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The Case Study of Vanitas

★ 7.6 4K votes 2021–2022 1 season · 24 episodes Ended Gunma TV
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 8/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 8/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 8/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 7/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 7/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 7/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kaito IshikawaNatsuki HanaeStephen FuAlexis TiptonMolly SearcyZeno Robinson
Starring
Kaito IshikawaNatsuki HanaeStephen FuAlexis TiptonMolly SearcyZeno Robinson
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Gothic vampire mystery dressed in steampunk elegance"

In an alternate 19th-century Paris where vampires live among humans, a mysterious young man named Vanitas claims to possess the legendary Book that can cure the vampire curse. He teams up with a solemn vampire noble to hunt for cures and answers, dragging both into old conspiracies and older grudges. The show trades on gorgeous gothic-steampunk visuals, sharp character banter, and a moody, theatrical atmosphere. It's less about tight plotting and more about mood, style, and the slow-burn relationship between its two leads.

Watch it for

the lavish gothic art direction and the prickly, evolving bond between its two leads.

Maybe skip if

you need a clear, tightly-paced plot rather than atmosphere-driven, sometimes meandering storytelling.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12021
8.25K248h 49m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1In the Event of Rusty Hopes7.6
34523 min
▶2In the City of Flowers7.6
27923 min
▶3Fangs That Lay Bare Blood7.7
28523 min
▶4Night of Mocking Masks8.1
26523 min
▶5Friends8.6
31123 min
▶6Questions7.9
23623 min
▶7Love7.7
22823 min
▶8Where Death Slumbers7.9
21423 min
▶9Those Who Hunt Crimson8.0
20623 min
▶10No. 698.0
20623 min
▶11Promise8.3
22423 min
▶12Point of Departure7.6
20323 min
▶13A Chance Encounter8.2
20823 min
▶14The Witch and the Young Man7.9
21123 min
▶15The d'Apchiers' Vampire8.2
19823 min
▶16The Beast8.7
21223 min
▶17Hands Upon a Nightmare8.9
22623 min
▶18Just the Two of Us8.5
19023 min
▶19Snow Flower8.8
218—
▶20The Incurable Disease8.1
18123 min
▶21Scars8.3
17323 min
▶22Blue Night8.9
20723 min
▶23Tears like Rain9.1
25723 min
▶24His Wish8.5
18623 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Kaito Ishikawa Noé Archiviste, Noe Archiviste
Natsuki Hanae Vanitas
Stephen Fu Noe Archiviste, Noe
Alexis Tipton Dominique de Sade
Molly Searcy Jeanne
Zeno Robinson Vanitas
Ai Kayano Dominique de Sade, Dominique De Sade
Inori Minase Jeanne
Taro Kiuchi Dante
Ryosuke Hara Thomas Berneux, Villager, Chasseur B

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