Mamoru Oshii Unveils Spring 2020 Anime 'Vlad Love'

During a press conference on Wednesday, director Mamoru Oshii (Koukaku Kidoutai, Urusei Yatsura) revealed that his new anime project will be an original 12-episode series titled Vlad Love. The series is the first for Oshii's studio Ichigo Animation, and will debut in Spring 2020.
The slapstick comedy series revolves around Mai the vampire and her school friends. Oshii commented that there will be no handsome men and that it will have a serious take on the girl-meets-girl theme.
Staff
Original Creator, Chief Director: Mamoru Oshii
Director: Junji Nishimura (Fuujin Monogatari)
Series Composition: Mamoru Oshii, Kei Yamamura (Tokyo Mukokuseki Shoujo live-action)
Character Design: Issei Aragaki (Kizumonogatari key animation)
Music Producer: Daisuke Miyachi (Pop in Q)
Creative Production: Comic Animation Inc.
Animation: Drive
Animation Associate: Production I.G
Production Company: Ichigo Animation
BlooDye, a new unit which consists of Kanako Takatsuki (Love Live! Sunshine!!) and Karin Isobe (Just Because!), Sayaka Akagi, Ayano Furutaka, and Chisami Itou, will perform the theme song and serve as ambassadors. They will also debut with a song titled "Kono Hoshi no Dokoka de."
Official website: https://www.ichigo-animation.com
Source: Mantan Web, Press Release
Vlad Love on MAL
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Jul 3, 2019 11:43 PM by LoneWolf
He did say the plot would be a serious take on girl meets girl, so although it's a comedy I hope we'll have some serious themes.
Jul 3, 2019 11:16 PM by Claptrap
Jun 28, 2019 3:58 PM by Pizzaholic
I usually make fun of Oshii, but hell at least the guy is willing to have some fun. I guess after killing Patlabor he felt like doing some comedy again in his old age.
no handsome men
Ha, he knows the audience he doesn't want to attract.
Is handsome men really a prerequisite though lol. I like it too but I can watch something without it.
Considering that he used the word "ikemen" and not just "boys / males", it was a hint that the show was supposed to be a male-focused fanservice, and not something like Free or Banana Fish. But, given the "look" often encountered among the yuri community on male characters, I can only speculate about all the nuances of his words. However, the stated theme makes it obvious that it will be yuri or at least yuri bait.
Jun 28, 2019 11:32 AM by RobertBobert
Jun 28, 2019 12:09 AM by Skittles
Is handsome men really a prerequisite though lol. I like it too but I can watch something without it.
I would prefer an anime with no beautiful women. To me, this will be inovator, in fact.
Jun 27, 2019 4:10 PM by Luisito14
no handsome men
Ha, he knows the audience he doesn't want to attract.
Jun 27, 2019 3:08 PM by syncrogazer
"Oshii commented that there will be no handsome men and that it will have a serious take on the girl-meets-girl theme."
K u got me there
added to PTW
And u lost me here.
Is handsome men really a prerequisite though lol. I like it too but I can watch something without it.
Jun 27, 2019 3:02 PM by Auron
Girl meets girl theme
Sounds good but it sucks that we're gonna have to wait until spring 2020 that's so far away
Jun 27, 2019 12:27 PM by Cinnamon_toast
Jun 27, 2019 11:36 AM by ryuunbj
Jun 27, 2019 10:06 AM by An_Alt
"Oshii commented that there will be no handsome men and that it will have a serious take on the girl-meets-girl theme."
K u got me there
added to PTW
And u lost me here.
Jun 27, 2019 8:14 AM by Luisito14
K u got me there
added to PTW
Jun 27, 2019 2:30 AM by EnkiViral
Jun 27, 2019 2:16 AM by Cnon
The artwork reminds me of Jun Mochizuki's character designs a lot. I'm diggin' it.
Jun 26, 2019 11:05 PM by Myst
@Open-Dice It still owes a lot to Takahashi, the manga is already pretty fun.
Jun 26, 2019 10:27 PM by Rei_III
Jun 26, 2019 10:12 PM by Haunt-bot
The protagonist looks really cute
Jun 26, 2019 8:05 PM by Claptrap
Jun 26, 2019 3:28 PM by Pyro
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