Fan CastingMyCast: Bakumatsu: Episode Zero, part 2: Blood that invites darkness

Earlier part of the story will tell the story of Tadayoshi, a young man aspiring to be a samurai like his deceased father, but decided to become a priest at a shinto shrine due to family traditions. His family was struck with debt and most often had confrontations with debt collectors who mercilessly beats him up, to the point where Tadayoshi starts sword training to avenge himself, but he keeps holding back due to being conflicted of being a normal civilian or a samurai. That is until Tadayoshi meets a beautiful girl named Maya, who appears during night. Later, Maya was revealed to be a vampire like creature called Rasetsu. Maya advises Tadayoshi to be strong and fight for what he thinks is right. However, soon he discovers that she is a vampire, and he feels fear and love for the girl. Part 2's later half would be a continuation of where the story left off at part 1, with a mysterious group going after Maya's blood for further research of an immortality experiment, and Tadayoshi gradually become stronger and won't hesitate to fight after the advice that Maya and Kyō gave to him in order to bring her back at all costs.