Vanitas no Karte
English title: The Case Study of Vanitas
Japanese title: ヴァニタスの手記
Alternative titles: Vanitas no Shuki, Memoir of Vanitas, Vanitas no Carte
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 3, 2021 to Sep 18, 2021
Broadcast: Saturdays at 00:00 (JST)
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Bones
Producers: Aniplex, Square Enix, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Contents Seed
Licensors: Funimation
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Mystery
Themes: Historical, Urban Fantasy, Vampire
Demographics: Shounen

Scorned by others of his kind for being born under a blue moon, the vampire Vanitas grew afraid and desolate. According to legend, he created a cursed grimoire known as the "Book of Vanitas," and it is said he would one day use it to bring retribution upon all vampires of the crimson moon.

In 19th century Paris, Noé Archiviste is searching for the fabled Book of Vanitas. Whilst traveling aboard an airship, he is saved from a vampire attack by an eccentric doctor who calls himself Vanitas and carries the very tome he seeks. Ironically, the self-proclaimed vampire specialist is a mere human who inherited both his name and the book from his master, the same Vanitas of legend. As the odd case of the Charlatan's Parade crops up, the doctor's ability to restore sanity to vampires by recovering their true name will prove most beneficial.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]