Lament of the Lamb, Volume 1

羊のうた [Hitsuji no Uta] #1

by Kei Toume

A family shares a terrible curse -they have a hunger that only blood can satisfy.

Genres: Manga, Vampires, Horror, Comics, Seinen, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

216 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2004

About the author

Kei Toume (冬目景) studied at the Tama Art University in Tokyo. Her first manga, Rokujō gekijō, was published in Comic Burger magazine in 1992. The manga won her the Shiki prize in a contest held by Kodansha in 1993. A year later, her follow-up manga Mannequin also won a prize.

She started the series Lament of the Lamb in Comic Burger in 1996. This series ran for six years and was adapted into a radio play, an anime and a live action film.

In 1999, she began Sing Yesterday For Me, a manga inspired by a song of the Japanese rock group RC Succession. In addition, Toume contributes to a lot of fanzines and specialized magazines, and is also active in video games and films.

Her manga Kurogane and Lament of the Lamb have been translated into English.

Reviews

[Kirsten Simkiss · Rating 3 out of 5]

This manga has a great art style and the characters seem to be pretty understandable. That being said, this first volume gives you no clues toward what the eventual goal of the series is. Are vampires going to rise up? Will they be cured? Will they simply go on existing together forever until the end of time, mingling with normal humans as if they are no different? It honestly just stays pretty vague. Maybe later volumes will be more interesting, but nothing really grabbed my attention as much as I’d hoped.

[L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slibný začátek. Moc se mi to líbilo.

[Athena Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who has read this story since she was a teenager, I will say that for a vampire story centered around family love and curses, this isn't so bad! While I can understand that some may find this manga to be on the slow side, if you can handle the pace, then I'd say that it's worth the read. Plus, I love beautifully crafted stories centered around sibling relationships! They touch my heart like no other types of stories have done. :D

I'm so sorry for Yaegashi, though! It's not her fault that her model happens to be cursed with vampiric abilities. :(

All in all, even after all these years, I find this story to be very enjoyable! If only the anime could do this story better justice. The artwork is especially well done. I hope to finally find and finish reading the other volumes, if I can! :)

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

A refreshingly new take on the Vampire Mythos. Instead of supernatural beings, the siblings are simple mundane humans with an overwhelming compulsion to consume human blood.

Chizuna and Kazuna? Still a better love story than Twilight.

[Bill Fish · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book that seems to just get going, then it's done. Will need more volumes to give a better assessment.

[Ettelwen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jooo příběh hoodně vázne, je tam plno nesmyslných přeskoků, ale ze zvědavosti další ještě zkusím :)

[Mitch ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Posee una historia típica pero es interesante de leer.

[RobLovesBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent start. Only 7 vols that I picked upon Ebay so in for a ride.

[Arshile Gorky · Rating 3 out of 5]

it seems alright
mostly just a lot of building up
waiting to see if it pays off in the next book

[Ivana · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dark manga about a teenager boy, who had believed his father has abandoned him. It seems that during his life He is trying to explain to himself with a few clues and old memories what has happened, until his body started to respond different to the normal and he felt pushed to visit to his old house. There, He meets his sister and an important information about their family, makes him confront himself..

The story doesn't introduce anything I have not heard before, but still, for me it was quite intriguing and enjoyable. Basically, I choose to read this book for the drawings.

Some quotations I liked:

*Mingled among the Sheep, there is a wolf. And by his own lonely fangs he is rent.

*A fresh start is just what you need.

*Living at the mercy of my demons.

*Pull the needle out.

*Arguing never gets anyone anywhere.

*Keep your filthy talk to yourself.

*Don't be scared of the fall.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This manga was pretty good, not sure if I'm going to continue with the series.

Kazuna Takashiro can't escape the pain of his past. Ever since his mother died, nightmares and visions have been eating away at him. When he finds his long-lost sister, Chizuna, the two discover they share more than just a family name. The siblings are cursed with a disease of the blood-a disease that will turn them into vampires! As they resist accepting their destiny, Kazuna and Chizuna struggle to contain the craving that is the very essence of what they will become.

[Skoora · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit different. Some good suspense and overall I really liked the art style. I'm kind of hoping the second book picks up the action a bit more. The main boy in the book is falling to his vampire blood lust and there's an adorable little classmate who he's trying 'not' to eat. My bets are on instinct. I think his sweet classmate will be just that in the next book: Sweet and Juicy. I hope anyway.

[kuristina- tabreez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kazuna Takashiro grew up not knowing anything about his real family, being raised by mere friends of his father. However, one day he decides to visit the house he spent a short time in with his real family, there he meets his sister, Chizuna, whom still lives there. She tells him everything, their father's death and the tragic Takashiro's 'blood disease.' What is this 'blood disease,' you ask? It is the curse of being a vampire!

-1st time reading

[Lord · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good. This is not a typical Tokyopop manga but a rather mature story with a beautiful art reminding the works of Hiroaki Samura. It's quite a dark and sad vampire story, at least in the first volume. And I have a feeling things will not go exactly funny and happy from now on.

[Yuiko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Im really surpised i ussally dont like school themed manga but this one was pretty good.why because theres vampires :) and its a horror manga woot.
But i think it needed more gore and maybe more violence.

[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cliche vampire story, boring. Jumps around too much from topic to topic or scene to scene. Do not like the art style. Dumb stuff said about women, clearly written by a man. Weird but not in a good way.

[Jasmine]

A vampire goth type series about a family curse, its secrets, and the people who deal with the undead.

[Matthew Clanahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Justin Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book and over all great series.

[Edith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dark and disturbing; fantastic. I remember liking the end theme song for the animation.

[Denisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another rating: 9/10 (for whole series!)

[Bjorn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly, this was just as good as I remember. Sure, it has some angsty teen crap in it, but I feel it's well integrated into the overall plot. I'm glad this still holds up after 7 years.

[Leandro Dutra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best vampire story for me yet: Japanese siblings.

[✟Roxanne✟(Death by Book Avalanche) ☠ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very dark story with beautiful artwork. It starts a bit slow but picks up in the second book.

[Iva · Rating 3 out of 5]

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