About “Diabolik Lovers” in a few words:

Diabolik Lovers is a Japanese media franchise that began as a visual novel game in 2012 and has since spawned multiple adaptations, including anime, manga, and drama CDs. The series follows the story of a young woman who finds herself living in a mansion with six vampire brothers, each with their own unique personalities and dark pasts. The series is known for its Gothic themes, romantic subplots, and supernatural elements.

Meet the characters from Diabolik Lovers

Azusa Mukami

Oh man, Azusa is this weird mix of clingy puppy and prickly cactus — like he’ll smother you with hugs one minute and glare like a thundercloud the next. He’s loud and theatrical but also has these tiny, ridiculous rituals (I swear he probably arranges his tea spoons by mood) and will insist on nicknaming you even if you protest. He can be almost annoyingly cheerful until he’s not, then watch out — suddenly it’s all sharp edges and secrets. Honestly, he feels like a sugar rush with a hidden sour center, and somehow that makes him impossible to forget.

Shuu Sakamaki

Shuu is the classic sleepy, mysterious older brother vibe but with this art-school indie energy — always half-asleep, always with headphones, apparently allergic to responsibility. He seems eternally unimpressed but will do something actually thoughtful in the most offhand way, like leaving a weirdly specific mixtape on your doorstep at 3 a.m. (also he probably eats cereal for dinner and has opinions about acoustic guitars that go deep). He gives off “too cool to care” until he cares way too much and then he retreats into his music like it’s a fortress. There’s something quietly chaotic about him—calm on the surface, messy in the best possible way underneath.

Subaru Sakamaki

Subaru is this grumpy, wounded kid who insists he’s fine while every action screams “I am not fine” — very intense, very broody, and also surprisingly loyal once you crack him open. He snaps and sulks and then does something unexpectedly soft (like awkwardly offering you candy) and you’re like what even is this? He hates being controlled but secretly craves someone who’ll stand stubbornly by him, gah it’s complicated. He’s kind of a walking contradiction: rough edges, tiny comforts, punk hair and soft hands, pick one Subaru, pick one.

Reiji Sakamaki

Reiji is full-on ruler-of-the-house energy: precise, dry, and frighteningly organized — label maker in one hand, a cold cup of judgment in the other. He’ll correct your grammar without blinking and has a drawer full of index cards for emotions (yes, really), but beneath that rigid exterior there’s a strangely loyal core that usually hides in a ledger. He can be unbearably formal and then, suddenly, disturbingly petty — like giving you a perfectly folded handkerchief with a passive-aggressive note tucked inside. Honestly, he’s the kind of person who’d plan your life by color-coded charts and somehow make it feel like an interrogation and a hug.

Carla Tsukinami

Carla is theatrical in a way that makes me giggle and also squirm — think velvet cloak, dramatic smirk, and the type of person who would write sonnets about sunsets then eat them for breakfast (not literally, I hope?). He flirts like it’s a performance piece and then very seriously critiques your posture, which is honestly a little insulting but also flattering? He adores decadence and has this habit of naming inanimate objects (the lamp is definitely “Eugenie” now). He’s charmingly sinister and oddly domestic at the same time, like he’ll poison you with one hand and bring you a handcrafted macaron with the other.

Shin Tsukinami

Shin is cool, clinical, and quietly unnerving — the sort who smiles like a secret and has eyes that catalog everything you do, including the way you breathe. There’s this very calm cruelty to him sometimes, but then he’ll do something unexpectedly tender, like mend a torn sleeve with excessive care (and maybe a little smirk). He loves control parts of him are precise to a fault, yet he keeps little messes in drawers, which is adorable in a horrifying way. He’s the type you suspect of having a hidden room with velvet wallpaper and a perfectly labeled tea collection.

Ayato Sakamaki

Ayato is full-on dramatic prince-of-the-house energy: loud, flirty, insults-first, apologies-never — but also the guy who will throw himself between you and trouble without a second thought. He’s cocky, competitive, and stubbornly refuses to admit when he’s soft (which makes it so much worse when he actually gets tender). He probably hoards sweets and then denies it, and is somehow both annoyingly punctual and wildly impulsive depending on his mood. Basically, he’s a screaming, affectionate chaos star who’d challenge you to a duel and then bring you a floral cupcake afterwards.