A new TV anime was announced in January 2023 with the adaptation of The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess light novels. The original work comes from Kotei Kobayashi with Richu that’s handled by GA Bunko. The property has ten volumes out as of January 2023 with Yen Press releasing it in English.
With a formal premiere date of October 7th, 2023 and HIDIVE simulcasting it, the latest update has come in on the show with a focus on the English dub. The dub saw its premiere on April 15th, 2024 at 1:00 pm EDT with new episodes coming out weekly for it. HIDIVE has now put together a new trailer with the dub as the focus which is definitely welcome to see promoted.
The English dub has John Swasey as the ADR director working from the scripts by Kalin Black.
The English cast includes:
- Brittney Karbowski as Komari
- Donna Bella Litton as Villhaze
- Andrew Love as Belius
- Annie Wild as Melca
- Brandon Hearnsberger as Armand
- Greg Ayres as Meliaconcey
- Jack Stansbury as Yohann
- Kira Vincent-Davis as Karen
- Natalie Rial as Millicent
- Scott Gibbs as Caostel
- Cyrus Rodas as Bucephalus
Additional voices include Andrew Love, Annie Wild, Brandon Hearnsberger, Courtland Johnson, Cyrus Rodas, John Gremillion, John Hallmark, Josh Swasey, and Kyle Colby Jones.
The show is directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa with series composition by Keiichiro Ochi. Tomoyuki Shitaya is handling the character designs with project No. 9 handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Tomori Kusunoki as Terakomari Gandesblood
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Villhaze
- Yoko Hikasa as Karen Helvetius
- Miyuri Shimabukuro as Karla Amatsu
- Fairouz Ai as Nelia Cunningham
- Manaka Iwami as Sakuna Memoir
- Sora Amamiya as Millicent Bluenight
- Reina Ueda as Melca Tiano
- Saku Mizuno as Tio Flat
- Rina Hidaka as Gertrude
- Hina Kino as Koharu Minenaga
- Natsuki Hanae as Kaoster
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Bellius Innu Kelborough
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Meleconshi
- Yusuke Kobayashi as Johan Heldas
- Jun Fukushima as Alman Gundisvlad
The opening theme song was revealed with “Red Liberation” as performed by fripSide while the ending theme song “Nemurenai feat. Kusunoki Tomori” performed by MIMiNARI.
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Plot Concept:
Three years into her life as a shut-in, vampire Terakomari Gandesblood (Komari for short), awakens to find she’s been appointed as a Commander in the Mulnite Imperial Army! The thing is, her new unit consists solely of belligerent ruffians who revolt against their superiors at the slightest hint of weakness. Although Komari hails from a line of vampires as powerful as they are prestigious, her refusal to drink blood has made her the picture of mediocrity—scrawny, un-coordinated, and inept at magic. With the odds stacked against her, will the help of her trusty (and slightly infatuated) maid Vill be enough for this recluse to blunder her way to success? Or will Komari rue the day she ever left the safety of her room?
