophilia (attraction to older teens that are still classified as minors and just as wrong; it's just important to use the proper language), but the way the story is being laid out so far if you're not paying attention. Mori wants to groom Rihito into sexual purity not so that he can have sex with him, but actually the opposite.

Mori wants to keep Rihito sexually pure and untouched so that he can devour him when he becomes of age. He's not treating him like a lover, he's treating him like veal. He even said that the difference between someone who has been sexually awakened versus a virgin was basically like eating prime rib and an old eraser.

It's just being given a coating of BL gloss to make him look sexually attracted to Rihito where the true menacing part about him is that he aims to kill/devour him in 3 years time. And THAT is how people are going to miss the message. It doesn't help that the VA is also the same one for Hisoka who was sexually turned onto strong people and therefore projected those inappropriate feelings towards Gon/Killua, two children.

But it would be an interesting observation to see how this anime might get all the flack when other titles that are inappropriate towards women/girls are commonplace in anime.

Looking at you, Mushoku Tensei....