- Nov 03, 2005 Maaka Karin comes from a family of vampires living in Japan, but she is not a normal vampire. Vampires are normally supposed to drink the blood of their victims but Karin suffers from a condition that causes her body to produce excessive amounts of blood.
- Welcome to the Chibi Vampire or Karin Wiki! Welcome to the Chibi Vampire/Karin Wiki, a site delicated to the manga and anime Chibi Vampire/Karin by Yuna Kagesaki. We currently have 173 pages! Of course, there are spoilers here, so watch out if you haven't read the manga or watched the anime!
Season 1 guide for Chibi Vampire Karin TV series - see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Track Chibi Vampire Karin season 1 episodes. Unlike her vampire family, ever since she was a child, Karin has suffered from polycythemia: a rare disorder which causes her to periodically produce excessive amounts of blood. Serial experiments lain online. And the more blood she produces, the more anemic and lightheaded she gets, ultimately leading to frequent nosebleeds. Karin Maaka (真紅 果林, Maaka Karin) is the main character of Chibi Vampire. She is 16 years old and a vampire. She has a younger sister, Anju Maaka, and an older brother, Ren Maaka. Her best friend is Maki. When Kenta Usui transfers to her school, she tries to avoid him, but later they become.
Chibi Vampire | |
かりん (Karin) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy, Supernatural |
Manga | |
Written by | Yuna Kagesaki |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | Tokyopop(former) Viz Media |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Monthly Dragon Age |
Original run | October 2003 – February 2008 |
Volumes | 14 (List of volumes) |
Light novel | |
Chibi Vampire: The Novel | |
Written by | Tohru Kai |
Illustrated by | Yuna Kagesaki |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Male |
Magazine | NEO Magazine |
Original run | December 10, 2003 – May 10, 2007 |
Volumes | 9 (List of volumes) |
Anime television series | |
Karin | |
Directed by | Shinichiro Kimura |
Produced by | Makoto Chiba Masaaki Tanaka Tomoko Suzuki Yoshito Danno Yuji Matsukura |
Written by | Yasunori Yamada |
Music by | Masara Nishida |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | |
Original network | WOWOW |
Original run | November 4, 2005 – May 12, 2006 |
Episodes | 24 (List of episodes) |
Chibi Vampire, originally released in Japan as Karin (Japanese: かりん), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuna Kagesaki. The story is about an unusual vampire girl, who instead of drinking blood must inject it into others because she produces too much. Chibi Vampire first premiered in the shōnen magazine Monthly Dragon Age in the October 2003 issue, and ran until February 2008. The individual chapters were published by Kadokawa Shoten into fourteen collected volumes. Later an anime series for 'Chibi Vampire' was also produced in 2005. This anime series has a somewhat similar but different story and ending.
In 2003, Tohru Kai began writing a series of light novels based on the manga, with Kagesaki providing the illustrations. The nine-volume series was published in Japan by Fujimi Shobo. Both the manga and light novel series are licensed for English language release by Tokyopop. Tokyopop renamed the manga series to Chibi Vampire and the novel series to Chibi Vampire: The Novel.
In 2005, an anime television series adaptation was animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Shinichiro Kimura. Spanning twenty-four episodes, the series aired in Japan on WOWOW from November 4, 2005 through May 12, 2006. It was licensed for an English release to Region 1DVD, under the original name Karin, by Geneon USA. On July 3, 2008, Geneon Entertainment and Funimation Entertainment announced that Funimation had agreed to be the exclusive North American distributor of Geneon titles, including Karin.
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Plot[edit]
Karin Maaka is the middle child in a family of vampires who immigrated to Japan two centuries earlier. Unlike the rest of her family, Karin does not feed on blood, she produces it. As a result, she is forced to bite others to expel the extra blood, lest she suffer exaggerated nose-bleeds. She also exhibits no normal vampire traits, and instead lives her life just as an ordinary teenage girl would. She can go outside during the day, attends high school, and follows the sleep pattern of normal humans. However, the general peacefulness of her life is disrupted with the arrival of a new transfer student, Kenta Usui.
Any time she goes near him her blood increases. At first she tries to avoid him but they are in the same class and work in the same restaurant. Kenta begins to think that there is something fishy about Karin and eventually he learns her secret. Karin's elder brother Ren tries to erase his memory but Anju, Karin's younger sister, stops him from doing so. She convinces their parents Henry and Calera to make Kenta their ally, because he can help Karin during the daylight. Karin and Kenta become friends, and as they spend more time with one another, fall in love, though they are slow to admit their feelings to one another.
Yuriya Tachibana, a human-vampire hybrid, moves to the area at the request of her vampire uncle, Glark. By chance, Yuriya gets a job at the same restaurant where Karin and Kenta work. As hybrids are sterile, Tachibana disapproves of Karin and Kenta's relationship, feeling any children they had would be unhappy like her. Despite this, Karin likes Tachibana and considers her a friend. On the other hand, Karin's grandmother Elda hates hybrids, as a betrayal danger to vampires. Karin rescues Yuriya from her grandmother. Karin is unaware that Tachibana is actually there to help her uncle and the Brownlick clan spy on her. After another nose bleed leaves Karin comatose for several days, Karin's family ask Kenta to stay away from her, but the two lovers are unable to stand being apart and eventually reunite and become a couple. Shortly after they share their first kiss, Tachibana helps Glark and Bridget Brownlick kidnap Karin and take her the Brownlick estate. It is revealed that Karin is a 'psyche', a blood-giving vampire that can give life to other vampires and heals the sterility currently plaguing all vampires. In doing so, however, vampires have historically been greedy and drain the psyche dry, killing her as a sacrifice. The first psyche, Sophia, reveals herself to Kenta but cannot be seen by anyone else while helping Kenta find Karin.
Karin's father Henry, her brother Ren, and Kenta go to rescue Karin. Meanwhile, Tachibana is horrified to learn that not only will Karin be killed, but also raped until she has a child to produce a new psyche to replace her. She apologizes to Karin for disapproving of Kenta's relationship and for hurting Karin, and helps her escape just as Kenta comes in with Ren. While Ren takes care of the vampire, Bridget, holding Karin captive, Henry battles Glark and the Brownlicks, joined belatedly by his mother Elda. Kenta, Karin, and Tachibana escape, but Tachibana leaves them to go ensure her uncle won't be caught in the sun.
It is later revealed that Karin shared consciousness with Sophia, who gave Karin her condition and helped Kenta rescue Karin. Karin stopped producing excess blood (and being a vampire altogether) after Sophia moved from Karin to Kenta during her last bite. Karin's family sorrowfully erases all of her memories of them, so that she can live as a normal human with Kenta, while they quietly watch over her. They had prepared to do so for over four years, and the process is successful; they cannot erase Kenta's memories however without him reverting to a 4-year old such that he is left having to keep the secret from Karin, who he marries shortly after. At the end of the series, Karin and Kenta have a daughter named Kanon, who is the reborn Sophia; Karin's sister Anju continues to watch over her sister's happiness.
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
Written by Yuna Kagesaki, Chibi Vampire premiered in Japan in the October 2003 issue of Monthly Dragon Age and ran until the February 2008 issue.[1] It was also published in fourteen collected volumes by Kadokawa Shoten, released between October 1, 2003 and April 1, 2008 in Japan.[2] A one-shot side story created by Kagesaki, Karin Side Story: The Vampire of the Western Forest (かりん外伝西の森のヴァンパイアKarin Gaiden: Nishi no Mori no Vanpaiya), was included in the June 2008 issue of Monthly Dragon Age.[1] It concerns Karin's cousin Friedrich Marker, and concludes with a family tree of the Marker/Maaka family. A second side story is Maki-chan, Helping Angel of Love, concerned with Karin's friend Maki Tokitou. It ends with an epilog, of Maki walking out on her husband for the umpteenth time and coming to Karin's house to help celebrate Karin's birthday. Both side stories were collected into a volume titled Chibi Vampire: Airmail.
In 2005, Tokyopop acquired the license to release both the manga and light novel series in English in North America. To avoid confusion with another of its properties, Tokyopop chose to release the manga under the name Chibi Vampire instead of under its original name of Karin. Tokyopop released the first translated manga volume on April 11, 2006 and is currently releasing three volumes each year.[3] They are also releasing the novel series concurrently with the manga.[4]Tokyopop also released a collection of Karin short stories under the title: 'Chibi Vampire: Airmail' on August 31, 2010.[5] Unfortunately, Tokyopop lost the rights, and Viz Media is currently working on the digital publication of Karin for Kindle.[6] Internationally, the series was also licensed in France by Pika Édition[7] and in Poland by Waneko.[8] Cars mater national game.
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Light novels[edit]
A series of light novels, Chibi Vampire: The Novel (かりん増血記Karin Zōketsuki), is being written by Tohru Kai with illustrations provided by Kagesaki. The novels are published by Fujimi Shobo, with the first volume released on December 10, 2003. As of April 2008, nine volumes have been released. Tokyopop, which also licensed the manga series, acquired the license to release the novels in English in North America. As the company had renamed the manga series from Karin to Chibi Vampire, it released the novel series under the name Chibi Vampire: The Novel.[3] The first English volume was released on January 9, 2007 and, like the novels, three volumes are being released each year.[4] In June 2008, Tokyopop restructured itself, breaking into two subsidiaries under a single holding company, and cut its publication releases by more than half.[9][10] As part of this cut back, Tokyopop canceled the remaining releases of Chibi Vampire: The Novel after the fifth volume, due to be released July 8, 2008.[11] The company later reversed the cancellation and announced that volume six would be released April 13, 2010.[12] In the end volume 8 was published by TokyoPop, but volume 9 was not.
Interwrite board software download. Chibi Vampire: The Novel is closely tied to the manga series, with each novel volume designed to be read after its corresponding manga volume. For example, the first novel takes place between the events that occur in the first and second volumes of the manga series,[13] and the fourth volume of the manga mentions characters and events from the first novel volume.[14]
Anime[edit]
In 2005, an anime television series adaptation was animated by J.C.Staff, directed by Shinichiro Kimura, and written by Yasunori Yamada. Spanning twenty-four episodes, the series aired in Japan on WOWOW from November 4, 2005 through May 12, 2006.[15] It was licensed for an English release to Region 1DVD, under the original name Karin, by Geneon USA; however, the company went out of business before completing the release of the series.[16] On July 3, 2008, Geneon Entertainment and Funimation Entertainment announced an agreement to distribute select titles in North America. While Geneon Entertainment will still retain the license, Funimation Entertainment will assume exclusive rights to the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of select titles. Karin was one of several titles involved in the deal.[17] While Funimation is distributing the DVDs, Geneon is the licensor of the series, and also produced the English dub in association with Odex.
Other[edit]
A book entitled Karin All-Nosebleeds Book (かりん まるごと鼻血ぶ〜っくKarin Marugoto Hanaji Buukku) (ISBN978-4-0471-2439-4) was published by Kadokawa Shoten on March 17, 2006 as a guidebook to give an overview of the Chibi Vampire series.[18] The first portion of the book contains illustrations by Yuna Kagesaki; the second part contains an overview of the series' setting, including a map of the town featured in Chibi Vampire; the third part has the results of a reader questionnaire; the fourth part has descriptions of the characters, and outlines of some of the popular scenes throughout the series.[18] This book was published by TokyoPop as Chibi Vampire: Bites on December 28, 2010.
Reception[edit]
The English language light novel, and manga adaptations have received reviews by various notable critics. Theron Martin from Anime News Network gave the first two manga volumes an overall B+ grade. Martin said that there is a good twist in play on a genre badly in need of one, he also added that the artwork was good, but it was also generic as well as sometimes 'cartoonish'.[19][20] Martin also did reviews for the fifth, sixth, tenth, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth volume. Martin referred to Elda as a 'juicy' new character in the fifth volume, but said that some of the plot was too generic. He praised the sixth volume for having lots of drama and important plot info. but was unimpressed by the 'true humor', and un-translated sound effects. Martin gave both volumes an overall B rating.[21][22] In the tenth volume which was also given a B rating, Martin again praised the plot developments but said that the addition of the half-vampire character was 'not particularly interesting'.[23] Martin gave the twelfth, and thirteenth volumes an overall grade of a B+ saying that there is more 'intricate writing' than meets the eye. His criticism about these two volumes were that some of the content is too clichéd.[24] The final volume received a B+ rating from Martin who gave a plus to almost all of the plot resolutions that didn't involve Maki. He said that reasons behind Sophia's existence were an issue though along with action scenes that were hard to follow.[25]
Chris Johnston from Newtype USA gave the first manga volume a positive review calling it a 'charmingly macabre manga '. Johnston stated that the addition of the vampire plot accentuates the humor, and gives the story more of a purpose than just puppy love.[26] Chris Beveridge from Mania also gave the fourteenth volume a review. Beveridge gave the volume a B rating saying he was glad the series ended on a good note before becoming too uninteresting. he also said that the artwork was spot on, and the franchise as a whole is 'good fun'.[27]
In 2007, the Chibi Vampire light novel series was a runner up for the Kadokawa Shoten's first annual Light Novel Award in the 'Novelization' category.[28]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ ab'Comic Dragon Age Mag to Run Luminous Arc 2 Will Manga'. Anime News Network. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^'List of Karin books' (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ ab'Karin Renamed Chibi Vampire'. Anime News Network. 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ ab'Chibi Vampire: The Novel'. Tokyopop. Archived from the original on 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^'Tokyopop Adds Chibi Vampire: Airmail Manga'. Anime News Network. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^'Digital Manga Adds Sweet Blue Flowers, Kimagure Orange Road, Asobi ni Ikuyo! on eManga'. Anime News Network. 2014-03-27.
- ^'Karin volume 11' (in French). Pika Édition. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^Łukasz Lipiński (7 April 2009). 'Wampirzyca Karin tom 1'. Tanuki.pl (in Polish). Małgorzata Kaczarowska. 1392. ISSN1898-8296. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^'Tokyopop to Restructure Update'. Anime News Network. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^'Inside the Tokyopop Restructuring'. ICv2. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^Beveridge, Chris. 'AnimeOnDVD.com - Tuesday, June 10th, 2008'. AnimeOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
- ^'Chibi Vampire: The Novel Volume 6'. Tokyopop. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ^Kai, Tohru (2007-01-09). 'Postscript'. Chibi Vampire: The Novel, Volume 1. Tokyopop. pp. 211–214. ISBN978-1-59816-922-5.
- ^Kagesaki, Yuna (2007-04-10). Chibi Vampire, Volume 4. Tokyopop. p. 117. ISBN978-1-59816-325-4.
- ^かりん. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^'Geneon USA To Cancel DVD Sales Distribution By Friday'. Anime News Network. 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^'FUNimation Entertainment and Geneon Entertainment Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement for North America' (Press release). Anime News Network. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ ab'Karin All-Nosebleeds Book official listing' (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ^Theron Martin (April 25, 2006). 'Chibi Vampire G.novel 1'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^Theron Martin (August 23, 2006). 'Chibi Vampire G.novel 2'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^Theron Martin (October 27, 2007). 'Chibi Vampire G.novel 5'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^Theron Martin (January 25, 2008). 'Chibi Vampire G.novel 6'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^Theron Martin (October 21, 2008). 'Chibi Vampire G.novel 10'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^Theron Martin (April 26, 2009). 'Chibi Vampire GN 12 and 13'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^Theron Martin (October 19, 2009). 'Chibi Vampire GN 14'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^Johnston, Chris (April 2006). 'Chibi-Vampire Volume 1'. Newtype USA. Vol. 5 no. 4. ISSN1541-4817. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006.
- ^Chris Beveridge (November 12, 2009). 'Chibi Vampire Vol. #14'. Mania. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^'Light Novel Award official website' (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
Further reading[edit]
- Santos, Carlo (14 September 2010). 'Sayonara, Krauser-sensei - RTO'. Anime News Network.
- Aoki, Deb. 'Interview: Yuna Kagesaki Manga creator of Chibi Vampire (Karin)'. About.com.
External links[edit]
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- Official Fujimishobo Karin manga website(in Japanese)
- Official Kadokawa Karin website(in Japanese)
- Chibi Vampire (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Karin (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Karin (Japanese: かりん) is a 2005 Japanese anime television series based on the mangaChibi Vampire written and illustrated by Yuna Kagesaki. Produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Shinichiro Kimura, the series aired on WOWOW from November 4, 2005 through May 12, 2006.
Episode list[edit]
Chibi Vampire Episode 1 Sub
No. | Title | Original air date[1] | |
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1 | 'Overflowing is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Afurechatte hazukashii' (Japanese: あふれちゃって 恥ずかしい) | November 4, 2005 | |
Meet Karin Maaka. Though she appears to be a normal high school girl, there is a secret about her life that she MUST keep: she's from a family of vampires. However, Karin is a backwards vampire, being fine in the sunlight. When transfer student Kenta Usui tries befriending her, another twist about Karin is revealed: her body overproduces blood, leading to nosebleeds. | |||
2 | 'My Affinity is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Atashi no konomi wa hazukashii' (Japanese: あたしの好みは 恥ずかしい) | November 11, 2005 | |
Karin begs Kenta to keep her nosebleeds a secret. He does so, even cleaning up her mess. Karin is left perplexed as to why her blood increases faster around him. Ren explains vampires are drawn to victims with a trait appealing to them; Ren likes stress, their mother likes lies. Karin is drawn next to (unknown to her) Kenta's mom and bites her; unfortunately, Kenta glimpses this. Karin learns her blood affinity is misery, and being around unhappy people increases her blood; thus she resolves to try making Kenta happy as possible. | |||
3 | 'Happiness is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Shiawasette hazukashii' (Japanese: 幸せって 恥ずかしい) | November 18, 2005 | |
Karin continues her mission to lessen Kenta's misery, making him lunches for school. However, Kenta has started putting the pieces together, almost completely convincing himself that Karin is a vampire; however, her ability to be in sunlight and the nosebleed have him second guessing. | |||
4 | 'Being Exposed is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Barechatte hazukashii' (Japanese: バレちゃって 恥ずかしいろって 恥ずかしい) | November 25, 2005 | |
Kenta is suspicious of Karin still. Anju tells him not to pressure 'big sister' as she's a good person. When Karin's monthly blood increase nears, Anju uses the opportunity to reveal their vampiric nature to him. Despite Karin's pleas, Anju refuses to erase Kenta's memory. Karin thinks Kenta will reject her and thus force her family to move to keep their secret. However, Kenta firmly tells her that he would never tell a secret or force someone to leave their home. | |||
5 | 'The Whole Family is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Kazoku sorotte hazukashii' (Japanese: 家族そろって 恥ずかしい) | December 2, 2005 | |
Ren attempts to wipe Kenta's memory, but is stopped by Anju. Anju suggests the Marker family make Kenta their ally instead of erasing his memories, as he has shown acceptance of Karin's true nature and kept it a secret. Karin also learns the Usuis live right outside their misdirection barrier; even more embarrassing is Karin learns she bit Kenta's mom. Henry kidnaps Kenta for a chat, revealing Karin's 'victims' are given her blood through bites; their unhappiness vanishes so long as Karin's blood is in them. Sworn to keep their existence secret, Kenta resumes life with Karin as normal. | |||
6 | 'An Energetic Mother is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Okasan genki de hazukashii' (Japanese: 母さん元気で 恥ずかしい) | December 9, 2005 | |
Due to Karin's blood still having an effect on her, Fumio is constantly positive; however, after numerous failed attempts to get a job, the effects of the blood fade and Fumio goes back to being depressed. | |||
7 | 'Being Chased is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Okkakerarete hazukashii' (Japanese: 追っかけられて 恥ずかしい) | December 16, 2005 | |
Vampire hunter Winner Sinclair transfers to Karin's school. However, the threat he poses doesn't come from his profession, but rather from the fact he is smitten with Karin and cannot take the hint she's not interested in him. Because Winner constantly follows Karin around to win her heart, Kenta intervenes. | |||
8 | 'Being Discovered is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Mitsukachatte hazukashii' (Japanese: みつかっちゃって 恥ずかしい) | December 23, 2005 | |
Karin has a nosebleed at school, forcing her and Kenta to hide. Because they disappeared and the puddle of blood, Winner assumes a vampire has sent a servant to take blood from them. Rallying the students to join him, Winner sets up crosses, garlic and running water to trap them; however, as Karin explains to Kenta, none of these things actually affect vampires. The teachers stop Winner and scold him, allowing Kenta and Karin to clean up the blood and replace it with paint to make seem like Winner was jumping to conclusions. | |||
9 | 'Looking Back.. is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Furikaeru.. hazukashii' (Japanese: ふりかえると.. 恥ずかしい) | January 6, 2006 | |
Anju becomes more involved with helping Karin with her relationship with Kenta. However, Ren is of the opinion that Karin should just end her relationship with Kenta. At the same time, Karin looks back on her life and how things are now. Karin also notices that being around Kenta is starting to affect her differently, such as her heart racing. | |||
10 | 'Papa is Very Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Papa wa tottemo hazukashii' (Japanese: パパはとっても 恥ずかしい) | January 13, 2006 | |
Due to the recent mayhem since Kenta and Winner arrived, Karin was not able to focus on her school work; as a result she fails a test. As continued failures would lead to a parent-teacher conference (which would be impossible), Karin asks Kenta to tutor her. However, Henry becomes worried about them spending time together and keeps watch on them. Karin and Kenta notice him visiting the library they study at; Karin knows her father is just concerned. After Karin had her first nosebleed, she was being rushed to a hospital; Henry braved the sunlight to rescue her. Karin later scores a 78% on her makeup test. | |||
11 | 'It's Summer! It's The Pool! It's Embarrassing!' Transcription: 'Natsu da! PUURU da! Hazukashii!' (Japanese: 夏だ!プールだ! 恥ずかしい!) | January 27, 2006 | |
Winner gives Karin a ticket to a resort, hoping to win her heart on a date. Hoping to cure Winner of this delusion, Karin asks Maki to come with. However, all their attempts to repel Winner fail; one attempt gives Maki food poisoning. Alone, Winner reveals that he once didn't want to be a vampire hunter, until he met a girl that looked like Karin and his whole life changed; Karin realizes that Winner was the first person she bit. Due to Winner disliking his past, he gives off negativity that causes Karin to have a nosebleed. That's when Karin learns Winner is afraid of the sight of blood. | |||
12 | 'Big Brother is Really Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Yappari aniki wa hazukashii' (Japanese: やっぱり兄キは 恥ずかしい) | February 3, 2006 | |
Much to Karin's shock, Ren is targeting Fumio as a potential victim, due to the stress her unhappiness causes; Karin plans to bite her again to repel Ren. Karin takes another part time job for the summer, discovering Fumio also got a job at the same place. However, Karin fails to bite her due to unforeseen interruptions. Losing track of Fumio one day, Karin bumps into Kenta and begins having her blood increase faster. Kenta leads Karin to secluded spot to avoid attracting attention. However, the build up of blood turns Karin feral and she pins him to the ground, ready to bite him. | |||
13 | 'To Be Targeted is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Mezamechatte hazukashii' (Japanese: めざめちゃって 恥ずかしい) | February 17, 2006 | |
Karin is snapped out of feral state by Kenta saying her name and has a nosebleed. With her only weapon against Ren depleted, Karin decides to talk to him. Luckily, she catches him about to bite Fumio; however, Ren counters by asking Karin if she worries so much is because she's in love with Kenta. Henry stops Ren and takes him home along with Karin. Kenta is led to Fumio by one of Anju's bats, nonethewiser about what happened. Anju speculates, based on Funio's past of getting fired after her male bosses harass her, that Fumio has strong pheromones men can't resist; Ren was just another victim. Frustrated, Ren agrees to leave her alone. In the meantime, Karin finally admits to herself that she loves Kenta. | |||
14 | 'Just The Two of Us Till Morning is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Futari de asa made hazukashii' (Japanese: ふたりで朝まで 恥ずかしい) | February 24, 2006 | |
With summer about to end, Karin realizes she didn't do her summer homework. As Henry and Ren are gone, Carera gives Karin permission to invite Maki for a sleepover to help finish the assignment. Despite the awkward welcome and poor attempts to cook dinner, Maki doesn't suspect anything. | |||
15 | 'Elda Appears! is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'ERUDA doujou! De hazukashii' (Japanese: エルダ登場!で 恥ずかしい) | March 3, 2006 | |
Karin's grandmother, Elda Marker, awakens from a 16 year slumber; to her shock, Karin learns she is mirror image of Elda. Tricked into thinking Karin hasn't awoken as an adult vampire yet, Elda decides to visit the school; at the time students are staying late to set up for a festival. News reaches Karin and Kenta that students have been found unconscious, alerting them to Elda's presence. Elda attempts to bite Maki, but Karin arrives and scares her off; however, Maki is oblivious to what happened. Kenta goes looking for Karin despite being warned go hide; he runs into Elda. | |||
16 | 'Elda's Love Life is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'ERUDA no koi BANA wa hazukashii' (Japanese: エルダの恋バナは 恥ずかしい) | March 10, 2006 | |
Elda attempts to bite Kenta, bit is stopped by Anju, who advises her to leave. Karin arrives shortly after and begins rambling in worry; Elda takes note of Karin's actions. Elda reveals to Karin that before she married Henry's father, centuries ago she fell in love with a human named Alfred, son of a vampire hunter; Elda never bit him as her blood affinity is love. However, once their love was discovered, Alfed's father attempted to burn down where they were hiding. As Elda was too weak to save them, Alfred offered his blood; unfortunately, it completely drained his love and her attacked Elda. Karin now worries about what would happen if she bit Kenta. At the same time, Elda vows to bite Kenta to spare Karin having to go through the same pain as her. | |||
17 | 'Farewell Elda, is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Saraba ERUDA de hazukashii' (Japanese: さらばエルダで 恥ずかしい) | March 17, 2006 | |
The school festival is in full swing. Kenta and Karin's class is working a haunted house(much to Kenta's annoyance as they use his eyes behind a screen to scare kids.) Karin is on watch for Elda, but is questioning if Kenta loves her. Elda arrives at sunset, biting a secluded student couple as a snack; their later altered behavior clues Karin in that Kenta is in trouble. Karin confronts Elda on the roof, asking her to leave Kenta alone. However Kenta arrives and Karin has a nosebleed, knocking her out. When Elda reveals she's trying to keep Karin from heartbreak, Kenta tells her no one knows what the future holds; this makes Elda remember Alfred. Winner arrives, causing them to everyone to fall off the roof; however, Elda saves them with bats. Luckily, Karin had a second nosebleed and Winner passed out due to his phobia. Elda decides to wander the human world, leaving a note behind saying there might be a way to help Karin with her status as an un-vampire. | |||
18 | 'Brother's Secret is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Aniki no himitsu wa hazukashii' (Japanese: 兄キのヒミツは 恥ずかしい) | March 24, 2006 | |
Karin is still thinking about how Elda told her romance with a human will only bring pain; however, her own misery us affecting her now, causing Karin to have nosebleeds whenever she's too close to Kenta. Boogie reveals a secret from Ren's past to Anju and Karin. Ren mistook an effeminate-looking boy at his school for a cross-dressing girl and due the large amount of stress he was giving off, bit him. As it shames him, Ren never speaks about it. | |||
19 | 'A Couple's Eve is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Futari no IBU wa hazukashii' (Japanese: ふたりのイブは 恥ずかしい) | March 31, 2006 | |
It's Christmas time. Maki convinces Karin to get a gift for Kenta and confess her love (as she plans to do the same with Winner). Stranger, Karin finds Henry, Carera and Ren celebrating as well (as their blood affinities are more abundant during the holidays.) Kenta is also beginning to think about love; just like Karin, he remains unaware his worries are unnecessary. Kenta returns home to find Fumio with bite marks again, realizing Karin bit her. Maki's attempt fails as Winner turns her down. At the end of the episode, another vampire hunter arrived in town. Note: Unlike the manga, where both Karin and Kenta are dressed in Santa outfits to sell Christmas cakes, Karin is the only one to wear the same outfit; instead, Kenta is dressed as a reindeer. | |||
20 | 'The First Time is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Hajimete no.. hazukashii' (Japanese: はじめての.. 恥ずかしい) | April 7, 2006 | |
Anju has a dream of biting Karin, scaring her. Karin is also quitting her part-time job; Kenta also managed to ask her out. In the meantime, Maki is jealous of Karin, due to Winner rejecting her. Fearing that she's close to maturing as a vampire, Anju tries to recapture her younger days with Karin by spending more time with her. Anju runs into Maki at the park; due to Maki's jealousy, Anju bites her. Karin finds them and when Anju attenpts rationalizing what she did, Karin tosses a gift she got for Anju at her. Anju later attempts to seek comfort from Boogie, but the soul inside the doll is gone. Karin gets a text from Elda, who has found a way to turn her into a real vampire. | |||
21 | 'What Should I Do, This is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Dou sureba ii no ka hazukashi' (Japanese: どうすればいいのか 恥ずかしい) | April 14, 2006 | |
The Marker family has received Elda's news and await her return. Anju thinks about how she gave up being in the daytime to ensure Karin's happiness with Kenta. Winner's grandfather Victor starts a plan to hunt down and exterminate the Markers; a tracker they're using detects vampires in two directions, making them split up. Winner finds Karin being harassed and ends up getting neat up so bad, the unhappiness gives Karin a nosebleed. Victor runs into Elda, revealing his tracker can find all the Markers. They fight, ending up in front of Karin and Winner, revealing Karin's true nature. Winner refuses to hurt Karin, despite Victor's insistence. Elda fights Victor to buy Karin time to escape. | |||
22 | 'Being Like a Lost Child is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Maigo mitai ni hazukashii' (Japanese: 迷子みたいに 恥ずかしい) | April 21, 2006 | |
Elda manages to give Victor the slip and get back home. She gives them her phone, which has the infirmation on how to turn Karin into a proper vampire. For disobeying him, Victor disowns Winner. Due to Karin wandering around all night, Ren braves the sunlight to find her; he finds Kenta, asking him to drive Karin away so she can be turned into a normal vampire. Karin visits Maki, who advises her to work things out with Kenta. Karin finds Kenta, who tells her to go through with the Markers' plan; it breaks both of their hearts. | |||
23 | 'Farewell is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Sayonara wa hazukashii' (Japanese: サヨナラは 恥ずかしい) | April 28, 2006 | |
Karin returns home, finding her parents crying that she's safe. Anju questions why Karin came back, knowing how much Karin and Kenta love each other. Karin surprises her family by bring willing to go through with becoming a normal vampire; Elda reveals it must be done where Karin first bit someone. However, both Karin and Kenta are regretting accepting their choices. Victor attacks the Marker house with RPGs; Elda keeps him busy, buying her family escape time. Victor reveals he's after the Marker family because Alfred was his ancestor; due to the centuries the Sinclair family was ostracized, they became vampire hunters to wipe out the Markers and erase their shame. (Though as vampires are considered myths now, there's really no point to the vendetta anymore.) Victor badly wounds Elda, who realizes Alfred regretted hurting her. Maki runs into Winner, who reveals the truth about Karin; Maki also reveals her feelings to him. In the meantime, Kenta reflects on his time with Karin and decides to talk her out of it. Arriving at the remains of the Marker home, Kenta meets Winner; they team up and head for the lake. | |||
24 | 'Together Forever is Embarrassing' Transcription: 'Itsumo futari wa hazukashii' (Japanese: いつもふたりは 恥ずかしい) | May 12, 2006 | |
The ceremony to turn Karin into a proper vampire begins; however, she doubts that this is the right choice. Ren blocks Kenta and Winner from interfering. Believing Karin won't be happy as a normal vampire, Anju brings Kenta to talk to her. However, Victor finds the family and badly wounds Carera, Henry, Ren and Anju. Karin's blood increases due to her family's misfortune, sending her into a berserk state. Kenta offers his neck to Karin; she bites him and they embrace. Karin's blood has no effect on Kenta because his love for her brought him happiness. Karin notices her blood is increasing again, due to Victor giving off a strong unhappy aura; however, a mishap on his part knocks him out. Per Karin's suggestion, the Markers each drink some of Victor's blood (which tastes horrible); drained of unhappiness, jealousy, stress, pride and self-deception, Victor becomes jovial and kind person. The Markers rebuild their home and life resumes as normal; with a few minor changes, such as Anju taking advantage of the jealously of Ren's many girlfriends to feed, or Karin finally calling Kenta by his first name. Winner and Maki also appear to be in a relationship. |
Chibi Vampire Episode 1 Dub
References[edit]
- ^'かりん'. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
Chibi Vampire Episode 1 English Dub
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