Vampires have been a staple of Western pop culture since Bram Stoker published his best-selling novel ¡°Dracula¡± in 1897. The hit ¡°Twilight¡± series of films (2008-12) made the monsters hot again as millions of teens swooned to the romance of Bella (Kristen Stewart) and ageless vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson).
Naturally, Japan¡¯s entertainment industry has come up with its own version of vampires, just it has with many other Western pop-culture phenomena.
But the nine-episode vampire series Amazon Japan announced last April, which its Amazon Prime service starts streaming on June 16, is utterly unlike ¡°Twilight.¡± The story: A vampire clan holes up in an impregnable hotel, with trapped humans as a food source, as civilization collapses outside its doors.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.