Usually is the key word in that last sentence. SHAFT usually has a knack for finding strange source materials and then adapting them in interesting new ways that break the troupes of their genres. In one of SHAFT's latests, Dance in the Vampire Bund, there is actually very little to dance about. Now, as these two dance a rondo of death in the Vampire Bund, Mina and Akira find out just how deep their bond goes. But Akira's secret is far stranger than he could have ever thought possible-he discovers that he is a werewolf, sworn from birth to protect the vampire queen, even if it costs him his life. She triggers within him memories of a life he had long forgotten, and he soon begins protecting her without understanding why. Apart from suffering a head injury a year ago, he lives on blissfully until he meets Mina. But not everyone is so easily swayed by Mina's influence, as her announcement brings about conflict with humans who believe that the queen's quest for peace is a façade.Īkira Kaburagi does not believe in vampires and gets uneasy whenever they are brought up, although he has yet to realize why. Using her family's wealth to pay off the nation's debt, they have agreed to let her build this safe-haven for her fellow creatures of the night. On live television, Mina Tepes, the ruler of all vampires, reveals the existence of her species to the world and states her plan to build a sanctuary in Japan for vampires, called the Vampire Bund.

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