Introduction
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Vanitashu no Karute!!! (ゔぁにたしゅのかるてっ!!!) is an omake series from Jun Mochizuki's The Case Study of Vanitas.
Description[]
The Case Study of Vanitas, also known as Vanitas no Carte, is serialized in Gangan JOKER published by Square Enix, a monthly shōnen manga magazine. Gangan JOKER allots the authors of its publication one free page, occasionally more, per issue that was placed immediately before the manga chapter proper. This free page serves to recapitulate the general synopsis of the series as a whole as well as refresh on vital developments from previous issues. Because of this these free page comics were exclusive to the serialized magazine issues and excluded from the tankōbon releases.
"Vanitashu no Karute" is the ongoing mini-comics drawn by Mochizuki on these free pages for each month. They are paired with endearing and humorous doodles of the characters in a chibi art style, depicting them discussing or performing activities in a metatextual sense, often referencing publication processes, exclusive merchandise and events, and chapter-by-chapter appearances. Thus these Vanitashu no Karute mini-comics are set outside of the canonical universe, but still exist adjacent enough to contain, reference, and even reveal entirely canonical information despite the context and setting.
There have been installments of Vanitashu no Karute for every single manga chapter since "Mémoire 2: Noé"—with a few exceptions for when the free page was not utilized and Vanitashu was effectively put on break—each with the length of one page, aside from "Mémoire 34.5: Jean-Jacques (Part Two)" which received three free pages. In May of 2021, Volume 9 of the manga was undergoing publication and slated to be released shortly after, and thus the main serial for The Case Study of Vanitas was put on break to allow Mochizuki time to complete the work for the nineth volume. Instead a special Vanitashu no Karute spanning 12 pages released in between "Mémoire 51: Tempest" and "Mémoire 52: Sens Unique" which was rendered as Extra: The Case Study of Vanitash!!!! —Expanded Edition—." This marks the first time an installment of Vanitashu was officially translated into English by Yen Press, making its official English name "The Case Study of Vanitash!!!"
Currently Vanitashu no Karute was put on an extended break from "Mémoire 49: Douleur" to "Mémoire 57: Au Revoir" due to Mochizuki's outside obligations and health preventing the time needed to draw these extra free pages. After a year-long hiatus to recover from this, Vanitashu no Karute returned along with the core serialization in "Mémoire 58: Observation" and has since been consistently ongoing.
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Trivia[]
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v - e - t | The Case Study of Vanitas Chapters |
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Parisian Excursion Arc | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 |
Bal Masqué Arc | 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 |
Hunters of the Dark Arc | 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 |
The Beast of Gévaudan Arc | 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 34.5 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 38.5 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 |
Amusement Park Arc | 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 54.5 • 55 • 55.5 • 56 |
Miel Incident Arc | 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 61.5 • 62 • 62.5 • 63 |
Intermissions | 15.5 • 46.5 • 51.5 • 60.5 |
Volumes | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 |
Omake | Romance is a✰LOVE MISSION |
Other | Vanitashu no Karute • Author's Notes |