The Vampire Dies in No Time Season 2
吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ2 (Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu 2)
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Adult Cast
- Gag Humor
- Urban Fantasy
- Vampire
- Episodes
- 12
- Duration
- 23 min per ep
- Aired
- Jan 9, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
*The Vampire Dies in No Time Season 2* continues the adaptation of **Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu**, returning to its offbeat urban-fantasy world of vampires and constant punchline-driven chaos.
With an adult cast at the center and gag humor leading the way, the second season builds on the same comedic premise and supernatural setting that defined the first, leaning into quick-fire jokes and fantastical misadventures.
Otaku Consensus
Hiroshi Koujina’s direction preserves the manga’s rapid episodic rhythm, while disciplined editing keeps most sketches from exhausting their punchlines; the expanded use of returning characters such as Hiyoshi and Sagyou also gives the ensemble more comic combinations than in the first season. Fans widely found this season as funny as or funnier than its predecessor, but its quality swings sharply whenever shock humor, nudity, or conspicuous fourth-wall winks replace character-based absurdity. At its best, it is tightly timed supernatural farce; at its weakest, it mistakes escalation for invention.
Why You Should Watch
If you want adult-cast comedy delivered in compact bursts rather than padded by romance, tournament arcs, or dramatic lore, Season 2 is built for that appetite. Its rhythm scratches the same itch as Gintama’s straight-man volleys and Pop Team Epic’s shameless non sequiturs: games become elaborate comic traps, minor eccentrics can hijack an entire segment, and even the show’s season number becomes material for a joke. The real draw is accumulation. Returning side characters receive stronger showcases, the ensemble creates increasingly strange pairings, and John’s disarming presence gives the louder routines an effective counterweight. Madhouse keeps the pace brisk without turning every scene into noise, letting reactions and vocal timing land. The caveat is equally specific: viewers irritated by low-brow innuendo, light sexuality, nudity, or deliberately crude shock gags will find several episodes abrasive.
Key Characters
- DDraluc(VA: Jun Fukuyama)
Jun Fukuyama turns Draluc’s theatrical indignation and instantaneous collapses into a precision-timed routine, making his wounded pride funnier than his supposed menace.
- JJohn(VA: Mutsumi Tamura)
John the armadillo became the ensemble’s beloved emotional anchor, generating comedy through tiny reactions and unwavering charm rather than verbal one-upmanship.
- RRonald(VA: Makoto Furukawa)
Ronald functions as both exasperated straight man and willing participant, with Makoto Furukawa selling the exact moment his attempted composure gives way to the surrounding nonsense.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
The 12-episode season retains an episodic, multi-sketch construction, and Mariko Tsukatsune’s editing supports a brisk but not breakneck tempo in which failed jokes are usually replaced quickly rather than prolonged.
- 2
Madhouse emphasizes elastic expressions, abrupt reaction cuts, and comic visual resets over action spectacle, an approach tailored to slapstick exchanges and Draluc’s repeated physical disintegration.
- 3
Meta-comedy is unusually explicit: the opening material includes Ronald telling Draluc that he should have walked out in Season 1, announcing that the sequel is willing to use its own production history as a punchline.
- 4
The adaptation broadens the ensemble by bringing back characters such as Hiyoshi and Sagyou, whom viewers noted had not received full introductions in the first season, while adding more distinct personalities to the recurring rotation.
- 5
Ryousuke Naya’s sound direction and Katsuhiro Nakajima’s sound effects are central to the joke delivery, punctuating sudden deaths, tantrums, game parodies, and rapid reversals without requiring lengthy setups.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- The anime adapts Itaru Bonnoki’s manga, and the creator’s taste for episodic escalation is reflected in AniList’s unusually aligned tag profile: Slapstick scores 84%, while Surreal Comedy, Ensemble Cast, Episodic, and Urban Fantasy each register at 79%.
- Fun fact 2
- Director Hiroshi Koujina worked with assistant director Asami Kawano, while character designer Mayuko Nakano handled the cast’s animation-ready designs for Madhouse.
- Fun fact 3
- The visual pipeline credits Hitomi Yoshida as art director, Narumi Konno for color design, and Yoshio Watanabe as director of photography, separating the season’s environmental, palette, and compositing responsibilities.
- Fun fact 4
- The central trio pairs three established Japanese performers with sharply different comic functions: Jun Fukuyama voices Draluc, Mutsumi Tamura voices John, and Makoto Furukawa voices Ronald.
- Fun fact 5
- The season’s reception exceeded simple sequel loyalty: multiple reviewers who were lukewarm on Season 1 reported preferring Season 2, while dissenting reviews singled out its unusually wide gap between standout and weak episodes.
Studios
- Madhouse
