The Case Study of Vanitas

The Case Study of Vanitas (Japanese: ヴァニタスの手記（カルテ）, 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. In North America, the manga is published in English by Yen Press.

The Case Study of Vanitas
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Vanitas
ヴァニタスの手記（カルテ）
(Vanitasu no Karute)
Genre
Manga
Written byJun Mochizuki
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Gangan Joker
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 22, 2015 – present
Volumes9
Anime television series
Directed byTomoyuki Itamura
Written byDeko Akao
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioBones
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkTokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, MBS, CBC, HBC, RKB
English network
Original run July 3, 2021 – April 2, 2022
Episodes24

The Case Study of Vanitas is set in 19th century Paris and contains vampire and steampunk thematics. The story focuses on the young Vanitas who possesses the grimoire called The Book of Vanitas and uses it to heal cursed vampires. The vampire Noé Archiviste joins Vanitas in his quest to save cursed vampires. Mochizuki was heavily inspired to write Vanitas following her first visit to France as well as watching a movie about vampires. She aims to surpass her previous work, Pandora Hearts by drawing more appealing fight scenes and focus more on the themes involving hidden identities.

An anime television series adaptation by Bones aired from July 2021 to April 2022.

The manga has been praised for the handling of its two main characters and the use of action sequences combined with effective comedy. The anime adaptation enjoyed a similar reception for its visuals and fantasy elements. The portrayal of vampires was particularly noted for giving the story aesthetics of sex appeal, mostly due to arousal taken by their preys.

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 with black hair who was born a human. The name "Vanitas" was given to him by the Vampire of the Blue Moon who bit him, making him part of the Blue Moon clan with some vampire abilities. He possesses the grimoire called The Book of Vanitas which is an analytical engine powered by a special form of astermite and has the appearance of a book. He believes the grimoire can restore vampires who have become "curse-bearers" with uncontrolled bloodlust due to their name being corrupted. He enlists Noé in his quest. When he was a child, his parents were killed by a vampire and he was orphaned and 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 NanaseEp. 4 credits (young) (Japanese); Stephen Fu,[4] Mary Morgan[5] (young) (English)
A vampire and child of the Shapeless One with white hair. 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 by 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 named Murr.
Vanitas of the Blue Moon (蒼月の吸血鬼, Sougetsu no Vampir[lower-alpha 1])
Voiced by: Natsumi FujiwaraEp. 1 credits (fairy tale), Romi Park[6] (Japanese); Xanthe Huynh[7] (fairy tale), Marissa Lenti[8] (English)
The first blue moon vampire and creator of The Book of Vanitas. The vampire has an androgynous appearance and blue colored blood. The vampire was born under a blue moon who swore vengeance on the "crimson moon" vampires who cast out the Blue Moon vampires because of their origin.
Jeanne (ジャンヌ, Jannu)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[9] (Japanese); Molly Searcy[10] (English)
Also known as the Hellfire Witch, Jeanne is a former executioner and acts as a chevalier to Luca. Jeanne wields the crimson gauntlet called "Carpe Diem." Her parents were students of Lord Ruthven and she once went to Castle Gévaudan where she met the young-looking Chloé, a vampire hidden away by her father Marquis d'Apchier and who treated Jeanne like a younger sister. As a bourreau she is later sent to slay Chloé, Beast of Gévaudan. Jeanne 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[9] (Japanese); Dani Chambers[11] (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[9] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[12] (English)
A lady of de Sade vampire aristocracy family. Along with her older sister Veronica and twin brother Louis, 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. When they were children, her brother Louis was killed because he was a vampire and she feels responsible for his death.
Louis de Sade (ルイ・ド・サド, Rui do Sado)
Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro[13] (Japanese); Ciarán Strange[14] (English)
Dominque's twin brother and Noé's childhood friend. He was a vampire but became a curse-bearer and was beheaded in front of Dominique while he was still a boy.
Veronica de Sade (ヴェロニカ・ド・サド, Veronika do Sado)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa[15] (Japanese); Monica Rial[16] (English)
The older sister of Dominique, a Beastia.
Dante (ダンテ)
Voiced by: Tarō Kiuchi[9] (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[17] (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 (Japanese); Cris George[18] (English)
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[19] (Japanese); Katelyn Barr[20] (English)
One of Count Parks Orlok's personal security. She works alongside her brother, Manet.
Manet (マーネ, Māne)
Voiced by: Itsuki Kurita[21] (Japanese); Alex Mai[22] (English)
One of Count Parks Orlok's personal security. He works alongside his sister, Nox.
August Ruthven (オーガスト・ルスヴン, Ōgasuto Rusuvun)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa[23] (Japanese); Jason Douglas[24] (English)
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[25] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo[26] (English)
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[25] (Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp[8] (English)
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[25] (Japanese); Brandon McInnis[27] (English)
The youngest chasseur paladin. Known as Astolfo of Garnet. He comes from a family with longstanding ties to the church, but his family were killed by a young vampire he befriended as a child, which caused his all-consuming hatred of vampires. He wields a mighty spear called "Louisette".
Moreau (モロー, Morō)
Voiced by: Kouzou Douzaka[28] (Japanese); Scott Gibbs[29] (English)
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.
Mikhail (ミハイル)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[30] (Japanese); Bryson Baugus[8] (English)
He is the son of a prostitute who was killed by a vampire, and after being taken in by the Chasseurs, he was passed to Moreau for his experiments who referred to him as No.71. He met Vanitas whom he regarded as an older brother and both were rescued by theVampire of the Blue Moon who taught them about malnomen, astermite, and The Book of Vanitas.
Teacher (先生, Sensei)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida[9] (Japanese); John Burgmeier[31] (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.
Chloé d'Apchier (クロエ・ダプシェ, Kuroe Dapushe)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[32] (Japanese); Brina Palencia[27] (English)
She is the daughter of Marquis d'Apchier and is known as the "Silver Witch". She is both a "curse-bearer" vampire and suspected to be the Beast of Gévaudan. She was identified as a vampire in the 16th century and stopped aging at 11 years old. Her family set about trying to create an Alternate Engine over centuries in an effort to make her human again. August Ruthven brought Jeanne to stay with her for a while, but she became wracked with loneliness when he took Jeanne back.
Jean-Jacques Chastel (ジャン＝ジャック・シャステル, Jan Jakku Shasuteru)
Voiced by: Daiki Hamano[32] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum[33] (English)
He is Chloé's protector and provides her with a ready supply of his own blood. He sacrificed his humanity to become the Beast of Gévaudan in order to protect Chloé from the outside forces attempting to kill her.

Production
The duo that leads the series were inspired by Holmes and Watson.

For her next work after Pandora Hearts, Jun Mochizuki wanted to draw vampires in a high school setting. Vanitas was the first character she created during a trip to France. While sightseeing in Mont Saint-Michel, she mused on drawing the story of a single vampire who had watched over an island for about a hundred years. Everything else about The Case Study of Vanitas came from that one idea, and the general forms of Vanitas and Noé were born there. There were multiple things she thought about doing after Pandora Hearts, like increasing the number of romance and battle elements. The head editor told her to cut down on them since she was not skilled at those. She started thinking, though, like to draw more, believing they would be more appealing the more she practised.[34] The usage of the steampunk setting was done because the author has been a fan of it for large time. Additionally, it was executed to contrast her previous work.[35]

One of her influences to draw a vampire story was the 1994 movie Interview with the Vampire which was based on the novel by Anne Rice. When she watched it, she was captivated by the tragic and fleeting existence of vampires, as well as the blood sucking scenes, so those ideas were planted firmly in the author's mind. Additionally, it had an effect on her fondness for stories with a dynamic between a young man and a girl. This also influenced by her handling of the protagonists. Paris was the first place she ever visited outside of Japan, which highly impressed her. She had been invited as a guest to Japan Expo, which influenced Noé's fondness for the city. This eventually led to her decision to set the manga in France. The Paladins of the Catholic Church draw their motif from the legend of Charlemagne. The characters from Vanitas are not actually the same people as those in the legend, but she likes to play around with the shared relationship dynamics and character traits.[34] Mochizuki claims the genre of vampire stories has already been used several times, and she had to find something to differentiate myself from the many vampiric works that already exist. By studying the myth and the figure of the vampire, she realized that these creatures have several weak points, and that it could be interesting to exploit that in order to give a new point of view.[35]

Initially, Vanitas was the vampire, and Noé was the human. Drawing from Sherlock Holmes, Vanitas took the role of Holmes and Noé of Dr. Watson. But, no matter what the author did with that concept, her boss would look at it and call it generic. She agreed when providing consultation. She was eventually suggested to swiitch the protagnists' roles which she found more striking. A different friend of her criticized her design for Vanitas, which is how he ended up developing those two-level side bangs. Noé's design completely changed from the first drafts to serialization. Originally he had glasses and was more of the straight man of the comedy duo. She was forced to part with those and other ideas. Due to the lead's clashing natures, Mochizuki wrote them to avoid turning them into friends. She does not I does not have any specific points of fixation when it comes to expressions, but she usually end up redrawing the expression several times when making a new panel. Whenever she draws a character's face, she ends up making the same expression on her own face, so shes leave a bad impression when I draw in front of other people. Rather than writing villains, Mochizuki aims to make all her characters relatable. She also aims to improve multiple of her flaws in regards to Pandora Hearts such as the inclusion of meaningless deaths.[34]

Adaptation

For the anime adaptation of the series animated by Bones, producer Naoki Amano was behind every aspect of the production process. In the script-writing stage, series composition writer Deko Akao split up the story. In the storyboard phase, which serves as the "blueprint" for the finished video, Itamura wanted to represent as many of the poses from the manga as possible. The purpose is to be as faithful as possible to the original manga of the series. The aesthetics of the manga involving the idea of vampire and steampunk. Nevertheless, the team often took liberties like in the first episode by portraying a fight scene using silhouettes. The director was careful to make the storyboards look appealing when making the fight. When Vanitas uses his book, 3D animation is used with color artist Izumi Takizawa using vivid colors to be faithful to the source material.

The series primarily takes place in Paris.

Itamura said it was difficult to make a general distinction, but he thinks that "shojo manga-like" elements occupy a large weight. As a stylistic beauty, he feels that it is basically beautiful and aesthetically necessary, regardless of how the stage or character is perceived. In order to animate it properly, research was done by making the team visit Paris, where the series is set. He wanted to keep the darkness of a traditional vampire movie on the film. In this era, people can see anything if they increase the sensitivity. He wanted the anime to have an horror feeling. Vanitas and Noe need to be kept away from each other. The director tries to be careful because there are places where the charm is lost if it is a familiar relationship.[36]

The protagonists Vanitas and Noé are voiced by Natsuki Hanae and Kaito Ishikawa, respectively, and their performances were the subject of positive response.[36] Both Hanae's play and Ishikawa's play are basically compliments in various places. Hanae makes full use of all the cool, uncool, and sexy parts to bring out the charm of Vanitas whereas Ishikawa is good at playing the reaction of natural's boke's, and it is very helpful to have the story. Hanae was cast as Vanitas for his vast experience as an actor and also because of the sex appeal he can bring even when simple lines like "It's a secret". Inori Minase, who plays Jeanne, said Jeanne is quite rare for her, or that she has played a lot of protected sides, but the defending side will play for the first time. Through interactions with the director, Minase was told she could properly expand Jeanne's characterization. The scenes where Noe takes Dominique's blood and Jeanne takes Vanitas' blood were given to emphasize a sex appeal even though the characters are clothed. The music was played in these scenes to convey an erotic feel.[37]

Themes

Regarding the theme of existence and identity, it was not really in a voluntary and conscious way that she took it up, but later found more crucial in Vanitas, than in Pandora Hearts and in Crimson-Shell use these elements. Afterwards, the author wishes to show little by little what is hidden deep in the hearts of her characters. When they explore more in this direction, she inevitably arrives at the question of identity and the meaning of existence. From the start, for me Vanitas had to be a character inspiring a feeling of freedom and eccentricity. He does just about anything that pops into his head. In addition, it allowed her to strike a balance with Noé, the other main character, who is more pure, kind, has a strong sense of justice and responsibility. Finally, both are complementary.[35]

Then in terms of the idea of the real name of vampires, she think sin video games and anime and fantasy manga in Japan it's a concept that is used quite often, so it's not is not a "novelty" created by her. However, she chose to introduce it for specific reasons. Initially, the concept of Vanitas as a vampire savior was already established, but then she had to think about how to visually show him healing the vampires in the story. Making him perform pure medical procedures did not interest her, and she does not think her readers would have liked it very much. So she thought about something more conceptual, and that's where the idea of using this real name story came to me.[35]

Comic Book Resources commented the portrayal of vampires in the series as two different ideas when it comes to bloodsucking. In regards to the vampire Jeanne, she often bites Vanitas early in the series as a comical charm, it instead involves how Vanitas is interested into cursed vampires and often deals with them to heal them. Though their interactions through their first date leads into consensual bite, the writer felt that Vanitas was actually trying to heal her if he managed to learned from her that she is also a victim of a curse.[38]

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.[39][40] In April 2020, Mochizuki announced that the manga would be on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[41] The manga resumed publication in November 2020.[42] Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 22, 2016.[43] As of June 22, 2021, nine volumes have been released.[44]

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.[45] The manga is also licensed in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press,[46] in Hong Kong by Sparkle Roll,[47] in South Korea by Daewon C.I.,[48] in France by Ki-oon,[49] in Germany by Carlsen Manga,[50] in Italy by Star Comics,[51] in Spain by Norma Editorial,[52] in Russia by Istari Comics,[53] in Thailand by Siam Inter Comics,[54] in Vietnam by Kim Đồng Publishing House[55] and in Poland by Waneko.[56]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 22, 2016[43]978-4-7575-4961-6December 20, 2016[57]978-0-316-55281-3
  1. "Vanitas: In the Event of Rusty Hopes"
  2. "Noe: In the City of Flowers"
  1. "Jeanne: The Hellfire Witch"
  2. "Femme Fatale: Love"
2 October 22, 2016[58]978-4-7575-5105-3May 23, 2017[59]978-0-316-47168-8
  1. "Archiviste: Fangs That Reveal Blood"
  2. "Altus: Other World"
  3. "Bal Masqué: Night of Sneering Masks"
  1. "Louis: Sinking in a Pool of Blood"
  2. "Reminiscence: Friends"
  3. "Salvatio: Uncertainty"
3 April 22, 2017[60]978-4-7575-5329-3November 14, 2017[61]978-0-316-41284-1
  1. "Deux Ombres: Point of Departure"
  2. "Pause"
  3. "Glissand: Glissando"
  1. "Catacombes: Where the Dead Sleep"
  2. "Chasseurs: Those Who Hunt Crimson"
4 November 22, 2017[62]978-4-7575-5505-1August 21, 2018[63]978-1-975-38106-6
  1. "Galop: At the End of the Riot"
  2. "Cicatrice: No. 69"
  3. "Dos à Dos: The Shape of Salvation: Spellbound"
  1. "Serment: Promise (Part I)"
  2. "Serment: Promise (Part II)"
5 July 21, 2018[64]978-4-7575-5758-1January 22, 2019[65]978-1-975-38368-8
  1. "Hurler: A Calling Voice"
  2. "Au Pas Camarade: Pace"
  3. "Forêt d'argent: Chance Encounter"
  4. "Endroit Approprié: Melee"
  1. "Dissonance: Creaking Laughter"
  2. "Cage de Neige: Dregs"
  3. "Chambre D'Enfants: A Dream of the Sound of Rain"
6 February 22, 2019[66]978-4-7575-5996-7December 24, 2019[67]978-1-975-30612-0
  1. "Dal Segno: Question Mark"
  2. "Château de Sorèiré: The Witch and the Youth"
  3. "Strascinando: Tremolo"
  4. "Oiseau et Ciel: The Vampire of the d'Apchiers"
  1. "Visiteur: Footfalls of the Beast"
  2. "Cauchemar: Rumble"
  3. "Jean-Jacques: The Vampire of the Chastels"
7 October 21, 2019[68]978-4-7575-6269-1July 21, 2020[69]978-1-975-31380-7
  1. "Louisette: Pillar of Justice"
  2. "Chasse aux Vampires: The Beast"
  3. "Vengeance: Hands That Touch a Nightmare"
  1. "Naenia: She Who Harbors Death"
  2. "Poupée Fissurée: The Essence of the Witch"
  3. "Avec Toi: Alone Together"
8 June 22, 2020[70]978-4-7575-6635-4June 15, 2021[71]978-1-975-32453-7
  1. "Canorus"
  2. "Encore une Fois"
  3. "Encens Restant"
  1. "Mal d’Amour"
  2. "Mal d’Amour"
  3. "Un Autre"
9 June 22, 2021[44]978-4-757-57231-7——
  • Chapter 46.5. "Intermission"
  1. "Hétérogène: Sneering Laughter"
  2. "Rencontre: Blue Night"
  1. "Douleur: Kind Child"
  2. "Petrichor: The Thread That Reels in the Past"
  3. "Tempest: A Silent Scream"
10 May 20, 2022[72]9784757578272——

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
  • Chapter 51.5: "The Case Study of Vanitash!!!!"
  1. "Fall"
  2. "Rain Which Doesn't Know the Sky"
  3. "Dark Night"

Anime
See also: List of The Case Study of Vanitas episodes

On March 28, 2021, it was announced at AnimeJapan that the series would be receiving an anime television series adaptation by Bones. It was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura, with scripts overseen by Deko Akao and character designs by Yoshiyuki Ito. Yuki Kajiura composed the series' music.[73] 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][9][lower-alpha 2] The second half aired from January 15 to April 2, 2022.[75][76] The first opening theme is "Sora to Utsuro" by Sasanomaly, while the first ending theme is "0 (zero)" by LMYK.[77][78] The second opening theme is "Your Name" by Little Glee Monster, while the second ending theme is "salvation" by MONONKUL.[79] Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.[80] On August 5, 2021, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[4] Plus Media Networks Asia has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and released it on Aniplus Asia[81] and IQIYI.[82]

Reception
Jeanne sucking Vanitas' blood was noted to be by several critics to display a major sex appeal based on vampirism stories which stands out.

The manga was praised by Otaku USA for its handling of a steampunk setting as well as the characterization of the title character as both the reader and Noé are not sure whether or not the cocky user of the book is using his magical book for the good of other or is secretly a meanspirited man symbolized by the meaning of his name.[83] Anime News Network agreed in regards to the handling of Vanitas and setting and praised the mix of action, humor and adventure.[84] The Fandom Post acclaimed the first manga volume as "This book blew me away. It exceeded my expectations. The art was stunning. Every page turned was incredibly detailed while maintaining the action scenes. The characters were well developed, interesting and full of intrigue. I can’t recommend this book enough." while finding it as a worthwhile creation of Mochizuki like Pandora Hearts rating the book with a "A".[85]

In a following review, The Fandom Post enjoyed the mix of action and multiple events occurring in the manga's seventh volume and that while the art was not that detailed, the action scenes made up for it.[86] The focus on romance between arcs was praised for its handling of Vanitas as hilarious character considering how poorly he reacts to his feelings towards Jeanne.[87] Manga News criticized prolonged narrations, but praised the handling of Vanitas through his tragic backstory as well as apparent fated duel to when Noé will try to kill him. Another theme the critic enjoyed was how there is no black and white morality within the cast which keep giving the series a darker narrative.[88] Although the manga is shonen, the art was compared with "beautiful shojo-esque art style" by Comic Book Resources, making it equal to Pandora Hearts.[89]

The series was listed twice by Anime News Network as one of the best anime from 2021, while IGN featured it in their own list as well.[90][91][92] The handling of vampirism between Jeanne and Vanitas as well as Dominique and Noé was listed by Caitlin Moore from Anime News Network as the best moment in anime from such year due to amount of sex appeal they portray directly.[93] The Fandom Post agreed in regards to the sex appeal featured during the episode where Jeanne sucks Vanitas' blood, comparing it directly to sex, hinting it as an example to why their misrelationship could progress in following episodes of the series.[94][95][96]

The Fandom Post found the early fight scenes of the series were the most appealing parts of the series based on how unpredictable Vanitas was, especially when dealing with Jeanne, but the series was less eventful in other areas where there was criticism over the handling of science fiction.[97][98] The massive violence displayed in the series' fifth episode resulted in Funimation warning sensitive viewers to avoid watching it.[99] Bones' animation has been generally praised for making the settings and character details appealing alongside Yuki Kajiura's music.[96][100] Natsuki Hanae's performance as Vanitas brought major praise from Anime Feminist for how he conveys different sides of Vanitas' twisted personality to the point he comes across as "peak trash".[101] The series was nominated for the Crunchyroll's 2021 awards in the category of "Best Fantasy".[102] The series' second half also earned a positive reception from Anime News Network writers due to the character arcs of the main cast as well as the production value to the point that they considered it to be one of the best anime of the Winter 2022 season.[103] The characters of Vanitas, Noé and, Jeanne were popular in Anitrendz, with Vanitas and Jeanne being nominated in the couple category.[104]

See also

Notes
  1. Vanitas of the Blue Moon is originally referred to as 童話ヴァニタス (Dōwa Vanitasu, "Fairy tale Vanitas").
  2. Tokyo MX listed the series premiere at 24:00 on July 2, 2021, which is at midnight on July 3.[74]

References
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  2. Chapman, Paul (March 28, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Sinks Its Fangs Into a TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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