7.523 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestWith the whole world listening, Lev wants to make sure Irina isn't forgotten. But the Delivery Crew has their own plans for Irina and plots to seize her during the ceremony.
The first astronaut in human history was a vampire girl. Following the end of World War II, the world-dividing superpowers, Federal Republic of Zirnitra in the East and United Kingdom of Arnack in the West, turned their territorial ambitions toward space. Both countries have been competing fiercely for development. East history 1960. Gergiev, the chief leader of the Republic, announces the manned space flight program Project Mechtat (Dream), which, if successful, would be the first feat for humankind. At that time, Lev Leps, a substitute astronaut candidate, is ordered to perform a top secret mission. The "Nosferatu Project"—a program that experiments with vampires prior to manned missions—will use Irina Luminesk as a test subject, and Lev is to monitor and train her. Even while trifled by the walls of the race and ego of the nations, Lev and Irina share a genuine sentiment as they aim for the universe.
Acting
Hayashibara's Irina—fragile, furious, unforgettable.
Cinematography
Snowy training grounds against infinite black sky.
Writing
Light novel adaptation that actually lands its ending.
Megumi Hayashibara
Irina Luminesk (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Lev Leps (voice)
Hina Kino
Anya Simonyan (voice)
Satoshi Hino
Mikhail Yashin (voice)
Mikako Komatsu
Roza Plevitskaya (voice)
Takaya Hashi
Slava Korovin (voice)
Masaki Terasoma
Lieutenant General Viktor (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Natalia (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Fjodor Gergiev (voice)
Mao Ichimichi
Lyudmila Kharlova (voice)
Hiroki Touchi
Narrator (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mirrors the Soviet space program's use of dogs like Laika—here reimagined with sentient, romanticized subject.
Megumi Hayashibara, legendary VA of Evangelion's Rei, reportedly took this role specifically because she wanted to play another 'non-human learning to be human' character.
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