Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu

Vampires are known to have many weaknesses that balance out their incredible power, but the vampire lord Draluc happens to be weak to pretty much anything.

The vampire hunter Ronald receives a job to infiltrate the castle of the so-called "Invincible Progenitor" and rescue a woman's son from the monster within. But upon arriving, he is dumbfounded to discover that the vampire quickly turns to ash by something as trivial as a clap of his hands! Moreover, the child he was sent to save had merely wandered in to play the vampire lord's video games while he slept!

In a disastrous turn of events, Draluc's castle is destroyed, and the fragile vampire decides to move in with the hunter who has only just defeated him. Ronald, Draluc, and the vampire's pet armadillo John form quite the eccentric team as they are forced to work together while fending off Ronald's violent editor, the lesser vampires plaguing the city, and even their fellow vampire hunters.

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John Main

Tamura, Mutsumi Japanese

Draluc Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Ronald Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Hinaichi Supporting

Hioka, Natsumi Japanese

Handa, Tou Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Fukuma Supporting

Toki, Shunichi Japanese

Satetsu Supporting

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Japanese

Maria Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Tsujigiri, Nagiri Supporting

Seki, Toshihiko Japanese

Y-dan Ojisan Supporting

Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Ogata, Mitsuhiro Producer

Yoshida, Yuuki Producer

Danno, Yoshito Producer

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Dec 13, 2024

joemaamah

Recommended

When I first watched this, it was the sub, as I almost exclusively do subs. I only made it through 3 eps and dropped it. Because, frankly the sub sucks for this title. I restarted it in the English dub, and my opinion swung 180°. The English cast and direction make this so campy, it's damned near adorable. I was laughing out loud nearly every episode, or at least finished the episode with a dopey grin on my face. One of the extremely rare anime titles where the dub totally outshines the sub.

The artwork here is nothing to write home about. It's below average, ... as is the animation. The narrative writing bounces around from one goofball situation to another. Don't expect much, if any, plot at all. The character writing is kind of up in the air, depending on the actors' renditions. They were kind of boring in the Japanese. The English cast made them so goofball as to be highly entertaining, and even kind of realistic, in a klutzy way. It's stumbling, bumbling slapstick giggles.

The Japanese VA rendition was not very entertaining because it seemed the VAs themselves didn't get the humor. The English cast, though, not only gets it, they embrace it. They are having as much fun with the material as you are. Be aware this can get pretty bawdy, so I'd not call it appropriate for younger kids.

So while the sub bites, the dub is so bloody well done. If the graphics had been even mediocre, I would have given this a B+ or maybe even an A-. But even with the shortcomings, this easily deserves a solid B at 84/100, at least for the English dub. Don't take a stake to the heart. At least give the dub the chance it deserves, as the sub dies in no time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 6, 2024

colelouch

Recommended

I discovered this show through *Re After Recording* and decided to give it a shot, being a huge fan of both voice actors Jun Fukuyama and Tamura Mutsukimi. It turned out to be a delightful surprise! Somehow, this anime had flown completely under my radar during its seasonal broadcast, and I’d even say it’s one of the most underrated shows when it comes to comedy, parody, and gag humor.

The anime draws a lot of inspiration from horror stories and the typical vampire-hunter trope, but it flips these expectations on their head, turning it into a refreshing comedy. Instead of portraying vampires as cool and merciless ... monsters, the show presents the main vampire as the weakest creature ever. While freeloading characters are common in comedy, it’s Draluc’s interactions with others that really make his personality shine. His dynamic with the hunter guild is particularly charming. Despite the guild members’ designs resembling archetypal hero classes, they all have distinct personalities.

The show’s world-building also makes sense, like how vampire hunters adapt to survive in the modern world. Each episode is fast-paced, packing two or three gags into 20 minutes, and the jokes are clever, often combining different events or settings to enhance the humor.

One thing I particularly appreciate is how the show handles its villains. The vampires remind me of those fun villains you’d often see in Cartoon Network or Disney shows. Instead of disappearing after a single appearance, they keep returning and become a part of the world. Each villain has unique abilities, and while some moments can be cringeworthy, they make for interesting challenges for the hunters.

The character designs are innovative, too. As a football fan, I found it hilariously iconic that the main character is named Ronaldo. John, the mascot, is an absolute gem, and Draluc’s personality lets Jun Fukuyama use both his voice ranges, reminiscent of his roles as Lelouch and Watanuki, which is awesome. Overall, I had a blast with this show and can’t wait to dive into season 2!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 20, 2021

KANLen09

Mixed Feelings

If there's ONLY ONE way that I can recommend this show to all of you, please watch it just for John, the adorable South American pet armadillo that's instantaneously loved by all. It should get its own spin-off story, for real.

Comedy series can be hit or miss. Those that really dig you hard to the point of LMAOing, like Grand Blue or Asobi Asobase, or the latter that tries too hard to appeal to everyone, like this season's Shinka no Mi a.k.a The Fruit of Evolution. Where mangaka Itaru Bonnoki's work on Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu a.k.a The Vampire Dies in No Time lies at, IMO ... it is neither here nor there, as much as we're all happy to have an esteemed studio like Madhouse be back in the seasonal run. Such a mixed bag.

Humans and vampires don't really exactly have a good reputation between each other, one that's even more so when the human is a vampire hunter and the vampire is your typical Dracula-style being. But that is exactly the case between Ronaldo and Draluc, whom the former has received a hunter job that's supposed to save a kid whom has wandered into the latter's castle, only to realize that he isn't so high and mighty like the stereotypical vampire that he is. And just with something trivial as a clapping of hands, Draluc very easily turns into ash while Ronaldo gets hung up around this kid who's smarter than the both of them to infiltrate his castle just to have fun. The ramifications of all these unhinged actions, is that Draluc's home gets destroyed in the process, and has to co-live with Ronaldo in his vampire hunter office because he has nowhere else to go. The incentive that result from all these events, is the introduction of Draluc's pet armadillo named John, and that the trio makes up one hell of an unusual team as they are forced to work together to fend off the "evildoers" ranging from Ronaldo's fellow vampire hunters (that could smell out Draluc) to even his condescending editor responsible for his valiant stories of heroic deeds against lesser vampires in the city of Shin-Yokohama.

Right off the bat, you know that this show is a comedy first and foremost, and doesn't try to sugarcoat its wacky premise in basis of the time and progression. That in and of itself should give you the idea that in the world that the detective Ronaldo, vampire Draluc and armadillo John lives in, there's a wack ton of things happening concurrently, but the job is there to maintain stride and "glory" that Ronaldo is banking on: his War Chronicle series that his editor Fukuma is always trying to scourge out of the vampire hunter, because that's also both his and Ronaldo's interpersonal business relationship as well. Oh, and Ronaldo is part of the Hunters' Guild, where other vampire hunters of all forms exude their weirdness, so take that as you will. As for Draluc, he is nothing but trouble to the vampire hunter, much more to the police division where there's a specialized team of policemen under the Vampire Control division that handles both vampire hunters and the cases of lesser vampires running amok within the city, no matter their heinous and nefarious plans to oblivion. This is led mostly by Hinaichi (most people call her Hina) who seems overwhelmed with trying to spot what is Draluc's role in Ronaldo's life, only for her (like Ronaldo) to see that he's no threat at all, just yet another lesser vampire that turns into ash from the touch.

The cast of characters, when you get to know them the very first time, they're kinda of the near perfect symbol of brain-dead people, doing things that either pleasure or displeasure others to the point of them being a laughing stock. And that is certainly felt from the start. It's only the journey thereafter that really tests your funny bones to depict what's hot and what's not. However, you can't deny that the salvation of this series is always fixated on Draluc's pet armadillo John. In contrast to the entire cast, John is the most cutest and adorable mammal that's just simply likeable, amazing and always mesmerizing to watch. I always look forward to scenes of situations that showcase John being empathic and playing along with the gags of everyone, he's the best laughingstock character out of them all that makes the cut for comedy always and without fail. All hail the next anime deity that is John the Armadillo, and praise be to John and the cult of Nu.

It's great seeing Madhouse be finally back doing seasonal shows after some time off and coming back with last season's Sonny Boy. The truth of the fact is that we've just missed Madhouse too much that from the passing year that's just filled with the extent and rampage of the pandemic, and now the studio is back with this show and the MAPPA collab with Takt Op. Destiny. Concerning this show though, Madhouse did a pretty decent job all things considered, and the studio's signature flamboyancy mark is once again prevalent as well, most particularly with the OP visuals which is a throwback to one of the studio's most popular and the highly-praised best original series of all time: Death Parade. It's just simply a joy to see Madhouse's name as their comeback of a Renaissance period, although both shows aren't the best examples with Sonny Boy already making waves even from back then.

Just like with Death Parade, Jun Fukuyama's OP "DIES IN NO TIME" is insanely good. It is such a bop-to-the-lit classic segue of a title song with both MCs Ronaldo and Draluc fleeting and dancing around what looks like an enlarged roulette wheel, which for hardcore fans of Madhouse, you'll instanteously know the reference to Death Parade at least for the visuals. Sadly though, the duet of Daisuke Ono and Takayuki Kondou as TRD performing the ED "Strangers" just doesn't really follow up well, and comes off as just kinda mediocre to listen to. The only thing that I want to listen to more of is Mutsumi Tamura's incredible VA performance as John with all the "Nu"s in variable tones, considering that she has just started her role as Hermes Costello in JoJo Part 6: Stone Ocean. Nu nu nuuuuu!!!

Like I've said in the beginning: comedy is hit or miss. Depending on your depth of what's considered to tickle your funny bones, this show can either do that or just desperately try its best to keep you invested, knowing that the same gag, trope or joke is repeated over and over again. I know I did at the beginning, because I didn't know what to expect and got a good laugh out of it, only to feel tired of the fact that the growing repetition of jokes didn't really click with me. Maybe yours will still do, but this show really tests your patience if you really want to just turn off your brain and truly enjoy for what it is. This show exists in two camps: either you love it or hate it, that's all.

But still, watch this ONLY for the wholesomeness of John, and in our Lord and saviour, the cryptid god character may the anime community receive thoust salvation. All of this in John the Armadillo's name we pray, say it with me: Nunen.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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