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series written by Hiroshi Negishi and Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Tsutomu Isomata about a girl named Hitomebore Inaho whose grandmother was in love with a vampire. Inaho meets a vampire at an all-girls Catholic high school. The manga was adapted into a 1996

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series and was re-imagined into a 1997 anime television series.

Story

In order to obtain the "O-parts" that are said to hold the power of immortality, Inaho, the daughter of the Hitomebore family, revives the vampire Mosquiton and makes a "blood contract". Mosquiton ends up living with Inaho, who is bossed around by her selfishness, and the two begin an adventure to find the O-parts.

Characters

; Alucard von Mosquiton (アルカード・フォン・モスキートン) : Voiced by

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; Yuki (ユキ) : Voiced by

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List of Episodes

Television Broadcast

January 1997, an edited version of the OVA was broadcast on Kyoto Broadcasting System KBS Kyoto. Akahori Satoru appeared at the beginning to give an explanation of the work, and after the main story ended, a prize giveaway was announced.

Manga adaptation

Master Mosquiton (original story by Akahori Satoru and Negishi Hiroshi, illustrated by Isomata Tsutomu, published by Kadokawa Shoten, 4 volumes in total) * Volume 1 (published in 1997) * Volume 2 (published in 1998) * Volume 3 (published in 1998) * Volume 4 (published in 1999)

References

External links

* {{Radix Ace Entertainment 1996 manga 1996 anime OVAs 1997 anime television series debuts 1998 Japanese television series endings Anime series based on manga Kadokawa Shoten manga Kadokawa Corporation franchises Satoru Akahori Shōnen manga TV Tokyo original programming ADV Films Media Blasters