Baban Baban Ban Vampire
Baban Baban Ban Vampire | |
ババンババンバンバンパイア (Baban Baban Ban Banpaia) | |
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Genre | Comedy, yaoi[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Hiromasa Okujima |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
Magazine | Bessatsu Shōnen Champion |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | October 12, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Itsuro Kawasaki |
Written by | Itsuro Kawasaki |
Music by | Jun Ichikawa |
Studio | Gaina |
Licensed by | Netflix (streaming rights) |
Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
Original run | January 11, 2025 – scheduled |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Shinji Hamasaki |
Written by | Yūko Matsuda |
Studio |
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Released | February 14, 2025 |
Baban Baban Ban Vampire (Japanese: ババンババンバンバンパイア, Hepburn: Baban Baban Ban Banpaia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromasa Okujima. It began serialization in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Champion in October 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Gaina is set to premiere in January 2025, and a live-action film adaptation is set to open in Japanese theaters in February of the same year.
Characters
[edit]- Ranmaru Mori (森 蘭丸, Mori Ranmaru)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[2]
- Portrayed by: Ryo Yoshizawa[3]
- Rihito Tatsuno (立野 李仁, Tatsuno Rihito)
- Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi[2]
- Portrayed by: Rihito Itagaki[3]
- Aoi Shinozuka (篠塚 葵, Shinozuka Aoi)
- Voiced by: Mayuko Kazama[4]
- Portrayed by: Nanoka Hara[3]
- Ken Shinozuka (篠塚 健, Shinozuka Ken) / Franken (フランケン, Furanken)
- Voiced by: Taku Yashiro[4]
- Portrayed by: Mandy Sekiguchi[5]
- Nagayoshi Mori (森長可, Mori Nagayoshi)
- Portrayed by: Gordon Maeda[5]
- Umetarō Sakamoto (坂本梅太郎, Sakamoto Umetarō)
- Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[6]
- Portrayed by: Shinnosuke Mitsushima[5]
- Kaoru Yamaba (山羽カオル, Yamaba Kaoru)
- Voiced by: Akira Sekine[6]
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Hiromasa Okujima, Baban Baban Ban Vampire began serialization in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Champion on October 12, 2021.[1] The series' chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of October 2024.[7]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | March 8, 2022[8] | 978-4-253-22973-9 |
2 | July 7, 2022[9] | 978-4-253-22974-6 |
3 | November 8, 2022[10] | 978-4-253-22975-3 |
4 | March 8, 2023[11] | 978-4-253-22976-0 |
5 | July 6, 2023[12] | 978-4-253-22977-7 |
6 | December 7, 2023[13] | 978-4-253-22978-4 |
7 | March 7, 2024[14] | 978-4-253-22979-1 |
8 | October 16, 2024[7] | 978-4-253-22980-7 |
Anime
[edit]An anime television series adaptation was announced on Garlic Day on February 29, 2024.[15] It will be produced by Gaina and directed and written by Itsuro Kawasaki, with assistant direction by Takahiro Tamano, characters designed by Yukiko Ban, and music composed by Jun Ichikawa. The series is set to premiere on January 11, 2025, on TV Asahi's brand new IMAnimation programming block.[2] Netflix will stream the series globally.[6]
Live-action film
[edit]A live-action film adaptation was also announced on Garlic Day on February 29, 2024. It is produced by Shochiku and TV Asahi, directed by Shinji Hamasaki and written by Yūko Matsuda. It is set to premiere in Japanese theaters on February 14, 2025.[15][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 14, 2021). "Hiromasa Okujima, Kentarō Satō, Shingo Honda Each Launch New Manga in Bessatsu Shōnen Champion". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cayanan, Joanna (June 24, 2024). "Baban Baban Ban Vampire TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Teaser Video, Visual, January 2025 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d 実写映画「ババンババンバンバンパイア」吉沢亮がバンパイアに、板垣李光人の血を狙う. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (October 9, 2024). "Baban Baban Ban Vampire TV Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, Key Visual, 2 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c Tai, Anita (November 11, 2024). "Live-Action Baban Baban Ban Vampire Film Adds 3 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c Mateo, Alex (November 25, 2024). "Baban Baban Ban Vampire TV Anime Unveils Additional Cast, Visual, January 11 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ a b ババンババンバンバンパイア 第8巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第2巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第3巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第4巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第5巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第6巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第7巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (February 29, 2024). "Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire Manga Gets Live-Action Film, TV Anime Adaptations in 2025". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official manga website at Champion Cross (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Official live-action film website (in Japanese)
- Baban Baban Ban Vampire (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2021 manga
- Upcoming anime television series
- 2025 anime television series debuts
- Akita Shoten manga
- Anime series based on manga
- Comedy anime and manga
- Fiction about virginity
- Live-action films based on manga
- Manga adapted into films
- Netflix original anime
- Shochiku films
- Shōnen manga
- TV Asahi original programming
- Upcoming Netflix original programming
- Vampires in anime and manga
- Yaoi anime and manga