Vlad Love

Vlad Love (Japanese: ぶらどらぶ, Hepburn: Buradorabu) is an upcoming 12-episode Japanese original net animation (ONA) anime series created by Mamoru Oshii. It is animated by Drive and produced by Ichigo Animation. The series is directed by Mamoru Oshii and Junji Nishimura. It was originally scheduled to premiere in October 2020, but it was delayed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The series will be released online on February 14, 2021. The series is a slapstick comedy centred on a vampire girl and a high school girl.

Vlad Love
ぶらどらぶ
(Buradorabu)
GenreComedy[1]
Created byMamoru Oshii
Original net animation
Directed by
Written byMamoru Oshii
Music byKenji Kawai
StudioDrive
Licensed byCrunchyroll
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
Episodes12

Characters
Mitsugu Bamba (絆播 貢, Banba Mitsugu)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[2]
Mai Vlad Transylvania (マイ・ブラド・トランシルヴァニア, Mai Burado Toranshiruvania)
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka[2]
Chihiro Chihmatsuri (血祭 血比呂, Chimatsuri Chihiro)
Voiced by: Romi Park[2]
Nami Unten (雲天 那美, Unten Nami)
Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi[2]
Maki Watabe (渡部 マキ, Watabe Maki)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[2]
Kaori Konno (紺野 カオル, Konno Kaoru)
Voiced by: Kanako Takatsuki[2]
Jinko Sumida (墨田 仁子, Sumida Jinko)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa[2]
Masumi Katsuno (勝野 真澄, Katsuno Masumi)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake[3]
Okada (岡田, Okada)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[3]
Kambara (神原, Kambara)
Voiced by: Ryūnosuke Watanuki[3]
Horita (堀田, Horita)
Voiced by: Tarō Kiuchi[3]
Mai's dad (マイのパパ)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Iwasaki[3]
Mitsugu's pops (貢のとーちゃん)
Voiced by: Jouji Nakata[3]

Production and release

The series is created by Mamoru Oshii, who is also credited as chief director, and will be directed by Junji Nishimura. The screenplay will be written by Oshii and Kei Yamamura featuring character designs by Issei Arakaki, and Kenji Kawai composing the series' music.[4] Oshii announced that the anime will focus on five young girls and will have no prominent male characters.[1] The anime was first announced in May 2019,[5] with further details being revealed in June 2019.[1]

The series is funded by a single investor, Ichigo Animation, a subsidiary of Ichigo Inc., a new financing arrangement in Japanese anime that replaces the "sclerotic production committee system" and gives directors like Oshii and Nishimura more freedom, according to The Japan Times.[6]

The opening theme for the "Mai version" of the series is "Winds of Transylvania" by Lovebites, chosen by Oshii and Nishimura because they felt the band's members and concept were similar to the series' main character and unconventional themes.[7] Lovebites' members appear in the anime's opening credits, which also features Vlad Love's fictional characters performing the song in a sequence that the animators based on the band's.[8] "Where You Are" performed by Kanako Takatsuki and Karin Isobe as part of the vocal and dance unit BlooDye will be used for the "Mitsugu version" of the opening sequence.[9]

It was scheduled to premiere in April 2020, but it was delayed to October 2020.[10] On May 8, 2020, it was announced that anime was delayed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] The first episode of the anime had an advanced streaming debut on December 18, 2020.[12] On December 28, 2020, it was announced the series would be released online on AbemaTV, Prime Video Japan, and various other streaming outlets on February 14, 2021. It was hoped by series producers that the anime would first broadcast on television, but that plan never came into fruition.[13] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[14]

Episode list
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Vampire Girl, Bloody Excited"
Shōta HamadaMamoru OshiiFebruary 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)[lower-alpha 2]
2TBATBATBATBA
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See also

Notes
  1. Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku).
  2. This episode had an advanced streaming debut on December 18, 2020.[12]

References
  1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 15, 2019). "Mamoru Oshii Unveils Vladlove Vampire 'Girls-Meets-Girl' Comedy Anime Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  2. "Chararacter | アニメ「ぶらどらぶ」VLADLOVE | 押井守　原作、総監督". vladlove.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 10, 2020). "Mamoru Oshii's VladLove Anime Teaser Trailer Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 24, 2019). "Mamoru Oshii's Vladlove Anime Series Reveals More Staff Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  5. Loo, Egan (May 15, 2019). "Ghost in the Shell Director Mamoru Oshii Creates New Anime Series for 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  6. Kelts, Roland (July 4, 2019). "Anime's Aging but Active Artists: Mamoru Oshii on his Latest Project, 'Vladlove'". The Japan Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  7. "LOVEBITES' New Song to Feature in Upcoming Series VLADLOVE from Anime Masterminds Mamoru Oshii and Junji Nishimura". JPU Records. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  8. Komatsu, Mikikazu (December 4, 2020). "Girls Rock Out Hard in Mamoru Oshii's New Anime VLADLOVE OP Movie". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  9. Komatsu, Mikikazu (June 10, 2019). "Love Live! Sunshine!! Hanamaru VA Kanako Takatsuki Forms New Unit "BlooDye"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  10. ぶらどらぶ公式 [@VLADLOVE_ANIME] (December 10, 2019). "ぶらどらぶ特派員（委員長）押井、西村両監督をはじめ、主要制作スタッフとの協議の結果、面白い企画があり、「ぶらどらぶ」公開は、2020年秋にいたします。2020年1月以降に『素敵な情報』を次々公開していく予定です。ぜひお楽しみに！※押井総監督といちごの代表長谷川" (Tweet). Retrieved December 10, 2019 – via Twitter.
  11. Sherman, Jennifer (May 8, 2020). "Mamoru Oshii's VladLove Anime Delayed Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  12. ぶらどらぶ公式 [@VLADLOVE_ANIME] (December 17, 2020). "Special Edition of VLADLOVE Episode 1 Released Today on VLADLOVE's Official YouTube Channel! #VLADOLOVE #anime" (Tweet). Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 28, 2020). "Mamoru Oshii's VladLove Vampire Comedy Anime Has Formal Net Debut on February 14". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. Luster, Joseph (February 4, 2021). "Crunchyroll Adds VLAD LOVE Anime to Streaming Lineup". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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