The theme of vampires in the entertainment world has continued to increase in popularity over the last few decades so blood-sucking supernatural beings are very popular in various media. Manga, light novels, anime, and OVAs have clearly become media that have helped popularize vampires. Now there are many vampire anime that have many loyal fans as well.

Here's the Best Vampire Anime of All Time

In this article, Dunia Games has compiled recommendations for the best vampire anime so far. Looking for the best vampire anime? Check out 20+ of the best vampire anime of all time with interesting facts.

1. Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire is a vampire anime film directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, written by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I.G. The film premiered in theaters in Japan on November 18, 2000.

The story is set in the Vietnam war era in 1966. The main protagonist is a girl named Saya, who hunts vampire bat-like creatures called Chiropterans.

2. Blood-C

This vampire anime is part of the Blood franchise released by Production I.G. but it has nothing to do with the previously released Blood The Last Vampire or Blood+ anime. In fact, this anime throws the life of its protagonist, Saya Kisaragi, into chaos.

By day, Saya was a high school student. At night, he fights creatures that feed on human blood called Elder Bairns. As these monsters began to attack during the day, Saya realized something was wrong with the surroundings. It turned out that she was actually Elder Bairn living in a false reality.

3. Vampire Princess Miyu

This anime is one of the legendary shows in this list of the best vampire anime of all time. The main character named Miyu wants to stay in the dark after she finishes her adventure. Still, its main goal is to give humanity the gift of eternal happiness.

She intends to do this by using her abilities as a hybrid vampire, to hunt down and destroy the evil demon known as Shinma. She did all this with her best friend named Larva.

4. Karin

Karin Maaka, the protagonist of this vampire anime series also known as Chibi Vampire, is the middle child in a vampire family. But she's not like a normal vampire, she goes out during the day, attends high school, and can see her own reflection in the mirror.

To be honest, she doesn't even bite a human for blood. The cuteness of this story occurs when a new transfer student named Kenta makes Karin's blood race. Needless to say, Karin is a romantic comedy about teenage vampires.

5. Shiki

Shiki is not a cheerful vampire anime that tells the story of a kind-hearted vampire who tries to adjust to a normal life. Based on the horror novel by Fuyumi Ono, this story explores survival in a world where good and evil are indistinguishable.

Shiki's story begins with the death of Megumi Shimizu in a small village in Japan. This causes a pandemic that turns normal people into vampires who eventually call themselves Shiki. When this happens, a doctor in the village commits to sacrificing his humanity in order to see how he can stop terror.

6. Bakemonogatari

This vampire anime tells of Koyomi Araragi who survived a vampire attack without any side effects, which made him a member of the undead. However, he still retains certain abilities which include healing ability and enhanced eyesight.

So, he decided to use that power to help others suffering from supernatural ailments. He does this with the help of Meme Oshino, a man in his building who initially helped him after the vampire attack.

7. Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya

Seraph of the End is a vampire anime that tells about a blood-sucking creature who is ready to fight against the Tokyo Demon Army. 

Even though he thought his friend Mikaela was dead, Yuuichirou Hyakuya was finally reunited with his childhood friend. Unfortunately, Yuuichirou finds out Mikaela has turned into a vampire. Yuuichirou is determined to become stronger to help his friends and comrades.

8. Rosario To Vampire

In the vampire anime, Rosario to Vampire, a teenager named Tsukune Aono realizes it is difficult to get into a good high school when he has poor grades. His only hope is the Youkai Academy, an institute that appears normal on the surface. However, the academy was filled with all the monsters that manifested in human form.

Even though Rosario looks normal, she is actually a vampire. Nevertheless, Tsukune persevered and made sure the academy staff didn't know that he was human. If they found out, then they would follow the school's rules and execute it.

9. Blood Lad

Blood Lad is a vampire anime about a group of supernatural activists who search for magical powers that can restore life. Tells the story of Staz Charlie, a powerful vampire who rules parts of the Demon World. However, he had no desire to drink blood. Instead, the protagonist of Blood Lad prefers to spend his time reading manga and playing video games.

There is also Fuyumi Yanagi, a girl who accidentally enters the portal of the Demon World. She and Staz immediately felt the attraction between the two. Unfortunately, an attack on his territory causes Fuyumi's death and she turns into a ghost. Joined by a mage and a half-wolf, Staz and Fuyumi embark on an adventure across the Demon World to find a miracle in order to restore Fuyumi's life.

10. Strike The Blood

Strike the Blood is a vampire anime based on a light novel series. However, this story has high enough violent content to be banned in China. Strike the Blood is a future story shrouded in the supernatural.

In the Demon District of Itogami Island, student Kojou Akatsuki acquires vampire powers after an incident. It was later revealed that he was the Fourth Primogenitor, an extraordinary creature of legend. To make sure Kojou doesn't take over the world, a secret society sends an apprentice sword shaman just in case and ready to kill him if needed. Despite the enmity between them, Kojou and his team of apprentices go hand in hand against various strange creatures on Itogami Island.

11. Servamp

This vampire anime, entitled Servamp, tells the story of a high school student named Mahiru Shirota who picks up a stray cat on his way home and names him Kuro. One day, he found a young man sitting on the sofa as a change from the cat. When Mahiru accidentally exposes the young man to sunlight, he transforms back into Kuro.

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12. Noblesse: Awakening

This half-hour vampire anime is based on Noblesse, a South Korean manhwa written by Son Jeho. Centuries ago, the "nobles," an ancient race of human-like supernatural beings who were admired as rulers and gods, thrived. Among those nobles was "Noblesse", a prominent individual shrouded in obscurity called Cadis Etrama and named Raizel, or "Rai."

After appearing in South Korea after sleeping for 820 years, Rai sets out to track down the whereabouts of his loyal and dedicated servant Frankenstein, whom he finds as the current director of Ye Ran Middle School. Rai enrolls as a student to understand life in the contemporary world.

13. Hellsing Ultimate

This 10-episode OVA adaptation is the second vampire anime adaptation of Kouta Hirano's Hellsing manga. This OVA is a follow-up to the previous 13 episodes that aired between 2001 and 2002.

The story focuses on the Royal Order of Protestant Knights founded by Abraham Van Hellsing and now run by his descendant Sir Integra Hellsing, a formidable woman turned vampire hunter. She is joined by Alucard, a mysterious and powerful ancient vampire, and her best friend, a new vampire named Seras Victoria. They also fight supernatural enemies who are trying to take over the country of England.

14. Black Blood Brothers

This vampire anime series is based on the light novels by Kohei Azano. It tells the story of the Mochizuki Brothers, Jirou and Kotaro. They were Old Blood, the last and only remaining descendant of the formidable line of vampires. Jirou is the hero of the Holy War, a man who single-handedly defeats a powerful vampire named the Kowloon Children.

When Jirou and Kotaro realize that some Kowloon Children are still around and they want to enter a prosperous city protected by hidden barricades called the Special Zone, they decide to re-enter the war. The story becomes more challenging when Kotaro is captured by Kowloon. From there, Jirou did everything he could to save his brother.

Ketika Jirou dan Kotaro menyadari bahwa beberapa Kowloon Children masih ada dan mereka ingin memasuki sebuah kota makmur yang dilindungi oleh barikade tersembunyi bernama Special Zone, mereka memutuskan untuk kembali memasuki peperangannya. Kisah ini menjadi lebih menantang ketika Kotaro ditangkap oleh Kowloon. Dari sana, Jirou melakukan apa saja untuk menyelamatkan saudaranya.

15. Trinity Blood

This twenty-four-episode vampire anime is based on a light novel by Sunao Yoshida. Tells the story of Abel Nightroad, a Crusnik, a vampire who survives on vampire blood. Nine centuries after the bloody war between vampires and humans, the world has been divided into two fronts that continue to engage in the Cold War between the Vatican and the New Human Vampires.

Nevertheless, most of them yearned for a harmonious coexistence between humans and vampires. Abel fights on the side of the Vatican against the Rosenkreuz Orden, a fanatical community that manipulates the two blocs for their own ends.

16. Blood+

This vampire anime originally took place in 2005 in Okinawa, Japan, and is an anime series inspired by the film Blood: The Last Vampire. The protagonist, Saya Otonashi, lives happily with her adoptive family as an ordinary student. However, she has no memories of her past or her biological family.

However, her life changes forever after being attacked by a Chiropteran, a bat-like monster who survives by drinking human blood. Saya found out she is the only person who can defeat them because her blood is poison to them. She decides with his friends to clean up the Chiropteran world and find out about its origins.

17. Seraph Of The End

This 24-episode vampire anime is based on the homonymous manga series created by Takaya Kagami. Yuichiro, a 16-year-old boy, has dedicated his life to killing vampires in order to take revenge for an event that occurred four years earlier.

In 2012, an artificial virus annihilated all humans over the age of 13 and allowed vampires to emerge from the depths of the earth and subjugate mankind. Only a few get "protection" by giving blood to vampires. Yuichiro who was then 12 years old, when he was on his quest to escape from the orphanage he lived in with his friends, barely survived when he saw his friends being killed in front of his eyes.

18. Castlevania

This brilliant and spectacular Netflix original vampire anime is based on the game of the same name and created by Konami. When the human who became Dracula's wife was burned for being considered a witch, he released the demons into Romania for revenge.

Trevor Belmont, a monster hunter who has been ostracized and humiliated, is joined by Sypha Belnades, a magician and great talker, and Adrian Tepes or Alucard, Dracula's son who opposes his tactics.

19. Tokyo Ghoul

Although many think this series is not a vampire anime, it can be said that Ghoul is basically a vampire who drinks blood and eats human flesh. Ken Kaneki is a teenage boy who, unbeknownst to himself, has been chosen to fulfill the hunger of a female ghoul named Rize.

When Kaneki was on the verge of death, Rize's organs were transplanted into him. This turns him into a rare one-eyed ghoul-human hybrid. He must learn how to assimilate into ghoul society while hiding his new abilities and traits from humans.

20. Vampire Knight

This 26-episode vampire anime is based on a shoujo manga. In other words, the anime was aimed at young women. Written by Matsuri Hino, the story follows the story of a protagonist named Yuki Cross.

Yuki is a human who is highly trained in vampire hunting. Simultaneously, he is also in a love triangle with two vampires. They are Zero Kiryu, Yuki's adopted brother as a vampire hunter who grew up as a human but was changed by the bite of a vampire corpse, and Kaname Kuran, a pure-blooded vampire who saved Yuki when he was a child.

21. Dance In The Vampire Bund

This 12-episode vampire anime is an adaptation of the manga by Nozomu Tamaki. Mina Tepes, Princess of the lord of all vampires, has founded The Bund, an artificial island off the coast of Tokyo. The island was built by the Japanese government so that vampires can live in peace when their existence is hidden from humans.

After a talk show that reveals their existence, Mina expresses her desire for harmonious coexistence. However, prejudiced humans and extremist vampires stand in the way of peace between the two races. Mina must defend The Bund against enemies and continue to fight for justice and peace.

Well, that's the discussion of the 20+ best vampire anime of all time, which popularized the figure of a blood-sucking supernatural creature. In your opinion, is there another best vampire anime of all time that hasn't been discussed here? You can share them in the comments.

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