Welcome to a world made up of various folkloric elements: a late-nineteenth-century France where vampires and humans coexist and where vampires can come down with what’s essentially a form of rabies that causes them to go berserk and kill humans. There are steampunk airships, a mysterious book referred to as an “analytical engine” (an old term for computer), and of course a descendant of the Marquis de Sade. It’s a beautiful mishmash of about fourteen different texts, and more than just working, it makes this weird combination look good. Welcome, in short, to the anime adaptation of The Case Study of Vanitas.
I don’t know about you, but many elements of this series’ first three episodes are touching on a lot of my favorite things, and doing them proud in the bargain. Certainly, the fact that episode one shows Amelia wearing the proper number of petticoats beneath her…
