Created by Mamoru Oshii (押井守), the mastermind behind “Urusei Yatsura” and “Ghost in the Shell”, the original TV anime “Vladlove” (ぶらどらぶ) has steamed a teaser video, giving a sneak peek to the world settings.
The anime series was originally set to debut this fall but was delayed due to the effects of the new coronavirus disease.
▍Teaser Video
▍Characters and Cast
Karate Club
■ Masumi Katsuno (勝野 真澄) – CV: Kenta Miyake (三宅健太)
■ Okada (岡田) – CV: Kaito Ishikawa (石川界人)
■ Kambara (神原) – CV: Ryūnosuke Watanuki (綿貫竜之介)
■ Horita (堀田) – CV: Tarō Kiuchi (木内太郎)
Other Characters
■ Mai’s dad (マイのパパ) – CV: Hiroshi Iwasaki (岩崎ひろし)
■ Mitsugu’s dad (貢のとーちゃん) – CV: Kenji Nakata (中田譲治)
Previously Announced Main Cast
■ Mitsugu Bamba (絆播 貢) – CV: Ayane Sakura (佐倉綾音)
■ Mai Vlad Transylvania (マイ・ヴラド・トランシルヴァニア) – CV: Rina Hidaka (日高里菜)
■ Chihiro Chimatsuri (血祭 血比呂) – CV: Romi Park (朴 璐美)
■ Maki Watabe (渡部 マキ) – CV: Saori Hayami (早見沙織)
■ Jinko Sumida (墨田 仁子) – CV: Yōko Hikasa (日笠陽子)
■ Nami Unten (雲天 那美) – CV: Yu Kobayashi (小林ゆう)
■ Kaoru Konno (紺野 カオル) – CV: Kanako Takatsuki (高槻かなこ)
▍Synopsis
Mitsugu Bamba is a high school girl who is crazy about donating her blood, to the point that she feels compelled to visit a local blood bank despite the unfriendly nurse. One day, Mitsugu encounters a beautiful girl there who looks like she has come from overseas. The girl is so pale that she appears ready to faint. Instead, she suddenly starts trashing the blood bank. The girl then loses consciousness and so Mitsugu takes her home…
▍Staff and Production
Production Company: Ichigo Animation
Executive Director: Mamoru Oshii (押井 守)
Director: Junji Nishimura (西村 純二)
Screenplay: Mamoru Oshii (押井 守), Kei Yamamura (山邑 圭)
Visual Design: Uta Mizuno (水野 歌)
Characters Design: Issei Arakaki (新垣 一成)
Color Design: Hiroko Umezaki (梅崎 ひろこ)
Background Artist: Yasutada Kato (加藤 靖忠)
Background Art Director: Kazuhiro Obata (小幡 和寛)
Background Art: STEREOTYPE smartile
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi (若林 和宏)
Sound Effects: Kaori Yamada (山田 香織)
Sound Production: Take Imaizumi (今泉 武)
Sound Work: Production I.G
Music Production: AUBE
Music: Kenji Kawai (川井 憲次)
Animation: Drive Inc.
Animation Production Cooperation: Production I.G
Creative Production: Comic Animation Inc.