I always enjoyed Space Brothers for its realistic approach to becoming an astronaut, but Irina is good to in a “different, yet similar” sort of way. It keeps a realistic approach to the Cold War era space race, but injects that anime-style fantasy with still a realistic amount of discrimination crammed in there too.
Where To Start The Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Light Novel After The Anime?
If you finished the Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut anime and wish to continue the story with the light novel, you can start at Novel 3.
Is The Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Light Novel Over?
The Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut light novel is complete. It ended in 2021 with Novel 7.
Where To Start The Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Manga After The Anime?
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut also has a manga. However, due to the artist of the manga falling ill, it went on indefinite hiatus in 2019 after only just one volume.
What to Expect From The Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Source Material Compared to The Anime?
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut is actually a detail-dense and well-written light novel series, and the anime does indeed do that some justice. However, like any anime that is adapting a light novel, it does leave out a lot of the finer details from the characters and the world building.
The anime does keep all the core plot points and adapts the light novels quite well. So there is no need to read the light novel series from the beginning unless you want to.
Will There Be A Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Season 2?
The Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut anime aired at the same time the light novel released it final volume, which is generally a promotional tactic to boost light novel sales. As that all happened in 2021, it is safe to say that the anime did not prove profitable enough to merit a second season.
