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Vampire in the Garden (Vanpaia in za Gāden)
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The Vampire Dies in no Time – Dear John!
Sometimes and anime is just fun. Nothing else and that's o.k. The Vampire Dies in no Time is fun and also has John!
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The great vampire hunter Ronaldo confronts the legendary vampire Dralc, only to discover he’s a total pushover. Somehow this leads to Dralc joining Ronaldo’s vampire hunting agency, and…
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Unlike the other Shinkai novels I’ve read, I had no familiarity with The Garden of Words. But according to Shinkai’s comments, the film is 46 minutes, and to…
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Blood: The Last Vampire (2001) Vampire fiction often brings an erotic sub-text along with the horror but Blood: The Last Vampire focuses on the dread. Not only because…
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