The TV anime “The Case Study of Vanitas”, written by Jun Mochizuki, will be broadcasted on TOKYO MX and other stations from July 2nd at 24:00 for two episodes. The key visual, new characters and their casts have also been released.
The key visual depicts five people, Vanitas, Noe, Jeanne, Luca, and Dominique, gathered in Montmartre overlooking the city of Paris. Inori Mizuse plays Jeanne, a vampiric girl known as the “Witch of the Fire,” Shino Shimoji plays Luca, a polite vampire boy who is second in rank only to the vampire queen, and Dominique is the daughter of the Marquis de Sade, a prestigious vampire aristocrat and lord of the Otherworld. The role of Dominique is played by Ai Chino. Akira Ishida plays Noe’s teacher and the person who sent the letter to find the “Book of Vanitas”, and Miyu Komaki plays Noe’s cat, Muru. Of the three informants that Vanitas often uses, Taro Kiuchi plays Dante, Koji Yusa plays Johan, and Reece is played by Riho Kuma.
Also, the third short PV using the accompaniment and anime footage has arrived. In addition, at 24:00 today on the official website of the anime, the “Daily Voice” project will start where you can listen to the newly recorded voices of Vanitas, Noe, and others on a daily basis.
The Case Study of Vanitas” is a steampunk story set in 19th century Paris, France. The story begins when Noe, a young vampire searching for the “Book of Vanitas,” a grimoire that is said to wield a curse on vampires, meets Vanitas, a human who calls himself a doctor specializing in vampires and who possesses the “Book of Vanitas. The story begins to unfold.
TOKYO MX: Every Friday 24:00- from July 2, 2021 (Fri.)
Tochigi TV: 24:00 every Friday from July 2, 2021 (Fri.)
Gunma TV: 24:00 every Friday from Friday, July 2, 2021
BS11: 24:00 every Friday from Friday, July 2, 2021
MBS: From July 3 (Sat), 2021, every Saturday from 26:38
CBC TV: Every Wednesday from July 7 (Wed), 2021 (26:35~)
Hokkaido Broadcasting System: Thursdays at 25:58 starting July 8, 2021 (Thu)
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting System: From Thursday, July 8, 2021, every Thursday from 27:00
Animax: To be announced later
original work | Jun Mochizuki (Published in Monthly “GUN GUN JOKER” by Square Enix) |
director | Tomoyuki Itamura |
Series composition | Akao Deko |
Character Design, Chief Animation Director | Yoshiyuki Ito |
Sub Character Design | Tomoyo Nakayama |
prop design | Shinpei Ishibashi |
Visual concept and color design | Izumi Takizawa |
Art Design | Shuhei Tada |
art director | Shingo Kanai |
Director of Photography | Chou |
3DCG Director | Takuma Miyake |
Editing | Rie Matsubara |
Music | Yuki Kajiura |
sound director | Kazuhiro Wakabayashi |
sound effects | Shizuo Kurahashi (sound box), Sachiko Nishi (sound box) |
Animation Production | bones |
Vanitas | Natsuki Hanae |
Noe | Ishikawa Kaito |
Jeanne | Inori Minase |
Luke | Shimoji Shino |
Dominic | Ai Kayano |
Teacher | Akira Ishida |
Mlle | Miyuki Komaki |
Dante | Taro Kinouchi |
Johan | Koji Yusa |
Reece | hiho Kuma |