Vampires are a popular theme in many types of media and an essential aspect of the horror genre in anime. Here are 19 anime with vampires to add to your watchlist if you enjoy vampires.
There are numerous fantastic vampire anime series available, ranging from classic series to new releases. Each vampire anime is distinct in its own way, yet they all have a fascination with the immortal undead in common.
While the abilities, weaknesses, and origin myth/stories of vampires may alter throughout time depending on the author, spectators will notice stunning animation, great narratives, and interesting characters in all of these list entries. All of this explains why the subgenre continues to fascinate both authors and viewers.
Best Vampire Anime to Enjoy Watching
Rosario to Vampire
Youkai Academy appears to be a typical boarding school, except that its students are monsters who are learning to live among humans. All pupils attend classes in human form and study courses including literature, gym, foreign language, and maths. At Youkai Academy, however, there is one golden rule: any human detected on school premises must be killed instantly!
Tsukune Aono is a typical adolescent who is unable to enroll in any high school due to his poor academic performance. As a last-ditch effort to ensure his education, his parents enroll him in Youkai Academy by accident. Tsukune has an unintentional run-in with Moka Akashiya, the most stunning female on college, as he enters this new world. He decides to stay in the dangerous world in order to advance his love with Moka, but he has no idea that underneath her beauty lurks a terrifying creature, a vampire.
Vampire Hunter D
Vampire hunter D walks across a post-nuclear war Earth that blends aspects of pulp genres such as westerns, science fiction, horror, and Lovecraftian horror, dark fantasy, folklore, and occult science on a far-future post-nuclear war Earth. The planet, once terrorized by the elegant but cruel vampires known as Nobles, ancient demons, mutants, and their technological creations, is now slowly returning to a semblance of order and human control, thanks in part to the decadence that led to the vampire race's demise, the stubbornness of frontier dwellers, and the rise of a caste of independent hunters-for-hire who eliminate supernatural threats.
A nuclear war broke out sometime in 1999. The Nobility were vampires who planned for a nuclear apocalypse and hid everything required to reconstruct humanity in their underground lairs. They utilize a combination of technology and magic to remake the world in their image. With the exception of demons, gods, aliens, and extradimensional entities that survived the holocaust, nearly all magical creatures on Earth have been genetically modified by the Nobility to exhibit supposedly superhuman skills, regeneration, and biological immortality.
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Tsukune Aono has been a student at Youkai Academy for a year, and his life has taken an unusual turn since then. He has attracted a bevy of attractive ladies who want him all to themselves: the seductive succubus Kurumu Kurono; Yukari Sendou, a witch; stalker and yuki-onna Mizore Shirayuki; and Moka Akashiya, a sweet vampire who exhibits a darker demeanor when her rosary is removed.
But shortly, Youkai Academy is visited by turmoil in the guise of Moka's younger sister, Kokoa Shuzen. She is enraged that her "real older sister" is imprisoned within Moka's rosary, and she resolves to free her. Kokoa's rash acts, on the other hand, may have an impact on more than just her sister...
Dance in the Vampire Bund
Mina epeș, Princess-Ruler of All Vampires, and her werewolf bodyguard Akira Kaburagi Regendorf are at the center of the plot. Mina, like other vampires, has been hiding with her people for a long time. Mina, seeking to end centuries of seclusion, obtains permission to establish "The Bund," a special neighborhood for vampires off the coast of Tokyo, Japan, by repaying the Japanese government's entire national debt with her family's great riches.
Following a debate program in which she kills noted vampire movie actor Seiichi Hirai (who was later proved to be a true vampire) during his rage, Mina announces the existence of vampires to the public, expressing her desire for both species to coexist on "The Bund." Fearful humans and radical vampire factions, on the other hand, begin to interfere with Mina's goal for peace with the human world, raising tensions. As a result, Mina and Akira are tasked with defending "The Bund" from the intruders.
Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
In the year 2012, the world is said to come to an end due to a "man-made" virus that ravages the world's population, leaving only children under the age of thirteen unaffected. Vampires erupt from the depths of the ground at the same moment, possibly followed by age-old horrors of the dark previously considered to be myth. In a single brutal stroke, they sweep the world and seize it, subjugating humanity's remnants and taking them under the surface to safety. This "defense" comes at the cost of "donating" blood to their captives, who have no idea they are vampires. At the age of twelve, Yichir and his buddy and fellow orphan Mikaela conspired to flee Hyakuya Orphanage with the other children.
However, this leads to their deaths, and Mikaela sacrifices himself so that Yichir can escape and be saved by soldiers of the Moon Demon Company, a Japanese Imperial Demon Army eradication force. After four years, Yichir dedicates his life to destroying vampires and seeking vengeance for the murder of his "family." At the same time, Mikaela is shown to have survived and is planning to track down Yichir.
Vampire Knight
Yuki's first recollection is of being assaulted by a rogue vampire on a stormy winter night and being saved by Kaname Kuran, a Pureblood vampire. Yuki is now the adoptive daughter of Cross Academy's headmaster, Kaien Cross, and a vampire guardian, hiding her childhood crush, Kaname, from discovery as he leads a group of vampires at the exclusive boarding school.
Zero Kiryu is by her side, a childhood buddy whose anger for the animals who killed everything he cared about has made him resolved to never trust them again. This peaceful coexistence appears to be a wonderful thing, but have the vampires actually given up their bloodthirsty ways, or is there a deeper reality behind their actions? Nothing is as it seems in this world of mysteries. The cost of misguided faith might be much higher than death. Is the truth going to pain Yuki more than not knowing if she genuinely discovers what happened in her past?
Vampire Princess Miyu
The series' principal protagonists are a Japanese vampire girl named Miyu and her Western Shinma friend Larva, who are stranded in the area between the human world and the demon underworld. Miyu is the daughter of a human mother and a Shinma father (a name for a race of "god-demon").
She was born a vampire, and as such, she was awakened as the guardian, tasked with tracking down any stray Shinma and returning them to "the Darkness," as well as returning the wicked demons. She wishes to return to the darkness herself before she is 15, but only after she has expelled all Shinma from Earth.
Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood
Rumors circulate about an immortal girl who lives in a mansion in the midst of the forest and only comes out at night. She's been described as a living doll with a soul by others. Following the reports, Akari Amano sets out to find this girl, only to become disoriented as she wanders through the woods in the dark.
Sophie Twilight, a vampire, saves her and turns out to be the reported girl. Sophie, unlike the vampires of legend, does not attack humans and instead orders her blood on the internet. Akari is immediately enamored with her doll-like looks and moves in with her, therefore beginning their life together.
Vampire Holmes
The legendary investigator Sherlock Holmes does not employ deductive thinking or solve puzzles. He does, however, go on the quest for vampires. Vampire Holmes retells the narrative of Sherlock Holmes and his helper in three-minute segments. When the Metropolitan Police of London covertly engage Holmes and Hudson to investigate vampires, what starts off as a normal detective business takes a turn for the paranormal.
Or, at the very least, that's what Holmes would say to everyone who inquired. He and Hudson, in truth, spend the most of their time bickering and failing to settle any cases. This is the story of the guy who was most definitely not London's best detective, as told by his not-so-black demon cat Kira and their terrible rent-hungry landlady.
The Vampire Dies in No Time
The plot follows Ronaldo, a renowned vampire hunter who has been hired to kill Draluc, the legendary most invincible vampire, and recover a human youngster he reportedly kidnapped. However, upon seeing him at his mansion, he quickly finds that he is only known as "invincible" because of his unusual ability to resurrect almost instantly after being reduced to ashes, which is useful given that he is incredibly weak. The child who was thought to be a hostage just visits Draluc's estate to play video games on a daily basis. Draluc's mansion is utterly destroyed as a result of the chaos.
Draluc becomes homeless and temporarily moves into Renaldo's flat, much to Renaldo's anger. Renaldo grows fond to his companion, a charming armadillo named John, whom he carries around. Draluc becomes Renaldo's unofficial sidekick after assisting him in a case, and they frequently struggle with other vampires and hunters.
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
The globe is divided into two great superpowers after World War II ends in 1945: the Republic of Zirnitra (based on the Soviet Union) in the east and the United Kingdom of Arnak (based on the United States) in the west. With their borders established on Earth, both nations saw space as the next frontier for growth, igniting a space race.
Zirnitra, on the other hand, has a trump card in the shape of Irina Luminesk, a vampire who will serve as a test subject for research on the first human spaceflight. Lev Leps, a young cosmonaut candidate, is appointed to be her handler in order to guarantee that her training goes successfully. Even though he is told to treat Irina like a test subject, Lev can't help but be enamored with the young vampire girl.
Black Blood Brothers (Story About The Last Vampires)
Jiro Mochizuki, a.k.a. the Silver Blade (Gint), an Old Blood vampire, fought and destroyed the Kowloon monarch and most of the Kowloon Children during the Hong Kong Crusade. Ten years later, Jiro travels to Hong Kong with his younger brother, Kotaro Mochizuki, in the hopes of gaining access to The Special Zone, a bustling underground metropolis where vampires thrive (which is separate from the human civilized parts of the city).
They quickly discover that the Kowloon Children survivors are hatching a scheme to invade the Special Zone. Jiro confronts old foes and new challenges as they go to The Special Zone, including civilians, who may jeopardize the Special Zone's safety. The kidnapping of Kotaro by one of the Kowloon Children throws him even further into the conflict. Along the journey, he encounters Mimiko, a human girl.
Karin (is a Reverse Vampire)
Vampires have been around for millennia, otherworldly entities that feed on the life essence of the unknowing at night. Karin Maaka, a senior in high school, is out of the ordinary, even among her peers. Karin, unlike her vampire relatives, has had polycythemia since she was a toddler, a rare illness that causes her to generate enormous amounts of blood on a regular basis. And the more blood she generates, the more anemic and lightheaded she becomes, resulting in nosebleeds on a regular basis.
Is that her only option? Force her surplus blood on random people, which, oddly, makes these "victims" brighter and happier than they were before. No one knows about her powers because her siblings Anju, her reticent but caring younger sister, and Ren, her womanizing older brother help her keep them hidden by modifying the memory of the afflicted individuals. That is, until Kenta Usui, Karin's freshly transferred student, becomes suspicious of her actions. To make matters even more confusing, Karin notices that Kenta's proximity causes her blood to respond in an unexpected way.
Trinity Blood (is About Human-Vampire Cold War)
Armageddon has brought about the advent of a second "Vampire's" moon in the far future. This sets off a fight between humanity and the vampires known as "Methuselah," who feed on their blood.
Esther Blanchett is an orphan who was nurtured in the city of Istvan's Church of St. Matthias. One day, she encounters Abel Nightroad, a priest dispatched to neutralize any dangers to the Vatican, a humanitarian organization. Abel's gentle exterior conceals his true nature as "The Crusnik," a vampire who feeds on the blood of his own kind and the Vatican's most powerful weapon.
When the church is attacked, Esther's tranquility is shattered, and she is betrayed by her sole friend Dietrich. With nowhere else to turn, she joins forces with Abel and Tres Iqus, a machine masquerading as a human, to journey to Rome to investigate the cause of her home's destruction. Their voyage, however, will not be simple, as they will have to overcome several hurdles as well as uncover Abel's prior mysteries.
Strike the Blood (Story About High School Student in The Demon District)
Kojo Akatsuki is suspected of being the Fourth Progenitor, a strong vampire who might possibly disturb the balance of power among the world's three governing progenitors, on Itogami Island, a man-made island south of Japan that has turned into a monster and demon refuge.
Before becoming a vampire, Kojo was a regular high school student who is hesitant to utilize his talents, which he barely manages. Yukina Himeragi is a new Sword Shaman, and his first duty is to 'observe' him.
Kojo soon becomes the focus of many who are concerned about the dangers he symbolizes. Kojo and Yukina befriend a variety of students and others, some of whom are drawn to Kojo and their situations fuel his libido, which gives him a lot of power.
Blood Lad (a Vampire Who Rules The Eastern District of Demon World)
Staz Charlie Blood is a strong vampire that governs Demon World's Eastern sector. Despite reports that he is a violent and ruthless monster, Staz is simply an otaku who is infatuated with Japanese culture and has no interest in human blood. Staz spends his days lounging about, indulging in anime, comics, and games, leaving the management of his area to his underlings.
Staz is pleased when a Japanese girl, Fuyumi Yanagi, walks into a portal connecting to the demon world by accident. But, just as he begins to develop a strange affinity to her, his area is assaulted, and Fuyumi is killed far too soon. She transforms into a roaming ghost, and the bereft Staz pledges to resuscitate her since it will let him to travel to the human realm, something he has long desired.
Blood Lad follows Staz and Fuyumi as they go to locate a magic that can bring humanity back to life, shortly joined by the spatial mage Bell and the half-werewolf Wolf.
Blood+ (Story About Vampire Attacked at School)
The series begins in September 2005 in Okinawa City (Koza), near the US Kadena Air Base on Okinawa Island. Saya Otonashi, the heroine, has been living the life of an anemic amnesiac but otherwise average schoolgirl under the care of her adoptive family. Her blissful existence, however, is cut short when she is assaulted by a Chiropteran, a hematophagous bat-like monster that feeds on human blood.
Saya discovers that her blood causes their bodies to crystallize and break, and that she is the only one who can beat them. Saya sets off on a quest with her family, friends, allies, and chevalier Haji to rid the world of the Chiropteran danger and reclaim her identity, armed with her magical sword. The expedition exposes the Chiropterans' background history as well as Saya's secret past, which dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. Saya goes throughout the world in the series, from Japan to Vietnam, Russia, France, and eventually the United States.
Shiki (From True Vampire Horror Story)
In the little village of Sotoba, life is lovely and unpretentious, a quiet place where everyone knows everyone. However, tragedy comes when Megumi Shimizu, a bright young woman with strong ambitions, dies suddenly of an unknown disease. As more mysterious fatalities occur around the hamlet throughout the scorching summer months, the town's doctor, Toshio Ozaki, begins to think that something more sinister than a simple sickness is at work.
Toshio joins forces with Natsuno Yuuki, an indifferent and distant adolescent, and Kaori and Akira Tanaka, two of Megumi's friends, to solve the terrible secret behind the killings in Sotoba. The research leads them to an unnerving mystery involving the new family in the Kanemasa estate, thanks to their joint efforts.
Bakemonogatari (is a The Survivor Of A Vampire Attack)
With the assistance of Meme Oshino, a peculiar man living in an abandoned building, Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, survives a vampire assault. Even though he was freed from vampirism and is now a human again, he still has superhuman healing skills and heightened vision. Regardless, Araragi, with the support of his buddy and class president, Tsubasa Hanekawa, strives to live a typical student's life.
When Hitagi Senjougahara, a classmate, falls down the steps and is recovered by Araragi, the boy notices that the girl is unusually light. Despite Senjougahara's objections, Araragi persists on assisting her, opting to recruit the help of Oshino, a guy who had previously aided him in his own difficulty.
Bakemonogatari follows Araragi as he tries to assist persons suffering from supernatural afflictions in a series of stories involving demons and gods.