Vampires

In Karin, vampires are depicted as a persecuted minority who are relatively harmless. They evade detection by erasing their victims' memory of being attacked. Unfortunately, Karin does not have this ability and usually relies on her little sister Anju to help out. Traditional countermeasures against vampires such as garlic or water are ineffective in Karin and are depicted as stupid human myths. As for a stake through the heart, in the anime Karin's mother says "Good grief, that would kill anyone!"

All of the vampires have specific tastes in blood, for instance Ren's is the blood of people suffering from stress. When a vampire bites someone, they not only suck their blood but also suck out this tasty attribute. thus Len's victims become stress-free for a while, whilst Karin's victims become happy, since her taste in blood is unhappiness (fukou).

Vampires in Karin do not develop their vampirism until they reach adolescence; before that they can go out in subdued daylight and eat normal food, as happens with Anju. Once they start their bloodsucking they lose their taste for food and must sleep during the day and as is the norm with vampires, get badly burned by daylight .

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