The Case Study of Vanitas (2021) s01e01 Episode Script
In the Event of Rusty Hopes
"The Vampire of the Blue Moon."
There was once a vampire known as Vanitas, who was despised by his own kind.
Others of his kind were born on the night of the crimson moon,
but he alone was born under the blue moon, a sign of ill omen.
The other vampires feared Vanitas and drove him from the village.
Wandering alone in the woods, he faced the terrors of darkness and the cold clutches of snow.
So it was that he made a vow.
He would take vengeance upon vampires born under the crimson moon.
O foolish vampires who have persecuted me!
Opening this grimoire shall visit upon you a curse worse than death!
Vanitas's special creation was a book that he imbued with the power to corrupt a vampire's true name.
Those who take my grimoire in hand shall,
like me, have the blue light instilled in their eyes,
and before long, become a bringer of death upon all vampire kind.
The Case
Study of
Vanitas
The Case
Study of
Vanitas
You always ponder the simple stuff like emotions and love
I hope one day you'll come to understand them
Torn apart and patched back together so many times leaves you a miserable sight
You don't even know what it means to be alive
You needn't put into words that you want us alone together
I have a feeling we can accept one another, and that's fine for now
I love this world, and I love the light that only you can bring me
Even with my fractured eyes it makes this world
Appear ever so radiant
There's nothing certain in life
But I'm sure you can see me
When the sky and void meet, turn back from dreams of the future
Apparently a vampire has turned up.
Truly? How dreadful.
Vampires were destroyed ages ago in a battle with humankind, were they not?
Does that mean some survived?
Have they risen once again to visit vengeance upon us?
Vampires are but a fable.
My great-grandfather claims to have seen one.
That's just another ghost story.
No need to worry.
The church's chasseurs have sprung into action.
I'm so cold.
Are you sure you're well?
Shall I take you to the infirmary?
No, I was simply feeling anemic. There is no cause for concern.
But you look quite pale.
I'm going to see a doctor after this.
That is the only one I will allow to examine me.
But thank you for your concern.
Bad Murr!
He's so warm.
Um, my name is Amelia.
Might I have an introduction?
Sure!
He is Murr.
Please call him by that name.
No, not his name
Attention all passengers.
La Baleine will be arriving in Paris shortly.
Please enjoy the rest of your voyage through the sky.
Paris!
Where's Paris, Mademoiselle Amelia?
I don't think we can see it yet.
Oh, I see.
How unfortunate.
Still, it's hard to believe such a massive weight could be made to fly.
The power of astermite is truly awe-inspiring.
Is this your first time on an airship?
Yes.
Will you see the sights of Paris?
No, there is something I seek.
You seek something?
The Book of Vanitas.
It's the name of the accursed grimoire from the folktale
"The Vampire of the Blue Moon."
You've not heard of it?
I lost track of time.
We must prepare to disembark.
I'm so very cold.
You're really going through with this?
Naturally.
For I know my target is within this very airship.
The ship's passenger facilities are no longer available.
Passengers who have not yet prepared to disembark
About what you said
Do you truly believe that something like the The Book of Vanitas exists?
I don't know.
But I did receive a letter stating that the book had been sighted in Paris.
It was from my former mentor.
Mon Chaton—my dearest kitten—
I wish for you to find The Book of Vanitas and determine its authenticity.
That is why I'm going to Paris.
Mademoiselle! Are you not well?!
Do not touch me!
Mademoiselle Amelia, your eyes are
You're a vampire.
Now I have you!
Well, I thought I had you.
Who the devil are you?!
I could ask you the same.
My business is with her alone.
Here's some friendly advice. Leave her and go.
If you don't
you're in for a world of pain.
I cannot do that.
You move well despite the woman in your arms!
Damn it. What's he doing now?
A wire?
Hey!
Still alive, you quack?
I'm not a quack!
I underestimated that crimson-eyed guy.
So he, too, is a vampire?
Let's move.
So cold, so cold
It's already too late.
What a fine place. I like it.
Will you give this place—your true name—to me?
Mademoiselle Amelia!
Get her to the infirmary.
I'll apprehend them.
No!
Mademoiselle?
Mademoiselle
No
My strength is draining away
Let go of me!
I no longer feel cold?
I feel so warm.
Blood! Give me more blood!
What's happening?!
Stop this!
Mademoiselle!
You must know, don't you?
We are forbidden from attacking humans.
I can barely move.
Don't tell me
A poison?
Goodness.
I did warn you that you were in for a world of pain.
The malady manifested as expected.
Chills that are unbearable.
Black tears that well forth from the eyes and chest.
And shadow briars.
Your malnomen is Eglantine, "the prison of briars."
Malnomen?
That is what we call the ruined remains
of a true name corrupted by the maladies.
A vampire's true name is akin to life itself,
and hers was corrupted.
As such, the urge to drink blood, which is normally easy to suppress, is now an irresistible force.
Come on, you quack!
Cut the chit-chat and end it already!
Hold your horses, baldy!
I'm not bald!
Are you going to kill her?
Are you one of the church's chasseurs?
Or are you a bourreau, here to slay her?
Me? A chasseur? A bourreau?
That's a good one!
Non!
I am a doctor, and my specialty is vampires.
I've come to cure her!
A cover of blue leather,
pages as black as night,
a clockwork grimoire linked to a silver chain
No, it can't be.
The Book of Vanitas?!
Now then, shall we reclaim her true name?
The briars are disintegrating.
Such warm light.
It's like
spring sunshine.
No.
This light is your own.
Florifel, she who guides spring!
I see.
So that is your true name.
It really suits you.
My name
My
true name
Thank you!
Freeze!
Hands in the air!
You're the intruders who entered through the observation gallery!
Well, what do we do now?
Here's some friendly advice.
Stay out of our way.
If you don't, you're in for a world of pain!
Ow!
You fool!
The blue moon.
I can see you're not afraid of it, even though its
blue light is said to rob vampires of their power.
It is a symbol of misfortune.
But, maître,
in my eyes, that moon is beautiful to behold.
What in the world?! I'm alive! I don't get it!
But what's with this crummy landing?
What just happened?
What did you do to her?!
A reverse operation.
I used The Book of Vanitas to remove the alteration formula,
in other words, the maladies corrupting her true name.
It was nothing.
It was nothing?
How can you say that?
That was extraordinary!
My maître told me all about it!
A true name is a vampire's life itself,
the constitutive formula forming their existence!
It must never be taken by anyone else!
You reclaimed her name for her, didn't you?!
That is extraordinary! Phenomenal!
The Book of Vanitas is not some
accursed tome as told in folktales!
I've never seen anyone look upon this book with such stars in their eyes!
Did I say something funny?
That was hilarious.
I like you.
What's your name?
Noé.
Noé?
Child of the Ark, eh?
I am Vanitas!
The Vampire of the Blue Moon passed on to me his name and his book.
Yet I'm but a human!
Lend me your strength, Noé!
With your great fighting ability and sturdy body, I've no doubt you'd make a fine shield!
That's a hard pass.
I see, I see. So you'd be delighted!
Wait.
Of course you'd say that!
Excuse me.
Am I right?
There's been a surge in rampaging vampires after maladies violated their true names.
If nothing is done to find the root cause,
vampires will go extinct in the not too distant future.
I'll make sure that doesn't happen.
I will do as I please.
I will use the methods I choose.
It matters not what you people want!
I will save the vampires.
That was how it began.
This is the tale of how I met Vanitas and together wandered life's path.
There was much we gained and much we lost.
And then,
at the end of our journey
I would slay him by my own hand.
In the Event of Rusty Hopes
In the Event of Rusty Hopes
In the Event of Rusty Hopes
As soon as it all began
I could see how it would end
Like melting ice cream beginning to drip
I release a sigh that echoes ever so far
Ever so gently like ripples on the water
When I lose myself I become you
I'll meet all your desires
I'll cling to you
Lose the veil
'Cause tomorrow
All doubts will be dispelled
Was it you who I've been searching for
Spent my life alone and waited for?
So tenderly and endlessly
You made me whole, you made me whole
I'm sinking beneath all the tears
To a place beyond goodbyes
Torn through time by myself
You made me whole, you made me whole
Was it you who I heard through the door
When I cried and had no place to go?
Torn through time by myself
I know I'm never alone
Since I found your embrace
You made me whole, you made me whole
I lose myself
I lose myself
I know I'm never alone
I won't stop asking, Noé!
Lend me your strength!
No.
Why not?! What's the issue here?!
Just hear me out!
If you listen to all I have to say
Come to think of it, I'm famished!
Enough already. You truly are annoying.
I can't take this anymore.
We're here, Vanitas.
I'll go get Murr and my luggage—
How dumb can you be?!
Why would you return to the airship?!
There he is! The intruder!
Yikes! Not good!
Huh?
What the devil?!
In the City of Flowers
In the City of Flowers
In the City of Flowers
There was once a vampire known as Vanitas, who was despised by his own kind.
Others of his kind were born on the night of the crimson moon,
but he alone was born under the blue moon, a sign of ill omen.
The other vampires feared Vanitas and drove him from the village.
Wandering alone in the woods, he faced the terrors of darkness and the cold clutches of snow.
So it was that he made a vow.
He would take vengeance upon vampires born under the crimson moon.
O foolish vampires who have persecuted me!
Opening this grimoire shall visit upon you a curse worse than death!
Vanitas's special creation was a book that he imbued with the power to corrupt a vampire's true name.
Those who take my grimoire in hand shall,
like me, have the blue light instilled in their eyes,
and before long, become a bringer of death upon all vampire kind.
The Case
Study of
Vanitas
The Case
Study of
Vanitas
You always ponder the simple stuff like emotions and love
I hope one day you'll come to understand them
Torn apart and patched back together so many times leaves you a miserable sight
You don't even know what it means to be alive
You needn't put into words that you want us alone together
I have a feeling we can accept one another, and that's fine for now
I love this world, and I love the light that only you can bring me
Even with my fractured eyes it makes this world
Appear ever so radiant
There's nothing certain in life
But I'm sure you can see me
When the sky and void meet, turn back from dreams of the future
Apparently a vampire has turned up.
Truly? How dreadful.
Vampires were destroyed ages ago in a battle with humankind, were they not?
Does that mean some survived?
Have they risen once again to visit vengeance upon us?
Vampires are but a fable.
My great-grandfather claims to have seen one.
That's just another ghost story.
No need to worry.
The church's chasseurs have sprung into action.
I'm so cold.
Are you sure you're well?
Shall I take you to the infirmary?
No, I was simply feeling anemic. There is no cause for concern.
But you look quite pale.
I'm going to see a doctor after this.
That is the only one I will allow to examine me.
But thank you for your concern.
Bad Murr!
He's so warm.
Um, my name is Amelia.
Might I have an introduction?
Sure!
He is Murr.
Please call him by that name.
No, not his name
Attention all passengers.
La Baleine will be arriving in Paris shortly.
Please enjoy the rest of your voyage through the sky.
Paris!
Where's Paris, Mademoiselle Amelia?
I don't think we can see it yet.
Oh, I see.
How unfortunate.
Still, it's hard to believe such a massive weight could be made to fly.
The power of astermite is truly awe-inspiring.
Is this your first time on an airship?
Yes.
Will you see the sights of Paris?
No, there is something I seek.
You seek something?
The Book of Vanitas.
It's the name of the accursed grimoire from the folktale
"The Vampire of the Blue Moon."
You've not heard of it?
I lost track of time.
We must prepare to disembark.
I'm so very cold.
You're really going through with this?
Naturally.
For I know my target is within this very airship.
The ship's passenger facilities are no longer available.
Passengers who have not yet prepared to disembark
About what you said
Do you truly believe that something like the The Book of Vanitas exists?
I don't know.
But I did receive a letter stating that the book had been sighted in Paris.
It was from my former mentor.
Mon Chaton—my dearest kitten—
I wish for you to find The Book of Vanitas and determine its authenticity.
That is why I'm going to Paris.
Mademoiselle! Are you not well?!
Do not touch me!
Mademoiselle Amelia, your eyes are
You're a vampire.
Now I have you!
Well, I thought I had you.
Who the devil are you?!
I could ask you the same.
My business is with her alone.
Here's some friendly advice. Leave her and go.
If you don't
you're in for a world of pain.
I cannot do that.
You move well despite the woman in your arms!
Damn it. What's he doing now?
A wire?
Hey!
Still alive, you quack?
I'm not a quack!
I underestimated that crimson-eyed guy.
So he, too, is a vampire?
Let's move.
So cold, so cold
It's already too late.
What a fine place. I like it.
Will you give this place—your true name—to me?
Mademoiselle Amelia!
Get her to the infirmary.
I'll apprehend them.
No!
Mademoiselle?
Mademoiselle
No
My strength is draining away
Let go of me!
I no longer feel cold?
I feel so warm.
Blood! Give me more blood!
What's happening?!
Stop this!
Mademoiselle!
You must know, don't you?
We are forbidden from attacking humans.
I can barely move.
Don't tell me
A poison?
Goodness.
I did warn you that you were in for a world of pain.
The malady manifested as expected.
Chills that are unbearable.
Black tears that well forth from the eyes and chest.
And shadow briars.
Your malnomen is Eglantine, "the prison of briars."
Malnomen?
That is what we call the ruined remains
of a true name corrupted by the maladies.
A vampire's true name is akin to life itself,
and hers was corrupted.
As such, the urge to drink blood, which is normally easy to suppress, is now an irresistible force.
Come on, you quack!
Cut the chit-chat and end it already!
Hold your horses, baldy!
I'm not bald!
Are you going to kill her?
Are you one of the church's chasseurs?
Or are you a bourreau, here to slay her?
Me? A chasseur? A bourreau?
That's a good one!
Non!
I am a doctor, and my specialty is vampires.
I've come to cure her!
A cover of blue leather,
pages as black as night,
a clockwork grimoire linked to a silver chain
No, it can't be.
The Book of Vanitas?!
Now then, shall we reclaim her true name?
The briars are disintegrating.
Such warm light.
It's like
spring sunshine.
No.
This light is your own.
Florifel, she who guides spring!
I see.
So that is your true name.
It really suits you.
My name
My
true name
Thank you!
Freeze!
Hands in the air!
You're the intruders who entered through the observation gallery!
Well, what do we do now?
Here's some friendly advice.
Stay out of our way.
If you don't, you're in for a world of pain!
Ow!
You fool!
The blue moon.
I can see you're not afraid of it, even though its
blue light is said to rob vampires of their power.
It is a symbol of misfortune.
But, maître,
in my eyes, that moon is beautiful to behold.
What in the world?! I'm alive! I don't get it!
But what's with this crummy landing?
What just happened?
What did you do to her?!
A reverse operation.
I used The Book of Vanitas to remove the alteration formula,
in other words, the maladies corrupting her true name.
It was nothing.
It was nothing?
How can you say that?
That was extraordinary!
My maître told me all about it!
A true name is a vampire's life itself,
the constitutive formula forming their existence!
It must never be taken by anyone else!
You reclaimed her name for her, didn't you?!
That is extraordinary! Phenomenal!
The Book of Vanitas is not some
accursed tome as told in folktales!
I've never seen anyone look upon this book with such stars in their eyes!
Did I say something funny?
That was hilarious.
I like you.
What's your name?
Noé.
Noé?
Child of the Ark, eh?
I am Vanitas!
The Vampire of the Blue Moon passed on to me his name and his book.
Yet I'm but a human!
Lend me your strength, Noé!
With your great fighting ability and sturdy body, I've no doubt you'd make a fine shield!
That's a hard pass.
I see, I see. So you'd be delighted!
Wait.
Of course you'd say that!
Excuse me.
Am I right?
There's been a surge in rampaging vampires after maladies violated their true names.
If nothing is done to find the root cause,
vampires will go extinct in the not too distant future.
I'll make sure that doesn't happen.
I will do as I please.
I will use the methods I choose.
It matters not what you people want!
I will save the vampires.
That was how it began.
This is the tale of how I met Vanitas and together wandered life's path.
There was much we gained and much we lost.
And then,
at the end of our journey
I would slay him by my own hand.
In the Event of Rusty Hopes
In the Event of Rusty Hopes
In the Event of Rusty Hopes
As soon as it all began
I could see how it would end
Like melting ice cream beginning to drip
I release a sigh that echoes ever so far
Ever so gently like ripples on the water
When I lose myself I become you
I'll meet all your desires
I'll cling to you
Lose the veil
'Cause tomorrow
All doubts will be dispelled
Was it you who I've been searching for
Spent my life alone and waited for?
So tenderly and endlessly
You made me whole, you made me whole
I'm sinking beneath all the tears
To a place beyond goodbyes
Torn through time by myself
You made me whole, you made me whole
Was it you who I heard through the door
When I cried and had no place to go?
Torn through time by myself
I know I'm never alone
Since I found your embrace
You made me whole, you made me whole
I lose myself
I lose myself
I know I'm never alone
I won't stop asking, Noé!
Lend me your strength!
No.
Why not?! What's the issue here?!
Just hear me out!
If you listen to all I have to say
Come to think of it, I'm famished!
Enough already. You truly are annoying.
I can't take this anymore.
We're here, Vanitas.
I'll go get Murr and my luggage—
How dumb can you be?!
Why would you return to the airship?!
There he is! The intruder!
Yikes! Not good!
Huh?
What the devil?!
In the City of Flowers
In the City of Flowers
In the City of Flowers