Man, what a ride! What a nice story that takes a classic trope and tweaks it in interesting ways. Too bad the ending is not to my tastes.
Each character was not generally too complicated, but there were a couple of twists here and there. Seeing Aria change as she grew closer to Ichika was probably my favorite part of the series. The large backstories were lengthy, as is fitting of vampires.
My favorite part of the story was its pacing. A big problem I have with realistic settings with a twist is that most of them have "word vomit." For the setting to make sense, a huge amount of terminology, peoples, organizations, etc have to be digested in a fairly short time (usually within a couple of chapters). You learn some terms as the story goes, but it never gets too complicated.
My biggest complaint for this series is the ending. I'm not sure if it had to be trimmed down, but the pacing quickens significantly and backstory floods for a while. Without spoiling, I do not like when solutions are overly convenient and feel like a magical solution. It feels like the author doesn't know how to solve an issue but needs to solve it asap. The very end needed more time to breathe, so it felt rushed.
7/10 I recommend it; it's a fun read. It is some good yuri fun with a nice gimmick for the world. I think most people won't be bothered by the end events, but I know it took the wind out of my sails pretty quickly.
