Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut - S01

On November 23, 1957, the whole world watched as the Federal Republic of Zirnitra pulled off a monumental feat: sending the first live animal, a dog, into outer space. Since then, the space race between the confederacy and its rival, the United Kingdom of Arnack, has only intensified. Both nations hope to one day send humans into the cosmos above. Because a dog's biology is fundamentally different from human anatomy, there is no way to perfectly identify the risks of space travel and its effects on a person's body without actually sending someone up to observe. But Zirnitra's government has a potential solution: experiment on vampires, whose biological similarity to humans is too significant to ignore. Despite being forcibly taken from her home in the mountains, the vampire Irina Luminesk shows no resistance and is even willing to train as a test subject. Lev Leps, a former top candidate to become the first human cosmonaut, is assigned to accompany Irina and act as her guide. Through their time together, Irina and Lev begin to develop a mutual love for outer space, bringing them closer together.