The Case Study of Vanitas

The Case Study of Vanitas (ヴァニタスの手記), also in French as Les Mémoires de Vanitas, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki, based off of the vampire tales and French folklore. It has been serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker since December 2015. In North America, the manga is published in English by Yen Press.

The Case Study of Vanitas is set in 19th century Paris and contains vampire and steampunk thematics. The story focuses on the young Vanitas who possesses the grimoire called The Book of Vanitas and uses it to heal cursed vampires. The vampire Noé Archiviste joins Vanitas in his quest to save cursed vampires. Mochizuki was heavily inspired to write Vanitas following her first visit to France as well as watching a movie about vampires. An anime television series adaptation by Bones premiered in July 2021.

The portrayal of vampires in the manga was particularly noted for giving the story aesthetics of sex appeal, mostly due to arousal taken by their preys.

Plot
During an airship ride to Paris, the vampire Noé Archiviste meets Vanitas, a human claiming to be a doctor for vampires, curing them of the malnomen, which cause vampires to behave predatorily against their will. The book with which he heals, The Book of Vanitas, is connected to the original Vanitas, the Vampire of the Blue Moon, hated by the Vampires of the Red Moon who form traditional vampire society. Noé and Vanitas join forces to heal vampires, but there lurks a threat of some unknown force named Charlatan, which may be responsible for corrupting the sick vampires.

Creatures

 * Vampire
 * Dhampir
 * Werewolf
 * Automaton
 * Beast of Gévaudan

Gallery

 * Characters