Vlad Love

Mitsugu Banba, a high school student obsessed with donating blood, one day encounters a pale, mysterious girl named Mai at a blood donation center. After Mai causes a disturbance and collapses, Mitsugu takes her home, only to discover that she is a vampire who has come from Romania, but is unable to drink blood by biting humans.

Taking responsibility for Mai, Mitsugu allows her to live with her and provides her with her blood. In order to secure a steady supply, Mitsugu confides in the eccentric school nurse, Chihiro Chimatsuri, who suggests creating a Blood Donation Club at their school. With Chihiro acting as advisor, the club attracts a group of unusual students, each with their own quirks, and they gradually become involved in keeping Mai's identity a secret while supporting her.

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: Yoko Hikasa^[2]

Masumi Katsuno (勝野 真澄, Katsuno Masumi)

Voiced by: Kenta Miyake^[3]

Okada (岡田)

Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa^[3]

Kambara (神原)

Voiced by: Ryūnosuke Watanuki^[3]

Horita (堀田)

Voiced by: Tarō Kiuchi^[3]

Mai's dad (マイのパパ, Mai no papa)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Iwasaki^[3]

Mitsugu's pops (貢のとーちゃん)

Voiced by: Jouji Nakata^[3]

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The series was created by Mamoru Oshii, who is also credited as chief director, and was directed by Junji Nishimura. The screenplay was written by Oshii and Kei Yamamura featuring character designs by Issei Arakaki, and Kenji Kawai composing the series' music.^[4] Oshii announced that the series would focus on five young girls and had no prominent male characters.^[1] The series was first announced in May 2019,^[5] with further details being revealed in June 2019.^[1] The concept and characters originated in the 2013 mobile game Chimamire Mai Love.^[6]

The series was 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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9] "Where You Are" performed by Kanako Takatsuki and Karin Isobe as part of the vocal and dance unit BlooDye is used for the "Mitsugu Version" of the opening sequence.^[10] alan and Ayasa performed the ending theme "Akai Ame" (赤い雨) for the Japanese version of the series, while Ayasa alone performed the instrumental "Shingetsu" (新月) for the ending of the international versions.^[11] A CD including all four theme songs was released at Ichigo Animation's CulZone stores on January 9, 2021.^[12]

It was scheduled to premiere in April 2020, but it was delayed to October 2020.^[13] On May 8, 2020, it was announced that series was delayed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14] The first episode of the series had an advanced streaming debut on December 18, 2020.^[15] On December 28, 2020, it was announced the first half of the series would be released online on AbemaTV, Amazon Prime Video Japan, and various other streaming outlets on February 14, 2021 (Valentine's Day). It was hoped by series producers that the anime would first broadcast on television, but that plan never came into fruition.^[11] The second half was released on March 14, 2021 (White Day).^[16] Crunchyroll licensed the series.^[17]

In May 2025, it was announced that Anime Limited picked up the home video rights for the series in the United States.^[18]

Episodes

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No.	Title [19][20]	Directed by [b]	Written by [b]	Original release date [21]
1	"A Vampire Girl Becomes Excited" Transliteration: "Kyūketsu Musume no Chi ga Sawagu" (Japanese: 吸血娘の血が騒ぐ)	Shōta Hamada	Mamoru Oshii	February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)[c]
2	"Love Takes Flight at Night" Transliteration: "Ai no Yakan Hikō" (Japanese: 愛の夜間飛行)	Yūjirō Abe	Kei Yamamura	February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
3	"Sabbath Night Fever" Transliteration: "Sabato Naito Fībā" (Japanese: さばと・ナイト・フィーバー)	Toshiyuki Sone	Mamoru Oshii	February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
4	"Salamander's Night" Transliteration: "Saramandā no Yoru" (Japanese: サラマンダーの夜)	Mizuho Nishikubo	Mamoru Oshii	February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
5	"Daddy Came" Transliteration: "Tōchan ga Kita" (Japanese: 父ちゃんが来た)	Sachiko Kanno	Kei Yamamura	February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
6	"Castle of Vania" Transliteration: "Akuma no Shiro Dorakyura" (Japanese: 悪魔の城ドラキュラ)	Shōta Hamada	Mamoru Oshii	February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)
7	"Day for Night"	Sachiko Kanno	Mamoru Oshii	March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)
8	"A Long Story" Transliteration: "Rongu Sutōrī" (Japanese: ろんぐすとおりぃ)	Junji Nishimura	Kei Yamamura	March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)
9	"Bolted" Transliteration: "Boruto-shiki" (Japanese: ボルト式)	Mizuho Nishikubo	Mamoru Oshii	March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)
10	"My Fiance is an Artificial Human" Transliteration: "Kon'yakusha wa Jinzō Ningen" (Japanese: 婚約者は人造人間)	Toshiyuki Sone	Kei Yamamura	March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)
11	"Midsummer Night’s Mystery" Transliteration: "Manatsu no Yoru no Kaiki Dai Sakusen" (Japanese: 真夏の夜の怪奇大作戦)	Tomoe Makino	Kei Yamamura	March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)
12	"Interview with Mai" Transliteration: "Intabyū wizu Mai" (Japanese: インタビュー・ウィズ・マイ)	Shōta Hamada	Mamoru Oshii	March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)

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