This show attracted me with the cute designs and amazing opening, but it's also the most relatable show I've seen to date. As a black male, I understand how characters like hikari and her friends get judged for rumors and stereotypes of their backgrounds. No one wants to be lumped into a category, but people do it all the time. Instead of seeing the girl's quirks as their flaws or parts of their nature, some people teased and bullied them like it was their right to do so. The girls aren't these evil creatures some of their classmates or society say they are, but no one besides a certain sensei tries to understand them. It was a cool way of showing off that no one is so different you can't understand them.You just have to make an effort to see people for who they really are.Normally I feel when most shows attempt to do this, both sides try to beat the other into seeing their views. Luckily, some characters didn't care what others think because they already are comfortable with who they are.
I really enjoyed how each episode focused on how every monster has to find a way to blend into society meanwhile trying to overlook what the rumors say about them. The rumors people have about vampires is half accurate, they know stuff about them yet never asked or cared for the reason behind it.I like how the show played with the folklore for each monster and made it an half truth or silly rumor, such as how vampires hate garlic. Hikari loves garlic but she just has a more sensitive sense of smell and taste compared to regular people.
Keep in mind, after years of persecution , society was forced to accept "demis". So there's a lot of hostility behind it and you could say there's so little demis living in society contributes to the discrimination. Most humans especially in high school aren't used to dealing with them,so they resort to treating them differently.You can't go from viewing a whole species as an enemy to people just like you because a law tells you to do so. Some characters in the show don't even hide their anmiosty towards the demis, all because a demi in their past set a standard for them. It's a good commentary on how people will use previous interactions to handle future interactions.
I love a good slice of life, but the school setting is overdone and annoying. However, this school struck the right balance of slice of life and comedy. You aren't always watching cute girls study or deal with boys hitting on them. You are watching someone's life unfold bit by bit and deal with a situation they never asked to be in, yet have to deal with. I really liked the Dullahan's story, I can't imagine the burden of being a creature most people are afraid because of a folklore. She tries her best to blend it, but life is hard for her because she literally has the weight of her head on her shoulders.