HATU: Vampire Syndrome — Season 1, Episode 1: The Transfer Student
25 min • 1 season, 13 episodes
Episode synopsis
Akira (Atsushi Harada), who transferred to the evening high school, immediately became the center of attention among the female students. The male students, displeased by this, picked a fight with him. Akira was injured, but his wounds healed by the next day—only to reveal fangs at the corners of his mouth...
About HATU: Vampire Syndrome
The protagonist, high school student Akira Sakaguchi (played by Atsushi Harada), desires a normal human life, yet he is a vampire who cannot survive without consuming human blood. The series depicts the various human relationships surrounding Akira. It faced accusations of plagiarism for bearing striking similarities to Kazumasa Hirai's novel “The Wolf's Crest,” leading Hirai to publicly criticize Naoyuki Tomomatsu, who served as both screenwriter and director for this work.