Don Dracula

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Don Dracula

Cover of "Don Dracula" volume 1 from the Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works edition
ドン・ドラキュラ
(Don Dorakyura)
Genre Horror Comedy
Manga: Don Dracula
Author Osamu Tezuka
Publisher Akita Shoten Publishing
Demographic Shōnen
Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion
Original run May 28, 1979 – December 10, 1979
Volumes 3[1]

Don Dracula (ドン・ドラキュラ Don Dorakyura?) is a manga by Osamu Tezuka that began serialization in 1979.

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[edit] Plot

After living in Transylvania for several years, "Earl Dracula" (as Osamu Tezuka's official website calls him in English) has moved to Japan. In the Nerima Ward of Tokyo, he and his daughter, Chocola, and faithful servant Igor have taken up residence in an old-Western style house.

While Chocola attends Junior High School, Earl Dracula is desperate to drink the blood of beautiful virgin women; an appropriate meal for a vampire of his stature. However, each night that Earl Dracula goes out on the prowl he finds himself getting involved in some kind of disturbance which leads to him causing various trouble for the local residents. With nobody in Japan believing in vampires, his very presence causes trouble amongst the people in town.

The slapstick comedy of the proud vampire adjusting to life in Japan is compounded by Professor Hellsing, Earl Dracula's nemesis for the past ten years. He has come to Japan to exterminate Earl Dracula, but has the tragic flaw of suffering from hemorrhoids. In addition, Earl Dracula is also pursued by Blonda, the first woman Dracula was able to drink blood from when he arrived in Japan. With a face only a mother could love, Earl Dracula wants to get as far away from her as possible.

Published in the same magazine as Black Jack at the same time, Tezuka commented that creating the slapstick antics of the poor vampire was very enjoyable.

Don Dracula appears in 2004 GameBoy Advance game Astroboy: Omega Factor, where he is a henchman of Sharaku

[edit] Characters

  • Hakushaku ("Earl" or "Count" in Japanese) Dracula: The legendary vampire himself who finds himself having a harder time living in Japan than he did in Transylvania.
  • Chocola: Dracula's daughter who is currently attending Junior High School in Japan.
  • Nobuhiko Obayashi:
  • Doctor Fooler as "Professor Rip Von Hellsing": Dracula's enemy for the past 10 years who is determined to eradicate all vampires on Earth. Unfortunately, he suffers from a severe case of hemorrhoids.
  • Carmella:
  • Igor: Dracula and Chocola's servant who is actually quite kind-hearted despite his fierce appearance.
  • Blonda: An ugly woman who was the first person Dracula sucked blood from in Japan.
  • Police Inspector Murai:

[edit] Other Appearances

  • Don Dracula appears like a servant of Sharaku in Marine Express, her daughter Chocola also appears in the role of Milly, the robot daughter of Duke Red.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Don Dracula (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed on 2007-06-26.

[edit] See also

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