It’s a new anime season and I am excited. It really doesn’t take much to make me happy!
I’ve actually already decided which airing anime I will be following this fall. And Noblesse is one of them. This isn’t a big surprise. I’ve been following all of Crunchyroll x Webtoon’s projects and out of all of them Noblesse was the one I was most excited for. Not because I’m a fan of the source, I have not read it. But because the synopsis sounded like exactly the type of nonsense I am here for.
For the record, here is that synopsis:
The series is about Cadis Etrama di Raizel who wakes up from 820-years long sleep and starts a new life as a high school student. His peaceful days as a student are soon interrupted by a group of attackers known as the “Unions.” Noblesse follows Raizel and his loyal servant, Frankenstein, as they constantly protect and save Raizel’s new human friends from the mysterious threats.












In order to get myself ready for the season, I decided to give the OVA a watch. Now OVAs aren’t necessarily a great example of what a series can offer as a whole, but they can at least give you a superficial idea of what to expect.
For the record, I was hoping for a super cheesy vampire soap opera but what I got was way beyond my expectations. It is cheesy and a little soap operaish but it seems that Noblesse is an actual comedy. There are on purpose jokes in there! And a lot more action that I thought we would see.
The OVA was really just an introduction to that characters, which it managed quite well with surprisingly little exposition. I have been watching a lot of lazily written shows where everything is just narrated at the camera for the audience. So just by the fact that noon of the main characters stopped to give us a full biography, II found this OVA rather refreshing.












From what I can tell through this introduction, the story is likely going to be a mix of supernatural action, with our main characters going up against this mysterious “Organization” and a school set slice of life comedy with vampire based jokes.
You know, I get that this is not going to be for everyone. I already know a few of my readers who will comment on how boring or stupid or just plain bad this show is. It is definitely likely to be an acquired taste. Even more so that post Webtoon x Crunchy collabs and “fans” just ripped through those.
But I’m still hopeful. Even with all the grumblings and naysayers, both Tower of God and God of Highschool got a lot of viewers from all over. So I’m hoping Noblesse will do decently as well because although it’s far from the best production and has possibly the cheesiest plot, it is the most fun for me.













This is probably where I should mention that I am a huge fan of kitsch in fiction. Not only the so bad it’s good stuff but also the so corny it’s hilarious. And not everyone is into that sort of thing.
Objectively the OVA was o.k. at best. Production is a tad underwhelming. Nothing special. The voice acting was good though. The premise is cliché and a bit date, at least by western norms. We sort of got over the vampire craze. And the characters are not yet developed enough for me to make any sort of judgement.
But there’s a sense of fun radiating from the dialogue. Maybe I’m reading too much into it, however, I got the feeling that the series was not taking itself seriously in the least. And as such, wasn’t expecting us to do so either. It’s all just a bit of a laugh.












Bottom line, if you like cheesy vampire stories and are a fan of comedies that focus on exaggerating genre tropes (like JoJo or Black Butler) then you might enjoy the OVA. I don’t know yet if that is in fact what the rest of the series will be like. I hope so. In fact, I hope they get even sillier.
If you want an impressive production in the service f a deep meaningful story with unique and fascinating characters. Yeah, it’s not here. And I don’t think that’s what Noblesse is even trying to be.
I hope this show doesn’t end up soaking up all the hate. It had a few elements that would make it a prime candidate for the hated show of the season. I’m going to watch it anyways! And I’m going to tell you all about it!

After seeing your review, I watched it and to my surprise it was amazing. The story and characters totally go with the atmosphere. Thank you for the review. 😀
It was wonderful watching this anime.
I haven’t seen the anime yet nor the OVA but some of my friends read the manga and said it was great. So I am planning to read the manga too along with the OVA and anime series.
That’s great to hear
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I remember watching this a long time ago. Is this a remake? I think there was another episode that involves a werewolf. I remember thinking it needed more episodes but they never happened.
It’s an adaptation of a Webtoon but otherwise it’s not a remake. I mean an anime about vampires and high school students. Take your pick
I actually caught up to the Webtoon while it was still being released and I loved it from beginning to end so I’m super excited for this adaptation! I will say that the proportion of comedic to serious scenes do shift over time (though the comedy never truly leaves and the change is very gradual), but either way I’m sure you’ll get what you want! I hope~
That’s great to hear. I’m looking forward tot the series even more now!
I am in a particularly foul mood right now – various personal and medical issues piled on top of COVID and half the state burning down. I’ll be watching this and Wandering Witch to hopefully provide some laughs and good feelings.
I hope so too! And I hope it gets better
Cheesy? Kitsch? I’m in. In fact, I’m actually going to go watch the OVA just for fun. The series I will probably wait and binge at the end of the season…depending on what I read here and think of the OVA of course. It might be a great little binge for next October!
Good idea! Hope you have fun
“I already know a few of my readers who will comment on how boring or stupid or just plain bad this show is”….Well, I haven’t seen it yet, so I can’t really judge on it. But hearing that it’s an actual comedy might mean that it’s not for me. But these days I pretty much try everything so who knows, I might give this a shot😀
I’m just basing it on the comments I got about the past Crunchy x Webtoon titles. Who knows, this one might be the exception!
Fun! I watched Blood Lad. It was a comedy with a vampire and I enjoyed it. So this one sounds right up my alley!
Sweet, And the title Blood Lad sounds awesome
Guess I’ll give it a shot!
From what I can tell on your blog, I’m not sure this one is for you. You don’t tend to go for cheesy soap operas if I remember correctly
True, but who knows?
Why not! A good laugh is always worth the risk