Dance in the Vampire Bund
Synopsis: In the midst of Japan, Mina Tepes, the Princess of an ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, is living in hiding. She uses her wealth to pay off Japan's entire national debt and is given the right to create a district off Japan's coast which will become a future haven for vampires worldwide. While she attempts to bring her race's existence to light, some politicians, terrorists and rival factions plot to assassinate her before she has a chance to get Japan's and international recognition for the Vampire Bund.
Characters:
Mina Tepes: Is the current ruler of the Vampire World and comes off as aggressive, cocky and naughty however, she is vulnerable and very lonely. She cares very much for the welfare of her people and does everything in her power to protect and preserve her species.
Her name derives from Vlad the Impaler (Dracula). Her surname, Tepes, is the Romanian word for Imapler. Her given name, Mina is shared by Mina Murray, the woman that Dracula sought to have as his new bride in the original novel.
Mina's true form is an adult version of herself with bat wings. Her true form is able to give birth while her child form cannot. She keeps this form a secret form the Three Nobles for if the Three Nobles were to find out her secret they could force her into marrying one of them and into bearing a child with the excuse that it's to preserve the Pure Royal Bloodline.
Akira Kaburagi Regendorf: Is a young werewolf who is also the son of Wolfgang but is unaware at the beginning of the anime. He lost all of his memory a year prior to the beginning of the anime due to extreme psychological trauma.
He is a kind person and is determined to protect Mina, with whom he is in love. In fact, his fealty and love for Mina is what saved him from a cruel death due at the cause of his memory loss.
Yuki Saegusa: Yuki is the narrator of the story and is a human student who attends the school funded by Mina. She is Mina's and Akira's classmate as well as a member of the Student Council.
At first, she is scared by vampires, but grows to accept them after spending time with Mina. Through this they appear to gain a very close friendship especially after teaming up in a cooking class.
Mina Tepes: Is the current ruler of the Vampire World and comes off as aggressive, cocky and naughty however, she is vulnerable and very lonely. She cares very much for the welfare of her people and does everything in her power to protect and preserve her species.
Her name derives from Vlad the Impaler (Dracula). Her surname, Tepes, is the Romanian word for Imapler. Her given name, Mina is shared by Mina Murray, the woman that Dracula sought to have as his new bride in the original novel.
Mina's true form is an adult version of herself with bat wings. Her true form is able to give birth while her child form cannot. She keeps this form a secret form the Three Nobles for if the Three Nobles were to find out her secret they could force her into marrying one of them and into bearing a child with the excuse that it's to preserve the Pure Royal Bloodline.
Akira Kaburagi Regendorf: Is a young werewolf who is also the son of Wolfgang but is unaware at the beginning of the anime. He lost all of his memory a year prior to the beginning of the anime due to extreme psychological trauma.
He is a kind person and is determined to protect Mina, with whom he is in love. In fact, his fealty and love for Mina is what saved him from a cruel death due at the cause of his memory loss.
Yuki Saegusa: Yuki is the narrator of the story and is a human student who attends the school funded by Mina. She is Mina's and Akira's classmate as well as a member of the Student Council.
At first, she is scared by vampires, but grows to accept them after spending time with Mina. Through this they appear to gain a very close friendship especially after teaming up in a cooking class.
Dance in the Vampire Bund is of the darkest anime I've seen. It's darker in a sense of the portrayal and the back story of Mina and her bloodline. Overall, I enjoyed this anime once I got past the gore (P.S. it's not super gory just more than I usually see).
Underneath the dark pasts and circumstances is a story of high school students learning to cope and overcome what the world has given them. The female protagonist has a strict family while the male protagonist has a past but together with the help of a friend where able to be together.
I would say give it a try (watch the first couple of episodes) and see if the artistic style and story line are to your liking.
Enjoy!
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