HATU: Vampire Syndrome
January 5, 2002 – March 30, 2002
(began 24 years ago)
25m / episode
Ended
1 Season
13 Episodes
The protagonist, high school student Akira Sakaguchi (played by Atsushi Harada), desires a normal human life, yet he is a vampire who cannot survive without consuming human blood. The series depicts the various human relationships surrounding Akira. It faced accusations of plagiarism for bearing striking similarities to Kazumasa Hirai's novel “The Wolf's Crest,” leading Hirai to publicly criticize Naoyuki Tomomatsu, who served as both screenwriter and director for this work.
Key Crew
Original Name
HATU ～ヴァンパイア・シンドローム
Original Language
ja
Spoken Languages
Japanese
Production Countries
JP
Production Companies
Television Kanagawa