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Vanitas of the Blue Moon

Vanitas of the Blue Moon is a non-binary character from The Case Study of Vanitas .

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Biography [ ]

Vanitas of the Blue Moon (蒼月の吸血鬼　"ヴァニタス", Sougetsu no Vanpiiru "Vanitasu"), also known as Father (とうさん, Tou-san) and Luna (ルーナ, Ruuna) is a character from Jun Mochizuki's Vanitas no Carte. Born under the Blue Moon, they were the ostensible creator of the Book of Vanitas and the disease Malnomen. Narration states it was their intent to destroy vampires through the corruption of their True Name, hoping to take revenge for a lifetime of prosecution for their birth. This power would be passed onto their kin, prophesied to bring about the end of all vampires.

Although they're aware they're not male or female, Luna isn't really sure what they really are, stating that they're unlike any other living thing in this world. They claim to have tried to find out what they really are, but have come to deeply regret it for reasons yet unknown.

Appearance [ ]

Luna wears a white robe, often times having the hood drawn up in order to conceal their face, with flowing sleeves and accents of dark blue hanging from the waist and being draped over her shoulders. Luna has a darker complexion and has long white hair that she lets hang from their hood, reaching down past her knees in length. They also wear a red bangle around their right forearm and a bracelet on their left arm which bears a small blue hourglass while carrying a staff made of bone that separates into two prongs with thread tied in a crisscrossing pattern between them.

Personality [ ]

According to legend, Vanitas of the Blue Moon is scorned by, and in return scorns, other Vampires. The bedtime story about Vanitas of the Blue Moon tells the story of a lonely vampire cast out by other vampires who despised the Vampires of the Crimson Moon and swore revenge on them.

Contrary to this story, Luna seems to be a kind individual who came to rescue Vanitas and Mikhail when Vanitas asked them for help. They have a variety of human acquaintances, and tell Vanitas that humans and vampires can often get along well. Their true opinion on vampires is currently unknown. Luna was a very caring parental figure to Misha and Vanitas, despite the latter’s initial dislike of them, and treated them both better than many (or possibly even all) of the other adults in their lives.

Luna is very knowledgeable about Malnomen, and was eager to pass this knowledge on to Mikhail and Vanitas, acting as a wise teacher to them in that respect. However, they can also be childish, throwing a small tantrum when Vanitas insulted their cooking and telling him to "do it all yourself, then".

Luna says that they are not a man or a woman, and are not like any other living thing. However, they don't seem to mind gendered terms and gendered pronouns. Mikhail refers to them as father because he has always wanted a father, and Vanitas refers to Luna as a woman because he mistook her for one continues to use female pronouns because they don't mind.

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A surprise hit from the Summer 2021 season, The Case Study of Vanitas takes a unique spin on the concept of vampires. Set in 19th century Paris and full of beautiful animation and steampunk gothic elements, this shonen takes a look into a world where vampires supposedly no longer have to drink blood to survive.

The story is told through the perspective of Noé Archiviste, who recounts why he had to kill his traveling partner and self-proclaimed savior of the vampires, Vanitas. Using a grimoire called the Book of Vanitas handed down by his former teacher, Vanitas uses this ancient tome to heal vampires of a blood-thirsty disease called malnomen. With  Season 2 of The Case Study of Vanitas just getting underway , here are the key points to  remember from Season 1 .

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The legend of the Book of Vanitas and its former owner, Vanitas of the Blue Moon, have a horrible reputation for wanting to eradicate the vampire race. However, Noé realizes these rumors aren't true when he first encounters Vanitas while boarding an airship to Paris as he heals a curse-bearing vampire named Amelia. After realizing Vanitas is human and inherited the book from his teacher, the real Vanitas, Noé is visibly excited.

Vanitas asks to join him on his journey to save the vampire race, but Noé declines and then faints before he can leave. He wakes up in a cell next to Vanitas, discovering that Amelia had poisoned Noé. Shortly afterward, they are released and invited to meet Count Orlock, the Queen-appointed mediator between vampires and humans in Paris. He summons the two in order to prove the book's healing powers.

During their journey, the duo run into Luca Oriflamme and his protector Jeanne, the infamous vampire executioner known as the Hellfire Witch. After she admits defeat when Vanitas figures out her weakness is Luca himself, Vanitas kisses her instead of killing her. After Jeanne and Luca bashfully escape, they return to Count Orlock's office. Vanitas asks Amelia about seeing the Parade of Charlatan, entities that other curse-bearers describe seeing.

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Amelia denies it, but Noé drinks her blood -- activating his power of being able to access people's memories -- and confirms she is lying. Dominique de Sade then enters the room, proclaiming she is Noé's fiancée and has heard everything. She insists Noé escort her to a masquerade ball, crossing the barrier that separates the human and vampire worlds with the goal of isolating Noé and Vanitas.

Dominique's sister Veronica tries to kill Vanitas and Noé at the ball, exclaiming that they used to book to spread the curse. She is quickly interrupted by the host of the party, Ruthven, who wants to take Noé and Vanitas under his wing. Noé faints and wakes up to find a visibly angry Vanitas at the bell tower. After a heated exchange, Noé vows to stay by Vanitas' side because he is intrigued by him and wants to see the outcome of his labor to save all vampires.

While reuniting with Ruthven, Vanitas asks to see the queen, stating she hasn't been out in public and wondering if she's even alive. Gravely insulted, Ruthven attacks Vanitas in a blind rage. Noé and Vanitas are sent back to the human world where the latter reveals he did all this to gather information about Luca, who had reacted differently than the other vampires when he made his outrageous statement.

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After being kicked out of Orlock's office, Vanitas runs into his former partner Dante and tracks down a curse-bearer tied to the Church's anti-vampire unit, the Chasseurs. Vanitas and Noé go into the underground catacombs of Paris in order to find the Chasseurs and run into Roland, hellbent on saving the human Vanitas. Roland ambushes Noé upon realizing he is a vampire, but Vanitas and Noé escape using a flash bomb.

Vanitas reveals his ulterior motive of finding Moreau, a madman who was kicked out of the Chasseurs for obsessive vampire research. Moreau conducted human experiments, and Vanitas was one of them. When Roland catches up again, Noé stages holding Vanitas hostage. In a twist of fate, Roland realizes Noé is different from other vampires and asks to be friends.

The team enters Moreau's lab as he reveals he wishes to become a vampire himself. A member of the Charlatan, Mosieur Spider, appears to tell Moreau to destroy his lab. The curse-bearer they were hunting appears and is revealed to be a shadow that devours all life forms in front of him. To defeat it, Noé and Vanitas jump into the shadow's mouth and use the book. Everyone escapes in time for the lab to explode.

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After Jeanne realizes she's in love with Vanitas , Dante comes with news that the Beast of Gévaudan lives and they've found five bodies. Vanitas sets off to see if it's a curse bearer or not, but Noé is distracted by his strong desire to drink his partner's blood. Vanitas tells Noé that if he ever uses his powers to access his memory, he will kill him. Nonetheless, he agrees to let Noé taste his blood as long as he doesn't use his Archiviste powers on him. The season ends with a mysterious vampire being hugged by Naenia, stating that her time for vengeance is now.

Season 1 was packed full of action and rich worldbuilding, skillfully accented by beautiful animation. Will Season 2 be able to live up to the fantastic first impression? Being one of the most anticipated anime for the Winter 2022 season , fans are hopeful.  The Case Study of Vanitas airs every Saturday on Funimation and Crunchyroll.

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The Case Study of Vanitas Part 1 Ending Explained

The Case Study of Vanitas released its final episode for now

Published: Sep 21, 2021, 2:26 Updated: Oct 20, 2021, 4:04

The Case Study of Vanitas released its final episode for now. Thankfully, the second 12-episode cour is already confirmed, so returning to the steampunk vampire Paris is only a matter of time, and we just can't wait. Meanwhile, here's the ending of Part 1 explained:

The Case Study of Vanitas Ending Explained: What Is Ruthven's Plan?

In Episode 11, Ruthven seriously injured Noé, making us worry about his fate; this happened because Noé proclaimed that he likes vampires and humans equally, as both are equally capable of good and evil alike. Without spoiling too much from the manga, it's important to know that Ruthven once shared this idealism but does not anymore, so he took Noé's remark rather personally.

The finale reveals that Ruthven decided to keep the young vampire alive for now. However, by attacking and drinking his blood, the vampire lord forced a terrible fate on Noé. At one single – an currently unknown -point in the future, Noé will have to obey one command by Ruthven, whatever it is.

Noé is forced to swear this oath, though it's strongly implied that he does not remember it, as he wakes up fine, with only his thirst for Vanitas' blood concerning him. At this point, we've no way of knowing what Ruthven is going to demand. However, given the way Season 1 started, I would guess that Ruthven is going to command Noé to kill Vanitas .

After all, Noé admits to that from the very beginning, and this is a major plot point that keeps fans interesting. Killing Vanitas seems so out of character for Noé so it would make sense for him to be supernaturally coerced, rather than do it out of his own volition. Hopefully, Part 2 and the ongoing manga will reveal the answer sooner rather than later.

It is clear that Lord Ruthven is not on our main characters' side, but we'll, unfortunately, have to wait a bit longer to discover his exact motivations.

The Case Study of Vanitas Ending Explained: Where Are the Main Characters Now?

The dynamic between the main characters is still quite fragile, though they've settled into a rather comfortable companionship. Noé finds Vanitas intriguing, and he's very interested in his blood. Of course, given how Noé is an Archiviste, someone who can access a person's memory by drinking their blood, Vanitas has made it very clear that this is out of the question.

Vanitas' past will therefore remain a mystery for now, as what little he chooses to reveal is often disjointed and potentially unreliable. However, the anime and manga have a long way to go, so we can hope that more about him will be revealed soon.

As Noé is still ashamed of his lapse at a moment of extreme hunger, things between him and Vanitas are a bit awkward, but the two nevertheless embark on a new journey. This time, they're traveling to find out more about the infamous beast of Gevaudan. In the far away, snow land, an unnamed new character is revealed to be plotting their revenge.

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Meanwhile, Noé's new friend, the chasseur Roland, is warned that his friendly disposition towards Noé will threaten his family, as he's supposed to be a vampire hunter first.

Jeanne has a lot to process, as her feelings for Vanitas remain more complicated than she initially hope, and it appears that the human has feelings for her as well, given how much of his blood he's let her consume. But is she a curse bearer? Neither Jeanne nor Vanitas were able to tell at the time, so this could pose an interesting tension later on.

While not particularly complex, the ending of Vanitas no Karte leaves a lot of questions and many plot points to be picked up at a later time. The new episode batch can't come soon enough!

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Artist: Jun Mochizuki

Letterer: Bianca Pistillo

Translated by: Taylor Engel

Mikhail’s machinations have succeeded in turning Noé and Vanitas against each other—and in a desperate attempt to stop Noé, Dominique throws herself offff the Ferris wheel! Locked in a fifierce struggle against a relentless Vanitas, Noé cannot do anything but watch as his childhood friend plummets to her death…Are they doomed to end this sordid affffair exactly as Mikhail intended?

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The Case Study Of Vanitas Part 2 - What We Know So Far

On Aug. 6, the English-dubbed version of "The Case Study of Vanitas" arrived at Funimation's website , bringing the steampunk-styled supernatural mystery manga series to life for a whole new audience. The vampire -based anime, set in Paris of the 19th century, is very atmospheric, what with its airships, period clothing and blue-moon and crimson vampires. It starts with the young vampire Noé, who is asked by his teacher to go to Paris to look for the titular book. In an incident on the airship, he meets a girl named Amelia — who turns out to be a vampire named Florifel, who just needs her name returned to her — and blue-eyed Vanitas himself. Vanitas enlists his help in changing the "curse-bearing" vampires back to normal using the grimoire in question. 

"The Case Study of Vanitas" has aired 12 episodes of its split-cour season, which is normal for anime shows — but now leaves fans to wonder when Part 2 will happen, and what will happen going forward, since the series hasn't exactly concluded its plot. If you're one of the fans anxiously awaiting news of the second part of the first season, here's what we know so far.

When is the release date for The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2?

The @vanitas_anime Twitter account announced on Sept. 17 that the second cour (or quarter of a year) of "The Case Study of Vanitas" is coming in January 2022. This is good news, as it means fans won't have too long to wait:  Anime News and Facts is reporting that the 12 episodes in the second part of the split-cour series will air between Jan. 8 and March 26, 2022. It should be noted that these dates refer to the Japanese release, not the English one. 

However, English-speaking fans shouldn't experience too much of a delay. The initial Japanese run premiered on various channels starting July 2 ( via Anime News Network ), which means it was subtitled with the first episode dubbed by the time it released on Funimation a little over a month later. Comingsoon.com said that Funimation had released five dubbed episodes by September 17 (a paid subscription is required to access the dubbed versions of newer episodes). 

Hopefully, that means U.S. fans will be streaming at least a subtitled second part of Season 1 by springtime.

Who are the characters in The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2?

The main characters of the series include Noé Archiviste, played in the Japanese by Kaito Ishikawa, and Vanitas (not the original of the book), played by Natsuki Hanae. Supporting characters include Jeanne (Inori Minase), a vampire girl also called the "Hellfire Witch"; Luca (Shino Shimoji), a polite vampire boy ranking just below the queen, who is trying to save his brother; Dominique (Ai Kayano), the aristocratic daughter of the alien lord the Marquis de Sade; Veronica (Yoko Hikasa), Dominique's sister who hates humans; Ruthven (Toshiyuki Morikawa), Luca's uncle and the hero who brokered peace between humans and vampires. 

Others include Dante (Taro Kuichi), Johann (Koji Yusa), and Richie (Riho Kuma), Vanitas' information brokers, and Noé's unnamed teacher (Akira Ishida), the one who sent him to find the book. Vampire Naenia (Kaori Nazuka), vampire hunter Laurent (Kengo Kawanishi), Holy Knight Olivier (Tomoaki Maeno) and Noé's first friend Louis de Sade (Miyuri Shimabukuru) also appear. There's also the cat, Murr (Miyu Komaki). Not all have survived Season 1, though, so they won't necessarily appear in Part 2.

The English dub cast of the series includes Stephen Fu as Noe, Zeo Robinson as Vanitas, Marianne Bray as Murr, Ian Sinclair as Dante, and Hayden Daviau as Amelia. 

What is the plot of The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2?

As the first part of the first season ended, the Beast of Gévaudan has resurfaced, so Noé and Vanitas go to investigate sightings of it. The beast will likely figure largely in the events of the second part of the season, as will Vanitas' relationship with Noé. Viewers may also finally learn the intentions of the secret organization Charlatan because of the big reveal in the end-credits scene. As viewers know, Ruthven figures largely in the plotting that's been going on, and he has hypnotized Noé with Jeanne's unwitting help, which could all blow up in Part 2. Meanwhile, Roland is going through a crisis of faith because he has learned that not all vampires are bad, and the show will no doubt explore the ramifications of that.

"The Case Study of Vanitas" will feature 12 episodes in Season 1 Part 2, making up a total of 24 episodes in the first season. The anime has been rapidly catching up to the manga:  Monsters and Critics predicts that by the 24th episode, the anime will be up to Chapter 43 of the manga. The manga is expected to publish Chapter 61, which means season 2 might be a more difficult sell than the first. 

Louis de Sade

Louis de Sade (ルイ・ド・サド, Rui do Sado ) was a character from Jun Mochizuki 's The Case Study of Vanitas . A Vampire of the Crimson Moon, he was the brother of Dominique de Sade and childhood friend of Noé Archiviste .

Twenty years prior to Noé's trip to Paris , Louis was born to the de Sade aristocracy as one of four siblings alongside Antoine , Veronica , and Dominique, the latter of whom was his twin. However in Vampiric society, twins were believed to be a symbol of bad fortune, and their birth would ruin the de Sades' reputation. And so they chose arbitrarily one to keep, Dominique, and one to "dispose," Louis; only for his grandfather to declare this a "waste" and take Louis in himself. [1] Treated as already dead by the rest of his family, Louis would be raised by the man in Averoigne for the rest of his childhood, which is where he and Dominique first met Noé, who had been taken as a student by their grandfather. The three quickly developed a deep friendship as they grew up together from childhood to adolescence. [2]

Louis and Dominique were raised with the mistaken belief that Louis was one year older, and that the reason for Louis's disownment from the family was due to him being born with a "sickness." Thanks to the ministrations of his grandfather, Louis came to learn of the existence of curse-bearers and believed himself to have been born one. Louis would begin spending much time repeatedly carving wooden stakes in anticipation for what he believed to be his inevitable loss of sanity and death. [2]

This would come to a head when in their teens, Noé and Dominique would attempt to rescue a child inflicted with Malnomen and fail, putting their lives at risk. To save them, Louis succumbed to the corruption of his True Name and became a curse-bearer himself, killing the curse-bearing child and the rest of their friends in a maddened rampage after losing control. His last wish was to have Noé rather than anyone else kill him. Noé could not do it, and Louis was brutally decapitated by his grandfather. [2] Louis's death would go on to haunt Noé and Dominique for years to come, becoming the driving force behind Dominique's self-loathing [1] and Noé's grudge against Naenia . [3]

• 1 Appearance
• 2 Personality
• 4 Powers and Abilities
• 5.1 Noé Archiviste
• 5.2 Dominique de Sade
• 5.3 The Teacher
• 7 Appearances
• 9 References
• 10 Navigation

Appearance [ ]

A full color image of Louis.

Louis was a tall, thin boy, though, having died in adolescence, still androgynous in build. Like his sister Dominique, he had a small chin, thin eyebrows, upturned, yellow-gold eyes with long eyelashes, and pale skin. His hair was black and straight, falling flat onto his face and cut around to be the length of his face. He had long bangs, parted at the middle, which fell into his eyes.

His outfits varied, though, being raised by a high-ranking vampire, his clothing was usually formal and high quality. In most of his appearances, he wore a white shirt (sometimes with a black vest) a dark bow tie, black shorts, black socks, and black shoes.

When Dominique imagined him as an adult, he looked much the same. His hair cut and clothing choices were similar. She imagined him with a slender frame, slightly shorter than Noé.

Personality [ ]

Louis was snarky, skeptical, blunt, and at times outright cruel. He lacked sensitivity towards others, sometimes to the point of hurting their feelings. While he seemed distressed by others' suffering, he was reluctant to apologize or admit wrongdoing. This aloofness seemed to extend even towards himself, and he projected a cold image regarding his supposed status as a cursebearer and thus, his impending demise. In his first appearance, he cuts his own palm open with a knife, and does not seem to flinch at this. This caused his anguish to manifest in more symbolic ways- in the months preceding his death, he grew more distant, and began to obsessively carve stakes to be given to Noé. He seemed to be somewhat prideful, hoping to be killed by Noé as opposed to his grandfather or a bourreau.

Despite his coldness, Louis cared deeply for his sister and Noé. Knowledge of his condition caused him to distance himself from the two of them. While he was unable to completely hide his emotions around them, he would often bite his tongue for their sake. Naenia remarked that to save Domi and Noé had been the first time he'd wanted something "very badly," enough to willingly hand over his True Name , and thus, his life.

History [ ]

Louis was born either shortly before or his twin sister Dominique. The de Sade family name would be tarnished if it was revealed that the Countess had given birth to twins, so the family decided that one of the twins would live and the other would die. Count de Sade chose to keep Dominique, and Louis was slated to die. The Teacher decided to raise Louis and to tell the child that he was sick.

When Louis was a young child, between five and eight years old, Teacher brought Noé to his castle. Louis and Dominique quickly became friends with Noé, and the three grew up together. Throughout his childhood Louis could frequently be seen watching Noé and Dominique playing in the castle, while he sat and watched from the darkness; reading, or playing with a cat similar in appearance to Murr.

When Dominique realized Noé was an Archiviste, she quickly asked Noé to drink her and Louis’s blood. Louis resisted, but Noé managed to drink his blood and saw Louis, curled up in the darkness. Around the time of this incident the kids met Fred , Gilles , Mina , and Fanny and made a secret base in the woods. Also in this time period, the Shapeless One purposefully left books and studies about cursebearers in his collection room for Louis to read. Louis questions what the Teacher wants him to do, and his grandfather responds that he simply wants to observe what he does with this information.

Soon after this incident, Louis’s emotional stability takes a noticeable turn for the worse. Noé comments that he often saw Louis staring off into the distance, appearing pained around Dominique, and avoiding Teacher. Louis begins carving wooden stakes, hoping that Noé will kill him with them. While he carved his final stake, Noé approached him and asked him what he could do for Louis. Louis began to tell Noé that he was a cursebearer, only to be interrupted by Dominique telling him and Noé that Mina was about to be beheaded as a curse-bearer.

Noé intended to save Mina, but Louis stated that he couldn’t save her. Despite this, Noé and Dominique go to their secret base in the woods, where Mina transforms and begins to murder their friends. In order to protect his sister and his best friend, Louis gives his true name to Naenia and kills Mina, Gilles, and Fanny. He loses control of himself and lunges at Noé, begging Noé to murder him. He begins to drink Noé’s blood, unable to stop, and is beheaded by the Teacher.

Powers and Abilities [ ]

• Enhanced speed, strength and endurance - Due to his vampire heritage, Louis had enhanced abilities.
• Cryokinesis - Like the other de Sades, it is possible that Louis possessed the ability to alter formulae slightly to conjure and control ice, although that has not been shown so far.

Relationships [ ]

Noé archiviste [ ].

At first, Louis seemed to look down on Noé, telling the younger vampire that the humans he was raised by were probably just raising him to be eaten. Louis initially saw Noé as a naive, weird kid. He never stopped believing that Noé's view of the world was much too idealistic, trying to stop him from saving Mina from her execution. But as time passed the two of them became quite close. Noé was Louis’s only true friend in the world aside from his sister, and towards the end of his life Louis couldn’t even enjoy spending time around Dominique. Louis never told Noé about his identity as a curse-bearer, but secretly wished that Noé would be the one to kill him when the time came (giving Louis a tiny bit of control over his own inevitable death).

Louis seems to have enjoyed pulling pranks on Noé, from his half- jokes about Noé’s grandparents to pretending to get lost in the woods. Louis enjoyed seeing Noé’s reactions to his tricks— often times these reactions were affirmation that even though Louis’s family had cast him out and his guardian saw him as an experiment, Noé still cared about Louis.

Dominique de Sade [ ]

Louis was affectionate towards his sister, and allowed her to shyly cling to him when they were first meeting Noé. He wanted to protect Dominique, and saw her as a child, not able to understand the pain he was going through or how much better off she was than him. After learning about his status as a curse bearer, Louis began to dislike spending time around Dominique— he loved his sister, but knowing that she was a beloved member of the family while he lived a tortured life as a curse-bearer was painful. It’s unclear as to whether or not Louis knew Domi was his twin or not, but some of his lines in the manga seem to indicate that he knew.

The Teacher [ ]

Not much is known about Louis' relationship with his grandfather, but it seems to have been a negative one. Louis was wary of the Teacher, even as a young child, and told Noé that he must have terrible luck to have been taken in by his grandfather. Louis spent time with the Teacher as a child, but didn’t seem to have a close connection. After learning that the Teacher truly viewed his youngest grandson as an experiment Louis began to avoid him as much as possible. The Teacher ended up being the one to behead Louis after his experiment was complete.

It is suggested that the person who made Louis into a cursebearer was Teacher himself (as, contrary to the De Sade’s statements, he was not actually a cursebearer at birth).

• “Say, Noé… even if… there was a curse-bearer right in front of you… Could you still think that Blue Moon was beautiful?” [4]
• “You have no luck. Having my grandfather take a shine to you… You poor thing. ” [2]
• “As if! As far as the House de Sade is concerned, I’m already dead.” [2]
• “You really do have awful taste…” [2]
• “Save her? How? Can you erase the Blue Moon’s curse? You know it’s impossible. We can’t save her, Noé!!” [2]
• “…Kill… Kill me… Noé…” [2]
• “Noé… listen… If I… If I’m going to die anyways… I’d really rather you were the one… to kill me!” [2]
• “…Kill me, Noé. Use those stakes. Drive them right through my heart—!” [5]
• “Once you’re older and you’ve learned a lot more… I’m sure you’ll understand… just how much—” [6]
• “ ‘How much better your life is than mine.’ ” [6]
• “…How much… everyone loves and cherishes you.” [6]
• “You really do look… just like me.” [1]

Appearances [ ]

• Mémoire 2: Noé — In the City of Flowers* (First Appearance)
• Mémoire 5: Archiviste — Fangs That Reveal Blood*
• Mémoire 6: Altus — Other World*
• Mémoire 8: Louis — Sinking in a Pool of Blood*
• Mémoire 9: Réminiscence — Friends*
• Mémoire 10: Salvatio — Uncertainty*
• Entracte: Chambre d'enfants — A Dream of the Sound of Rain*
• Mémoire 19: Serment — Spell-bound*
• Mémoire 23: Au Pas Camarade — Pace*
• Mémoire 30: Strascinando — Tremolo*
• Mémoire 40: Avec Toi — Alone Together*
• Mémoire 45: Mal d'Amour — The Incurable Illness (Part Two)*
• Mémoire 46: Un Autre — Scar*
• Entracte: Jours Bruyants — Tales of Lost Children
• Mémoire 50: Petrichor — The Thread That Reels in the Past (Mentioned only)
• Mémoire 52: Sens Unique — Fall*
• Mémoire 53: Pleuvoir — Rain Which Doesn't Know the Sky*
• Mémoire 54: La nuit sans lune — Dark Night (Part One)*
• Mémoire 54.5: La nuit sans lune — Dark Night (Part Two)*
• Mémoire 62.5: Bourdonnement — Wingbeats of Scattered Thought (Part Two)*
• Mémoire 2: Noé -In the City of Flowers-*
• Mémoire 4: Bal masqué -Night of Mocking Masks-*
• Mémoire 5: Réminiscence -Friends-*
• Mémoire 6: Salvatio -Questions-*
• Mémoire 12: Deux Ombres -Point of Departure-*
• Mémoire 15: Oiseau et ciel -The d'Apchiers' Vampire-*
• Mémoire 18: Avec Toi -Just the Two of Us-*
• Mémoire 21: Un Autre -Scars-*
• Mémoire 23: Pleuvoir -Tears like Rain-*
• Mémoire 24: Après la pluie -His Wish-*

(*) - Denotes that the character did not appear physically, but as a part of another character's memories.

• It is possible that Louis is named after Louis de Pointe du Lac, [8] a character from The Vampire Chronicles [9] series by Anne Rice. Though this is no more than conjecture, Jun Mochizuki has stated to be a fan of Anne Rice's works, to the point of having named her characters after The Vampire Chronicles characters before. [10] This, coupled with the number of parallels between the two characters in question, leads to a strong possibility that this be the origin behind Louis's name.
• In Mémoire 12: Pause , Dominique says to Jeanne "'Acts of pleasure are the passion to which all others are subordinate.' I'm quoting my father." This is one possible translation of a quote attributed to the real life Marquis de Sade, usually translated as, "Sexual pleasure is, I agree, a passion to which all others are subordinate but in which they all unite." This confirms the fictional head of the de Sade family to be directly based on the Marquis de Sade.

References [ ]

• ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mémoire 46: Un Autre
• ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Mémoire 9: Réminiscence
• ↑ Mémoire 8: Louis
• ↑ Mémoire 2: Noé
• ↑ Mémoire 10: Salvatio
• ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Entracte: Chambre d’enfants
• ↑ Wikipedia: Louis (given name)
• ↑ Wikipedia: Louis de Pointe du Lac
• ↑ Wikipedia: The Vampire Chronicles
• ↑ Anime da Vinci Interview
• ↑ Wikipedia: Marquis de Sade

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