The Vampire Dies in No Time

The Vampire Dies in No Time
First tankōbon volume cover
吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ (Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu)
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Itaru Bonnoki
Published by	Akita Shoten
Imprint	Shōnen Champion Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	June 25, 2015 – present
Volumes	22
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Kōjina
Written by	Yukie Sugawara
Music by	Ryō Takahashi
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, tvk, KBS Kyoto, SUN
Original run	October 4, 2021 – present
Episodes	12

The Vampire Dies in No Time (Japanese: 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ, Hepburn: Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu) is a Japanese manga series by Itaru Bonnoki. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since June 2015 and has been collected in twenty-two tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired from October to December 2021. A second season will premiere in January 2023.

Story

Setting

The series takes place in a world where vampires are very real. There are inferior vampires, which are basically animals, and vampire lords, who have human-like physiques and intelligence. All vampire lords have basic vampire abilities and weaknesses, but some of them have special abilities that set them apart from the rest of their kind. They can also find regular animals to make into their immortal familiars.

Some vampires choose to live in peace with humans while others choose to be menaces instead. Thus, some humans take up the role as vampire hunters to keep the hostile vampires in check.

Plot

The story follows the famed vampire hunter, Ronaldo, who receives a job to destroy the supposedly invincible vampire lord Draluc and rescue a human boy he allegedly kidnapped. Upon meeting him in his mansion, however, he quickly realizes that he is only called "invincible" because of his unique ability to revive almost instantly after being reduced to ashes, which is convenient since almost anything can kill him due to him being incredibly weak. The boy who was believed to be a hostage just sneaks into the castle regularly to play Draluc's huge collection of video games. Chaos ensues and Draluc's castle ends up completely destroyed as a result.

Homeless, Draluc then moves into Ronaldo's apartment for the time being, much to Ronaldo's chagrin. He also brings along his familiar, a cute armadillo named John, who Ronaldo becomes fond of. After helping Ronaldo in a case, the two become unofficial partners, often clashing with other vampires and hunters alike.

Characters

The Ronaldo Vampire Hunter Agency

Ronaldo (ロナルド, Ronarudo)

Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)

A vampire hunter in his 20s with a base of operations in Shin-Yokohama. Originally not thrilled to have Draluc as a roommate, the success of the partnership in his novel series, The Ronaldo Chronicles, leads him to reluctantly put up with the vampire. He frequently kills Draluc when annoyed. He also has an extreme phobia of celery. In a character interview, he mentions 'Ronaldo' is a nickname he gained in high school. Due to the reading of his name in Japanese, he is sometimes referred to as "Ronald.'

Draluc (ドラルク, Doraruku)

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Frank Todaro (English)

A 208 year old Romanian-Japanese vampire from Transylvania. He enjoys video games and teasing Ronaldo, he has common sense in most situations, and gentlemanly towards women. As Ronaldo's roommate, he takes responsibility for cleaning and cooking, the latter being one of his talents (much to Ronaldo's chagrin). He frequently dies and turns to sand, but being an immortal, he can reconstitute himself quickly - provided his remains aren't interfered with.

John (ジョン, Jon)

Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura (Japanese); Ellie Dritch (English)

A three-banded armadillo from South America and Draluc's familiar. He is loved and adored by all. He is known to say "nu."

Vampire Control Division

Hinaichi (ヒナイチ, Hinaichi)

Voiced by: Natsumi Hioka (Japanese); Alicyn Packard (English)

An officer from the Vampire Control Division. At 19 years old, she's the youngest Vice Captain in the Division's history. She wields dual blades while on duty. While she presents as firm and strict, she's easily flustered. She loves Draluc's cooking, especially his cookies.

Tо̄ Handa (半田桃, Handa Tо̄)

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Anthony DiMascio (English)

Hinaichi's subordinate. A dhampir and former high school classmate of Ronaldo's. As a mama's boy, he hates that his vampire mother is a fan of Ronaldo's books and seeks to show her a less desirable side of the hunter. His hatred borders on obsession, his room decorated with Ronaldo posters and merchandise.

Hiyoshi (ヒヨシ, Hiyoshi)

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono

The captain of the Vampire Control Division and Ronaldo's older brother. He used to be a hunter.

Sagyō (サギョウ, Sagyou)

Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama (Japanese); Dalton Walker (English)

One of the newer Vamp Control officers. He takes his job rather seriously.

Kantarō Kei (ケイ・カンタロウ, Kei Kantarō)

Voiced by: Seiichirō Yamashita

A member of Vamp Control, not debuted fully until later in the series.

Vampire Hunters' Guild

Satetsu (サテツ)

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Alan Adelberg (English)

A vampire hunter from Ronaldo's guild with metal armor on his left arm. A reformed delinquent, he keeps his composure under most situations but his past will surface if he's angered.

Shot (ショット, Shotto)

Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru

Another hunter from Ronaldo's guild. He has a fetish for girls with body hair. He wears a vaguely American Southwestern style outfit.

Maria (マリア, Maria)

Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese); Emily Fajardo (English)

A busty hunter dressed as a nun from Ronaldo's guild whose main job is being a Matagi, hunting bears.

Ta Chan (ター・チャン, Taa Chan)

Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara (Japanese); Kristi Rothrock (English)

A petite girl who works as hunter from Ronaldo's guild, wearing an outfit resembling a cheongsam. She's blunt and straightforward, known for her specific and personal insults.

Senya Siriski (シーニャ・シリスキー, Shi'nya Shirisuki)

Voiced by: Masaya Onosaka (Japanese); Adin Rudd (English)

A Vampire Trainer who uses bondage to train and control inferior vampires.

Gо̄setsu "Master" (ゴウセツ / マスター, Gо̄setsu / Masuta)

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese); Gabe Kunda (English)

A former vampire hunter who now serves as the guild's bartender. He receives and assigns jobs given to the guild.

Koyuki (コユキ, Koyuki)

Voiced by: Yūki Takada (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English)

Gosetsu's daughter. She works as a barmaid.

Vamone (ヴァモネ, Vamone)

A duck-themed vampire hunter. He's very popular.

Homerun Batter (ホームランバッター, Hōmuranbatta)

Voiced by: Hironori Shiojiri (Japanese); Jacob Hopkins (English)

A baseball-themed vampire hunter.

Medoki and Shōka (メドキ & ショーカ, Medoki & Shōka)

Voiced by: Kōdai Sakai (Japanese); Junji Majima (Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp (English)

Two other hunters from the guild.

Mikazuki (ミカヅキ)

Voiced by: Ayumu Murase

A dhampir who seeks to exterminate vampires.

Vampires

The Vampire Nudenium (吸血鬼ゼンラニウム, Kyūketsuki Zenraniumu)

Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka (Japanese); John Stimac (English)

A mostly nude vampire whose groin is censored by a cluster of geraniums. He has control over plants and anyone he feeds a seed to.

Tsujigiri Nagiri (辻斬りナギリ, Tsujigiri Nagiri)

Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat (English)

A former serial killer vampire who since entering Shin-Yokohama is a pathetic shell of his former self. He hardens his blood into blades, usually produced from the palm of his hands.

Odd Creature (へんな動物, Henna Dōbutsu)

Voiced by: Yasuhiro Takato (Japanese)

Real name: Odd Von Creature (フォン・ナ・ドゥーブツ Fon na doubutsu). A vampire with little control over his transformation power due to constant thoughts of sexual thing. His true form in a handsome blond vampire which he can only achieve once he's satisfied or seriously turned off.

Bosatsu (ボサツ, Bosatsu)

Voiced by: Ryūsei Nakao (Japanese); Jeremy Inman (English)

A vampire cat now under the ownership of Fukuma.

Adam (アダム, Adamu)

Voiced by: Tomohiro Omachi (Japanese); Austin Tindle (English)

A handsome vampire who while attempting to flirt with another girl, caught the attention of Maremi instead. Not wanting her advances, he kept trying to runaway from her to no avail until she saved his life, where he turned her.

Maremi Gekkōin (月光院 希美, Gekkōin Maremi)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)

Formerly a human, now a vampire known as the Empress. She mistook Adam's flirting with her friend to be for her and began stalking him, happy to let him bite her. After awakening as a vampire, she became extremely powerful, suggesting she was always meant to be a vampire. Adam bit her after she pushed him out of traffic in order to save his life.

The Vampire Mister Lewd Talk (吸血鬼Y談おじさん, kyūketsuki waidan ojisan)

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese); Mick Wingert (English)

A middle-aged looking vampire who uses his hypnosis power to make people speak their secret fetishes. An old acquaintance of Draus.

The Vampire Yakyūken Lover (吸血鬼野球拳大好き, kyūketsuki yakyūken daisuki)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese)

Real name: Ken (ケン). A vampire who loves yakyūken that will sequester his opponent in an impenetrable barrier to play. The loser loses their clothes.

The Vampire Micro Bikini (吸血鬼マイクロビキニ, kyūketsuki maikuro bikini)

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese); Christopher Guerrero (English)

Real name: Michaela (ミカエラ). A vampire who draws his power from the micro bikini he wears. Anyone he bites dons a micro bikini and is under his control. He is the younger brother of Yakyūken Lover.

The Vampire Transparent Lower Body (下半身透明, Kahanshin Tōmei)

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki

A ghostly vampire with the ability to make his lower body transparent. He is the youngest brother of Yakyūken Lover and Micro Bikini.

The Vampire Etiquette Breacher (吸血鬼マナー違反, kyūketsuki manaaihan)

Voiced by: Soma Saito (Japanese); James Cheek (English)

Real name: Manabu.

The Vampire Passionate Kiss (吸血鬼熱烈キッス, kyūketsuki netsuretsu kissu)

Voiced by: Misa Kobayashi

Real name: Francesca Hanasaku (花咲 フランチェスカ Hanasaku Furanchesuka)

Aranea (アラネア)

Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)

A spider-themed vampire.

Draus (ドラウス, Dorausu)

Voiced by: Sho Hayami (Japanese); Mike Pollock (English)

Draluc's father. A Romanian native vampire. He worries often for his weak son, but is glad he's doing well in Shin-Yokohama. His Father, the Progenitor (御真祖様), is the head of the Dragon Clan and implied to be Dracula himself.

Gorgona (ゴルゴナ, Gorugona)

Voiced by: Yuki Kodaira (Japanese); Natalie Van Sistine (English)

Draluc's aunt and Draus' sister-in-law. She's quite interested in Ronaldo's pole dancing.

Autumn Books

Fukuma (フクマ, Fukuma)

Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki

Ronaldo's editor from Autumn Books. A terrifyingly calm man who wields a battleaxe, as all employees of Autumn Books do. He loves cats more than meeting deadlines.

Sanzu (サンズ)

Voiced by: Mariya Ise

An energetic girl who joined Autumn Books hoping to replace Fukuma as Ronaldo's editor. She has a habit of accidentally using dirty double entendres when talking to Ronaldo.

Others

Yomotsuzaka (ヨモツザカ)

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Tom Laflin (English)

The director of the Vampire Research Center. He studies vampires for his own reasons, but is often careless and lets his experiments escape. A fox-like mask obscures the top half of his face.

Kameya (カメ谷)

Voiced by: Takayuki Kondō (Japanese); Austin Sisk (English)

A photographer and reporter for Vampire Hunter Weekly. Being a former high school classmate of Ronaldo's, he follows the hunter's career closely.

Gamer Boy aka Scooter Kid (キックボードのガキ, Kickboard no gaki)

Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English)

The kid from Draluc's castle. He also recently moved to Shin-Yokohama.

Boboo (暴々夫)

Voiced by: Haruo Yamagishi (Japanese); Jack Reeder (English)

The manager of the convenience store, Vamima, which is near the Ronaldo Agency. He frequently requests help for his son, Bubuo.

Bubuo (武々夫)

Voiced by: Yukihiro Nozuyama (Japanese); Justin Duncan (English)

Boboo's rebellious son who often gets bitten by inferior vampires.

Shin'ichi Katō, Hiroshi Yokota, and Makoto Hagino (加藤 新一、横田 浩、萩野 真, Katō Shin'ichi, Yokota Hiroshi, Hagino Makoto)

Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara (Shin'ichi), Sayaka Kikuchi (Hiroshi), Ayaka Asai (Makoto) (Japanese); Kimmie Britt (Shin'ichi), Jennie Kwan (Hiroshi), Greg Vinciguerra (Makoto) (English)

The self-proclaimed Shin-Yokohama Boy Hunters. Three elementary aged boys who go hunting for vampires.

Media

Manga

The Vampire Dies in No Time is written and illustrated by Itaru Bonnoki. The manga began its serialization in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine on June 25, 2015. As of June 8, 2022, twenty-one tankōbon volumes have been released.

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	December 8, 2015	978-4-253-22279-2
2	April 8, 2016	978-4-253-22280-8
3	July 8, 2016	978-4-253-22281-5
4	November 8, 2016	978-4-253-22282-2
5	March 8, 2017	978-4-253-22283-9
6	June 8, 2017	978-4-253-22284-6
7	October 6, 2017	978-4-253-22285-3
8	February 8, 2018	978-4-253-22323-2
9	June 8, 2018	978-4-253-22324-9
10	October 5, 2018	978-4-253-22325-6
11	January 8, 2019	978-4-253-22326-3
12	April 8, 2019	978-4-253-22327-0
13	August 8, 2019	978-4-253-22328-7
14	December 6, 2019	978-4-253-22329-4
15	May 8, 2020	978-4-253-22330-0
16	November 6, 2020	978-4-253-22231-0
17	April 8, 2021	978-4-253-22232-7
18	September 8, 2021	978-4-253-22233-4
19	January 7, 2022	978-4-253-22234-1
20	March 8, 2022	978-4-253-22235-8
21	June 8, 2022	978-4-253-28191-1
22	September 8, 2022	978-4-253-28192-8
23	December 8, 2022	978-4-253-28193-5

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced in the 23rd issue of Weekly Shōnen Champion on May 7, 2020. The adaptation, revealed to be a television series, is animated by Madhouse and directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, with Yukie Sugawara overseeing the series' scripts, Mayuko Nakano designing the characters, and Ryō Takahashi composing the music. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2021, on Tokyo MX, BS11, tvk, KBS Kyoto, and SUN. Jun Fukuyama performed the series' opening theme song "Dies in No Time", while Daisuke Ono and Takayuki Kondō, performing as TRD, performed the series' ending theme song "Strangers". Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia. One year later, Netflix later licensing anime adaptation in Asia in August 31.

After the airing of the series' final episode, a second season was announced. The staff members of the first season will reprise their roles. The second season will premiere on January 9, 2023. Jun Fukuyama and TRD are returning to perform the opening and ending theme songs, respectively titled "New Drama Paradise" and "Cozy Crazy Party!".

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
1	"The Hunter Comes and Flies in the Sky" Transliteration: "Hantā Kitarite Sora o Tobu Zenpen" (Japanese: 退治人(ハンター)来たりて空を跳ぶ 前編)	Satoru Matsubara	Yukie Sugawara	Hiroshi Kōjina	October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)
	"The Idiot, the Convenience Store, and Impermanence" Transliteration: "Baka to Konbini to Mujō" (Japanese: バカとコンビニと無常)
2	"Assault! Mr. Fukuma" Transliteration: "Shūgeki!! Fukuma-san" (Japanese: 襲撃!!フクマさん)	Asami Kawano	Yoshiki Ōkusa	Asami Kawano	October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)
	"Falling Like Flowers in Shin-Yokohama" Transliteration: "Shin-Yokohama ni Hana to Chiruramu" (Japanese: 新横浜に花と散るらむ)
	"Can a Bang on the Wall Kill Him?" Transliteration: "Kabe o Tataite Koroseru ka" (Japanese: 壁を叩いて殺せるか)
3	"Highway to Success, Path to Failure" Transliteration: "Shusse Kaidō Tenraku-dō" (Japanese: 出世街道転落道)	Satoru Matsubara	Itsuki Yokoyama	Mitsuyuki Masuhara	October 18, 2021 (2021-10-18)
	"Ridiculous Hunter Guild" Transliteration: "Bakasawagi Hantāzu Girudo" (Japanese: バカ騒ぎ退治人(ハンターズ)ギルド)
	"More Ridiculous Hunter Guild" Transliteration: "Mada Bakasawagi Hantāzu Girudo" (Japanese: まだバカ騒ぎ退治人(ハンターズ)ギルド)
4	"I Have Desire, Therefore I Metamorphose" Transliteration: "Erosu Yue ni Metamorufōze" (Japanese: 愛(エロス)ゆえに変態(メタモルフォーゼ))	Takaaki Ishiyama	Yukie Sugawara	Tomoya Kitagawa	October 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)
	"Kitchen Liberal Force" Transliteration: "Daidokoro Riberaru Fōsu" (Japanese: 台所リベラルフォース)
	"The Man's Name Is Handa" Transliteration: "Sono Otoko no Na wa Handa" (Japanese: その男の名は半田)
5	"The Longest Day of Tsujigiri Nagiri" Transliteration: "Tsujigiri Nagiri no Ichiban Nagai Hi" (Japanese: 辻斬りナギリのいちばん長い日)	Chie Yamashiro	Yoshiki Ōkusa	Chie Yamashiro	November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)
	"Cats Are Cute" Transliteration: "Neko wa Kawaii" (Japanese: 猫はかわいい)
	"Handa, Day Off, History" Transliteration: "Handa Ofu no Hi Hisutorī" (Japanese: 半田・オフの日・ヒストリー)
6	"Tale of the Empress's Birth" Transliteration: "Jotei Tanjō Monogatari" (Japanese: 女帝誕生物語)	Jun'ichi Fujise	Yukie Sugawara	Tomoya Kitagawa	November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08)
	"Draluc's Family" Transliteration: "Doraruku-ke no Ichizoku" (Japanese: ドラルク家の一族)
	"Draluc's Family, Continued" Transliteration: "Zoku Doraruku-ke no Ichizoku" (Japanese: 続・ドラルク家の一族)
7	"Lewd Talk-a-Talk-Talk-Talk" Transliteration: "Waidan Dadandandandadān" (Japanese: Ｙ談ダダンダンダンダダーン)	Asami Kawano	Yukie Sugawara	Hiroshi Kōjina	November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)
	"Tou Handa's Terrible Day Off" Transliteration: "Handa Tō no Sanzan na Hiban no Hi" (Japanese: 半田桃の散々な非番の日)
	"And Then Comes Father" Transliteration: "Soshite Chichi ga Kuru" (Japanese: そして父が来る)
8	"The Bat's Close Call" Transliteration: "Pisu Pisu Kiki Ippatsu" (Japanese: ピスピス危機一髪)	Satoru Matsubara	Yukie Sugawara	Masatoshi Hakata	November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)
	"Kidnap Capriccio" Transliteration: "Kiddonappu Kapurichio" (Japanese: キッドナップ・カプリチオ)
	"Kidnap Elegy" Transliteration: "Kiddonappu Erejī" (Japanese: キッドナップ・エレジー)
9	"Citizen Baseball Kane" Transliteration: "Shimin Yakyū Kēn" (Japanese: 市民野球ケーン)	Yūki Kusakabe	Yukie Sugawara	Asami Kawano	November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29)
	"The Left Hand of Iron Is Kind of Boring" Transliteration: "Tetsu no Hidarite Imaichi Jimi de" (Japanese: 鉄の左手イマイチ地味で)
	"Emperor of the Shore" Transliteration: "Nagisa no Teiō-sama" (Japanese: 渚の帝王様)
10	"The Festival Music Calls You" Transliteration: "Matsuri Bayashi ga Kimi o Yobu" (Japanese: 祭り囃子が君を呼ぶ)	Chie Yamashiro	Yukie Sugawara	Chie Yamashiro	December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
	"Heisei Annoying Vampire Battle in Shin-Yoko" Transliteration: "Heisei Meiwaku na Kyūketsuki Gassen Shin'yoko" (Japanese: 平成迷惑な吸血鬼合戦シンヨコ)
	"Draluc's All Night Shin-Yoko" Transliteration: "Doraruku no Ōru Naito Shin'yoko" (Japanese: ドラルクのオールナイト・シンヨコ)
11	"Shin-Yoko Battle Royale" Transliteration: "Shin'yoko Batoru Rowaiyaru" (Japanese: シンヨコ・バトル・ロＹヤル)	Jun'ichi Fujise Satoru Matsubara	Yukie Sugawara	Masatoshi Hakata	December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13)
	"John meets Draluc"
	"Waiting for LOVE"
12	"Silver Rise Blind Your Eyes" Transliteration: "Shirubā Raizu Buraindo Yua Aizu" (Japanese: シルバーライズ・ブラインド・ユア・アイズ)	Asami Kawano	Yukie Sugawara	Asami Kawano	December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)
	"Dress Up for You" Transliteration: "Doresu Appu Fō Yū" (Japanese: ドレスアップ・フォー・ユー)
	"Five Dumb Matches" Transliteration: "Baka Goban Shōbu" (Japanese: バカ五番勝負)

External links

• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• The Vampire Dies in No Time (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia