Vampiyan Kids

Vampiyan Kids
バンパイヤン・キッズ (Banpaiyan Kidzu)
Genre	Comedy
Anime television series
Directed by	Masatsugu Arakawa
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	Production I.G
Network	Fuji Television
Original run	October 13, 2001 – March 30, 2002
Episodes	26

Vampiyan Kids (バンパイヤン・キッズ, Banpaiyan Kizzu) is a Japanese anime television series by Production I.G and directed by Masatsugu Arakawa. It began airing in Japan on October 13, 2001, and finished airing on March 30, 2002. The series lasted 26 episodes, with 3 episodes being DVD only.

Plot Summary

A Vampiyan family's, who survive on orange juice instead of blood, world is turned upside down when Papa is unable to scare humans. The family is sent to the human world were Papa must scare 1000 people before they can return. Unfortunately, Papa's daughter, Sue, falls in love with a boy named Kou and no longer wants to return home.

Pilot film

An 18-minute pilot film was produced for Vampiyan Kids in 1999. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, supervised by Mitsuru Hongo, and with music composed by Kow Otani, it stands in stark contrast with the colorful TV series with its darker design and twisted humor.

External links

• Vampiyan Kids at Production I.G.
• Vampiyan Kids (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia