List of The Case Study of Vanitas episodes

The Case Study of Vanitas
Cover art of the first English Blu-ray compilation, featuring Noé Archiviste, Vanitas (front), Dominique de Sade, Jeanne, and Lucius Oriflamme (back)
Native name
Kanjiヴァニタスの手記（カルテ）
Revised HepburnVanitasu no Karute
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkTokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, MBS, CBC, HBC, RKB
Original releaseJuly 3, 2021 (2021-07-03) –
April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02)

The anime television series The Case Study of Vanitas is based in on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. On March 28, 2021, it was announced at AnimeJapan that the series would be receiving an anime television series adaptation by Bones. It was directed by Tomoyuki Itamura, with scripts overseen by Deko Akao and character designs by Yoshiyuki Ito. Yuki Kajiura composed the series' music.[1] The story focuses on the young Vanitas who possesses the grimoire called The Book of Vanitas and uses it to heal cursed vampires. The vampire Noé Archiviste joins Vanitas in his quest to save cursed vampires.

The series is a split-cour anime, with the first half airing from July 3 to September 18, 2021, on Tokyo MX and other channels.[2][3][a] The second half aired from January 15 to April 2, 2022.[5][6] The first opening theme is "Sora to Utsuro" by Sasanomaly, while the first ending theme is "0 (zero)" by LMYK.[7][8] The second opening theme is "Your Name" by Little Glee Monster, while the second ending theme is "salvation" by Mononkul.[9]

Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.[10] On August 5, 2021, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[11] Plus Media Networks Asia has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and released it on Aniplus Asia.[12]

In Japan, the series was collected in a total of eight Blu-ray volumes released between October 27, 2021 and June 29, 2022.[13] For the English release of the series, a Blu-ray containing the first half of the series was released on December 5, 2022,[14] while the second half was released on January 30, 2024.[15]

  1. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 21, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Anime's Promo Video Reveals Yuki Kajiura's Music". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 28, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Manga Gets TV Anime This Summer by BONES". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Loo, Egan (June 5, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Anime Unveils More Cast, July 2 Debut, Split Half-Year Run". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "On'ea | Terebi Anime "Vanitasu no Karute" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR | TVアニメ「ヴァニタスの手記」公式サイト [On Air | TV Anime "The Case Study of Vanitas" Official Website]. vanitas-anime.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 17, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Anime's 2nd Part Premieres in January 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 3, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Anime's 2nd Part Premieres on January 14". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "TVアニメ「ヴァニタスの手記」公式サイト". vanitas-anime.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 21, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals, Previews LMYK's Ending Theme Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Loo, Egan (December 22, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas Anime's 2nd Part Introduces New Theme Songs in Video". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  10. ^ Friedman, Nicholas (June 18, 2021). "Saving…Vampires!? The Case Study of Vanitas Comes to Funimation This Summer". Funimation. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Friedman, Nicholas (August 5, 2021). "The Case Study of Vanitas English Dub Announced, Cast and Crew Revealed". Funimation. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  12. ^ ANIPLUS Asia [@ANIPLUSAsia] (June 10, 2021). "[Simulcast Announcement]【The Case Study of Vanitas】 premieres on ANIPLUS this July!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Twitter.
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  14. ^ "The Case Study of Vanitas Season 1 Part 1 Blu-ray". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Case Study of Vanitas - Season 1 Part 2 - Blu-ray". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.


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