Dance in the Vampire Bund

Dance in the Vampire Bund / ダンスインザヴァンパイアバンド

Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Seinen, Supernatural, Vampire
Themes: Vampire
Demographics: Seinen
Studios: Shaft
Producers: AT-X, flying DOG, Genco, Media Factory, Rakuonsha
Licensors: Funimation
Rating: 6.96 / 10
Rank: #4680
Popularity: #1120
Users Listed: 240,091
Users Scored: 112,439
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/16/2022
Aired: January 7, 2010 – April 1, 2010 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Thursday at 09:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

The world shifts dramatically with the public revelation of vampires, spearheaded by Queen Mina Tepes' ambitious plan to establish a sanctuary in Japan known as the Vampire Bund. Mina's offer to alleviate Japan’s national debt fuels this initiative, but her intentions are met with apprehension and distrust from humans who suspect ulterior motives beneath her pursuit of peaceful coexistence.

Akira Kaburagi, haunted by a past head injury and an inexplicable unease around vampires, finds his ordinary life irrevocably altered upon meeting Mina. Her presence unlocks repressed memories and a growing compulsion to protect her, a drive he struggles to comprehend. He soon uncovers a hidden truth: Akira is bound by destiny as a werewolf, sworn to safeguard the vampire queen. As tensions escalate within the burgeoning Vampire Bund, both Mina and Akira confront a complex relationship forged in shared purpose and shadowed by ancient obligations. The series explores themes of prejudice, memory, and the weight of predetermined fate.

Episodes:

Episode 1: Prom Night (Aired: 01/07/2010)
Episode 2: Howling (Aired: 01/14/2010)
Episode 3: Teen Wolf (Aired: 01/21/2010)
Episode 4: Interview with Vampire (Aired: 01/28/2010)
Episode 5: Shadow of Vampire (Aired: 02/04/2010)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Kaburagi Regendorf, Akira (Main) - Voice Actors: Vale, Eric, Nakamura, Yuuichi, Saemann, Dennis, Garza, Eduardo, Choi, Won Hyeong, Polo, José, Bressy, Romain
Saegusa, Yuki (Main) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Chiwa, Tipton, Alexis, Kim, Seon Hye, Hidalgo, Alondra, Brandes, Winnie, Pillado, Desiré, Longeac, Amandine
Tepes, Mina (Main) - Voice Actors: Rial, Monica, Werner, Rieke, Yuuki, Aoi, Yang, Jeong Hwa, Moreno, Susana, Figueiras, María Ángeles, Vandroux, Sandra
Dermailles, Juneau (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujimoto, Yuzuru, Lee, Jong Gu, Russell, Jerry, Fehn, Gerhard, Segundo, Carlos, Galéra, Jean-Marc
Dermailles, Jean Marais (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Narita, Ken, Jewell, Jerry, Eom, Sang Hyeon, Stenzel, Marc
Ebikawa, Isao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elliott, R. Bruce, Takaoka, Binbin, Berg, Rolf
Edelman, Nicole (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Harp, Clarine, Kodama, Ayaka, Vogel, Anny
Hikosaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ayres, Greg, Ichiki, Mitsuhiro, Kang, Su Jin, Stolz, Benjamin
Hirai, Seiichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Isshin, Eom, Sang Hyeon, Thiele, Louis Friedemann, Pittman, Newton, Hernández, Carlos
Hysterica (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie, Young, Stephanie, Torres, Laura, Vogel, Anny
Isurugi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maruyama, Eiji, Yandell, Barry, Bayer, Hans
Kuze, Ryouhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Susumu, Sinclair, Ian, Choi, Han, Käser, Daniel, Albarracín, Luisma, Wilhelm, Marc
Medici Borgiani, Alphonse (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya, Tatum, J. Michael, Koch, Michael-Che, Audouy, Hyppolit, Gómez, Óscar
Meiren (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuu, Leigh, Cherami, Chae, Ui Jin, Luna, Circe, Kilka, Jana, Lambrey, Emmanuelle
Mizoguchi, Katsuichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Urayama, Jin, Berg, Rolf, Galéra, Jean-Marc
Nella (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Akeno, Doty, Terri, Ortiz, Mariana, Glunz-grosch, Petra
Nelly (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kitamura, Eri, Nishimura, Trina, Hernández, Cristina, Gülgec, Betül Jülide
Nero (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanii, Asuka, Byrd, Christine, Hesse, Kirstin, Ballard, Tia, Song, Do Yeong
Regendorf, Wolfgang (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji, Sabat, Christopher, Beyer, André, Dutel, Julien, Garcia, Andrés
Saijou, Takashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McCollum, Robert, Ichijo, Kazuya, Thomsen, Uwe
Sasanuma, Akane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsukubo, Iho
Shinonome, Nanami (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Shizuka, Edwards, Kara, Baumgardt, Birte, Lasne, Élodie, Castañeda, Carla
Shinva (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McDonald, Joel, Akabane, Kenji
Sister Erika (Supporting)
Sister Laila (Supporting)
Sister Laura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Vera, Maggie, Cavanagh, Jessica, Kamonomiya, Yuu, Vogel, Anny
Tamaki, Nozomu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamaki, Nozomu, Rinehart, Tyson, Fehn, Gerhard
Tokita, Yukinobu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Urayama, Jin, Rinehart, Tyson, Bayer, Hans, D'Aguillón Jr., Pedro
Ubayama, Hiroe (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nagasawa, Nao, Powell, Wendy, Kuhne, Inga Sibylle
Vera (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaida, Yuuko, Clinkenbeard, Colleen, Welter, Ilya, Han, Chae Eon, Benedito, Dany, Madera, Cony
Yumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Marchi, Jamie, Yamaguchi, Rie, Ballhaus, Anne
Yuzuru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Mika, Clark, Leah, Hostekint, Justine, Treviño, Emilio

Staff:

Cook, Justin (Producer)
Kubota, Mitsutoshi (Producer)
Oosawa, Nobuhiro (Producer)
Kawakami, Ryuutarou (Assistant Producer)
Ooshima, Miku (Assistant Producer)
Shinbou, Akiyuki (Director)
Sonoda, Masahiro (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
Hatano, Kouhei (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kamanaka, Nobuharu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kimura, Hiroshi (Episode Director)
Mori, Yoshihiro (Episode Director)
Suzuki, Toshimasa (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tatsuwa, Naoyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yokotani, Masahiro (Script)
Kobayashi, Tomoki (Storyboard)
Meimu (Storyboard, Setting, Principle Drawing)
Tanaka, Yuuichi (Storyboard)
Fujita, Junpei (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Nakano, Aiko (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance)
Yamamura, Hibiku (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Genichirou (Key Animation)
Andou, Mikihiko (Key Animation)
Andou, Masahiro (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Aoyagi, Ryuuhei (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Azuma, Kouji (Art Director)
Chikaoka, Sunao (Key Animation)
Dobashi, Akio (Music)
Fujita, Satoshi (Director of Photography)
Fukunaga, Gen (Executive Producer)
Fukuyo, Takaaki (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Furusawa, Takafumi (Key Animation)
Gotou, Keisuke (Key Animation)
Hikawa, Hekiru (Principle Drawing)
Hineno, Yuuko (Key Animation)
Hiraoka, Masayuki (Key Animation)
Honda, Souichi (In-Between Animation)
Hwang, In-bum (Key Animation)
Iriomote, Michiyo (Color Design)
Itojima, Masahiko (Key Animation)
Itou, Makoto (Planning)
Itou, Yasuhiro (Key Animation)
Iwasaki, Yasutoshi (Assistant Animation Director, Chief Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Iwasaki, Taisuke (Assistant Animation Director)
Iwasaki, Atsushi (Planning)
Jitsuhara, Noboru (Key Animation)
Kagiyama, Ako (Key Animation)
Kamata, Hitoshi (Animation Director)
Kanetaka, Rika (Key Animation)
Katsu, Kensuke (Color Setting, Special Effects)
... and 45 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for October (10/07/2015)
FUNimation Acquires Baka Test & Dance in the Vampire Bund (03/04/2010)
Unscheduled Recap Episode of Dance in the Vampire Bund Announced (02/16/2010)
Frequent Postponements of SHAFT's DVD & Blu-ray Releases (02/06/2010)
Manga Dance in the Vampire Bund To Be Animated [Update] (07/02/2009)

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Related Anime/Manga:

Dance in the Vampire Bund (manga - Adaptation)
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Special Edition (anime - Summary)