The Case Study of Vanitas
| The Case Study of Vanitas | |
 Volume 1 manga cover, featuring Vanitas | |
| ヴァニタスの手記 (Vanitasu no Karute) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Jun Mochizuki |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Gangan Joker |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 22, 2015 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tomoyuki Itamura |
| Written by | Deko Akao |
| Music by | Yuki Kajiura |
| Studio | Bones |
| Licensed by | Funimation |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, MBS, CBC, HBC, RKB |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 3, 2021 – present |
| Episodes | 12 |
The Case Study of Vanitas (Japanese: ヴァニタスの手記, Hepburn: Vanitasu no Karute) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It has been serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker since December 2015. The Case Study of Vanitas is set in 19th century Paris and contains vampire and steampunk thematics. In North America, the manga is published in English by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Bones premiered in July 2021.
Plot[]
During an airship ride to Paris, the vampire Noé Archiviste meets Vanitas, a human claiming to be a doctor for vampires, curing them of the malnomen, which cause vampires to behave predatorily against their will. The book with which he heals, The Book of Vanitas, is connected to the original Vanitas, the Vampire of the Blue Moon, hated by the Vampires of the Red Moon who form traditional vampire society. Noé and Vanitas join forces to heal vampires, but there lurks a threat of some unknown force named Charlatan, which may be responsible for corrupting the sick vampires.
Characters[]
- Vanitas (ヴァニタス, Vanitasu)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[3] (Japanese); Zeno Robinson[4] (English)
- Vanitas is a young man who, although a human, was bitten by the Vampire of the Blue Moon—making him part of the Blue Moon clan with some vampire abilities. He possesses the grimoire called The Book of Vanitas and his name was also passed to by Vampire of The Blue Moon. He believes the grimoire can restore vampires who have become "curse-bearers" with uncontrolled blood lust due to their name being corrupted. He enlists Noé in his quest. When a young boy, his parents were killed by a vampire and he was taken in by the Chasseurs, however he became a victim of Doctor Moreau's experiments to enhance human abilities and was referred to as number "69."
- Noé Archiviste (ノエ・アルシヴィスト, Noe Arushivisuto)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa,[3] Ayaka Nanase (childhood) (Japanese); Stephen Fu[4] (English)
- A vampire and child of the Shapeless One. He is member of the Archivist Clan, "the Fangs that Lay Bare Blood," which has the power to read people's memories after drinking their blood. He was raised a man whom he calls "Teacher." He was the one who sent Noé to Paris to discern the power of The Book of Vanitas. Despite his disliking to Vanitas, Noé joins Vanitas in his quest to save cursed vampires. He has a white cat called Murr.
- Vanitas of the Blue Moon (童話ヴァニタス・蒼月の吸血鬼, Dōwa Vanitasu, Sougetsu no Vampir)
- Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara,Ep. 1 credits Romi ParkEp. 10 credits (Japanese); Xanthe Huynh[5] (English)
- The first blue moon vampire and creator of The Book of Vanitas. He was a vampire born under a blue moon who swore vengeance on the "crimson moon" vampires who cast him out because of his origin.
- Jeanne (ジャンヌ, Jannu)
- Voiced by: Inori Minase[6] (Japanese); Molly Searcy[7] (English)
- Also known as the Hellfire Witch, Jeanne is a former executioner and acts as a chevalier to Luca. She wields the crimson gauntlet called "Carpe Diem." She is attracted to Vanitas, but is embarrassed when he openly declares his love for her.
- Lucius "Luca" Oriflamme (ルキウス・オリフラム, Rukiusu Orifuramu)
- Voiced by: Shino Shimoji[6] (Japanese); Dani Chambers[8] (English)
- A young noble vampire. Lucius is the nephew of Lord Ruthven and the future Grand Duke of Oriflamme. He is in the search for The Book of Vanitas which he hopes will provide a cure for his older brother who is an imprisoned curse-bearer.
- Dominique "Domi" de Sade (ドミニク・ド・サド, Dominiku do Sado)
- Voiced by: Ai Kayano[6] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[9] (English)
- A lady of de Sade vampire aristocracy family. Along with her older sister, she is a daughter of the Marquis de Sade, Lord of Altus, and is an heir to the de Sade family. Her attendant is Kreisler, which spouts flowers and petals. She lost her older twin brother when they were children and blames herself for his death.
- Louis de Sade (ルイ・ド・サド, Rui do Sado)
- Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro[10] (Japanese); Ciarán Strange[11] (English)
- Dominque's older brother and Noé's childhood friend.
- Dante (ダンテ)
- Voiced by: Tarō Kiuchi[6] (Japanese); Ian Sinclair[4] (English)
- A dhampir who sells Vanitas information. He is assisted by his associates, Richie and Johann.
- Amelia Ruth (アメリア・ルース, Ameria Rūsu)
- Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya[12] (Japanese); Hayden Daviau[4] (English)
- She was a "curse-bearer" vampire whose "malnomen" or corrupted name was Eglantine, the Prison of Briars, but her true name is Florifel. She is saved by Vanitas and now works as a maid at Hotel Chouchou where Vanitas and Noé stay while in Paris.
- Parks Orlok (パークス・オルロック, Pākusu Orurokku)
- Voiced by: Itaru YamamotoEp. 2 credits
- He has been appointed by the queen to manage vampire affairs in human Paris. He maintained that curse-bearers must be beheaded by bourreaus because he believed that they could not be saved. Noé and Vanitas report to him. He controls access to "The Barrier", a spatial distortion linking the human world to Altus, the vampire's world.
- Nox (ノックス, Nokkusu)
- Voiced by: Arisa Kiyoto[13] (Japanese); Katelyn Barr[14] (English)
- One of Count Parks Orlok's personal security. She works alongside her brother, Manet.
- Manet (マーネ, Māne)
- Voiced by: Itsuki Kurita[15] (Japanese); Alex Mai[16] (English)
- One of Count Parks Orlok's personal security. He works alongside his sister, Nox.
- Veronica de Sade (ヴェロニカ・ド・サド, Veronika do Sado)
- Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa[17]
- The older sister of Dominique, a Beastia.
- August Ruthven (オーガスト・ルスヴン, Ōgasuto Rusuvun)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa[18]
- An influential lord of vampires and peacemaker who helped end the war between vampires and humans. He now serves the vampire queen as a member of the senate.
- Roland Fortis (ローラン・フォルティス, Rōran Forutisu)
- Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[19]
- A chasseur working in the Catacombs. Known as the Sixth Paladin or Roland of Jasper. Previously Olivier's second in command before becoming a paladin. He wields a mighty spear called "Durandal".
- Olivier (オリヴィエ, Orivie)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[19]
- A chasseur paladin and an old friend of Roland's. He wields a violent sword known as "Hauteclaire".
- Astolfo Granatum (アストルフォ・グラナトゥム, Asutorufo Guranatumu)
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[19]
- The youngest chasseur paladin. Known as Astolfo of Garnet. Comes from a family with longstanding ties to the church. His family were killed by vampires. He wields a mighty spear called "Louisette".
- Moreau (モロー, Morō)
- Voiced by: Kouzou Douzaka[20]
- A scientist previously employed by the Chasseurs to research vampires, experimenting both on vampires and humans, including the young Vanitas who was then referred to as "69". When Moreau became obsessed with becoming a vampire himself, he was exiled from the Chasseurs. He collaborated with Charlatan and secretly continued his experiments in his lab without the knowledge of the Chasseurs.
- Teacher (先生, Sensei)
- Voiced by: Akira Ishida[6] (Japanese); John Burgmeier[21] (English)
- Grandfather to Louis, Dominique and Veronica de Sade and has ties to the vampire queen. He also raised Noé, whom he affectionately calls "mon chaton" or "my kitty". He later sent Noé to Paris to learn about The Book of Vanitas.
- Chloe (クロエ, Kuroe)
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[22]
Media[]
Manga[]
The Case Study of Vanitas is written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. The series began in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker on December 22, 2015.[23][24] In April 2020, Mochizuki announced that the manga would be on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] The manga resumed publication in November 2020.[26] Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 22, 2016.[27] As of June 22, 2021, nine volumes have been released.[28]
On December 3, 2015, Yen Press announced on its official Twitter account that it would be publishing new chapters of the series concurrently with Japan.[29]
Volume list[]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | April 22, 2016[27] | 978-4-7575-4961-6 | December 20, 2016[30] | 978-0-316-55281-3 | ||
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| 2 | October 22, 2016[31] | 978-4-7575-5105-3 | May 23, 2017[32] | 978-0-316-47168-8 | ||
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| 3 | April 22, 2017[33] | 978-4-7575-5329-3 | November 14, 2017[34] | 978-0-316-41284-1 | ||
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| 4 | November 22, 2017[35] | 978-4-7575-5505-1 | August 21, 2018[36] | 978-1-975-38106-6 | ||
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| 5 | July 21, 2018[37] | 978-4-7575-5758-1 | January 22, 2019[38] | 978-1-975-38368-8 | ||
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| 6 | February 22, 2019[39] | 978-4-7575-5996-7 | December 17, 2019[40] | 978-1-975-30612-0 | ||
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| 7 | October 21, 2019[41] | 978-4-7575-6269-1 | July 21, 2020[42] | 978-1-975-31380-7 | ||
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| 8 | June 22, 2020[43] | 978-4-7575-6635-4 | May 18, 2021[44] | 978-1-975-32453-7 | ||
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| 9 | June 22, 2021[28] | 978-4-757-57231-7 | — | — | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format[]
- Chapter 51.5: "The Case Study of Vanitash!!!!"
- "Fall"
- "Rain Which Doesn't Know the Sky"
- "Dark Night"
Anime[]
On March 28, 2021, it was announced at AnimeJapan that the series would be receiving an anime television series adaptation by Bones. It is directed by Tomoyuki Itamura, with scripts overseen by Deko Akao and character designs by Yoshiyuki Ito. Yuki Kajiura is composing the series' music.[45] The series is a split-cour anime, with the first half airing from July 3 to September 18, 2021 on Tokyo MX and other channels.[3][6][a] The second half will premiere in January 2022.[22] The opening theme is "Sora to Utsuro" by Sasanomaly, while the ending theme is "0 (zero)" by LMYK.[47][48] Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.[49] Plus Media Networks Asia has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and released it on Aniplus Asia.[50]
On August 5, 2021, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[4]
| No. | Title [51][b] | Directed by [51] | Written by [51] | Storyboarded by [51] | Original air date [53][a] | |||||||
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| 1 | "In the Event of Rusty Hopes" Transcription: "Vanitasu―Rasuti＝Hōpusu no Baai―" (Japanese: Vanitas―ラスティ＝ホープスの場合―) | Nao Miyoshi | Deko Akao | Tomoyuki Itamura | July 3, 2021 | |||||||
| On an elaborately fitted airship kept aloft by "astermite", the vampire Noé Archiviste is bound for Paris where he hopes to assess the true nature of a legendary grimoire for his teacher called The Book of Vanitas. He meets a woman named Amelia Ruth, who is revealed as a vampire. Consumed by bloodlust, she bites him, poisoning his bloodstream. A man called Vanitas bursts in and uses The Book of Vanitas to reveal her true name, Florifel, which returns her to normal. Vanitas reveals that the grimoire removed the malady which is corrupting the names of vampires and causing them to become "curse-bearers" and go berserk. Later in the streets of Paris, Vanitas asks Noé to join him in his quest, but Noé resists and collapses in the street. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | "In the City of Flowers" Transcription: "Noe―Hana no Miyako Nite―" (Japanese: Noé―花の都にて―) | Nao Miyoshi Geisei Morita | Deko Akao | Tomoyuki Itamura | July 10, 2021 | |||||||
| Vanitas and Noé languish in jail following the incident aboard the airship until they are summoned by Count Parks Orlok. He plans to execute Amelia, but Noé offers to capture a curse-bearer vampire currently terrorizing Paris and use the grimoire to save them. Dante sells Vanitas information to location of the vampire, but Johann warns him that Lord Ruthven's bourreau is in Paris. Vanitas and Noé find Thomas Breneux, the vampire from beyond the barrier who is attacking Parisiennes. Noé immobilizes him while Vanitas uses the grimoire to temporarily calm him down. However, the vampires Luca and Jeanne, the Hellfire Witch, arrive and demand the grimoire, believing that it is being used to create the curse-bearers. Noé refuses and Jeanne attacks him with the Crimson Gauntlet, but Noé and Vanitas escape. Later, Vanitas reveals to Noé that the grimoire can be also be used to create curse-bearers. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | "Fangs That Lay Bare Blood" Transcription: "Arushivisuto―Chi o Abaku Kiba―" (Japanese: Archiviste―血を暴く牙―) | Seung-hui Son | Deko Akao | Katsumi Terahigashi | July 17, 2021 | |||||||
| Jeanne demands The Book of Vanitas, but she is suddenly attacked from behind by a huge wolf-like monster. His malnomen is Loup-Garou. Vanitas activates the grimoire to change Thomas Breneux back into his human form, whose real name is Bucolicus. Although almost incapacitated, Jeanne still wants to fight Vanitas, but Noé emerges from the shadows holding Luca prisoner. Vanitas then surprisingly kisses her and declares his love. Outraged, Jeanne grabs Luca and leaves. Meanwhile, Nox and Manet find Breneux dead. He was attacked by Charlatan, the vampiric monster who had corrupted his name. Following Vanitas' demonstration of the grimoire's power, Orlok grants a stay of execution of Amelia, who is assigned to work as a maid at Hotel Chouchou. Noé bites Amelia's arm to read her memories, and he sees a parade of demons and Charlatan. Dominique de Sade arrives and claps a chain around Noé's neck. She leads him towards a hidden doorway to the barrier within Orlok's facility and reveals that Lord Ruthven will be appearing that night at a masquerade ball. As they cross the barrier, Vanitas leaps after them grabbing Noé's hand and they emerge in Altus Paris, the vampire version of Paris. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | "Night of Mocking Masks" Transcription: "Baru Masuke―Kamen ga Warau Yoru―" (Japanese: Bal masqué―仮面が嗤う夜―) | Noriyuki Nomata | Deko Akao | Tomoyuki Itamura | July 24, 2021 | |||||||
| Upon reaching Altus Paris, Dominique releases the chain from Noé's neck and invites him to drink her blood. Vanitas appears at the masquerade ball, proclaiming his blue vampire inheritance and offers to cure all vampire curse-bearers. However, he interrupted by the appearance of Dominique's older sister, Veronica, who attempts to kill him. However, he is spirited away by Jeanne. Suddenly, an eerie sound envelops the building activating a number of curse-bearers who begin attacking the other vampires, including two fiends who are the embodiment of Charaltan. Meanwhile, Jeanne is also affected by the desire for blood and Vanitas offers her his own. Driven by thirst, she overcomes her revulsion of his human heritage, and bites into his neck. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | "Friends" Transcription: "Reminisensu－Tomo－" (Japanese: Réminiscence－友－) | Nao Miyoshi | Deko Akao | Tetsuo Hirakawa Tomoyuki Itamura | July 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Noé attacks Charlatan, who realizes that Noé is known to him. In a flashback, Noé recalls when he went to live with Teacher at the de Sade residence where he met Louis and Dominique. As the years passed, Louis realized that he was a curse-bearer, and he carved wooden stakes for Noé to kill him, but Noé could not do it. Later, when their friend Mina was identified as a curse-bearer and sentenced to be executed, Louis killed her when she transformed into a vampiric monster. However, he also killed their other friends while consumed by bloodlust. Noé tried to return him to normal, but Louis bit him and began to suck his blood. Noé was only saved when Teacher arrived and beheaded Louis. Back in the present, Charalatan's black vaporous envoy offers to take Noé to meet Louis, but Vanitas appears and forces him to withdraw. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | "Questions" Transcription: "Sarubeisho―Gimon―" (Japanese: Salvatio―疑問―) | Yoshifumi Sasahara | Takayo Ikami | Tomoyuki Itamura | August 7, 2021 | |||||||
| Naenia, Charalatan's envoy, demands to know Noé's true name, but Vanitas and Jeanne come to his defense. Naenia and the two fiends depart while the hall fills with curse-bearers created by the sound of the malnomen dissonance of the Beastly Orchestra. Dominique vows to assist Vanitas in his quest to save the curse-bearers, but when he and Noé depart, she is confronted by Veronica. In another area, Vanitas and Noé come across a young vampire named Catherine, who has transformed into monstrous curse-bearer and is sucking the life from her sisters. Vanitas offers her salvation, which turns her into dust. Suddenly, Veronica appears, and proceeds to attack Noé and Vanitas, suspecting that they are responsible for creating the curse-bearers. However, before she can freeze them to death, she is stopped by August Ruthven, who soon comprehends the situation and takes Noé and Vanitas under his protection. That night, Noé recalls Teacher's instructions are to understand the power of The Book of Vanitas, so although he does not agree with Vanitas' methods, he decides to continue on with the owner of the book in his quest. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | "Love" Transcription: "Famu Fatāru―Koi―" (Japanese: Femme fatale―恋―) | Seung-hui Son | Deko Akao | Haruka Kamohara Tomoyuki Itamura | August 14, 2021 | |||||||
| In the home of Lord Ruthven, Noé and Vanitas share a tarte Tatin with their friends, Dominique, Luca and Jeanne. Luca is still angry about the kiss Vanitas shared with Jeanne, but Vanitas jokingly states that he is in love with Jeanne. He shows the telltale flower-shaped mark left by her bite on his neck, causing Luca even more angst. Jeanne suddenly grabs Vanitas and leaps out the window with him to confront his statement of love. However, Vanitas asks if she is a curse-bearer because of her bloodlust, and she admits that she uses medication to keep her urges under control. He offers to keep her secret under two conditions: she can only sucks his blood and she must calls him by his name and not just "human" because of the special bond they now share. Coincidentally, as Noé and Dominique see them return, Dominique tenderly bites his neck and Noé sucks blood from her hand, creating a bond between them. Later, Noé questions Vanitas about love, but Vanitas replies that he does not really know what it is. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Where Death Slumbers" Transcription: "Katakonbe―Shi ga Nemuru Basho―" (Japanese: Catacombes―死が眠る場所―) | Daisuke Chiba Nao Miyoshi | Takayo Ikami | Tomomi Mochizuki | August 21, 2021 | |||||||
| In his home at Castle Carbunculus, Lord Ruthven reveals to Noé and Vanitas that he believes that Charlatan was making an attempt to kill Lucius, the future Grand Duke of Oriflamme. Vanitas requests an audience with the queen whom he believes may be dead or no longer exist as she has not been seen for some time. Ruthven explodes in a rage and bans Vanitas from his castle and casts Noé and Vanitas back into the human world, confirming Vanitas' suspicions. Dante tells Vanitas that a Chasseur, one of the Church's anti-vampire unit, abducted a curse-bearer which had slipped into Paris and took it into their headquarters in the catacombs. That night, Noé and Vanitas steal the uniforms of two guards and enter the catacombs through floor of Notre Dame searching for the Chasseurs. They encounter Roland Fortis, who sees through their disguise and traps Vanitas in a cell and then blinds Noé with a flash grenade. Fortis injects himself with a green serum to enhance his abilities and prepares to kill the vampire, Noé. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Those Who Hunt Crimson" Transcription: "Shasūru―Kurenai o Karu Mono―" (Japanese: Chasseur―紅を狩る者―) | Nao Miyoshi | Takayo Ikami | Tensai Okamura | August 28, 2021 | |||||||
| When Fortis discovers Noé's companion is Vanitas, he eagerly embraces him but Vanitas resists because of the religious fervor of the Chasseurs. Fortis then attacks Noé with his enhanced abilities, but while they fight, Vanitas manages to release the door to his cell and wounds Fortis so that he and Noé can escape. Noé and Vanitas realize that they must collaborate to defeat Fortis and the Chasseurs, but argue about the appropriate strategy to reach their goal and escape Fortis. Vanitas reveals that he is searching for Moreau who experimented on him after he was taken in by the Chasseurs as an orphaned boy. Noé pretends to take Vanitas hostage and delays Fortis long enough to defeat him and explain their purpose. Fortis then reveals that Moreau has been cast out and he offers to join forces with Noé when he learns that Moreau is alive and probably continuing his vampire experiments. Vanitas leads the group through secret passageways to Moreau's former laboratory and when they open the doors, Moreau welcomes back number "69". | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Number 69" Transcription: "Shikatorisu－Nanbā Rokujūkyū－" (Japanese: Cicatrice－No.69－) | Noriyuki Nomata | Deko Akao | Yoshiyuki Asai | September 4, 2021 | |||||||
| Vanitas flatters Moreau and declares that he has brought in the Chasseurs to protect him. Deceive by Vanitas' ruse, Moreau entertains them. However, when Vanitas asks about his benefactor, Moreau refuses to answer. Noé loses his temper and attacks Moreau, but Moreau is rescued by a multi-eyed being whom he calls Spider, leaving Noé, Vanitas, and the Chasseurs to face the malnomen Prédateur, a black smoke-like monster which devours all life in its path. In desperation, Noé convinces Vanitas to leap with him into its gaping maw. They reach the curse-bearer who is manifesting Prédateur and Vanitas cures it. While they all recover, a series of explosions begin to destroy Moreau's complex so Noé and Vanitas exit the catacombs while Roland explains the disturbance to Olivier. Meanwhile, Spider reports Noé's disruption of Moreau's experiments to Ruthven. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "Promises" Transcription: "Serumento－Seiyaku－" (Japanese: Serment－誓約－) | Keisuke Ōnishi | Deko Akao | Tensai Okamura | September 11, 2021 | |||||||
| Jeanne invites Vanitas on a date in an effort to reduce his interest in her. Despite this, her ploy backfires as she enjoys seeing the sights of Paris with him while they are watched by Dante and Dominique. Meanwhile, Ruthven takes Noé to a café to question him about the enigma that is Vanitas and the fact that he may take advantage of Noé’s innocence. Noé explains to Ruthven that he treats vampires and humans alike as they are both flawed, and that he is not aligned with vampires. Enraged by his response, Ruthven attacks Noé and bites his neck. While Jeanne and Vanitas sit in a park, a boy scrapes his knee and it provokes Jeanne's bloodlust. Jeanne leaps to attack the boy to drink his blood. However, she is stopped by Vanitas. Dante then creates a smokescreen so they can escape. Later, when Vanitas allows Jeanne to drink his blood, he again asks her if she is a curse-bearer, but she is unable to answer. Vanitas promises her that if she is, he will personally kill her. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "Point of Departure" Transcription: "Dūz Ōnburu―Shuppatsuten―" (Japanese: Deux Ombres―出発点―) | Yoshifumi Sasahara | Deko Akao | Tomoyuki Itamura | September 18, 2021 | |||||||
| Vanitas and Jeanne chat while returning to the park to retrieve the hat and parasol Doninique lent her, and Vanitas realizes that Ruthven is after Noé. Meanwhile, having bitten Noé, Ruthven forces Noé to swear that he will obey a future command whatever it may be. Vanitas returns home to find an exhausted Noé when Dante arrives and tells them that the Beast of Gévaudan has resurfaced. Vanitas is intrigued by the news, but Noé is consumed by the smell of Vanitas' blood. Vanitas warns Noé that he will kill him if he tries to drink his blood because Noé will then have access to his memories. Later, Vanitas decides to travel to Gévaudan to investigate sightings of the beast, and he takes Noé with him. | ||||||||||||
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| 13 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | January 2022 | |||||||
See also[]
- List of Square Enix manga franchises
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tokyo MX listed the series premiere at 24:00 on July 2, 2021, which is at midnight on July 3.[46]
- ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.[52]
References[]
- ^ 吸血鬼譚「ヴァニタスの手記」ボンズ制作で今夏TVアニメ化 花江夏樹＆石川界人が主演. anime.eiga.com (in Japanese). . March 28, 2021. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Chapman, Paul (March 28, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Sinks Its Fangs Into a TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 28, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Manga Gets TV Anime This Summer by BONES". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Friedman, Nicholas (August 5, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas English Dub Announced, Cast and Crew Revealed". Funimation. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Huynh, Xanthe [@ItsXanthor] (August 12, 2021). "If you caught the first ep of The Case Study of Vanitas on @Funimation, I had a little bit as the voice of storybook Vanitas! My first vampire anime!