Vampires, fan obsessions and a love bite with a twist are heading to the screen. Viz Media has greenlit a TV anime adaptation of Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite, the supernatural romantic comedy manga by Kamisama Kiss creator Julietta Suzuki. The announcement comes with a first teaser trailer and key art, offering fans an early taste of the fang-filled fun.
The story follows Hina, a vampire who moves to Japan after spending 30 years as a shut-in, eager to embrace the otaku lifestyle. Blood, however, is hardly her biggest obsession. She is far more interested in her favourite fictional character. That changes when she meets her neighbour, Kyuta Amanatsu, a boy who looks just like her beloved character and whose blood proves irresistible to vampires.
But Hina is not the only one who has noticed Kyuta. When other vampires begin closing in on him, her relationship with the boy takes an unexpected turn. Suddenly, keeping her favourite fantasy and the real thing apart becomes a little harder.
The key art captures Hina lounging in her coffin, surrounded by merchandise dedicated to her favourite character, with a blood bag close at hand. For this vampire, drinking straight from humans is apparently a matter of hygiene. The teaser, meanwhile, draws on artwork from Suzuki’s original manga, giving fans a glimpse of the world behind the adaptation.
The manga debuted in Japanese publishing company Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume magazine in November 2022. Viz Media brought the series to English-language readers in October 2024.
Suzuki is best known for Kamisama Kiss, which went on to receive a TV anime adaptation. Her other works include Karakuri Odette, Tripitaka Torinique, Nin Koi and Meitantei Koko wa Yuutsu. Karakuri Odette, first serialised in Hana to Yume in 2006, earned her the Outstanding Debut Award at the 31st Hakusensha Athena Newcomers’ Awards.
For now, the fangs are out, but the full details remain under wraps. Viz Media is expected to announce the anime’s staff, cast and premiere information in the coming months. Until then, fans can sink their teeth into the first teaser.
