# Vampire in the Garden (ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデン)
**Vampire in the Garden** (ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデン) is a 2022 Japanese original anime series produced by WIT Studio and released worldwide as a Netflix Original on May 16, 2022. Set in a frozen future where humanity has lost a war against vampires, it follows a human girl, Momo, and the vampire queen Fine, who leave their opposing sides behind and travel together in search of "paradise," a place where the two species once lived in peace.[1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html) • [2](https://www.witstudio.co.jp/works/vampire-in-the-garden)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Netflix Original anime series, 5 episodes of roughly 24 to 30 minutes each[3](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/80996247) |
| Release | May 16, 2022, worldwide on Netflix[1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html) |
| Studio | WIT Studio, with Production I.G overseeing international sales[1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html) |
| Director | Ryotaro Makihara (*The Empire of Corpses*, *Hal*), with Hiroyuki Tanaka as assistant director[1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html) |
| Character design | Tetsuya Nishio (*Naruto*, *Jin-Roh*, *The Sky Crawlers*), also chief animation director[1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html) • [4](https://animecorner.me/vampire-in-the-garden-now-streaming-on-netflix/) |
| Main cast | Megumi Han as Momo, Yu Kobayashi as Fine, Chiaki Kobayashi as Allegro[4](https://animecorner.me/vampire-in-the-garden-now-streaming-on-netflix/) |
| Reception | 86% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (7 reviews) and 70% on the Popcornmeter; 6.8/10 on IMDb[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vampire_in_the_garden) • [6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/vampire-in-the-garden/season-1) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The story is set in a winter era after humanity's defeat in a great war against vampires. Having lost most of its habitable territory, the surviving human race lives in small city-states protected by walls of light, hoping to expand its sphere of survival again. Inside one oppressive city, the young Momo dreams of coexistence with the enemy. On the other side stands Fine, the vampire queen who once loved a human and deserted the battlefield. During a battle that spreads into the city, the two meet, and they set out together to find the "paradise" of old stories, a garden where humans and vampires once lived side by side.[2](https://www.witstudio.co.jp/works/vampire-in-the-garden) • [1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html)
Music drives the encounter: on a mission to annihilate vampires, Momo finds a music box whose mysterious melody leads her to Fine.[3](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/80996247) Over the five episodes the pair's bond deepens through music while pursuers close in from both sides. In episode 2, Fine brings Momo to her secluded villa as the human soldier Kubo and the vampire Allegro each move to retrieve their own side's runaway.[3](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/80996247) Later episodes take them to a town where humans and vampires coexist uneasily, then to a village that appears to be the paradise they seek, where Momo meets a vampire her own age named Elisha. In the finale, human troops and vampires led by Allegro reach the village, and Fine and Momo are caught in a fight for survival.[3](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/80996247)
## Production
IG Port announced on March 12, 2019 that its group company WIT Studio would produce the original anime exclusively for Netflix, with the release date left open at that time.[7](https://production-mkdd-news.s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/urn%3Anewsml%3Atdnet.info%3A20190311488865/140120190311488865.pdf) The project was publicly announced in November 2021 during the Netflix Japan Festival, and it followed WIT Studio's original film *Bubble* as another Netflix-exclusive title from the studio.[4](https://animecorner.me/vampire-in-the-garden-now-streaming-on-netflix/)
The staff list pairs WIT Studio with creators known for earlier work: director Ryotaro Makihara (*[The Empire of Corpses](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-empire-of-corpses)*, *Hal*), assistant director Hiroyuki Tanaka (*Claymore*, *[Hellsing Ultimate](https://www.edgepedia.org/hellsing-ultimate)*, and per Anime Corner, *Attack on Titan*), and Tetsuya Nishio in the double role of character designer and chief animation director.[1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html) • [4](https://animecorner.me/vampire-in-the-garden-now-streaming-on-netflix/) The art setting is credited to Satoshi Takabatake (*Attack on Titan*, *Great Pretender*, *Vivy*) and Kazushi Fujii (*Howl's Moving Castle*), and the neoclassical orchestral score was composed by Yoshihiro Ike (*Blood: The Last Vampire*, *[B: the Beginning](https://www.edgepedia.org/b-the-beginning)*).[1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html) According to IMDb, the snowy environment and the architecture of "Eden" were inspired by a research trip to Russia, particularly Kizhi Island in Karelia.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10011314)
The Japanese cast includes [Megumi Han](https://www.edgepedia.org/megumi-han) as Momo, Yu Kobayashi as Fine, Chiaki Kobayashi as Allegro, Ai Kakuma as Mirena, Rika Fukami as Nobara, and Hiroki Tochi as Kubo. An English dub was also produced, with Xanthe Huynh as Momo and Larissa Gallagher as Fine.[4](https://animecorner.me/vampire-in-the-garden-now-streaming-on-netflix/)
## Release and reception
All five episodes went up on Netflix worldwide on May 16, 2022, with dubs and subtitles in multiple languages.[1](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html) • [4](https://animecorner.me/vampire-in-the-garden-now-streaming-on-netflix/) The series was later selected as an official work of the first Niigata International Animation Film Festival.[9](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000040.000026161.html)
Critical response was favorable but limited in volume: Rotten Tomatoes records an 86% Tomatometer from 7 reviews, with 6 rated fresh and 1 rotten, and a 70% Popcornmeter audience score based on fewer than 50 ratings.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vampire_in_the_garden) IMDb users give it 6.8 out of 10.[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/vampire-in-the-garden/season-1)
## References
1. [Vampire in the Garden, Production I.G Work List](https://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/104_/index.html)
2. [ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデン, WIT STUDIO WORKS](https://www.witstudio.co.jp/works/vampire-in-the-garden)
3. [ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデンを観る, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/80996247)
4. [Vampire in the Garden Now Streaming on Netflix, Anime Corner](https://animecorner.me/vampire-in-the-garden-now-streaming-on-netflix/)
5. [Vampire in the Garden, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vampire_in_the_garden)
6. [Vampire in the Garden Season 1, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/vampire-in-the-garden/season-1)
7. [IG Port announcement, March 12, 2019 (PDF)](https://production-mkdd-news.s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/urn%3Anewsml%3Atdnet.info%3A20190311488865/140120190311488865.pdf)
8. [Vampire in the Garden, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10011314)
9. [WIT STUDIO『ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデン』新潟国際アニメーション映画祭公式作品選出, PR TIMES](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000040.000026161.html)
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