Summary
Vampires are some of the most fascinating creatures in fiction, with an enduring popularity that extends to anime as well. Vampires represent the duality of humanity, as they can be both wild and seductive, and both of these aspects have been adopted by anime series. Vampires can play many different roles in the story, from monstrous villains to cursed lovers.
The Best vampires in anime popular not only when Halloween approaches but all year round. Monsters that prey on humans, drink their blood, and turn them into undead have been part of the mythology of many cultures for millennia. The universal human fear of illness, death, and what might lurk in the dark has created one of the most recognizable character types of all time.
There are no vampires in Japanese folklore – at least not in the traditional Western sense – but since the creature’s introduction into early cinema, many media have happily embraced it. it, including anime. From sexy and seductive to wild and ferocious, the anime has created some truly unique takes on vampires, while remaining faithful to their core image.
10 Servamps
Servamp (2016) – Available on Crunchyroll, Funimation and Amazon Prime
One of the best dark fantasy anime revolves around the concept of vampires being the embodiment of humanity’s worst sins. Mahiru Hirota learns this the hard way when he stumbles across the Servamps family, seven ancient vampires, each the embodiment of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. They were the first vampires created and the most powerful.
Servamps can switch between human and animal forms at will, although sunlight will force the transformation. Each uses a variety of personal powers in battle, from Hyde’s swordsmanship to Kuro’s claws and spikes. Unlike other vampires who control human servants, Servamp is required to contract with humansor Eva, to survive.
9 Alucard
Hellsing: Ultimate (2006) – Available on Hulu
Alucard may be the most famous anime vampire today. Like the original Alucard in the 1943 film Son of Dracula, this name is an alias for his true identity as Count Dracula. Just like the original Alucard, he is an immortal devoted to one woman, whom he will do anything to protect: in his case Integra Hellsing, whom he has been protecting her since she was a child.
Decades later, he remains the ace of the Hellsing organization, his immense power terrifying both his enemies and allies. Alucard can do everything from walking through walls to shapeshifting to using a variety of psychic abilities, in addition to the standard vampire strength and incredible speed. With his most powerful attack, he can summon literally every person he has ever killed, unleashing a legion of magical beasts. He drinks blood, but will not die without it, only fall into a dormant state.
8 Blood Breeds – Kekkai Sensen
Kekkai Sensen (2015) – Available on Crunchyroll
Hellsalem’s Lot – formerly known as New York City – is plagued by many terrifying creatures. The vampire equivalent is the Blood Breeds, monsters with magic built into their DNA, giving them superhuman strength, speed, and the ability to recover from attacks. They do not produce a reflection, making them difficult to detect before it is too late.
They lack many of the traditional weaknesses of vampires, even if they use many other magical abilities. Leonardo Watch’s ability to see their true names is a game-breaker for Libra, allowing stronger heroes to seal them away. Although Blood Breeds are often considered cruel and callous, some are capable of showing sincere affection, such as the one KK bumps into while appearing at his daughter’s Parents’ Day in school.
7 Shiki
Shiki (2010) – Available on Crunchyroll
Sometimes, the cruelest vampires take root in the most unlikely places. In the sleepy seaside town of Sotoba, the arrival of the mysterious Kirishiki family to the abandoned castle in the nearby forest brings one disappearance after another. Now, the survivors must fight to avoid being overrun by the undead.
Literally translated as “demon corpse,” shiki turns humans into one of them by draining their blood. Immortal and invulnerable to injury, shiki have keen senses and the ability to hypnotize people. Shiki are easy to spot if you know what you’re looking for, but exceptionally powerful humans arise called jinrou, which are not only indistinguishable from humans but also lack the weaknesses of shiki as vulnerable to sunlight.
6D
Vampire Hunter D (1985) – Available on Amazon Prime Video
Half-vampires like D often have it the worst. Born to a human mother and a vampire father, D has been shunned all his life because of his heritage, despite his constant efforts to protect humanity from the monsters that roam the wasteland that Earth has become. However, he will not stop: he believes that it is not in his nature to lead a peaceful life.
During his long immortal life, D became so skilled with the sword that his attacks were fast enough to negate the regeneration abilities of pure-blood vampires. Even ignoring the power of his parasitic left hand, he is superhumanly strong, agile, and agile, is resistant to psychic attacks, and can turn others into his slaves by biting them. D suffers from traditional vampire weaknesses, with his signature large hat protecting him from sunlight.
The film’s sequel, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, was released in 2000.
5 I am Otonashi and Diva
Blood+ (2005) – Available on Tubi
Because scientists experimented on them as children, giving Saya a normal life as well as imprisoning and torturing Diva, two of the most beautiful twins in anime never had the chance to form. into any sisterly relationship. Instead, they were locked in brutal combat. Diva is the leader of the bat-like chiroptera and Saya, raised as a human, fights to destroy all of her kind.
Despite the differences in Diva’s personality and feelings towards Saya between the manga and anime, her powers as the chiropteran queen remain consistent. She has the usual super speed and strength, is bulletproof, and her singing voice can turn infected people into chiropterans. Saya is a skilled swordswoman once she regains her memories and is capable of even greater and bloodier destruction than Diva once her instincts take over.
4 Noah Archives
Vanitas Case Study (2021) – Available on Hulu and Crunchyroll
It takes a vampire – and sometimes, his trusty “vampire doctor” – to cure the vampirism. Noé’s quest for the legendary cursed Book of Vanitas is undertaken by Vanitas’s self-proclaimed successor. This new Vanitas is determined to use the book to help others, and to that end, he and Noé set out to cure the mysterious disease that drives vampires crazy.
Noé is as friendly and gentle a vampire as you can hope to meet, but cross him and that can quickly go out the window. He is a powerful melee fighter, but even though he was taught to rewrite the World Formula, actually trying to bend the laws of physics makes him nauseous. He inherits the ability to read anyone’s memories by drinking his clan’s bloodand as the sole survivor, the only vampire in the world who can do so.
3 Zero Kiryuu And Kaname Kuran
Vampire Knight (2008) – Available on Hulu, Peacock, and Hoopla
In one of the best fantasy shoujo, Zero and Kaname are opponents of Yuuki Cross, who is said to have been human before awakening as a pure-blood vampire. Vampire Knight’s plot is heavy with hostility between humans, pureblood vampires, and other vampire classes. with the main trio irreversibly caught up in it all.
Zero struggles with turning himself into a Class E vampire, but it still gives him an advantage in hunting vampires, with the ability to sense other vampires and increase his healing rate. Kaname, as a pureblood who has existed for millennia, has a variety of special powers, including but not limited to mind control, telekinesis, shapeshifting, and ghost creation animal. Both can steal the powers of other vampires by drinking their blood and frequently use this method to become stronger.
2 Mikaela Hyakuya
Seraph Of The End (2015) – Available on Hulu and Apple TV+
Mika didn’t want to become a vampire, hating them for killing his entire adoptive family and enslaving humanity, but he had no choice in the matter, and now he fights on the side of the vampires. The vampire turned him into a monster. His trauma has left him far removed from the cheerful child he once was: he is now a cold and stoic killer.
Because he hasn’t drank human blood yet, Mika is only half vampirebut still holds terrifying power. Being transformed by an Ancestor and continuing to drink her blood gives him an advantage over even older vampires, and he powers his sword by feeding it his own blood me. He distrusts both vampires and humans and only cares about protecting Yuichirou.
1 Dio Brando – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012) – Available on Netflix
Newcomers to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure may be surprised to discover that vampires feature prominently in the first few parts of the story. Although Dio is not the ancestor of all vampires (that honor belongs to Kars from Battle Tendency), his rejection of humanity is the turning point of Phantom Blood and one of the most shocking moments in JoJo . Using the Stone Mask, he escapes punishment for his crimes and continues to gleefully get worse.
Even though he initially only had the powers of a “standard” vampire, Dio becomes even stronger after awakening Stand, The World, Something that has the power to stop time. Despite Jotaro defeating him at the end of Stardust Crusaders, finally ending Dio’s curse on Joestar’s family, the villain’s legacy continues. His son, Giorno Giovanna, is the main protagonist of season 5, Golden Wind, while his crazy follower, Father Pucci, is the main antagonist of season 6, Stone Ocean. Two alternate versions of Dio even return in Steel Ball Run.
Vampires remain one of the most famous creatures in fiction for a reason. They are extremely versatile, easily used to represent whatever the story needs, and can play a variety of roles, from monsters to cursed lovers. lovers. Everything from their powers to the way they drink blood can be made unique in the hands of a creative author, making Vampires some of the best characters in anime also.
Servamp
Maid
Alucard
Hellsing: Supreme
Like blood
Kekkai Sensen
Shiki
Shiki
D
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodthirsty
I am Otonashi and Diva
Blood+
Noah Archives
Case study of Vanitas
Zero Kiryuu and Kaname Kuran
Vampire Knight
Mikaela Hyakuya
Seraph of the end
Dio Brando
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure