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Ranmori Mori, the centuries old vampire protagonist of ‘Baban Baban Ban Vampire’, wants to drink the ‘pure’ blood of teenager Rihito after he turns 18, until then, Mori must ensure the young boy isn’t corrupted by girls his age. And except for the misunderstanding that Aoi likes Rihito, Mori doesn’t really have a legitimate rival looking to snatch Rihito away. All that changes in Baban Baban Ban Vampire episode 8!
Titled A Gal and the Vampire, the episode finally introduces Kaoru Yamabe, the purple-haired girl who looks like a bully but is actually being exploited by her alcoholic father. She belongs to the notorious gyaru girl gang known as G4 and is immediately enamored with Rihito, though she hides it by acting aggressively mean toward him. This leads the dense Franken to believe Yamabe is bullying Rihito and is bad news, causing even Mori to be alarmed by the new girls on the scene.
Aoi is barely present in this chapter, and viewers get more glimpses into Yamabe’s life, her friends, and her views about boys. As the episode title suggests, Mori and Yamabe meet, with their first encounter ending on a sour note, though comedic in tone. She calls Mori an ‘old baldie,’ which stuns the immortal vampire, especially since all the other teen girls practically salivate over his good looks.
The character designs for Yamabe’s friends are pretty fun, and Yamabe herself is the most interesting teen character so far. She seems intelligent, hard-working, resilient, and strong-willed, despite the abuse she faces at home from her alcoholic father. If viewers had to pick between Aoi and Yamabe as Rihito’s girlfriend in an online poll, we are already ‘Team Yamabe,’ although overall, we are rooting for Mori to get his long-cherished meal at the end of Baban Baban Ban Vampire. L-O-L.
Now that the love triangles are only getting bigger and more complicated, the next few episodes might be more fun to watch.
Watch Baban Baban Ban Vampire on Netflix.
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