Mahiru Shirota is a high school student who takes home a stray cat and names it Kuro. Much to Mahiru's surprise, the cat is actually a vampire named Sleepy Ash who represents Sloth among the Seven Deadly Sins. Kuro is only in feline form during the daylight hours, and Mahiru discovers that Kuro becomes a vampire servant known as a "Servamp" by drinking Mahiru's blood. Mahiru agrees to this unusual arrangement and becomes an "Eve" (a Servamp's master), after which this unlikely pair battle another vampire called Tsubaki, who claims to be a hitherto-unknown eighth member of a seven-member vampire family. Anyone looking for coherent storytelling may feel lost in this wild anime series featuring bizarre plot twists. But while Servamp is lacking in logic, it delivers thrilling entertainment and stylistic animation. And, seriously, what's not to like about an evil-battling vampire decked out in innocent kitty disguise? Presenting all 12 episodes from 2016 in a dual-language Blu-ray/DVD Combo set, rated TV-14, extras include episode commentaries and bonus animated shorts. Recommended. (P. Hall)
Servamp
(2016) 4 discs. 300 min. Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $64.98. Funimation (avail. from most distributors). Volume 33, Issue 2
Servamp
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