English Dub Review: Vampire Dormitory “Love 10. The pretty boy transforms.”

Overview (Spoilers Below):
With Mito as a boy, her relationship with Ruka and Ren takes a turn as Hijirigaoka hosts its school cultural festival.  After the event, Juri coordinates a mixer for Takara’s sake when an unexpected person arrives for the date.

Our Take:
For a minute there, I thought Ruka would finally discover Mito’s true identity at the end of last week’s episode.  However, Ren’s wedding ceremony altered that fate, as Ren’s vampiric magic transformed Mito into an actual boy.  While Mito’s secret may be safe now, what does this mean for Ruka’s “destined partner” prophesy?  Unless Mito finds a solution to undo the spell, let’s just say his future isn’t looking bright right now.
But even though Mito is a boy now, she’s still hiding herself from Ruka as if she’s a woman disguised as a man.  She could’ve used that opportunity to fit in without concealing herself, but she still has doubts about feeling accepted by her new friends.  While Mito’s concern is understandable, it contradicts the idea of her living a day as a real boy, but that’s just me being annoyed by her lack of common sense, at least in this episode.  Amid her situation, the episode finally depicts Juri confessing his love to Takara during the cultural festival.  Based on the ending, it seemed that their relationship may become official sooner than later.
While it’s all good news for fans of Juri and Takara, Mito and Ruka weren’t so fortunate, even after they kissed in front of a bonfire.  The latter’s friendship takes a turn for the worse during a group date in the woods, where a red-haired woman who’s identical to Mito arrives on the scene.  Unsurprisingly, the woman is part of Ren’s father’s plot to make Ren the leader of the vampires instead of Ruka.  His scheme works in the father’s favor, as Mito accepts her new fate now that Ruka has decided who’s important.  The episode doesn’t transform into something special regarding its predictable second act and direction toward Mito’s predicament.  However, the moments between Juri and Takara help elevate its flawed structure long enough to maintain my curiosity toward the final two episodes.