There once lived a vampire known as Vanitas, hated by his own kind for being born under a full blue moon, as most arise on the night of a crimson one. Afraid and alone, he created the Book of Vanitas, a cursed grimoire that would one day take his vengeance on all vampires; this is how the story goes, at least. Vanitas no Karte follows Noé Archiviste, a young man who is traveling aboard an airship in 19th-century Paris with one goal in mind: to find the Book of Vanitas. A sudden vampire attack leads him to meet the enigmatic Vanitas, a doctor who specializes in vampires and, much to Noé's surprise, an entirely ordinary human. The mysterious doctor has inherited both the name and the infamous text from the Vanitas of legend, using the grimoire to heal his patients. But behind his kind demeanor lies something a bit more sinister. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Vanitas no Karte is simulpub digitally in English as The Case Study of Vanitas by Yen Press. It has also been published digitally by Square Enix through Manga UP! The volumes have been published by Yen Press since December 20, 2016. The series has also been published in Polish by Waneko since December 5, 2016; in Italian by Edizioni Star Comics since May 3, 2017; in French by Ki-oon since July 6, 2017; and in Spanish by Norma Editorial since November 22, 2019.