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Out of the blue, Japan finds itself host to a new "mini-nation" inside of the Bund, an artificial island off the coast. Mina Tepes, heiress of the Tepes Dynasty of Vampires, [[The Unmasqued World|announces to the world that Vampires exist]], she has paid off Japan's national debt, and that they are choosing to live in peace inside the Bund from now on.
The story is told from the point of view of Akira Kaburagi, Werewolf and Mina's chosen guardian. Giving up a life as an ordinary high school student when Mina decides to out the entire vampire population, Akira has his work cut out for him, as Mina has pissed off just about ''everyone'' with her
An animated adaptation was released in 2010 (trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwZlzA05JLU here]{{Dead link}}, '''[[NSFW]]''') by [[Studio Shaft]]. [[Pani Poni Dash!|Yes,]] [[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase|we]] [[Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei|do]] [[Maria Holic|mean]] ''[[Bakemonogatari|that]]'' [[Natsu no Arashi|Studio]] [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Shaft]]. God help us. The animated adaptation was later licensed and released, uncensored, by [[FUNimation]] in the US; Similarly, the manga has seen a fairly faithful release by Seven Seas Entertainment in the west. There is also a side story spin off, ''Dive into the Vampire Bund'', which likewise was released by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Now has a [[Dance in the Vampire Bund/Characters|Character Page]].
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** A would-be assassin tries this on Mina during a press conference by purposely letting herself get turned, then [[Squick|sewing the bomb inside her now undead body with the trigger on her tongue]]. Luckily Akira's senses find her and she is stopped.
** A major plot point of vol. 3. {{spoiler|1=It seems there is a chemical which reacts explosively when mixed with the vampire blood, so implanting a vial of it set to open with a cell-phone receiver turns the vampire ''him/herself'' into a (potentially [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]) bomb.}} More than that, {{spoiler|the idea supposedly originated among ''human'' terrorists, a literal "suicide capsule" to prevent themselves from being captured or interrogated that, when exposed to air, would burst into flames and immolate the person.}}
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Mina's hair is light pink in the manga while it's blond in the anime which makes her resemble a certain [[
* [[Affably Evil]]: Duke Rozenmann is charming, urbane, smiles constantly, is the only one of the three suitors who actually seems to treat Mina with something resembling respect, and {{spoiler|accepts his defeat in the 'Akira-killing contest'}} with grace and amusement. None of this should suggest that he is not a heartless, amoral bastard.
** Perhaps THE heartless, amoral bastard. Rozenmann can be traced to almost every single antagonistic event in the manga, with the possible exception of the actions of Telomere. Check that, he's behind those, too
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* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: The Earth Clan in general, and their elite forces known as Beowulf in particular.
** Ironically, "Beowulf" ("Bees' Wolf") is an Old English euphemistic name for a ''[[Everything's Worse with Bears|bear]]''.
** Allow me to expand: [http://img1.mangareader.net/manga/dance-in-the-vampire-bund/880957_e.jpg Big Badass Wolf in a Badass Longcoat]{{Dead link}}
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: The Lords of the Earth Clan Senate to the point where they scare the crap out of Beowulf when they show up for just a sparring session
* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Vera can kick all kinds of ass while still being one if not the bustiest woman in the manga.
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** Chapters 40-44 are pretty much all about this, especially when {{spoiler|Sanin pretty much rapes Angie}}.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]:
** Akira's pretty tall for a 17-year-old Japanese highschooler (he ''is'' a [[But Not Too Foreign|half-German]] [[Big Badass Wolf|werewolf]] after all,) but not abnormally so. Mina's just that
** [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl|Inverted]] for good with [[Shotacon|Nanami]] and [[Undead Child|Yuzuru]].
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Mina takes this position based on the very hard decisions she has to take as leader of the Vampires in the Bund. For example, after {{spoiler|blackmailing a politician with a threat of infecting his five year old grandson if he doesn't go away. She actually does have him bitten, but he is cured before he permanently becomes a vampire.}}
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* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: They really aren't. However, some vampires remove their fangs and become "Fangless", and are hated by just about everyone. Well, except for the whole "attending a Catholic School (with nuns, no less) thing". Looks like ''someone'' doesn't have an issue with crosses.
** Vampirism in this story is transmitted simply through feeding rather than a blood exchange. The change takes 48 hours to become permanent, and can be stopped with a vaccine. Not to mention that the vampires don't HAVE to have blood to survive (Fangless, etc.) There is also a synthetic substitute for blood called (conveniently) Stigma.
*** Vampires also don't HAVE to be the merciless predators as shown in other places as well. The Fangless children get along perfectly well with humans, for
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: A short scene when Yuzuru find Nanami's parents moving away after their daughter was turned. {{spoiler|Yuzuru's mother had already pretty much abandoned him, which brought him and Nanami together. This woman would make a lizard proud.}}
* [[
* [[Pinky Promise]] / [[The Promise]]: Akira and Mina make one at the end of the anime. {{spoiler|Problem is, it's tantamount to a vow of marriage; Akira asks as his wish from the Princess that she be with him always; she agrees and says that "their lives will be entwined until one of us dies"}}
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: A great deal of trauma and violence could have been avoided if Mina had just sat down with Akira and explained in detail that yes, she was taking measures to protect the students and no, she was not {{spoiler|''really'' going to let the corrupt minister's five year old grandson be turned into a vampire.}}
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** {{spoiler|Angie}} gets raped in ch. 41.
** {{spoiler|Ivanovic}} does his best to assualt Mina in vol. 9, and tries again in vol. 10 after {{spoiler|assimilating his shapeshifing assassin. Of course, by this point the Telomere leader has replaced Mina.}}
* [[Real Place Allusion]]: One of the Bund's underground levels was precisely made with appearance of Tokyo, but vampire safe lights to simulate sunlight.
** It was made for those that are homesick.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Mina is the poster child, though it's debatable (she could be as young as her nineties). She still ''looks'' twelve, though.
* [[Right Behind Me]]: Akira, {{spoiler|right behind Mina as she and Yuki plot out the next step in the creative process in Yuki's Boys Love story at the end of Chapter 33.}} [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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* [[Sarcastic Confession]]: {{spoiler|It is amazing what will be blown off as a bad joke if you can fool the [[Super Senses]] of "your" werewolf bodyguard.}}
* [[Shapeshifter Guilt Trip]]: One of the assassins in volume 4 uses it against Akira to perfect effect. Unfortunately, then it tries [[Berserk Button|using Mina]]... Speaking of which, that assassin is, naturally, a...
* [[Seinen]]
* [[Shapeshifter Weapon]]
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** [[The Ace|Seiji Hama]] = [[Sledge Hammer!]]. [[Totally Radical|You dig it?]]
** Aforementioned ''[[Nosferatu]]'' reference as well.
** As well most vampire media including ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'', Béla Lugosi and Hammer Horror.
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* [[Toplessness From the Back]]: Angel Avenanto, repeatedly... as if he needed more [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]] potential.
* [[Twelve-Episode Anime]]: Mostly condenses volumes 1-5.
* [[Undead Child
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: The Beowulf for Mina, especially Akira. Vera for Mina as well, being a surrogate mother to her. Also, Rozenmann's werewolf servitor Gerhard seems to know that his boss is an immoral snake, but is compelled to obey him regardless.
* [[Unequal Pairing]]: Highborn matron in love with her head guardsman's teenage son? Raises almost as many eyebrows as what Mina and Akira actually look like together.
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