Baban Baban Ban Vampire

Baban Baban Ban Vampire
First tankōbon volume cover
ババンババンバンバンパイア
(Baban Baban Ban Banpaia)
GenreComedy, yaoi[1]
Manga
Written byHiromasa Okujima
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 12, 2021 – present
Volumes7
Anime television series
Directed byItsuro Kawasaki
Written byItsuro Kawasaki
Music byJun Ichikawa
StudioGaina
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run January 2025 – scheduled
Live-action film
Directed byShinji Hamasaki
Written byYūko Matsuda
Studio
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2025 (2025-02-14)
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Baban Baban Ban Vampire (ババンババンバンバンパイア, 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

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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]

Media

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Manga

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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 seven tankōbon volumes as of March 2024.[5]

No. Release date ISBN
1 March 8, 2022[6]978-4-253-22973-9
2 July 7, 2022[7]978-4-253-22974-6
3 November 8, 2022[8]978-4-253-22975-3
4 March 8, 2023[9]978-4-253-22976-0
5 July 6, 2023[10]978-4-253-22977-7
6 December 7, 2023[11]978-4-253-22978-4
7 March 7, 2024[5]978-4-253-22979-1
8 October 16, 2024[12]978-4-253-22980-7

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on Garlic Day on February 29, 2024.[13] 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 in January 2025 on TV Asahi's brand new IMAnimation [ja] programming block.[2]

Live-action film

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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.[13][3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b ババンババンバンバンパイア 第7巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  6. ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  7. ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第2巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  8. ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第3巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  9. ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第4巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  10. ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第5巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  11. ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第6巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  12. ^ ババンババンバンバンパイア 第8巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
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