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Storyline

After living in Transylvania for several years, "Earl Dracula" has moved to Japan. In the Nerima Ward of Tokyo, he and his daughter, Chocola, and faithful servant Igor.

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This show was prematurely canceled after its advertiser went bankrupt. Of the eight episodes completed, only four aired in Japan.

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STORY

This serialized program was made after a long interval, but unfortunately only four episodes were put on the air when its advertising agency when bankrupt. Eight episodes had been completed in film, and they were broadcast by some rural area stations.

STAFF

Original Manga: Tezuka Osamu Producer: Ikeda Kimio Planning: Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd., Sankyo Planning Story line and Screenplay: Koyama Takao Chief Director: Ochiai Masamune Rendition: Nomura Kazushi, Nikaido Toshiyuki, Hirabayashi Jun, Kasai Tatsuya Animation Director: Uchiyama Masayuki Art Director: Shimokawa Tadami Sound Director: Toriumi Toshiki Producers: Toriumi Toshiki, Tanzawa Junichi, Yui Masatoshi Cooperation: Green Box Theme Songs: "Paradise Dracula": lyrics by Takada Hiroo, music by Kuni Kawauchi, arrangement by Takeichi Masahisa and vocals by Utsumi Kenji, Kourogi '73 "Daddy is a vampire": lyrics by Koyama Takao, song and arrangement by Takeichi Masahisa and vocals by Niikura Yoshimi.

When did Don Dracula come out?

An anime TV series of Don Dracula was commissioned in 1982 by Tezuka Productions, directed by Masamune Ochiai, with the voices of Kenji Utsumi as Earl Dracula and Saeko Shimazu (best known as Urusei Yatsura 's Shinobu Miyake) as Chocola. The series debuted in April 1982, but only eight episodes were produced, and only four of those eight episodes made it to air, due to the bankruptcy of the anime's sponsoring company. The four "lost" episodes were later seen when the anime was dubbed for airing in other territories, but remained unavailable in Japan until the series was released on DVD.

Where is Dracula now?

(The English summary on the front page of volume 1 of the "Complete Works Edition" says that a mercantile firm bought Dracula's castle and moved it to Tokyo without knowing it was inhabited.) In the Nerima Ward of Tokyo, he and his daughter, Chocola, and faithful servant Igor continue to live in the castle.

Where is Dracula's daughter?

Dracula's daughter who is currently attending night classes at Matsutachi Junior High School in Tokyo. Because she's half-vampire and half-werewolf, Chocola can survive in water just fine, but she'll still turn to dust when exposed to sunlight. She can eat normal human food, but prefers human blood. Unlike her father, she's willing to bite men as well as women, but she's accepted that classmates are off-limits. She's a member of the school's SF club.

Who was the first person Dracula sucked blood from?

An ugly woman who was the first person Dracula sucked blood from in Japan. Suffers from extremely high blood pressure. Was originally married to Dorian Gray back when both of them lived in Prague. As a student, Dorian made a pact with the devil to become successful, which led to his marrying the (at the time) beautiful Blonda. But, eventually he became violent and after three years was pulled into a picture frame. Blonda left him at about this point, and moved to Japan where she became a hostess at a bar and began over-indulging herself on ramen.

Why did Dracula divorce Chocola?

A female werewolf that Dracula was once married to. They divorced shortly after Chocola was born because Camilla wanted to raise Chocola as a human killer. Dracula draws the line at killing humans outright. She only appears in one chapter.