Anyway, I think the anime is pretty interesting…just wondering how much of the manga they’re gonna show in the anime…

Nothing new happened except Zero getting shot in the shoulder and us getting info on the vampire hierarchy which itself was not hard to guess at all.

We know that there is bad blood (pun!) between humans and vampires, between vampire hunters and vampires, that the peace is fragile, that Zero does not like Kaname, that Zero is low on the pecking order in vampire society, and that he is suppose to turn into a level E eventually…

NOW if the story could get on so that we can get something done I would love that

I can only wait till Zero becomes as powerful as Kaname…. weeee!!!

I thought that Episode 5 opened a huge can of worms between the vampires and the humans. It is already clear that none of the vampires truly believe in that fragile peace that Kaien believes in. I personally feel that the only TRUE vampire among the nobles that actually has some belief over this peace is Ichijou. Yes, not even Kaname.

Let me put it this way. Ichijou, despite the influence of Kaname, clearly has this empathy toward humans. Of course, he still has to quench his thirst sometimes with blood (and well, there are always the blood pills), and it is clear that he invited Yuki and Zero without actually wanting to set them up for a trap. Those who believe in conspiracy theories might feel that Ichijou wanted to set them up with a lie, but I think he is thinking purely as a birthday.

Now, you must be wondering. Why not Kaname? As Kaname has mentioned a lot of times, the peace is simply due to his love of Yuuki. When there is no Yuuki anymore, or that Yuuki is bitten by some silly pureblood vampire, it means that Kaname will forsake the human race. In fact, if you ask me, he has nothing but disdain for anyone other than Yuuki. When it comes down to it, his world is Yuuki. Hence, any argument that he truly believes in peace is made void when the peace is built around Yuuki.

I also felt that Kaien is making me extremely curious. Among all the characters, I feel that he is the most secretive. It might turn out that his only reason of existence is to be the comedy relief. However, there are many interesting things about him that are unknown. First, it is the reason why he quit being a vampire hunter. I believe that all hunters are conditioned and trained to hate vampires. So, what changed him? Second, why this mansion. Third, why accept Yuuki?

In addition, I feel that Zero is slowly degrading of sorts. He has started to lose control over his senses at the end of the episode. Whether this might be a huge problem eventually, is another matter altogether. I believe that the powers of “plot deus ex machina” will somehow give Zero some relief.

Lastly, a question to all through this comment. Who thinks that Zero’s teacher is actually quite cool?