Vampire

Shoujo and Josei manga featuring vampires and romance. What series you should be reading and where to read it.

Image from this vampire wont give up. The male lead leans in to kiss the surprised heroine

This Vampire Won’t Give Up

Name: This Vampire Won’t Give Up
Mangaka: Kitaji Modoka

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Comedy/Slice of Life
Age Group: Mature

Summary:  
Minami has the worst luck with men—she falls for their looks only to find that they’re the worst of the worst. So when she finds out that her next work assignment involves a good-looking, rude-off-the-bat man, she feels just fine about kissing any feelings for him goodbye… that is, until she finds out he’s the son of the author of her favorite childhood picture book series, “Bride of the Vampire”. But the rude son soon changes his tune, and Minami doesn’t have long before she discovers the secret his gorgeous lips hide…
–Manga Updates

Graphics Rating: 2/5
Plot Rating: 3/5

Opinion: Cute but forgettable.

To start the art is really unique but not for me personally. It’s really round and kind of dopey looking but it doesn’t really completely offset the basic storyline and characters.

I think this was a fun and cute read but overall didn’t leave a lasting impression. Every issue seems to resolve pretty quickly. It’s definitely a comedy but not that funny.

If you enjoy vampires and don’t mind cost or can read it for free this is a relaxing quick read. But with the cost of manga these days it’s not something I’d really re-read.

Final Rating: 3/5

Extra: n/a

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Ayakeshi Hunters Tained bride the hunter leans down to kiss his fiancee

Ayakeshi Hunter’s Tainted Bride

Name: Ayakeshi Hunter’s Tainted Bride
Author: Yuuma Midori 
Artist: Fujimaru Mamenosuke

Volumes: 6 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha (Digital and Print)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
When Nanao was a child, she was kidnapped by an ayakashi who carved a demonic seal on her body. Her planned marriage to the Waka-sama of the Hakurenji family was stolen from her by her cousin Akemi, and she was forced to wear a monkey mask to hide her demon mark, leading a miserable life. Then, she meets Yako, the young head of the Benitsubaki family. Nanao loses her mask due to a certain incident, and Yako sees her true face, but Yako takes an interest in her beauty and spiritual power.
–Manga Updates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

Opinion: I devoured this series. I bought the first volume and that wasn’t enough. The beginning seems kinda vanilla but it really takes off in the later volumes.

The art is gorgeous. Very detailed yet “mature” looking. Both women and men are drawn very well.

I’m not usually a fan of weak heroines but this heroines main weakness is being too kind and a push over. I still like her. Love the male lead who is doting and loving while still being a bad ass hunter. Reminds me SO much of “My Happy Marriage”.

That said I find there seems to be an overuse of these weirdly obsessed people around the heroine. It plays out once a volume and it’s getting annoying. They even get the yandere art treatment and it was interesting the first time but I think they can do better.

Overall the world is well thought out with complex characters I’m excited to continue this series!

Final Rating: 4/5

Extra: n/a

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Rosen Blood manga screencap. The male lead hugs the heroine from behind as she smiles up at him.

Rosen Blood

Name: Rosen Blood
Mangaka: Ishizue Kachiru

Volumes: 5 (Complete)
Licensed: Viz (5 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Drama/Mystery
Age Group: Older Teen

Summary:  
After the carriage she had embarked upon crashed, Stella is saved by a tall dark and handsome stranger and brought to the mysterious mansion surrounded by poisonous roses in which he lives with three other gorgeous men. However, with no money left, Stella is forced to work as a maid which will prove dangerous for her because she is yet to find out that all four men are actually vampires!

– Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 2/5

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Otaku Vampires Love Bite screencap the male lead glances over hesistantly at the female lead who is smiling contentedly

Otaku Vampires Love Bite

Name: Otaku Vampires Love Bite
Mangaka: Suzuki Julietta

Volumes: 7 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz (3 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Supernatural/Fantasy/Comedy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Modern vampire Hina sets out from Romania to live out her otaku dreams in Japan! Her new neighbor, Kyuta, looks just like her anime crush. Can she convince him to be friends?

– Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Nobody Knows

Name: Nobody Knows
Mangaka: Lee, Hyeon-Sook

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.28 (Complete)
Scanlator: Suras Place
Type: Manga
Genre: Drama/Josei/Supernatural/Mystery
Age Group: Teen

Summary: The “self bully” Ban has a normal enough life, and where divorced parents aren’t that uncommon, her life becomes shadowed in mystery when her mother, Eun-Joo, suddenly brings their “distant relative” Jin-Whan home to live with them. Ban’s mother would always avoid the topic of her family, so who is this strange boy? Are they really relatives? What torturous secrets does her mother’s past hold? And what do the sudden strange happens that follow in Jin-Whan’s wake mean? Would a better question not be who is he, but what?

–Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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