かりん
Karin: Chibi Vampire
Maaka Karin comes from a family of vampires living in Japan, but she is not a normal vampire. Vampires are normally supposed to drink the blood of their victims but Karin suffers from a condition that causes her body to produce excessive amounts of blood. About once a month, she has to get rid of the excess blood by giving it to her "victims." But she somehow manages to go to school like everyone else her age. Well, things are about to get more complicated. When a new student, Usui Kenta transfers into Karin's class, she starts producing unusually huge amounts of blood, almost as if in reaction to him. Worse, he happens upon Karin's true nature...
Names
| Original | かりん (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Karin |
| English | Karin: Chibi Vampire |
| Chinese | 增血鬼果林 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 24 ep · 23 min · 9h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2005-11-03 → 2006-05-11 (Autumn 2005) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | J.C.STAFF |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ComedyRomanceSupernatural |
| Themes | VampireSchoolHeterosexualFemale ProtagonistShounenMemory Manipulation |
Reception
| Community score | 6.79 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.90 / 10 |
| Composite | 49.3 |
| On lists | 27,399 |
| Favourited | 338 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 84.2% |
| Drop rate | 6.2% |
| In backlog | 29.7% |
| Score spread σ | 1.71 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.10 / 10 |
Score distribution
1842863246446751,13861,94772,90081,874994310562
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2005 | D | 36 of 50 |
| Year | 2005 | C | 95 of 191 |
| Studio | J.C.STAFF | D | 151 of 277 |
| Length | Two-cour | D | 444 of 699 |
| Era | Late 2000s | C | 506 of 1,149 |
| Genre | Supernatural | D | 723 of 1,234 |
| Demographic | Shounen | D | 844 of 1,219 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 858 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | D | 990 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,687 of 3,488 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 1,745 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 1,753 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 3,458 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Rie Oda, Yutaka Kurosawa |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Yasunori Yamada |
| Character design | Yumi Nakayama |
| Original creator | Yuna Kagesaki |
AniList id 469 · MAL id 469 · Bangumi 10180 · record updated 2026-08-27
