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Originally Posted by chiisai_nezumi
It does get old after a point ... I followed the series up until volume 4 before I just completely lost interest ... the story begins to rehash itself (just with different opponents) and introduce new, but ultimately boring, filler characters.
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It is indeed true that after a moment, the chapters start to resemble each other with the same structure, each opponent momentarily causing problems between Moka and Tsukune, who often ends up unlocking her rosario so that she can unleash her vampire within.
However, there have been, as of lately, quite important plot turns and character developments, the biggest of which has been previewed/initiated in volume 3 - and they made better grounds for a more interesting synopsis.
Spoiler for VERY important spoilers for later volumes:
I'm referring to the fact that in vol.3, Tsukune, so as to vanquish that nine-tailed fox guy, was bitten by Moka, giving him for a few minutes the power of a vampire and, therefore, giving him a reason to stay at the Monster School: he is partly vampire (well, not exactly, but that was enough to fool any opposing party).
It however comes to a dramatic and nearly tragic crescendo when Tsukune is more and more frequently bitten so as to get out of hot spots and...instead of turning into a vampire, ends up becoming a ghoul (some sort of mindless, berserk vampire) that cannot make the difference between friend and foe anymore. This, IIRC, had to be the greatest interference/source of anguish between the two, especially since the vampire side of Moka isn't too keen on letting Tsukune continue to live due to the threat he then posed as a full-fledged ghoul.
IMHO, if they were to make an interesting season, they'd have to go at least to vol. 07/08, where the developments reach their peak. Otherwise we'd be stuck with a 'monster of the week' routine that I'm not sure I'd follow...at least not without loudly voicing my disapprobation.
Also, one winning point IMO for the series is the very nice, detailed art. I particularly like the way the author draws the characters (both humanoid and in monster form), especially in action. It even becomes better in the later volumes.