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The Case Study of Vanitas (TV)

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Alternative title:
Vanitas no Carte (Japanese)
ヴァニタスの手記 (Japanese)
Genres: supernatural
Themes: vampires
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: In a steampunk version of late 19th century Paris, humans and vampires have come to coexist relatively peacefully, largely because humans believe they were all wiped out. There are a few cases, however, where a vampire appears to go rogue and prey upon his human neighbors once more. There is only one man who seems to know both the reason and the cure for this madness, a man calling himself a “vampire doctor,” Vanitas. When young vampire Noé comes to Paris at the behest of his master, he comes into with Vanitas, who appears to be nothing more than a silly young man. Oh, how appearances can be deceiving… (from manga)
Ratings: 358 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 33 votes (sub:33)
 Excellent: 57 votes (sub:51, dub:5, others:1
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Very good: 108 votes (sub:98, dub:7, others:3
1 Russian dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Good: 71 votes (sub:59, dub:8, others:4
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 37 votes (sub:33, dub:4)
 So-so: 19 votes (sub:18, dub:1)
 Not really good: 15 votes (sub:15)
 Weak: 8 votes (sub:8)
 Bad: 8 votes (sub:8)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 553 s, rank: #1993 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.324 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.8734, rank: #2589 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.333 (Good+), rank: #2348 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.76 / seen some: 7.15 / won't finish: 4.35)
Bayesian estimate: 7.338 (Good+), rank: #2056 (of 7635)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage:
2021-07-02
2021-08-06 to 2021-10-22 (Brazil, Funimation) 
Opening Theme:
"Sora to Utsuro" by sasanomaly
Ending Theme:
#1: "0 (zero)" by LMYK
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    The Case Study of Vanitas - Season 1 Part 1 (Blu-ray) 2022-12-06 (from $38.49)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tomoyuki Itamura
Series Composition: Deko Akao
Script:
Deko Akao (9 episodes
eps 1-5, 7, 10-12
)

Takayo Ikami (eps 6, 8-9)
Storyboard:
Tomoyuki Itamura (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-7, 12
)

Yoshiyuki Asai (ep 10)
Episode Director:
Yoshifumi Sasahara (eps 6, 12)
Unit Director:
Tetsuya Miyanishi (OP)
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Original creator: Jun Mochizuki
Character Design: Yoshiyuki Itō
Art Director: Shingo Kanai
Chief Animation Director: Yoshiyuki Itō
Animation Director:
Naoto Abe (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 10, 12
)

Satomi Kani (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)

Yuzuki Sano (ep 11)
Art design: Shūhei Tada
3D Director: Takuma Miyake
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Director of Photography: Yingying Zhang
Producer:
Shōta Komatsu

2nd Key Animation:
Haruka Itou (伊藤榛花; 7 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-6, 8-9
)

Miyū Ōkubo (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 10
)

Yuri Takasaki (ep 3)
Art Boards: Eiko Tsunadō
Assistant Chief Animation Director:
Tomoyo Nakayama (eps 8-12)
Assistant producer:
Noriko Fujimoto
Avant-Title Coloring: Yume Ukai (ep 1)
Avant-Title Director: Yūtarō Kubo (ep 1)
Chief Producer:
Ryuji Abe
Color design: Izumi Takizawa
Design Cooperation:
Nayumi Okashiwa (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 12
)

Yoshino Matsumoto (ep 5)
Editing:
Rie Matsubara
Finish Animation: Ryō Taba (Wish; ep 10)
Key Animation:
Arisa Hoshina (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-6, 8, 10
)

Yoshikazu Tomita (OP; 5 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 9-10
)

Zayd Ghassan (ep 11)
Music producer: Yasunori Mori
Planning:
Yosuke Matsuda
Planning Assistant:
Yuko Nakajima
Production Advancement:
Takumi Fukasawa (eps 4, 8)
Production Desk: Takuya Ogawa
Production Desk Assistant: Gen Kondō
Prop Design: Shinpei Ishibashi
Setting Production: Youhei Tsuchiya
Sound Effects:
Shizuo Kurahashi (Sound Box)
Sub-Character Design: Tomoyo Nakayama
Theme Song Performance:
sasanomaly (OP)
Visual Concept: Izumi Takizawa
Kaito Ishikawa as Noé Archiviste
Natsuki Hanae as Vanitas

Ai Kayano as Dominique
Akira Ishida as Teacher
Inori Minase as Jeanne
Kengo Kawanishi as Roland
Kōji Yusa as Johann
Miyu Komaki as Murr
Shino Shimoji as Luca
Tarō Kiuchi as Dante
Tomoaki Maeno as Olivier
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Ruthven

Arisa Kiyoto as
Gilles (ep 5)
Nox (eps 2-3, 8)
Arisa Maesako as Catherine's mother (eps 4, 6)
Arisa Sakuraba as Lady B (ep 1)
Ayaka Nanase as Young Noé (eps 4-5)
Ayako Takeuchi as Lady A (ep 1)
Ayumu Murase as Astolfo
Emiri Suyama as Fanny (ep 5)
Hiromichi Tezuka as Gentleman B (ep 1)
Itaru Yamamoto as Orlok (eps 2-3, 8)
Itsuki Kurita as
Fred (ep 5)
Manet (eps 2-3, 8)
Kaori Nazuka as Naenia (eps 1, 3-6)
Kōsuke Tanabe as Attendee C (ep 4)
Kouzou Douzaka as Moreau (eps 9-10)
Masaaki Ihara as Attendee B (ep 4)
Mikako Komatsu as Mikhail (ep 10)
Miyu Komaki as Mina (ep 5)
Miyuri Shimabukuro as Louis (5 episodes
eps 2-3, 5-6, 12
)
Natsumi Fujiwara as Fairytale Vanitas (ep 1)
Noriko Shitaya as Amelia (eps 1, 3, 11)
Rie Kugimiya as Chloe (ep 12)
Riho Kuma as
Catherine's sister (eps 4, 6)
Child (ep 11)
Riche
Romi Park as Vampire of the Blue Moon (ep 10)
Ryōsuke Hara as
Chasseur C (ep 9)
Guest B (ep 6)
Luca's subordinate A (ep 4)
Security guard (eps 1, 8)
Thomas Berneux (eps 2-3)
Ryūnosuke Watanuki as
Chasseur (ep 8)
Gentleman A (ep 1)
Georges (eps 9-10, 12)
Guest A (ep 6)
Luca's subordinate B (ep 4)
Man (ep 11)
Policeman (ep 2)
Satoshi Tsuruoka as Masked man (bird) (ep 4)
Sayaka Kikuchi as Catherine (eps 4, 6)
Setsuo Itō as Chasseur A (ep 9)
Shunichi Maki as
Attendee A (ep 4)
Chasseur B (ep 9)
Takuya Nakashima as
Gentleman C (ep 1)
Masked man (spider) (4 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 12
)
Yōji Ueda as Marquis Machina (ep 4)
Yōko Hikasa as Veronica
Yume Miyamoto as Maria (eps 8-10)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Studio Massket (7 episodes
eps 3-4, 7, 9-12
)

Yokohama Animation Lab (ep 2)
Animation Production: BONES
Background Art: Kusanagi
Background Art Cooperation:
Yostar Pictures (ep 1)
Finish Animation: Wish
In-Between Animation:
Weilai Animation (eps 1-3)
Key Animation:
Studio Massket (eps 5-6, 8)
Production:
Square Enix
Sound Effects: Sound Box
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: David Wald
Translation: Jason Franzman
ADR Script: Katelyn Barr

ADR Prep: James Baker
ADR Script Supervisor: Bonny Clinkenbeard
Assistant ADR Engineer:
Paul Cline
Lead ADR Engineer:
Victor Acosta
Mix Engineer: James Tipps
Subtitle Timing: Krzysztof Kunc (Aniplus Asia)
Stephen Fu as Noé Archiviste
Zeno Robinson as Vanitas

Alexis Tipton as Dominique
Dani Chambers as Luca
Ian Sinclair as Dante
Jason Douglas as Ruthven
John Burgmeier as Teacher
Josh Grelle as Johann
Marianne Bray as Murr
Molly Searcy as Jeanne
Ricco Fajardo as Roland

Alex Mai as Manet (eps 2-3, 8)
Amber Lee Connors as Fanny (ep 5)
Brandon McInnis as Astolfo (ep 12)
Brina Palencia as Chloe (ep 12)
Brittney Karbowski as Maria (eps 8-10)
Bryson Baugus as Mikhail (ep 10)
Cassie Ewulu as Catherine's Mother (eps 4, 6)
Chris Guerrero as Monsieur Spider (4 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 12
)
Ciarán Strange as Louis (eps 2-3, 5-6)
Cris George as Orlok (eps 2-3, 8)
Hayden Daviau as Amelia (eps 1, 3, 11)
Howard Wang as Gilles (ep 5)
Jason Marnocha as Francis Varney (Marquis Machina; ep 4)
Katelyn Barr as Nox (eps 2-3, 8)
Kellen Goff as The Shadow (ep 10)
Luci Christian as Riche
Marcus D. Stimac as Georges (eps 9-10, 12)
Marissa Lenti as Vampire of the Blue Moon (ep 10)
Mary Morgan as Young Noé (eps 4-5)
Michelle Marie as Catherine (eps 4, 6)
Monica Rial as Veronica
Phil Parsons as Gano the Plauge Doctor (ep 4)
Ry McKeand as Fred (ep 5)
Sarah Wiedenheft as Mina (ep 5)
Scott Gibbs as Dr. Moreau (eps 9-10)
Steph Garrett as Catherine's Sister (eps 4, 6)
Tia Ballard as Naenia (eps 1, 3-6)
Tyler Walker as Thomas Berneaux (eps 2-3)
Xanthe Huynh as Vanitas of the Blue Moon (ep 1)

English companies
Broadcaster: Aniplus Asia
Internet Streaming:
Wakanim (Scandinavia)
French staff
French cast
Dubbing Director: Cécile Florin
Translation: Benjamin Moro (Wakanim)

Adaptation: Emmanuel Pettini
Proofreading: Adam Plaza (Wakanim)
Publication: Jelizaveta Stolarova (Wakanim)
Sound Engineer:
Stefano Paganini
Spotting: Charlotte Colart (Wakanim)
Supervision: Sarah Leclère (Wakanim)
Brieuc Lemaire as Vanitas
Maxym Anciaux as Noé Archiviste

Cécile Florin as
Louis de Sade (/ep 12)
Lucas Oriflamme
Fabian Finkels as Dante
Karim Barras as Lord Ruthven
Ludivine Deworst as Dominique de Sade
Sophia Atman as Jeanne
Thibaut Delmotte as Roland Fortis

Alexandre Crépet as
Nenia
Professeur de Noé
Audrey D'Hulstere as Veronica de Sade
Bruno Buidin as Georges (eps 9-10, 12)
Bruno Georis as Parks Orlok (eps 2-3, 8)
Fabian Finkels as Louis de Sade
Helena Coppejans as
Amélia (eps 1-3, 11)
Astolphe Granatum (ep 12)
Chloé (ep 12)
Lise Leclercq as
Nox (eps 2-3, 8)
Trix (eps 2-3, 8)
Marie Braam as Mina (ep 5)
Maxime Donnay as Olivier (eps 10, 12)
Olivier premel as Dr. Moreau (eps 9-10)
Pierre Le Bec as
Johann
Manet (eps 2-3)
Pierre Lognay as Masque Araignée
Raphaëlle Bruneau as Mikail (ep 10)
Simon Duprez as Marquis Machina (ep 4)
Sophia Atman as Maria (eps 8-10)
Thibaut Delmotte as Fred (ep 5)

French companies
Dubbing: Hiventy
Internet Streaming: Wakanim
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Alejandra Delint
Translation: Olinca Hidalgo
Ricardo Bautista as Vanitas
Victor Ugarte as Noé Archiviste

Azul Valadez as Chloé D'Apchier
Betzabe Jara as Veronica de Sade
Carlo Vázquez as Roland Fortis
Dafnis Fernández as August Ruthven
Daniel del Roble as Olivier
Daniel Lacy as Dante
Gerardo García as Teacher
Gerardo Ortega as Johann
Iván Bastidas as Astolfo Granatum
Karen Vallejo as Dominique de Sade
Lourdes Arruti as Jeanne
Sergio Maya as Luca Oriflamme

Carlos Siller as Mikhail (ep 10)
Dan Osorio as Masked man (Spider) (4 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 12
)
Enrique Cervantes as Parks Orlok (eps 2-3, 8)
Jared Mendoza as Louis de Sade (5 episodes
eps 2-3, 5-6, 12
)
Olinca Hidalgo as Maria (eps 8-10)
Rosalinda Marquez as Naenia (eps 1, 3-6)
Santos Alberto as Doctor Moreau (eps 9-10)

Spanish companies
Dubbing Studio: VSI Mexico City
Internet Streaming: FUNimation Entertainment (Latin America)
Licensed by: FUNimation Entertainment (Latin America)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
Italian cast
(none)
German staff
German cast
Dubbing Director:
Toni Michael Sattler
Translation: Carina Dallmeier
Kaya Malin Kröger as Mikhaïl
Tim Kreuer as Vanitas
Toni Michael Sattler as Noé Archiviste

Maik Degner as Johann
Malin Steffen as Luca
Marnie Aramruck as Dominique de Sade
Vincent Fallow as Dante

Achim Buch as Graf Orlock (02-03)
Annika Tenter as Richie (02-03)
Brian Sommer as Gilles (05)
Caroline Werner as Veronica de Sade (04, 06)
Christos Topulos as Thomas Berneux (02-03)
Flemming Stein as Manet (02-03)
Jana Dunja Gries as Fanny (05)
Jannika Jira as Mina (05)
Kaya Malin Kröger as Fred (05)
Leonie Landa as Amelia Ruth (01-03)
Malin Steffen as Märchen-Vanitas (01)
Manuela Bäcker as
Naenia (01, 03-06)
Nox (02-03)
Nina Witt as Louis (02-03, 05-06)
Samina König as Catherine (04, 06)
German companies
Internet Streaming: Wakanim (German-speaking countries)
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Wakanim (Russian-speaking countries)
Russian cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Dubbing Director: Bernardo Berro
Translation: Arnaldo Santini

Pre-Mixing: Augusto de Souza
Production Coordination: Bruno Sangregório
Programming: Luana Stteger
Recording engineer:
Pedro Del Rio
Sound Mixing: Lucas Mendes
Technical Coordination: Anderson Carvalho
Leandro Luna as Noé Archiviste
Renan Alonso as Vanitas

André Rinaldi as Roland Fortis
Bernardo Berro as Dante
Celso Henrique as Olivier
Fellipe Defall as Johann
Fernanda Baronne as Jeanne
Filipe Teófilo as Teacher
Flávia Saddy as Veronica de Sade
Hellen Vasconcellos as Dominique de Sade
Luana Stteger as Riche
Lucas Almeida as Alfonso Granatum
Mariana Pozatto as Louis de Sade

Arnaldo Santini as Manet
Arthur Machado as Dr. Mareau
Augusto de Souza as Naenia
Camilla Aylla as Fanny (eps 2, 5)
Fabio Campos as Georges
Fernando Prado as Thomas Berneux (2-3)
Glaucia Franchi as Amélia (eps 1-3)
Júnior Nannetti as Monsieur Spider
Lorenzo Tarantelli as Noé (child)
Luana Stteger as Mina (ep 5)
Mari Haruno as Nox
Marina Santana as
Mikhail
Vampire of the Blue Moon
Nathalia Guilen as Catherine (eps 4, 6)
Reinaldo Rodriguez as Marquis Maquina (ep 4)
Ricardo Juarez as Parks Orlok (eps 2-3)
Sandra Feltrin as Catherine's Mom (eps 4, 6)
Stephany Custodi as Chloé d'Apchier
Thiago Córdova as Fred (ep 5)
Tiaggo Guimarães as August Ruthven

Portuguese companies
Dubbing Studio: Dubrasil
Internet Streaming: FUNimation Entertainment (Brazil)
Licensed by: FUNimation Entertainment (Brazil)

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