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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
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byItsuro Kawasaki
Written byItsuro Kawasaki
Music byJun Ichikawa
StudioGaina
Licensed byNetflix (streaming rights)
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run January 11, 2025 – March 29, 2025
Episodes12
Live-action film
Directed byShinji Hamasaki
Written byYūko Matsuda
Studio
ReleasedJuly 4, 2025 (2025-07-04)

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 aired from January to March 2025, and a live-action film adaptation is set to open in Japanese theaters in July 2025.

Characters

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)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura[6]
Portrayed by: Gordon Maeda[5]
Umetarō Sakamoto (坂本梅太郎, Sakamoto Umetarō)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[7]
Portrayed by: Shinnosuke Mitsushima[5]
Kaoru Yamaba (山羽カオル, Yamaba Kaoru)
Voiced by: Akira Sekine[7]

Media

Manga

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 ten tankōbon volumes as of March 2025.[8]

No. Release date ISBN
1 March 8, 2022[9]978-4-253-22973-9
2 July 7, 2022[10]978-4-253-22974-6
3 November 8, 2022[11]978-4-253-22975-3
4 March 8, 2023[12]978-4-253-22976-0
5 July 6, 2023[13]978-4-253-22977-7
6 December 7, 2023[14]978-4-253-22978-4
7 March 7, 2024[15]978-4-253-22979-1
8 October 16, 2024[16]978-4-253-22980-7
9 December 16, 2024[17]978-4-253-29494-2
10 March 7, 2025[8]978-4-253-29495-9

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on Garlic Day on February 29, 2024.[18] It is 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 aired from January 11 to March 29, 2025, on the brand new IMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates.[2] The opening theme song is "Bloody Liar", performed by Blue Encount,[19] while the ending theme song is "Ne-Chu-Show", performed by Botchi Boromaru.[20] Netflix streams the series globally.[7]

Episodes

No.Title [21][22]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original release date [23]
1"The Vampire of the Public Bathhouse"
Transliteration: "Sentō no Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: 銭湯の吸血鬼)		UnknownUnknownTBAJanuary 11, 2025 (2025-1-11)
2"The Unpleasant Vampire"
Transliteration: "Fuyukai na Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: 不愉快な吸血鬼)		UnknownUnknownTBAJanuary 18, 2025 (2025-1-18)
3"Franken and the Vampire"
Transliteration: "Furanken to Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: フランケンと吸血鬼)		UnknownUnknownTBAJanuary 25, 2025 (2025-1-25)
4"The Vampire's Slumber Party"
Transliteration: "Zakone no Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: 雑魚寝の吸血鬼)		UnknownUnknownTBAFebruary 1, 2025 (2025-2-1)
5"The Vampire of Fate"
Transliteration: "Shukumei no Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: 宿命の吸血鬼)		UnknownUnknownTBAFebruary 8, 2025 (2025-2-8)
6"A Vampire Put on The Spot"
Transliteration: "Semarareru Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: 迫られる吸血鬼)		UnknownUnknownTBAFebruary 15, 2025 (2025-2-15)
7"The Cornered Vampire"
Transliteration: "Happō Fusagari no Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: 八方塞がりの吸血鬼)		UnknownUnknownTBAFebruary 22, 2025 (2025-2-22)
8"A Gal and the Vampire"
Transliteration: "Gyaru to Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: ギャルと吸血鬼)		UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 1, 2025 (2025-3-1)
9"A Certain Family and the Vampire"
Transliteration: "Toaru Ikka to Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: とある一家と吸血鬼)		TBATBATBAMarch 9, 2025 (2025-3-9)[b]
10"Mr. Sakamoto and the Vampire"
Transliteration: "Sakamoto-sensei to Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: 坂本先生と吸血鬼)		TBATBATBAMarch 15, 2025 (2025-3-15)
11"Love, the Cross, and the Vampire"
Transliteration: "Koi to Jūjika to Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: 恋と十字架と吸血鬼)		TBATBATBAMarch 22, 2025 (2025-3-22)
12"And Thus, A New Vampire"
Transliteration: "Soshite Arata Naru Kyūketsuki" (Japanese: そして新たなる吸血鬼)		TBATBATBAMarch 29, 2025 (2025-3-29)

Live-action film

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 was originally set to premiere in Japanese theaters on February 14, 2025,[18][3] but was later delayed due to "various circumstances" related to Ranmaru's actor, Ryo Yoshizawa, and his 2024 trespassing incident.[25] The film is set to open on July 4, 2025.[26]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  2. ^ This episode aired at 12:00 a.m. JST, 30 mins after the original air time on TV Asashi.[24]

References

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  8. ^ a b ババンババンバンバンパイア 第10巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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