List of Blood Lad episodes

Blood Lad
Cover of the first Blu-ray volume released by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan on September 27, 2013.
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	10 + OVA
Release
Original network	tvk
Original release	July 7 – September 8, 2013

Blood Lad is a 2013 Japanese anime series based on the manga written and illustrated by Yuuki Kodama. In another dimension, otaku vampire, Staz Charlie Blood and his gang stumble upon Fuyumi Yanagi—a high school girl who somehow finds her way into their dimension from the human world. Fuyumi's presence induces a vampiric infatuation from Staz, but his time with her is cut short after she is killed by a rogue carnivorous demon plant and turns into a ghost, leaving Staz determined to resurrect her as a living human.

The anime is produced by Brain's Base and directed by Shigeyuki Miya, with script writing by Takeshi Konuta and character designs by Kenji Fujisaki. The series premiered on tvk on July 7, 2013 with later airings on Tokyo MX, Sun TV and BS11. The series ran for ten episodes, ending on September 8, 2013 and was followed by an original video animation on December 1, 2013.Kadokawa Shoten released the series in Japan on 5 Blu-ray and DVD volumes between September 27, 2013 and January 31, 2014. The series was licensed by Viz Media in North America and was streamed with English subtitles on Viz Anime and in an English dub on Neon Alley.Anime Limited also licensed the series for a home media release in the United Kingdom. Hanabee Entertainment later obtained the series for release in Australia and New Zealand.

The opening theme is "ViViD" by May'n while the ending theme is "Bloody Holic" by Yuuka Nanri.

In another dimension, vampire and boss of the Demon World's Eastern District, Staz Charlie Blood lives as a normal otaku. Staz's second-in-command, Deku, informs him of their capture of a living human girl, Fuyumi Yanagi, and brings her over to Staz's apartment. Upon meeting Fuyumi, Staz becomes infatuated and engages her in an otaku discussion. Meanwhile, Deku and the other gang members get into a fight with a challenger to Staz's leadership who wields demon plants. Deku calls Staz for help, who aids them after suppressing his vampiric urges from Fuyumi. Staz easily kills the challenger and when he and Deku return to the apartment they horrifically discover that Fuyumi had been killed by one of the rogue demon plants. After finding her bones and strangely enough, Fuyumi herself on Staz's bed, Deku deduces that she became a ghost and Starz resolves to resurrect her. Fuyumi later remembers how she stumbled into the Demon World and takes Staz to a back alley where they discover a rare dimensional portal known as the "Black Curtain". Staz stops Fuyumi from entering the portal, explaining its strange nature, before expressing a desire to visit the Human World himself. Staz then takes Fuyumi to a local cafe where he has the owners, Saty and Mamejirō, determine the nature of her existence via their Third Eye magic. As Staz reveals his intention of going to the human world to a panicked Mamejirō, Deku enters with a new gang recruit, Mimic Yoshida. Mamejirō outlines the repercussions of Staz's departure but he compensates by making Mimic the new boss, who subsequently transforms into Staz's own likeness and they decide to use him as a body double in Staz's absence. Afterwards, at a welcoming party for Mimic, Fuyumi wonders if Staz can really resurrect her but Deku reassures that Staz sees his goals through.