Editing List of The Case Study of Vanitas characters

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[[File:Vanitascharactercasestudy.png|thumb|400px|The recurring characters from the series.]]

The characters of the [[manga]] series ''[[The Case Study of Vanitas]]'' were created by [[Jun Mochizuki]].

==Protagonists==
===Vanitas===
:{{main|Vanitas (The Case Study of Vanitas)}}
:{{animevoices|[[Natsuki Hanae]]<ref name="ANN1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-28/the-case-study-of-vanitas-manga-gets-tv-anime-this-summer-by-bones/.171228|title=The Case Study of Vanitas Manga Gets TV Anime This Summer by BONES|author=Hodgkins, Crystalyn|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 28, 2021|access-date=March 28, 2021}}</ref>|[[Zeno Robinson]],<ref name="dub"/> [[Cherami Leigh]]<ref name="Vanitas' young VA">{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|author-link=David Wald|number=1531128285320683520|user=DavidWald_VA|title=Heya Kits, I'm not aware of any changes since the episode's dub first went up, if that's what you mean. However, you're right, the VAs for young Vanny and Misha are different than their adult VAs. Young Vanny is @CheramiLeigh and young Misha is Steph Garrett..|date=May 30, 2022|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> (young)}}
:{{nihongo|Vanitas|ヴァニタス|Vanitasu}} is a young man with black hair who was born a human. The name "Vanitas" was given to him by the Vampire of the Blue Moon who bit him, making him part of the Blue Moon clan with some vampire abilities. He possesses the [[grimoire]] called ''The Book of Vanitas'' which is an analytical engine powered by a special form of astermite and has the appearance of a book. He believes the grimoire can restore vampires who have become "curse-bearers" with uncontrolled bloodlust due to their name being corrupted. He enlists Noé in his quest. When he was a child, his parents were killed by a vampire and he was orphaned and taken in by the Chasseurs. However, he became a victim of Doctor Moreau's experiments to enhance human abilities and was referred to as number "69."

===Noé Archiviste===
:{{animevoices|[[Kaito Ishikawa]],<ref name="ANN1"/> [[Ayaka Nanase]]{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 4 credits}} (young)|Stephen Fu,<ref name="dub">{{cite web|last=Friedman|first=Nicholas|title=The Case Study of Vanitas English Dub Announced, Cast and Crew Revealed|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/08/05/the-case-study-of-vanitas-english-dub-announced-cast-and-crew-revealed/|website=[[Funimation]]|date=August 5, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805153959/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/08/05/the-case-study-of-vanitas-english-dub-announced-cast-and-crew-revealed/|archivedate=August 5, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> Mary Morgan<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1441145010234093572|title=Yep! Mini-Noé is @MaryMorganVoice Mina is @SarahWiedenheft Fred is @RyMcKeand Gilles is @TheHowardWang And Fanny is @AmberLeeConnors|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> (young)}} 
:{{nihongo|Noé Archiviste|ノエ・アルシヴィスト|Noe Arushivisuto}} is a vampire and child of the Shapeless One with white hair. He is member of the Archivist Clan, "the Fangs that Lay Bare Blood," which has the power to read people's memories after drinking their blood. He was raised by a man whom he calls "Teacher." He was the one who sent Noé to Paris to discern the power of ''The Book of Vanitas''. Despite his disliking to Vanitas, Noé joins Vanitas in his quest to save cursed vampires. He has a white cat named Murr.

==Other characters==
===Jeanne===
;{{nihongo|Jeanne|ジャンヌ|Jannu}}
:{{animevoices|[[Inori Minase]]<ref name="ANN2">{{cite web|last1=Loo|first1=Egan|title=The Case Study of Vanitas Anime Unveils More Cast, July 2 Debut, Split Half-Year Run|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-05/the-case-study-of-vanitas-anime-unveils-more-cast-july-2-debut-split-half-year-run/.173602|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 5, 2021|date=June 5, 2021}}</ref>|[[Molly Searcy]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Searcy|first=Molly|user=mollysearcy|number=1426336745575038978|title=Ep 2 of #TheCaseStudyofVanitas came out today. So stoked to be playing Jeanne! Thank you, @DavidWald_VA !!!!|date=August 14, 2021|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref>}}
:Also known as the Hellfire Witch, Jeanne is a former executioner and acts as a chevalier to Luca. Jeanne wields the crimson gauntlet called "Carpe Diem." Her parents were students of Lord Ruthven and she once went to Castle Gévaudan where she met the young-looking Chloé, a vampire hidden away by her father Marquis d'Apchier and who treated Jeanne like a younger sister. As a bourreau she is later sent to slay Chloé, Beast of Gévaudan. Jeanne is attracted to Vanitas, but is embarrassed when he openly declares his love for her.

===Dominique de Sade===
;{{nihongo|Dominique "Domi" de Sade|ドミニク・ド・サド|Dominiku do Sado}}
:{{animevoices|[[Ai Kayano]]<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[Alexis Tipton]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Tipton|first=Alexis|user=AlexisTiptonVA|number=1428835661453402115|title=You can hear me as Dominique de Sade in The Case Study of Vanitas! I LOVE this character SOOO much, thank you @DavidWald_VA for casting me!!|date=August 20, 2021|access-date=August 20, 2021}}</ref>}}
:A lady of de Sade vampire aristocracy family. Along with her older sister Veronica and twin brother Louis, she is a daughter of the Marquis de Sade, Lord of Altus, and is an heir to the de Sade family. Her attendant is Kreisler, which spouts flowers and petals. When they were children, her brother Louis was killed because he became a curse-bearer and she feels responsible for his death.

===Vanitas of the Blue Moon===
;{{nihongo|Vanitas of the Blue Moon|蒼月の吸血鬼|Sougetsu no Vampir{{efn|Vanitas of the Blue Moon is originally referred to as {{nihongo|"Fairy tale Vanitas"|童話ヴァニタス|Dōwa Vanitasu}}.}}}}
:{{animevoices|[[Natsumi Fujiwara]]{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1 credits}} (fairy tale), [[Romi Park]]<ref>{{cite web|title=蒼月の吸血鬼|url=https://vanitas-anime.com/character/?id=lune_bleue|website=vanitas-anime.com|access-date=March 19, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>|[[Xanthe Huynh]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Huynh|first=Xanthe|user=ItsXanthor|number=1425880614402592769|title=If you caught the first ep of The Case Study of Vanitas on @Funimation, I had a little bit as the voice of storybook Vanitas! My first vampire anime!🥰 Thank you @DavidWald_VA for having me. Your energy is so infectious!|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> (fairy tale), [[Marissa Lenti]]<ref name="Mikhail"/>}}
:The first blue moon vampire and creator of ''The Book of Vanitas''. The vampire has an [[Androgyny|androgynous]] appearance and blue colored blood. The vampire was born under a blue moon who swore vengeance on the "crimson moon" vampires who cast out the Blue Moon vampires because of their origin. Vanitas calls him Luna (Spanish for "Moon) and sees her as a mother figure despite her claiming she has no gender.

===Lucius Oriflamme===
;{{nihongo|Lucius "Luca" Oriflamme|ルキウス・オリフラム|Rukiusu Orifuramu}}
:{{animevoices|[[Shino Shimoji]]<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[Dani Chambers]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Chambers|first=Dani|user=SkiniMini07|number=1426305959794778113|title=Happy to announce that I am the English voice of ✨Luca✨in The Case Study of Vanitas! Huge thanks to @DavidWald_VA for letting me play this precious boy✨ You can check it out now on FUNimation!|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref>}}
:A young noble vampire. Lucius is the nephew of Lord Ruthven and the future Grand Duke of Oriflamme. He is in the search for ''The Book of Vanitas'' which he hopes will provide a cure for his older brother who is an imprisoned curse-bearer.

===Amelia Ruth===
;{{nihongo|Amelia Ruth|アメリア・ルース|Ameria Rūsu}}
:{{animevoices|[[Noriko Shitaya]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Shitaya|first=Noriko|user=shitaya_noriko|number=1410985657560756224|script-title=ja:ヴァニタスの手記 アメリア役で出演させていただいております。第一話ご覧いただきありがとうございました😊 引き続きヴァニタスの手記よろしくお願いいたしますーー！！|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=July 3, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>|Hayden Daviau<ref name="dub"/>}}
:She was a "curse-bearer" vampire whose "malnomen" or corrupted name was Eglantine, the Prison of Briars, but her true name is Florifel. She is saved by Vanitas and now works as a maid at Hotel Chouchou where Vanitas and Noé stay while in Paris.

===Louis de Sade===
;{{nihongo|Louis de Sade|ルイ・ド・サド|Rui do Sado}}
:{{animevoices|[[Miyuri Shimabukuro]]<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ルイ|url=https://vanitas-anime.com/character/?id=louis|website=vanitas-anime.com|access-date=August 19, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>|Ciarán Strange<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Strange|first=Ciarán|user=CiaranStrange|number=1426341445208879109|title=ahhhhhhh!!! Good ear! ^_____^ That's so cool with recognized me!|date=August 14, 2021|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref>}}
:Dominque's twin brother and Noé's childhood friend. He became a curse-bearer and was beheaded in front of Dominique and Noé while he was still a boy.

===Veronica de Sade===
;{{nihongo|Veronica de Sade|ヴェロニカ・ド・サド|Veronika do Sado}}
:{{animevoices|[[Yoko Hikasa]]<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:サイン入り第４話アフレコ台本プレゼントキャンペーン|url=https://vanitas-anime.com/news/?id=58051|website=vanitas-anime.com|date=July 24, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>|[[Monica Rial]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1441745669648228353|title=Yep! Catherine's Mother is Cassie Ewulu, Sister is Steph Garrett, Gano the Plague Doctor is Phil Parsons, and Veronica is Monica Rial..|date=September 25, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>}}
:The older sister of Dominique, a Beastia. Marquis Machina's lover.

===Dante===
;{{nihongo|Dante|ダンテ}}
:{{animevoices|Tarō Kiuchi<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[Ian Sinclair (voice actor)|Ian Sinclair]]<ref name="dub"/>}}
:A [[dhampir]] who sells Vanitas information. He is assisted by his associates, Richie and Johann.

===Johann===
;{{nihongo|Johann|ヨハン}}
:{{animevoices|[[Kōji Yusa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ヨハン|url=https://vanitas-anime.com/character/?id=johann|website=vanitas-anime.com|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>|[[Josh Grelle]]<ref name="Johann's VA"/>}}
:A [[dhampir]] associate of Vanitas and Dante. He seems particularly close to the latter.

===Teacher===
;{{nihongo|Teacher|先生|Sensei}}
:{{animevoices|[[Akira Ishida]]<ref name="ANN2"/>|[[John Burgmeier]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1424577300310417411|title=Yep! OG Vanitas is @ItsXanthor. Teacher is @johnburgmeier. And Naenia is a most evil @TiaToony|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref>}}
:Grandfather to Louis, Dominique and Veronica de Sade and has ties to the vampire queen. He also raised Noé, whom he affectionately calls "mon chaton" or "my kitten". He later sent Noé to Paris to learn about ''The Book of Vanitas''.

===August Ruthven===
;{{nihongo|August Ruthven|オーガスト・ルスヴン|Ōgasuto Rusuvun}}
:{{animevoices|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]]<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:サイン入り第６話アフレコ台本プレゼントキャンペーン|url=https://vanitas-anime.com/news/?id=58221|website=vanitas-anime.com|date=August 7, 2021|access-date=August 6, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>|[[Jason Douglas]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1444255774855909376|title=Yep! Monsieur Spider is @ChrisGuerreroVA and Ruthven is @MrJasonDouglas|date=October 2, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>}}
:An influential lord of vampires and peacemaker who helped end the war between vampires and humans. He now serves the vampire queen as a member of the senate.

===Roland Fortis===
;{{nihongo|Roland Fortis|ローラン・フォルティス|Rōran Forutisu}}
:{{animevoices|[[Kengo Kawanishi]]<ref name="More cast">{{cite web|script-title=ja:新キャラクター・キャスト発表|url=https://vanitas-anime.com/news/?id=58351|website=vanitas-anime.com|date=August 19, 2021|access-date=August 19, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>|[[Ricco Fajardo]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1452106228205817858|title=Roland is @RiccoFajardo Maria is @BKarbowski|date=October 23, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref>}}
:A chasseur working in the Catacombs. Known as the Sixth Paladin or Roland of Jasper. Previously Olivier's second in command before becoming a paladin. He wields a mighty spear called "Durandal".

===Parks Orlok===
;{{nihongo|Parks Orlok|パークス・オルロック|Pākusu Orurokku}}
:{{animevoices|Itaru Yamamoto{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 2 credits}}|Cris George<ref name="Johann's VA">{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1433516735232192517|title=Yep, Johann is @JoshGrelle Riche is @lucilovesmic Orlok is @CrisGeorgeVA Berneaux is Tyler Walker|date=September 2, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>}}
:He has been appointed by the queen to manage vampire affairs in human Paris. He maintained that curse-bearers must be beheaded by [[Executioner|bourreaus]] because he believed that they could not be saved. Noé and Vanitas report to him. He controls access to "The Barrier", a spatial distortion linking the human world to Altus, the vampire's world.

===Nox===
;{{nihongo|Nox|ノックス|Nokkusu}}
:{{animevoices|Arisa Kiyoto<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Kiyoto|first=Arisa|user=kiyotorou|number=1413538110995062786|script-title=ja:アニメ『ヴァニタスの手記』第2話「Noé－花の都にて－」で登場しました、ノックスを演じさせていただいております！オルロック様に誠心誠意お仕えいたします😌✨ お話・映像・音楽全てが本当に素敵☺ 見逃し配信もあるので、ぜひ繰り返しヴァニタスの世界を楽しんでくださいね🌕✨ #ヴァニタスの手記|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>|Katelyn Barr<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Barr|first=Katelyn|user=KBeeThatsMe|number=1430373522476609538|title=Yep! ☺|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref>}}
:One of Count Parks Orlok's personal security. She works alongside her brother, Manet.

===Manet===
;{{nihongo|Manet|マーネ|Māne}}
:{{animevoices|Itsuki Kurita<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Kurita|first=Itsuki|user=maron_ricefield|number=1413527971743166465|script-title=ja:本日0時に放映されましたヴァニタスの手記にて、【マーネ】役にて出演いたしました☺ Amazonprimeにて放映中なので、何卒ご視聴くださいませ！！我々を救うだと？！！！！！！！！#ヴァニタスの手記|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>|Alex Mai<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Mai|first=Alex|user=MaiManAlex|number=1426639537007210500|title=Man oh man! You can hear me as Manet in Ep 2 of The Case Study of Vanitas! Huge thanks to @DavidWald_VA for letting me play this mean vampy boy! Catch it on @Funimation|date=August 14, 2021|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref>}}
:One of Count Parks Orlok's personal security. He works alongside his sister, Nox.

===Olivier===
;{{nihongo|Olivier|オリヴィエ|Orivie}}
:{{animevoices|[[Tomoaki Maeno]]<ref name="More cast"/>|Christopher Wehkamp<ref name="Mikhail">{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1464432118906425344|title=Mikhail is @BaugusBryson Olivier is @ChrisWehkamp Adult Vanitas of the Blue Moon is @MarissaLenti|date=November 26, 2021|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>}}
:A chasseur paladin and an old friend of Roland's. He wields a violent sword known as "Hauteclaire".

===Astolfo Granatum===
;{{nihongo|Astolfo Granatum|アストルフォ・グラナトゥム|Asutorufo Guranatumu}}
:{{animevoices|[[Ayumu Murase]]<ref name="More cast"/>|[[Brandon McInnis]]<ref name="chloe">{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1471999549443125249|title=Yep! Astolfo is @BranMci Chloe is @BrinaPalencia|date=December 17, 2021|access-date=December 17, 2021}}</ref>}}
:The youngest chasseur paladin. Known as Astolfo of Garnet. He comes from a family with longstanding ties to the church, but his family were killed by a young vampire he befriended as a child, which caused his all-consuming hatred of vampires. He wields a mighty spear called "Louisette".

===Moreau===
;{{nihongo|Moreau|モロー|Morō}}
:{{animevoices|Kouzou Douzaka<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Douzaka|first=Kouzou|user=dt_saka|number=1431279387991633931|script-title=ja:アニメ『ヴァニタスの手記』観てくださった方々！ありがとうございました〜🥳🎉🎉 ドクターモロー役を演じさせて頂きましたー！🥳 今回はたった２シーンでしたが、ロクキュー君が来た時には、血管切れるんじゃないかってくらいはしゃぎましたw キモチワルガッテ下さったら幸いですw #ヴァニタス|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=August 29, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>|Scott Gibbs<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1459493608474697730|title=Yep! Georges is Marcus Stimac and Moreau is Scott Gibbs. ❤|date=November 13, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref>}}
:A scientist previously employed by the Chasseurs to research vampires, experimenting both on vampires and humans, including the young Vanitas who was then referred to as "69". When Moreau became obsessed with becoming a vampire himself, he was exiled from the Chasseurs. He collaborated with Charlatan and secretly continued his experiments in his lab without the knowledge of the Chasseurs.

===Chloé d'Apchier===
;{{nihongo|Chloé d'Apchier|クロエ・ダプシェ|Kuroe Dapushe}}
:{{animevoices|[[Rie Kugimiya]]<ref name="ANN3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-10/the-case-study-of-vanitas-anime-2nd-part-reveals-promo-video-visual-2-cast-members/.180498|title=The Case Study of Vanitas Anime's 2nd Part Reveals Promo Video, Visual, 2 Cast Members|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 10, 2021|access-date=December 10, 2021}}</ref>|[[Brina Palencia]]<ref name="chloe"/>}}
:She is the daughter of Marquis d'Apchier and is known as the "Silver Witch". She is both a "curse-bearer" vampire and suspected to be the Beast of Gévaudan. She was identified as a vampire in the 16th century and stopped aging at 11 years old. Her family set about trying to create an Alternate Engine over centuries in an effort to make her human again. August Ruthven brought Jeanne to stay with her for a while, but she became wracked with loneliness when he took Jeanne back.

===Jean-Jacques Chastel===
;{{nihongo|Jean-Jacques Chastel|ジャン＝ジャック・シャステル|Jan Jakku Shasuteru}}
:{{animevoices|[[Daiki Hamano]],<ref name="ANN3"/> [[Makoto Koichi]]<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1489807489776242692|user=koichimakoto|title=【お知らせ】TVアニメ『ヴァニタスの手記』16話 ジャン＝ジャック〈少年時代〉を演じさせて頂きました！よろしくお願いします🙇‍♂️ ↓こちらの男の子です！#ヴァニタス|last=Koichi|first=Makoto|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=May 23, 2022|language=ja}}</ref> (young)|[[J. Michael Tatum]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Wald|first=David|user=DavidWald_VA|number=1489918158404259846|title=Jean-Jacques is @JMichaelTatum|date=February 5, 2022|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref>}}
:He is Chloé's protector and provides her with a ready supply of his own blood. He sacrificed his humanity to become the Beast of Gévaudan in order to protect Chloé from the outside forces attempting to kill her.

===Mikhail===
;{{nihongo|Mikhail|ミハイル}}
:{{animevoices|[[Mikako Komatsu]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ミハイル|url=https://vanitas-anime.com/character/?id=mikhail|website=vanitas-anime.com|access-date=March 15, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>|[[Bryson Baugus]],<ref name="Mikhail"/> Steph Garrett<ref name="Vanitas' young VA"/> (young)}}
:He is the son of a prostitute who was killed by a vampire, and after being taken in by the Chasseurs, he was passed to Moreau for his experiments who referred to him as No.71. He met Vanitas whom he regarded as an older brother and both were rescued by the Vampire of the Blue Moon who taught them about malnomen, astermite, and ''The Book of Vanitas''.

===Loki Oriflamme===
;{{nihongo|Loki Oriflamme|ロキ・オリフラム|Roki Orifuramu}}
:{{animevoices|[[Noriaki Sugiyama]]{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 17 credits}}|[[Daman Mills]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Mills|first=Daman|author-link=Daman Mills|number=1499815304204984321|user=DamanMills|title='N'est ce pas, my queen?' I'm thrilled to join the vampiric cast of The Case Study of Vanitas as Loki Oriflamme! merci à mon merveilleux directeur @DavidWald_VA ✨🖤🖤🖤✨|date=March 4, 2022|access-date=August 28, 2022}}</ref>}}
:A formerly noble vampire and Lucius' older brother. He is a vampire with black sclerae and blue pupils, similar to the Vampire of the Blue Moon.

==Reception==
The characters of Vanitas, Noé and, Jeanne were popular in Anitrendz, with Vanitas and Jeanne being nominated in the couple category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://anitrendz.net/polls/character-awards/anime-trending-awards-2022|title=ANIME TRENDING AWARDS 2022 CHARACTER AWARDS POLLS|website=AnitTrendz|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> The handling of vampirism between Jeanne and Vanitas as well as Dominique and Noé was listed by Caitlin Moore from ''[[Anime News Network]]'' as the best moment in anime from such year due to amount of sex appeal they portray directly.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-12-28/the-best-anime-of-2021/christopher-farris-steve-jones-mercedez-clewis-and-the-best-moments/.180827|title=Christopher Farris, Steve Jones, Mercedez Clewis & The Best Moments|date=December 28, 2021|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> Vanitas changing from fighting Jeanne into forcing a kiss with her was criticized for failing to reach comedy in the place of a seemingly scary scene due to the discomfort he generates on the woman he suddenly announces his unconditional love whereas Dominique objectifies Noe in an uncomfortable way.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/2021-summer-three-episode-check-in/|title=2021 Summer Three-Episode Check-In|website=Anime Feminist|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref><ref name="animfe">{{cite web|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminist-recommendations-of-winter-2022/|title=Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2022|website=Anime Feminist|date=April 27, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref> ''El Palomitron'' suggested that while there is no [[Yaoi|boys' love]] between the two leads due to the focus on other more explored relationships, El Palomitrón still found Vanitas and Noe's connection deep and comparable to the one the former shares with Jeanne as a result of the themes each share.<ref>{{cite web|website=El Palomitrón|url=https://elpalomitron.com/las-relaciones-en-vanitas-no-carte/|title=EL SER O NO SER DE VANITAS NO CARTE|last=Martínez|first=Óscar|date=September 17, 2021|access-date=July 26, 2022|language=Spanish}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.jp.square-enix.com/magazine/joker/series/vanitas/index.html|''The Case Study of Vanitas'' official manga website at ''Gangan Joker''}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|https://vanitas-anime.com/|''The Case Study of Vanitas'' official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}

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