“Vampire Ranmaru guards virgin Rihito until 18, plotting to drink his blood, but love threatens purity.”
Babanbabanban Vampire
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Synopsis
Vampire Ranmaru guards virgin Rihito until 18, plotting to drink his blood, but love threatens purity.
A decade ago, 450-year-old vampire Ranmaru Mori was saved from the brink of death by Rihito Tatsuno, a young and innocent boy. Ever since then, Ranmaru has been working at the Tatsuno family's bathhouse with a secret: he wants a taste of Rihito's virgin blood as soon as he turns 18. However, his plan is threatened when Rihito falls in love with a girl on his first day of high school. Jealous and scared that Rihito's pureness will be ruined, Ranmaru begins to lurk in the shadows to protect him from any harm. During his operation, the vampire must keep his real identity hidden and make sure his target's virginity remains unsullied.
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Community consensus
Derived from 16 sampled reviews
What 16 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.51 · split reception
6.4 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 2.0
↓ 0.19
Running avg · Feb 2025 → Mar 2026
- 8 “It's a fun watch and honestly hilarious with the amount of misunderstandings that goes on in this one. A lot could be solved if someone just confessed their feelings. A pretty good story even if...”
- 8 “This was SO funny to see hahaha If you like Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter you are gonna laugh, I'm pretty sure of that xDD That said, if you don't enjoy a BL theme, even if it's in a light funny way,...”
- 7 “This anime isn't meant to be taken seriously. It's weird, off-putting and cringey but in a fun, "so bad it's good" type of way. Cliché scenes and dialogue are intentional and self-aware. The...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2025 – Mar 2025 Winter 2025
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-26200 catalog
Produced by
- TV Asahi Producer
- Shochiku Producer
- Movic Producer
- Akita Shoten Producer
- JR East Marketing & Communications Producer
- Lawson Entertainment Producer
- Bit grooove promotion Producer
- BS Asahi Producer
- TV Asahi Music Producer
- LY Corporation Producer