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Mars Red: How to Get Started With the Anime & Manga

Combining vampires with altered history, the Mars Red anime and manga are both derived from a stage reading play of all things.

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5 Spooky Anime for Vampire Fans
5 Spooky Anime for Vampire Fans

With spooky season finally underway, here are five of the scariest vampire anime to sink your fangs into and get in the Halloween spirit.

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Mars Red Character Guide: Who's Who in the Historical Vampire Anime

Confused about who's who in Mars Red's massive cast? Here's a complete character guide to the popular vampire anime.

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Mars Red: Every Cultural Reference in the Anime

Mars Red is full of Shakespeare and Wilde plays, Japanese poems, parallels with world mythology, and even Ghibli Easter Eggs - and this is your guide.

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Mars Red Does Romeo and Juliet by Way of Steampunk Batman

In Episode 11 of Mars Red, two childhood friends are finally reunited when one dons a sun-proof batsuit to save the other's life.

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The Mars Red Finale Gives (Almost) Everyone a Happy Ending

Mars Red's finale ends on a hopeful note for almost everyone, though a critical pair don't make out quite so well.

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Mars Red's Villains Have Collapsed in Spectacular Fashion

In Episode 12 of Mars Red, General Nakajima is imprisoned and Rufus Glenn takes control of Japan's military before a total meltdown occurs.

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Mars Red: Takeuchi Might Have Found a 'Cure' for Vampirism

In Mars Red Episode10, Takeuchi may have just discovered the key to making vampires age.

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Mars Red's Deranged Villain Has MAJOR Beef With... A Child?

In Mars Red Episode 10, Rufus Glenn, who should be eliminating Code Zero, is instead focused on slaying children -- targeting one in particular.

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Mars Red: Nakajima's Grand Plan Is Failing Miserably

In Mars Red Episode 9, General Nakajima's plans are quickly collapsing all around him, with his enemies and allies both wanting him gone.

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Mars Red Reveals an Unexpected Child Killer

Mars Red Episode 8, "Suspicion," explores one of the most famously disturbing vampire tropes: vampire children.

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Mars Red: Why Did THAT Vampire Turn Against His Own?

In Mars Red Episode 8, "Purgatory," a squadron of vampire super-soldiers almost kills Shutaro - until one of them suddenly turns against his comrades.

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Mars Red Descends Into a Full-Blown Vampire Apocalypse

In Episode 8 of Mars Red, Shutaro Kurusu wanders a devastated Tokyo looking for survivors and allies amidst a vampire outbreak.

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Mars Red's 'Friends to Lovers' Romance Might NOT Be Doomed

Mars Red has dabbled in doomed romances between vampires and humans, but Episode 7 proves Aoi and Shutaru might succeed where others failed.

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Mars Red FINALLY Explains How (and Why) Misaki Became a Vampire

Episode 7 of Mars Red dives into Misaki's past to reveal how General Nakajima's daughter became an actress and a vampire.

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Mars Red: Why the Anime's Vampires Are Better Than Its Humans

Episode 6 of Mars Red, "The Last Blue Sky," puts the focus on the vampires' humanity and humans' monstrous tendencies.

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Mars Red Reveals General Nakajima's Real, Diabolical Plan

Mars Red finally unveiled General Nakajima's real plan: to forcibly turn healthy human soldiers into vampires, with Maeda as their leader.

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What Mars Red's Latest Betrayals & Reveals Mean

Episode 5 of Mars Red, "Persona Non-Grata," was chock-full of double-crossings and betrayals, from General Nakajima to Rufus Glenn.

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Mars Red Unveils a Hidden History Linking [SPOILER] to a Major Player

In Mars Red Episode 5, as Maeda recovers from the zombie vampire attack, a visitor inadvertently reveals a shocking connection from his past.

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Mars Red Tells a Red-Light District Tale - With a Vampiric Twist

In Mars Red Episode 4, Suwa, the 300-year-old vampire of Code Zero, bonds with a young Yoshiwara prostitute named Akasato.

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