I said last week that there is nothing scarier than a fanatic. This week it’s still true, but also worth remembering that that’s where the idea of being a “fan” of something comes from, because our pal Roland is definitely a little bit of both, possibly even verging over into stan territory when it comes to Vanitas. He seems to recognize the other man the minute he hears his name, which suggests that he very likely did know a younger Vanitas once upon a time. Because before Vanitas became the somewhat frustrating man we know, he was intended for the church – in the Chasseur sense, of course.
Vanitas’ backstory almost takes us into Vampire Knight territory, what with his parents having been killed by vampires and all. That he was brought into the church instead of being turned is more a mark of how the two series differ in their vampire lore than anything; what’s more…
