is a
manga by
Osamu Tezuka that began published weekly during 1966 to 1967.
Plot
Toppei Tachibana, a mysterious teenager, visited
Mushi Production and persuaded its president,
Osamu Tezuka to let him work at his studio. But later Tezuka discovered that Toppei is more than he sees: he is a
vampire
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deat ...
, which is a species that can transform from humans to a variety of animals, and he is a
werewolf
In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (; ; uk, Вовкулака, Vovkulaka), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely ...
. Toppei came to
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
to search for his father, Professor Tachibana. After Toppei accidentally murdered Professor Atami, an old friend of Tezuka,
Rokuro Makube, an evil teenager who is also the ward of Mika Onishi's family, blackmailed Tezuka to control Toppei to his advantages.
Meanwhile, Toppei's vampire community was planning a revolution against normal humans, and Rock sided with them to help him to manipulate the world. As chaos threatened the world, Toppei, Tezuka and Toppei's younger brother Chippei must work together to stop the vampires.
Characters
*Toppei Tachibana: the protagonist of the manga. He is a vampire, and a typical werewolf. His transformations will be triggered when he is angry or hating someone (with the full moon).
*Osamu Tezuka: the president of Mushi Production and manga writer, he accepted Toppei as an employee of his production company. He discovered that Toppei is a vampire and helped him to stop the Vampires' revolution.
*Chippei Tachibana: Toppei's younger brother, he transforms to werewolf when he sees round things. His nose has great olfaction which proves to be great use.
*Rokuro Makube, a.k.a.
Rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
is the main antagonist of the manga series. He was the butler for Mika Onishi. It was revealed through the conversation between him and his best friend Saigo, that he was a village student before joining the rich Onishi family to steal their wealth, by kidnapping Mika (with Toppei's assistance as a werewolf) and made the Onishi's couples' will to give their inheritance to him before murdering them. Later he sided with the vampires so that their plan can help him to gain control over the world. He may be insane and charismatic and evil at some points, but he had a strong bond with his best and only friend: Saigo.
Series Cast[ Clements, Jonathan. Tamamuro, Motoko. ''The Dorama Encyclopedia:'' A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. Stonebridge Press. .]
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Yutaka Mizutani
is a Japanese actor and singer. He was born on July 14, 1952, in Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan.
Biography
Mizutani was raised from the age of eight in Tokyo, Japan. He started acting at the age of twelve, when a neighbor introduced him to a childr ...
- Toppei Tachibana
*Hiroshi Satō - Rokuro Makube aka Rock
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Fumio Watanabe
(October 31, 1929 – August 4, 2004) was a Japanese actor most known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Nagisa Oshima. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from the University of Tokyo before joining the Shōchiku studio in 1956.
S ...
- Morimura
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Yoshiaki Yamamoto - Chippei Tachibana
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Osamu Tezuka - Himself
See also
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List of Osamu Tezuka manga
This is a list of Osamu Tezuka's manga work in alphabetical order. The English translations of the names used are from the original names found on the official Osamu Tezuka website.
This is not a complete list of Tezuka's manga creations. While T ...
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Osamu Tezuka
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Osamu Tezuka's Star System
is the name given to the recurring characters in manga created by manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Throughout his career, Tezuka frequently re-used the same characters in different roles across series; for example, the character Shunsaku Ban appears as ...
References
External links
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''The Vampires (manga series)''in TezukaOsamu.net.
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Osamu Tezuka manga
Shogakukan manga
Shōnen manga
Vampires in anime and manga
Werewolf comics
Japanese television series with live action and animation