7 /10 1 Votes
Volumes 1 First episode date 4 April 2004 | 7/10 Original network TV Tokyo Adaptations Vampire Host (2004) Number of episodes 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Drama, Psychological, Romance Original run January 2003 – June 2004 Similar Koishite Akuma, Meine Liebe, Princess Princess D, Atashinchi no Danshi, Orthros no Inu |
Blood Hound (Japanese: 夜型愛人専門店−ブラッドハウンド−DX, Hepburn: Yorugata Aijin Senmonten -Buraddo Haundo- DX) is a manga by Kaori Yuki. Appearing as a serial in the Japanese magazine Hana to Yume, the chapters of Blood Hound were compiled into one tankōbon volume, published by Hakusensha on June 5, 2004. It focuses on a naive, loudmouthed teenager named Rion, who investigates a host club full of vampires when she suspects they must be related to the disappearance of a lot of people in the neighborhood, including her best friend. In the process she begins to befriend them, especially the leader Suou, with whom she develops a romantic relationship. Ultimately, she figures out the vampires are not the cause of the disappearances, but her adventures with the vampires are only beginning.
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Vampire Host is a live-action television drama series loosely based on this manga. The series has been licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment under the title of Bloodhound.
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Manga
Written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki, Blood Hound was published by Hakusensha on June 5, 2004.
Blood Hound is also licensed in French by Tonkam, and German by Carlsen Comics.
TV Drama
Blood Hound was adapted into a twelve episode TV drama as Vampire Host (ヴァンパイアホスト ~夜型愛人専門店~) starring Minako Komukai and TSUBASA GACKY.
Bandai Entertainment licensed the drama and released the episodes in three volumes from April 17, 2007, to August 21, 2007.