Blood Hound (manga)

Blood Hound
Cover of Blood Hound as published by Hakusensha
夜型愛人専門店−ブラッドハウンド−DX
(Yorugata Aijin Senmonten -Buraddo Haundo- DX)
GenreDrama, Psychological, Romance
Manga
Written byKaori Yuki
Published byHakusensha
MagazineBessatsu Hana to Yume,
Hana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original runJanuary 2003 – January 2005
Volumes1
Television drama
Vampire Host
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 4, 2004 – June 27, 2004
Episodes12

Blood Hound (Japanese: 夜型愛人専門店−ブラッドハウンド−DX, Hepburn: Yorugata Aijin Senmonten -Buraddo Haundo- DX), 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

  • Rion Kanou – A teenager who initially suspects that the Host Club Krankenhaus is behind the disappearance of several people in her community, including her best friend. In the end, she figures out that the vampires are not responsible for the disappearances, but her school guidance councilor, who has sexual fetishism for blood.
  • Suou – The lead host of Krankenhaus, who begins to develop a romantic relationship with Rion. He also suspects that she is the reincarnation of Ellone, "the one with the purest blood," whom he once loved.

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 Vampire Host (ヴァンパイアホスト　～夜型愛人専門店～) starring Minako Komukai and TSUBASA GACKY.[10]

Wint DVD releases
Volume Released Discs Episodes
1 August 27, 2004[11] 1 2
2 August 27, 2004[12] 1 4
3 August 27, 2004[13] 1 3
4 August 27, 2004[14] 1 3
Box set August 27, 2004[15] 4 12

Bandai Entertainment licensed the drama and released the episodes in three volumes from April 17, 2007, to August 21, 2007.[16][17]

Bandai Entertainment DVD releases
Volume Released Discs Episodes
1 April 17, 2007[16] 1 4
2 June 13, 2007[18] 1 4
3 August 21, 2007[17] 1 4

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "別冊花とゆめ 2003年 1月号". Bessatsu Hana to Yume (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on 19 January 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "別冊花とゆめ 2004年 5月号". Bessatsu Hana to Yume (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on 7 December 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "花とゆめ 2004年 9号". Hana to Yume (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Yuki Kaori Official Web – Products" (in Japanese). Kaori Yuki. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ "別冊花とゆめ 2005年 1月号". Bessatsu Hana to Yume (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on 11 November 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ "別冊花とゆめ". Bessatsu Hana to Yume (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Kaori Yuki Collection" (in French). Tonkam. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Kaori Yuki Presents" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Blood Hound von Kaori Yuki" [Blood Hound from Kaori Yuki] (in German). Carlsen Comics. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  10. ^ ヴァンパイアホスト ～夜型愛人専門店～ (in Japanese). All Cinema. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  11. ^ "Vampire Host Vol.1 TV Drama". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  12. ^ "Vampire Host Vol.2 TV Drama". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  13. ^ "Vampire Host Vol.3 TV Drama". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  14. ^ "Vampire Host Vol.4 TV Drama". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  15. ^ "Vampire Host DVD Box TV Drama". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  16. ^ a b "Bloodhound: The Vampire Gigolo (V.1)". Bandai Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  17. ^ a b "Blood Hound: The Vampire Gigolo (V.3)". Bandai Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  18. ^ "Blood Hound: The Vampire Gigolo (V.2)". Bandai Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 23 October 2009.