Vampiyan Kids (Japanese: バンパイヤン・キッズ, Hepburn: Vanpaiyan Kizzu) is a Japanese animetelevision series created by Production I.G and directed by Masatsugu Arakawa, with Suzuka Yoshida and Miyako Yatsu in charge of character designs and Toshihiko Sahashi composing the music.[1] It began airing in Japan on October 13, 2001, and finished airing on March 30, 2002. The series lasted 26 episodes, with 3 episodes being DVD only.
Plot summary
The world of a Vampiyan family, who survive on orange juice instead of blood, is turned upside down when Papa is unable to scare humans. The family is sent to the human world where Papa must scare 1000 people before they can return. Unfortunately, Papa's daughter, Sue, falls in love with a boy named Kou and no longer wants to return home.
Pilot film
An 18-minute pilot film was produced for Vampiyan Kids in 1999. It was directed by Masaaki Yuasa, supervised by Mitsuru Hongo, and the music was composed by Kow Otani.
