Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestRion, a naive, loudmouthed teenager, investigates a host club full of vampires when she suspects they must be related to the disappearance of a lot of people in the neighborhood, including her best friend. In the process she begins to befriend them, especially the leader Suou, with whom she develops a romantic relationship.
Costume
Early 2000s host club fashion that aged like milk
Acting
Satoshi Matsuda committing to brooding vampire seriously
Production
Budget so low the supernatural feels accidentally surreal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Satoshi Matsuda was fresh off Kamen Rider Ryuki, so his vampire brooding was basically acting muscle memory.
The host club setting satirized Tokyo's actual host culture, but American audiences mostly missed the class commentary for the vampire nonsense.
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