Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
A vampire girl trains to become the first cosmonaut.
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The story follows a Union soldier and a vampire girl chosen for a secret spaceflight project.[1]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Science fantasy
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Seven Seas planned to release the series in print and on digital platforms in single large-trim editions.[1] Arvo Animation produced the anime, directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama, with Keisuke Makino handling series composition, Hiromi Kato designing characters, and Yasunori Mitsuda composing the score.[2] Starting in December 2016, Shogakukan released seven volumes of the series through their Gagaga Bunko imprint.[3] From March 8, 2018, until March 3, 2023, a manga adaptation drawn by Sojihogu was published serially on Kodansha's Comic Days website.[4]
Two tankōbon volumes collected the manga.[3] Funimation secured the license for the series outside Asia, while Medialink obtained it for the Asia-Pacific region.[2]
What the cited sources add
The Seven Seas Entertainment press release describes the Union's Nosferatu Project as using vampires as spaceflight test subjects.[1] The same release notes that Lev Leps, a Union soldier and aspiring cosmonaut, is tasked with overseeing vampire Irina Luminesk, designated N44.[1] The press release describes the story as a supernatural science fiction tale that served as the inspiration for the current season's new anime.[1]
References
- "Seven Seas Licenses IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT Light Novel Series (Airship imprint)", Seven Seas Entertainment, November 10, 2021. facts only, no text reused. sevenseasentertainment.com
- Wikipedia, "Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pineda, "Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu Novels About Vampire Cosmonaut Gets TV Anime", Anime News Network, March 17, 2021; Hodgkins, "Vampire Cosmonaut Anime Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu Premieres on October 3", Anime News Network, September 6, 2021; Loo, "Vampire Cosmonaut Anime Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu Unveils More Cast, Staff, Song Info, October Debut", Anime News Network, July 20, 2021; Pineda, "Funimation Streams Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Anime", Anime News Network, September 29, 2021; "📌 Medialink October Line-Up Si en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Seven Seas Licenses IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT Light Novel Series (Airship imprint)", Seven Seas Entertainment, November 10, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kodansha, March 2, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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