Blood Friends

At Kurusu Private High School, four students belong to a blood donation club because they enjoy the sensation of having their blood drawn. Their routine changes when Maki encounters Mai, a girl dressed in black who faints after a confrontation with nurses. After Maki takes her to the club room, Mai reveals she is a vampire incapable of attacking humans. Moved by her vulnerability, Maki and the other club members decide to let Mai feed on them instead of donating their blood to the school.

Directed by Mamoru Oshii, this drama and fantasy film is the 12th of 13 movies he has directed. It followed the 2010 release Halo Legends and preceded the 2026 film Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1. The screenplay was written by Kei Yamamura. The main cast includes Erika Karata as Maki Watabe, Nina Hillman as Mai Vlad Transylvania, Ichika Osaki as Jinko Sumida, Nazuki Amano as Kaoru Konno, Mikoto Hibi as Nami Unten, and Tamami Matsumoto as Chihiro Chimatsuri.

The film has a runtime of 80 minutes. On TMDB, it holds a rating of 6.5/10 based on 2 votes.