Blood Hound (manga) explained

Blood Hound
Ja Kanji:夜型愛人専門店−ブラッドハウンド−DX
Ja Romaji:Yorugata Aijin Senmonten -Buraddo Haundo- DX
Genre:Drama, Psychological, Romance
Type:manga
Author:Kaori Yuki
Publisher:Hakusensha
Demographic:Shōjo
Magazine:Bessatsu Hana to Yume,
Hana to Yume
First:January 2003
Last:January 2005
Volumes:1
Type:drama
Vampire Host
Network:TV Tokyo
First:April 4, 2004
Last:June 27, 2004
Episodes:12

, also known as Vampire Host, is a manga by Kaori Yuki. Appearing as a serial in the Japanese manga magazines Hana to Yume and Bessatsu Hana to Yume, the chapters of Blood Hound were compiled into a bound volume and published by Hakusensha in June 2004. Two more chapters followed in the January 2005 and August 2010 issues of Bessatsu Hana to Yume, as did a re-release in August 2010.

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.

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.

Characters

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki, Blood Hound debuted in the Japanese monthly manga magazine Bessatsu Hana to Yume in the January 2003 issue.[1] The second chapter ran in the May 2004 issue of Bessatsu Hana to Yume,[2] while the third appeared in the ninth issue of its biweekly sister magazine, Hana to Yume, for 2004.[3] Hakusensha compiled the chapters into a bound volume and published it on 5 June 2004.[4] Two more chapters later appeared in the January 2005 and August 2010 issues of Bessatsu Hana to Yume,[5] [6] and a re-release of the manga followed on 19 August 2010.[4]

Blood Hound has been translated into French by Tonkam,[7] Italian by Panini Comics,[8] and German by Carlsen Comics.[9]

TV Drama

Blood Hound was adapted into a twelve episode TV drama as starring Minako Komukai and TSUBASA GACKY.[10]

Wint DVD releases
VolumeReleasedDiscsEpisodes
1August 27, 2004[11] 12
2August 27, 2004[12] 14
3August 27, 2004[13] 13
4August 27, 2004[14] 13
Box setAugust 27, 2004[15] 412

Bandai Entertainment licensed the drama and released the episodes in three volumes from April 17, 2007, to August 21, 2007.

Bandai Entertainment DVD releases
VolumeReleasedDiscsEpisodes
1April 17, 2007[16] 14
2June 13, 2007[17] 14
3August 21, 2007[18] 14

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030119035219/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/hanayume_b/hyb0301.html. 別冊花とゆめ 2003年 1月号. Bessatsu Hana to Yume. Hakusensha. 19 January 2003. Japanese. 5 July 2019.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041207095552/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/hanayume_b/hyb0405.html. 別冊花とゆめ 2004年 5月号. Bessatsu Hana to Yume. Hakusensha. 7 December 2004. Japanese. 5 July 2019.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040406003115/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/hanayume/hy04v09.html. 花とゆめ 2004年 9号. Hana to Yume. Hakusensha. 6 April 2004. Japanese. 5 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Yuki Kaori Official Web – Products. Kaori Yuki. Japanese. 5 July 2019.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041111062233/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/hanayume_b/hyb0501.html. 別冊花とゆめ 2005年 1月号. Bessatsu Hana to Yume. Hakusensha. 11 November 2004. Japanese. 5 July 2019.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20100702150028/http://betsuhana.com/. 別冊花とゆめ. Bessatsu Hana to Yume. Hakusensha. 2 July 2010. Japanese. 5 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Kaori Yuki Collection. Tonkam. French. 29 July 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090925042103/http://www.editions-tonkam.com/serie.php?id=109. 25 September 2009.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160310024707/http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/collane_dettaglio?id=1114. Kaori Yuki Presents. 10 March 2016. Italian. Panini Comics. 25 June 2019.
  9. Web site: Blood Hound von Kaori Yuki. Blood Hound from Kaori Yuki. Carlsen Comics. German. 29 July 2009.
  10. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=320185. ja:ヴァンパイアホスト ～夜型愛人専門店～. All Cinema. 2013-09-11. Japanese.
  11. Web site: Vampire Host Vol.1 TV Drama . CD Japan. 23 October 2009.
  12. Web site: Vampire Host Vol.2 TV Drama . CD Japan. 23 October 2009.
  13. Web site: Vampire Host Vol.3 TV Drama . CD Japan. 23 October 2009.
  14. Web site: Vampire Host Vol.4 TV Drama . CD Japan. 23 October 2009.
  15. Web site: Vampire Host DVD Box TV Drama . CD Japan. 23 October 2009.
  16. Web site: Bloodhound: The Vampire Gigolo (V.1) . Bandai Entertainment. 29 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100314101619/http://www.bandai-ent.com/products/video_details1fa1.html?id=656 . 2010-03-14 . dead.
  17. Web site: Blood Hound: The Vampire Gigolo (V.2) . Bandai Entertainment. 23 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080422022246/http://www.bandai-ent.com/products/video_detailsff52.html?id=669 . 2008-04-22 . dead.
  18. Web site: Blood Hound: The Vampire Gigolo (V.3) . Bandai Entertainment. 29 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080422021105/http://www.bandai-ent.com/products/video_details9114.html?id=684 . 2008-04-22 . dead.

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