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Film opened in Japan on July 4 after delay

Amazon's streaming service, Prime Video, now includes the live-action adaptation of Hiromasa Okujima's popular manga series, Baban Baban Ban Vampire.

The movie was initially set to come out on Valentine's Day, but it got pushed back because of several reasons. Additionally, the preview screening that was planned for January 21 did not happen. Despite these setbacks, the movie eventually opened on July 4th. It managed to sell 100,000 tickets during its first three days and made a total of 134,597,080 yen (around US$922,800).

On December 30th, Ryō Yoshizawa, who portrays the lead character in the movie, was interrogated by the Tokyo Police Department about an incident that occurred on that day. While under the influence of alcohol, he mistakenly entered his neighbor's apartment instead of his own. AMUSE, his talent agency, made a statement regarding this matter. ( link ) On January 6th, there was a confirmation of the incident involving Yoshizawa. It was reported that he had already apologized to his neighbor for any inconvenience caused, and had already relocated from the apartment.

The live-action film also stars Rihito Itagaki as Rihito Tatsuno, and Nanoka Hara as Aoi Shinozuka.

The BL (indicated here as standing for "Bloody Love Comedy") manga centers on a 450-year-old vampire named Ranmaru, working part-time at an old public bath. He desires the blood of an 18-year-old virgin, and so watches over the growth of 15-year-old Rihito, the son of the bathhouse owners, and tries to prevent him from losing his virginity.

In October 2021, Okujima started publishing their manga series in Akita Shoten's popular magazine, Bessatsu Shōnen Champion. As of June 26th, 2022, Akita Shoten has released the 11th volume of this successful manga series.

The Japanese anime series "Baban Baban Ban Vampire" started airing on January 11th. You can watch it now on Netflix.

The show is based on the anime series "Bloody Love Opera Baban Baban Ban Vampire" and will be performed as a stage play at Tokyo International Forum Hall C from September 20th to September 25th.




Source: Amazon's Prime Video ( link ) via WTK ( link )