The Vampire Dies in No Time (Japanese: 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ, Hepburn: Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu) is a Japanese manga series by Itaru Bonnoki. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since June 2015 and has been collected in twenty-one tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired from October to December 2021. A second season will premiere in January 2023.

Setting

The series takes place in a world where vampires are very real. There are inferior vampires, which are basically animals, and vampire lords, who have human-like physiques and intelligence. All vampire lords have basic vampire abilities and weaknesses, but some of them have special abilities that set them apart from the rest of their kind. They can also find regular animals to make into their immortal familiars.

Some vampires choose to live in peace with humans while others choose to be menaces instead. Thus, some humans take up the role as vampire hunters to keep the hostile vampires in check.

Plot

The story follows the famed vampire hunter, Ronaldo, who receives a job to destroy the supposedly invincible vampire lord Draluc and rescue a human boy he allegedly kidnapped. Upon meeting him in his mansion, however, he quickly realizes that he is only called “invincible” because of his unique ability to revive almost instantly after being reduced to ashes, which is convenient since almost anything can kill him due to him being incredibly weak. The boy who was believed to be a hostage just sneaks into the castle regularly to play Draluc’s huge collection of video games. Chaos ensues and Draluc’s castle ends up completely destroyed as a result.

Homeless, Draluc then moves into Ronaldo’s apartment for the time being, much to Ronaldo’s chagrin. He also brings along his familiar, a cute armadillo named John, who Ronaldo becomes fond of. After helping Ronaldo in a case, the two become unofficial partners, often clashing with other vampires and hunters alike.

Manga

The Vampire Dies in No Time is written and illustrated by Itaru Bonnoki. The manga began its serialization in Akita Shoten‘s Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine on June 25, 2015. As of June 8, 2022, twenty-one tankōbon volumes have been released.

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced in the 23rd issue of Weekly Shōnen Champion on May 7, 2020. The adaptation, revealed to be a television series, is animated by Madhouse and directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, with Yukie Sugawara overseeing the series’ scripts, Mayuko Nakano designing the characters, and Ryō Takahashi composing the music. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2021, on Tokyo MX, BS11, tvk, KBS Kyoto, and SUN. Jun Fukuyama performed the series’ opening theme song “DIES IN NO TIME”, while Daisuke Ono and Takayuki Kondō, performing as TRD, performed the series’ ending theme song “Strangers”. Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia. One year later, Netflix later licensing anime adaptation in Asia in August 31.

After the airing of the series’ final episode, a second season was announced. The staff members of the first season will reprise their roles. The second season will premiere in January 2023.

The Vampire Dies in No Time
First tankōbon volume cover
吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ (Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu)
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Itaru Bonnoki
Published by	Akita Shoten
Imprint	Shōnen Champion Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	June 25, 2015 – present
Volumes	21 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Kōjina
Written by	Yukie Sugawara
Music by	Ryō Takahashi
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	Funimation
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, tvk, KBS Kyoto, SUN
Original run	October 4, 2021 – present
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)