Call of the Night

Kou Yamori is a seemingly ordinary middle schooler who can’t quite make sense of love or the expectations wrapped up in everyday life. Disillusioned, he stops going to school, and the aimless days leave him unable to sleep. With insomnia setting the rhythm of his life, Kou starts wandering the quiet streets long after everyone else has gone home.

During one of these late-night walks, he meets the enigmatic Nazuna Nanakusa, who suggests that people stay awake because they can’t settle their minds until they loosen their inhibitions. She offers to help Kou with his sleeplessness and brings him back to her place, where an awkward attempt at rest turns into a startling revelation: Nazuna bites his neck—and she’s a vampire.

Kou assumes the bite will change him, but becoming a vampire isn’t so straightforward. The transformation requires being bitten by someone he truly loves, and Kou sets his sights on a new purpose: to fall in love with Nazuna and leave his human life behind.