Vlad Love

Vlad Love (Japanese: ぶらどらぶ, Hepburn: Buradorabu) is an upcoming 12-episode Japanese anime television series created by Mamoru Oshii. It is animated by Drive, produced by Ichigo Animation, and directed by 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 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
Anime television series
Directed byMamoru Oshii (chief)
Junji Nishimura
Written byMamoru Oshii
Kei Yamamura
Music byKenji Kawai
StudioDrive
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 anime's theme song will be performed by Kanako Takatsuki and Karin Isobe as part of the vocal and dance unit BlooDye.[7]

It was scheduled to premiere in April 2020 but it was delayed to October 2020.[8] On May 8, 2020, it was announced that anime delayed again due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Mamoru Oshii Unveils Vladlove Vampire 'Girls-Meets-Girl' Comedy Anime Show". Anime News Network. May 15, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  2. "アニメ「ぶらどらぶ」VLADLOVE | 押井守　原作、総監督". www.vladlove.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  3. "Mamoru Oshii's VladLove Anime Teaser Trailer Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. June 10, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. "Mamoru Oshii's Vladlove Anime Series Reveals More Staff Members". Anime News Network. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  5. "Ghost in the Shell Director Mamoru Oshii Creates New Anime Series for 2020". Anime News Network. May 15, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  6. Kelts, Roland (2019-07-04). "Anime's Aging but Active Artists: Mamoru Oshii on his Latest Project, 'Vladlove'". The Japan Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  7. "Love Live! Sunshine!! Hanamaru VA Kanako Takatsuki Forms New Unit "BlooDye"". Crunchyroll. June 10, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  8. @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.
  9. "Mamoru Oshii's VladLove Anime Delayed Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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