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Chibi Vampire #1
Chibi Vampire, Vol. 01
Karin is a vampire with a twist--she experiences intense bleeding from her nose once a month--so instead of stealing blood from humans, she gives her blood to them and if done properly, the benefits are positive to both.
176 pages, Paperback
First published August 31, 2003
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Yuna Kagesaki
115 books114 followersYuna Kagesaki (影崎 由那 Kagesaki Yuna ) is a manga artist, born on March 3, 1973 , best known for being the author of the manga Chibi Vampire. Her work has been published under four different names: Yuna Kagesaki (影崎 由那 Kagesaki Yuna) (professionally published non-pornographic comics, except for Sakura no Ichiban), Yuna Kagezaki (影崎 由那 Kagezaki Yuna?) (same characters but different readings; only in Taishō Komachi Jikenchō Sakura no Ichiban!) Yūna Kagesaki (影崎 夕那 Kagesaki Yūna) (spelled with different kanji) when drawing CG's for PC games, and Yuta Kageyama (影山 由多 Kageyama Yuta) when drawing hentai manga or HCG's for PC games.
Her real name is presumedly Keya, as she calls herself in the bonus comic strips at the end of volume 3 of her work Hekikai no AiON. In middle school she was a member of the brass band.
Her real name is presumedly Keya, as she calls herself in the bonus comic strips at the end of volume 3 of her work Hekikai no AiON. In middle school she was a member of the brass band.
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November 7, 2024
Not as cute as I hoped, and disturbingly paternalistic. The new boy in school doesn't ask himself if it's his place to morally lecture a girl he's meet like twice and call her a whore? And then he's offended that she's attempting to avoid him? And the attempted sexual assaults on the mom by her managers are presented as partially her fault because she "doesn't realize the effect she has on men".
I feel sorry for the MC and am mildly interested in her mean (yet sometimes helpful) siblings. Probably won't continue unless someone tells me this improves.
I feel sorry for the MC and am mildly interested in her mean (yet sometimes helpful) siblings. Probably won't continue unless someone tells me this improves.
November 2, 2011
Karin, klutzy Japanese schoolgirl, is also an adorable misfit vampire. Unlike the rest of her gothic family, she has no trouble with sunlight, eats regular food, and is hopeless when it comes to controlling bats or other people's minds. She can't even do the blood-sucking thing right - instead of taking blood, she injects it, if she can find an appropriate person. Otherwise, she just gets an embarrassing nosebleed.
And there's a boy, the new kid at school, Kenta, whose mom keeps losing her job causing him to be very stressed out. Maybe that's why he has crazy eyes (according to his classmates, I didn't really see it, myself), and Karin finds herself reacting very strongly to him. He thinks she's really weird after she gets a nosebleed all over him, and then even more when he misinterprets some of her actions. And then, she bites his mom. But somehow, I think these two crazy kids just might have a future together.
I really enjoyed this series. Karin is impossibly sweet, a terrible student who you can't help but like. I liked her family a lot, too, especially scary-looking dad who's really a big sweetheart, and Anju, Karin's doll-like sister who has some REALLY creepy dolls.
This manga series is sweet and funny, and the Japanese twist on vampire mythology is fun.
And there's a boy, the new kid at school, Kenta, whose mom keeps losing her job causing him to be very stressed out. Maybe that's why he has crazy eyes (according to his classmates, I didn't really see it, myself), and Karin finds herself reacting very strongly to him. He thinks she's really weird after she gets a nosebleed all over him, and then even more when he misinterprets some of her actions. And then, she bites his mom. But somehow, I think these two crazy kids just might have a future together.
I really enjoyed this series. Karin is impossibly sweet, a terrible student who you can't help but like. I liked her family a lot, too, especially scary-looking dad who's really a big sweetheart, and Anju, Karin's doll-like sister who has some REALLY creepy dolls.
This manga series is sweet and funny, and the Japanese twist on vampire mythology is fun.
April 3, 2025
Ugh. Bought a preowned bundle of the first 4 volumes of Chibi Vampire physical copies, and Vol.1 and 3 were the Manga, and Vol.2 and 4 were the Light Novels 😅 the books themselves look so cute though !! I’m here for the TokyoPop nostalgia, these edition Mangas/Light Novels look so nice. Maybe I’ll bother to collect both as a physical set at some point, some volumes of the Manga appear to be a lot more difficult to get my hands on compared the Light Novels.
My plan is to read the Vol.2 and 4 Manga on Kindle, and then read the Light Novels after to compare, maybe? Or just keep them on my shelves and just read the Manga? Idk very annoying lol
Anyways; cute, vampire, Manga is indeed very kawaii…! 4 Stars🩸🧛🏻♀️🖤
My plan is to read the Vol.2 and 4 Manga on Kindle, and then read the Light Novels after to compare, maybe? Or just keep them on my shelves and just read the Manga? Idk very annoying lol
Anyways; cute, vampire, Manga is indeed very kawaii…! 4 Stars🩸🧛🏻♀️🖤
May 29, 2016
My volume comes complete with a reversed cover because Tokyopop was totally going to flip this series and then changed their minds. (By "flipping" I mean mirroring the contents so that it reads left to right like an American book)
Chibi Vampire (or "Karin" in Japanese) is the story of a girl who is an... odd duck. Not because she's a vampire. No, she'd be somewhat normal as far as her familiy's concerned if that was the issue. What makes her weird is that she isn't even a normal vampire. She likes the sun, eats normal human food, and once every month or so, she produces extra blood and has to go inject it into someone or suffer the consequences... EXPLOSIVE NOSEBLEED.
Karin is about as un-vampire as a girl can get, but if that wasn't bad enough, her new classmate sets off the nosebleeds just by being near her! Oh, and he thinks she might be a prostitute. What's a girl to do?
This is a quirky little rom com manga that you just kind of roll with and laugh. Despite Kenta Usui (the above mentioned classmate) thinking Karin might be a "prostitot" as the Tokyopo translation puts it, this particular volume doesn't contain much questionable material... except maybe a crime-scene's worth of blood after a nosebleed and a bit of sexual harassment (he gets his, don't worry). It says "16+" on the back of the book, but someone younger than that would probably be fine (remember, this was originally published in 2006 when a lot of people still thought all anime was Pokemon and for kids).
If you like vampires and want to read a more lighthearted, silly rendition, you'd probably like Chibi Vampire.
Chibi Vampire (or "Karin" in Japanese) is the story of a girl who is an... odd duck. Not because she's a vampire. No, she'd be somewhat normal as far as her familiy's concerned if that was the issue. What makes her weird is that she isn't even a normal vampire. She likes the sun, eats normal human food, and once every month or so, she produces extra blood and has to go inject it into someone or suffer the consequences... EXPLOSIVE NOSEBLEED.
Karin is about as un-vampire as a girl can get, but if that wasn't bad enough, her new classmate sets off the nosebleeds just by being near her! Oh, and he thinks she might be a prostitute. What's a girl to do?
This is a quirky little rom com manga that you just kind of roll with and laugh. Despite Kenta Usui (the above mentioned classmate) thinking Karin might be a "prostitot" as the Tokyopo translation puts it, this particular volume doesn't contain much questionable material... except maybe a crime-scene's worth of blood after a nosebleed and a bit of sexual harassment (he gets his, don't worry). It says "16+" on the back of the book, but someone younger than that would probably be fine (remember, this was originally published in 2006 when a lot of people still thought all anime was Pokemon and for kids).
If you like vampires and want to read a more lighthearted, silly rendition, you'd probably like Chibi Vampire.
July 22, 2020
Vampires, but now with a new twist. A cute and fun manga.
I read the manga 7 years ago, saw the anime even more years ago, and I loved this show so much. I decided it was high time to get back to the manga and re-read it. I don’t remember most of the details any more so that is just perfect!
Meet Karin a vampire girl who has something special. Her whole family is not too amused with how she is, which had me a tad angry. Anju seems to be the only one who cares about Karin much. The mom is just horrible. It is not like Karin can help who she is and what she is. What is Karin? Well, she is a vampire… but instead of drinking blood she injects people with her blood. If she doesn’t… well it gets very bloody. 😛 She can also go outside without issues, sleeps at night, and just goes to school and work (because someone needs to pay for electricity).
Her life up to now has been pretty OK-ish. But now there is someone new in the neighbourhood, Kenta Usui. A boy Karin has a strong connection to as it seems that each time he comes close her blood starts to go up. 😛 Which leads to some hilarious situations. I have to say I wasn’t always a fan of Usui. He was quite judgemental and at times a bit too mean for my liking. I could kind of understand where he is coming from given what he has seen. But still, I wish he was a bit kinder. I know later on he does get that and I am already glad that he kept Karin’s secret, or at least one of them as he still has many more to find out.
I love that each family member has a preference in blood (or in Karin’s case to inject her blood into). From stress to liars to misfortune. It is quite interesting and also fun to see how people actually feel better after being bitten.
Out of the entire family I am the biggest fan of Anju. She is a sweet girl who loves her big sister and tries to help her out. I love how well she controls her bats and I cannot wait to see again how she goes into vampire mode and finds her preference.
I cannot wait to find out more about what Karin is and why she is the way. Again, I can remember some details but mostly it is all very vague. So this will be a fun new trip!
The art is adorable and cute, I am especially a fan of Karin’s eyes.
I will definitely be reading this one further. Not sure if I will do that now or wait until after my vacation. I also don’t know if I will write a big review like this for each volume or if I will combine volumes just like I do with other series.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
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I watched the anime years ago, and recently I found 13 volumes of the manga, so now I am going to read this manga.
It is really an awesome manga, Karin is really sweet and a great "vampire". :)
I read the manga 7 years ago, saw the anime even more years ago, and I loved this show so much. I decided it was high time to get back to the manga and re-read it. I don’t remember most of the details any more so that is just perfect!
Meet Karin a vampire girl who has something special. Her whole family is not too amused with how she is, which had me a tad angry. Anju seems to be the only one who cares about Karin much. The mom is just horrible. It is not like Karin can help who she is and what she is. What is Karin? Well, she is a vampire… but instead of drinking blood she injects people with her blood. If she doesn’t… well it gets very bloody. 😛 She can also go outside without issues, sleeps at night, and just goes to school and work (because someone needs to pay for electricity).
Her life up to now has been pretty OK-ish. But now there is someone new in the neighbourhood, Kenta Usui. A boy Karin has a strong connection to as it seems that each time he comes close her blood starts to go up. 😛 Which leads to some hilarious situations. I have to say I wasn’t always a fan of Usui. He was quite judgemental and at times a bit too mean for my liking. I could kind of understand where he is coming from given what he has seen. But still, I wish he was a bit kinder. I know later on he does get that and I am already glad that he kept Karin’s secret, or at least one of them as he still has many more to find out.
I love that each family member has a preference in blood (or in Karin’s case to inject her blood into). From stress to liars to misfortune. It is quite interesting and also fun to see how people actually feel better after being bitten.
Out of the entire family I am the biggest fan of Anju. She is a sweet girl who loves her big sister and tries to help her out. I love how well she controls her bats and I cannot wait to see again how she goes into vampire mode and finds her preference.
I cannot wait to find out more about what Karin is and why she is the way. Again, I can remember some details but mostly it is all very vague. So this will be a fun new trip!
The art is adorable and cute, I am especially a fan of Karin’s eyes.
I will definitely be reading this one further. Not sure if I will do that now or wait until after my vacation. I also don’t know if I will write a big review like this for each volume or if I will combine volumes just like I do with other series.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
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I watched the anime years ago, and recently I found 13 volumes of the manga, so now I am going to read this manga.
It is really an awesome manga, Karin is really sweet and a great "vampire". :)
November 12, 2023
A funny story about an odd vampire girl and a boy with a scary look. These two always manage to land themselves in the most hilarious situations!
October 15, 2018
This is a cute little manga about a reverse vampire named Karin. Instead of sucking blood out of people, she puts it in them. Her body produces extra blood, and if she fails to expel it into another person she gets massive nose bleeds (we're talking murder scene amounts of blood). When injected into another person, the extra blood gives them extra energy, so it can be a great deal for her "victims."
Unfortunately, being the exact opposite of all things traditionally vampire (she also loves sunlight, bright colors, cooking, etc.) makes her kind of a freak among other vampires and an outcast in her own family. Her parents are convinced there's something wrong with her, her older brother wants nothing to do with her, and her younger sister is often called upon to clean up Karin's messes because Karin doesn't have any magic of her own.
To complicate matters, Karin is seen during one of her backwards feedings by a boy who just transferred into her class who misinterprets what he sees as Karin selling her body to an older gentleman in a park. She wants to explain that she's not a hooker, but can't tell the boy she's a vampire either.
As you might expect with this sort of premise, the story can be quite silly, and sometimes a little gross, but it's also very sweet. There are a lot of subtle interactions between Karin and her family as they grow to accept her and try to deal with her strange ability. There are also a lot of hilarious misunderstandings between Karin and her classmate as she tries to be friends while keeping her secret.
Typical of this type of book, the writing is primarily dialogue and internal monologue with a few descriptive phrases thrown in to give context. The art is standard cutesy manga. The entire book only takes about an hour to read but, as with most manga series, it cuts off without any real conclusion to prompt you to continue on to the next book.
Unfortunately, being the exact opposite of all things traditionally vampire (she also loves sunlight, bright colors, cooking, etc.) makes her kind of a freak among other vampires and an outcast in her own family. Her parents are convinced there's something wrong with her, her older brother wants nothing to do with her, and her younger sister is often called upon to clean up Karin's messes because Karin doesn't have any magic of her own.
To complicate matters, Karin is seen during one of her backwards feedings by a boy who just transferred into her class who misinterprets what he sees as Karin selling her body to an older gentleman in a park. She wants to explain that she's not a hooker, but can't tell the boy she's a vampire either.
As you might expect with this sort of premise, the story can be quite silly, and sometimes a little gross, but it's also very sweet. There are a lot of subtle interactions between Karin and her family as they grow to accept her and try to deal with her strange ability. There are also a lot of hilarious misunderstandings between Karin and her classmate as she tries to be friends while keeping her secret.
Typical of this type of book, the writing is primarily dialogue and internal monologue with a few descriptive phrases thrown in to give context. The art is standard cutesy manga. The entire book only takes about an hour to read but, as with most manga series, it cuts off without any real conclusion to prompt you to continue on to the next book.
June 1, 2015
The premise of this story seemed a little silly at first glance, but by the end of the book, I found the whole thing very charming! A reverse vampire is really rather original, and delightfully problematic for poor Karin! I love how each chapter is called an 'embarrassment' instead of a 'chapter', it really speaks to the tone of Karin's character. I like concept that a vampire sucks the blood of someone with certain characteristics that attract them, it gives the manga-ka's version of vampires a unique spin. The characters are cute and funny, but I feel so bad for Karin, her family is so mean! I cracked up though when Ren took her out hunting, talk about contributing to the delinquency of minors! Big brother was definitely a corrupting influence, ha ha! Kenta's misapprehension that Karin is a prostitute cracked me up. Karin biting Kenta's mom was a great twist because it resolves the question of Karin's blood attraction and why she's so affected by Kenta, yet at the same time sets up a conflict that draws the reader into the next book. Overall, very cute, very sweet, I really liked it, and I look forward to the next volume.
March 4, 2022
Mein erster Manga
Gekauft als 11 jährige
habe nicht erwartet so viele boobs zu sehen
Gekauft als 11 jährige
habe nicht erwartet so viele boobs zu sehen
August 2, 2011
This book was most awesome and super duper CUTE!!!!
I must admit that this is my very first Manga Book so I had no idea that you have to read it backwards.
I picked it up from the library the other day
(forcing my son come in with me because even though he thinks he's super cool it would not be super cool to have to take him to the hospital because he roasted in the car while waiting on me to get my books) and my son is the one that told me "OH!! YOU got a manga book!"
and after I was like "How do youknow that word?"
I was then taught that I'm kinda lame and all kids know what manga is and that you read them backwards.
"SOO, that's why the barcode is on the front?!!" Yeah, he totally thought I was lame.
I didn't know what to expect from this. Sailor Moon skirts? A bunch of funny names that I don't know how to pronounce? No clue!
Well, there were Sailor Moon skirts and funny names but there was also humor! THis book (at times) is hilarious and I'm shockle dockle that a dude wrote this. He did such an awesome job making Karin sound right. I had no problems with it at all!! Most awesome!!
So, the thing with KARIN is her family are vampires and while she's a vampire too she really hasn't tapped into her INNER-Vampire. SO, she's different. Like she goes to school and digs the sun and has friends and only munches on people once a month (which I thought was hilarious!!) but has these killer nose bleeds when she da da da.... finds the kinda nom she wants to sink her fangs into.
That's when we meet Kenta Usui. He's transfer student who lives with is mom and starts meets this really weird girl who keeps running from him (<-- that would be Karin) and he just totally can't figure her out.
Karin's family is very very interesting
Mom reminds me of a Karen Walker mixed with Jessica Rabbit with a naughty librarian vibe going on. YOu betcha!
Dad is well... I don't know. He seems to be Mom's slave. I guess he's one of those "Yes Dear" guys
Ren is Karin's brother and think LESTAT from Interview with the Vampire. OMG! More pictures please! He's also a regular stuf muffin... wait... Lestat is a sud muffin... Oh wells... you'll like him.
And Annju is Karin's little sister who has not become a full vampire but can do cool stuff like control bats and erase people's minds. She is most awesome and creepy and funny... but don't tell her she's funny because I think that would annoy her. Oh yeah... and she's like a little kid which makes her interactions with Karin even more hilarious.
I'm totally kicking myself for not getting the next book from the library. That means I'll have to wait a week.
The only problem I had with this book was getting used to reading it from right to left... but it doesn't take long to master that ninja skill.
If you've never read manga and want to try it out I think this is the most perfect book.
OH! And there's a rating on it too. It says 16 and up and is labeled as comedy/horror... But I would totally let my 14 year old son read this. (cuz apparently he probably already has lolz)
I must admit that this is my very first Manga Book so I had no idea that you have to read it backwards.
I picked it up from the library the other day
(forcing my son come in with me because even though he thinks he's super cool it would not be super cool to have to take him to the hospital because he roasted in the car while waiting on me to get my books) and my son is the one that told me "OH!! YOU got a manga book!"
and after I was like "How do youknow that word?"
I was then taught that I'm kinda lame and all kids know what manga is and that you read them backwards.
"SOO, that's why the barcode is on the front?!!" Yeah, he totally thought I was lame.
I didn't know what to expect from this. Sailor Moon skirts? A bunch of funny names that I don't know how to pronounce? No clue!
Well, there were Sailor Moon skirts and funny names but there was also humor! THis book (at times) is hilarious and I'm shockle dockle that a dude wrote this. He did such an awesome job making Karin sound right. I had no problems with it at all!! Most awesome!!
So, the thing with KARIN is her family are vampires and while she's a vampire too she really hasn't tapped into her INNER-Vampire. SO, she's different. Like she goes to school and digs the sun and has friends and only munches on people once a month (which I thought was hilarious!!) but has these killer nose bleeds when she da da da.... finds the kinda nom she wants to sink her fangs into.
That's when we meet Kenta Usui. He's transfer student who lives with is mom and starts meets this really weird girl who keeps running from him (<-- that would be Karin) and he just totally can't figure her out.
Karin's family is very very interesting
Mom reminds me of a Karen Walker mixed with Jessica Rabbit with a naughty librarian vibe going on. YOu betcha!
Dad is well... I don't know. He seems to be Mom's slave. I guess he's one of those "Yes Dear" guys
Ren is Karin's brother and think LESTAT from Interview with the Vampire. OMG! More pictures please! He's also a regular stuf muffin... wait... Lestat is a sud muffin... Oh wells... you'll like him.
And Annju is Karin's little sister who has not become a full vampire but can do cool stuff like control bats and erase people's minds. She is most awesome and creepy and funny... but don't tell her she's funny because I think that would annoy her. Oh yeah... and she's like a little kid which makes her interactions with Karin even more hilarious.
I'm totally kicking myself for not getting the next book from the library. That means I'll have to wait a week.
The only problem I had with this book was getting used to reading it from right to left... but it doesn't take long to master that ninja skill.
If you've never read manga and want to try it out I think this is the most perfect book.
OH! And there's a rating on it too. It says 16 and up and is labeled as comedy/horror... But I would totally let my 14 year old son read this. (cuz apparently he probably already has lolz)
April 19, 2012
Awesome manga! Totally did not expect it to be that good.
March 29, 2020
So cute and funny!
July 18, 2018
Primeiramente, só um "disclaimer": não li esse volume na edição brasileira, li online em inglês, mas como pretendo comprar a edição BR e tenho os outros volumes também em BR, decidi deixar assim pra ficar igual.
Assisti o anime Karin há muitos anos, quando era mais ligada nessas coisas, e gostei muito! Então quando fui ao sebo e vi 10!!! dos 14!!! volumes do mangá, fui obrigada a comprar. O primeiro volume é meio introdutório, então não acontece tanta coisa assim, mas acho que já deu pra ter uma noção de qual vai ser a pegada do mangá, e creio que é bem parecida com a do anime - ou vice-versa né, porque o mangá veio primeiro. Enfim, acho que vou gostar mesmo! (＾-＾)ノ Empolgada para ler os próximos agora.
P.S.: A Karin é muito fofa!!!
Assisti o anime Karin há muitos anos, quando era mais ligada nessas coisas, e gostei muito! Então quando fui ao sebo e vi 10!!! dos 14!!! volumes do mangá, fui obrigada a comprar. O primeiro volume é meio introdutório, então não acontece tanta coisa assim, mas acho que já deu pra ter uma noção de qual vai ser a pegada do mangá, e creio que é bem parecida com a do anime - ou vice-versa né, porque o mangá veio primeiro. Enfim, acho que vou gostar mesmo! (＾-＾)ノ Empolgada para ler os próximos agora.
P.S.: A Karin é muito fofa!!!
January 25, 2020
A fun start to a nostalgic manga I read in high school. Karin is a delightful character to follow. While conversations getting surprisingly adult right off the bat for this teenage vampire cause a bit of a shock factor for adult me, I still enjoy and recognize the purpose of these more mature topics. I’m excited to find what things I’ll understand more now as an adult that I didn’t quite get back then from the rest of the series.
August 16, 2025
pretty good stories
looking forward to reading more in the series
looking forward to reading more in the series
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May 17, 2025Et oui je rerelis encore une autre série de mon enfance. <3<3<3
October 13, 2008
This series has done very well in bookscan ratings and seems to be quite popular. Perhaps I had too high of expectations because I wasn't really all that impressed with this first volume. The premise is okay, but I don't feel any connection with the characters and I don't enjoy the art style. I will read one or two more volumes before I drop it, but right now it's not looking like a keeper for me.
May 22, 2015
I read that this series was good but didn't see how it could be, but I was pleasantly surprised and was left wanting more. There is plenty that makes no sense - how does her family age, how was she "born" and how can she do what she does? Doesn't matter!
Karin is so endearing and her thing with Kenta was cute! Love when they learn of her blood preference after she meets Kenta's mom and how he is starting to suspect Karin.
BOTTOM LINE: Funny and surprisingly cute!
Karin is so endearing and her thing with Kenta was cute! Love when they learn of her blood preference after she meets Kenta's mom and how he is starting to suspect Karin.
BOTTOM LINE: Funny and surprisingly cute!
February 23, 2016
Ich hab den 1. Band im Laden durchgelesen und ich muss sagen dass ich die Idee echt klasse finde.
Es gibt zwar viele Vampirbücher, aber nicht besonders viele Vampirmangas, das macht diesen Manga so interessant.
Und dieser hier ist einfach nur total lustig. Man schämt sich mit der Hauptperson und freut sich mit ihr.
Toll.
Es gibt zwar viele Vampirbücher, aber nicht besonders viele Vampirmangas, das macht diesen Manga so interessant.
Und dieser hier ist einfach nur total lustig. Man schämt sich mit der Hauptperson und freut sich mit ihr.
Toll.
March 16, 2009
If you are like me, not someone who really reads manga and wants a good place to start AND are a Twilight/vampire novel sort of person, this makes for a fine read. It's a cleaver take on the whole vampire mythology.
November 9, 2016
De momento me gusta. Es una historia divertida, con muchos momentos graciosos. Los personajes están bien y me gusta como es el dibujo.
Ahora a leerme los que me compré en papel. Este no lo encontré pero gracias a los libros electrónicos lo he podido leer.
Ahora a leerme los que me compré en papel. Este no lo encontré pero gracias a los libros electrónicos lo he podido leer.
July 25, 2011
Piti niitata tämä palasiksi, mutta sainkin camp-vamppis-feministiherätyksen ja hihittelin pitkin kirjaa. Toivottavasti tässä on joku twisti, mutta pahaa pelkään.
November 26, 2019
April 2016: this was the first manga I remember reading. I'm glad I got around to rereading it
September 9, 2023
Interesting story and characters. Well drawn and thought out. I can't wait to read more!
A lot of cursing and sexual innuendo. Older teen or adult rating is definitely appropriate.
A lot of cursing and sexual innuendo. Older teen or adult rating is definitely appropriate.
November 14, 2017
Great series!! I loved the whole Un-vampire thing. She gives blood instead of drinking it.
November 22, 2025
Karin is your typical teenage girl as far as everyone at school is concerned, but she's got a secret, she's actually a vampire and she is anything but a typical vampire. She enjoys the sun, attends school like a human, and she has way too much blood! Instead of drinking blood once a month her body has to expel all of her excess blood through nosebleeds that look like a crime scene! Thanks to this she's an outcast in her own home and after the arrival of transfer student Kenta Usui her condition grows worse, instead of just once a month nose bleeds the poor girl gets on every time, she sees him! Karin is certain she can kiss her normal life goodbye if she can't figure out how to control herself around Usui!
I've wanted to read this one forever, so I was pretty stoked when my local comic book shop had four copies of the first four volumes. Honestly, so far, it's pretty much what I expected, and I am totally okay with that because it's adorable.
Thanks to Karin's condition she is treated like the odd one out in her family, so you've got some pretty interesting interactions with her parents and her siblings. What I found interesting though is while her parents definitley seem to be against her being so "human" at first as the story goes on it's pretty clear that the do support her, they just don't know how. It's a pretty great reference to both parents and children dealing with the teenage years. As a parent I have to admit that I'm super lucky in that my kids are very much like myself and my husband, so we've never really had to deal with having a kid that just made no sense to us. However, I have several nieces that are just the exact opposite of my sister in every way possible and there's a scene in this where Karin's parents have used a tv show as a reference as to how to deal with their "weird" child and honestly, I could see that happening in my sister's home. And there's nothing wrong with that, I think if anything it shows how dedicated her parents are to trying to meet her on her level and I love that. I also enjoyed how her relationship with her little sister seems to be reversed. Not going to lie since I watch almost strictly animated shows, collect plushies, and have been known to make a blanket fort to spend my days coloring more than a few people have assumed that I am the younger sister so it's just kind of nice to relate on that level.
We don't get to see a lot of Usui in this one, mainly because Karin spends most of the book avoiding him but what I've seen of him I've enjoyed. He's the only child of a single mom who has problems keeping a job due to her employers sexually harassing her, Usui of course feels like he needs to step up and contribute more to the household because of this, while his mom absolutely believes he should spend as much of teen years being a teen. Honestly, this is a pretty common theme for both male and female characters during this time period for manga and anime, so he is very stereotypical for the time. But I think for the younger generation this gives a pretty accurate glimpse of several issues in Japan during the timeframe. Being a single mother was (and is still just not to this extent) frowned upon in not just Japan but many parts of the world during this time, her employer even makes it clear that she shouldn't be working but be at home taking care of Usui. I think it really shows how far we've come in equality rights that this isn't a theme that comes up as much as it did anymore. Obviously, we have the conversation regarding his mom being punished for unwanted sexual advances as well. Something that most definitely still happens.
The one thing that really surprised me though is how little Kagesaki compares Karin's once a month nose bleeds to a period. The implication is there of course but at least in this volume she doesn't pursue it as much as I thought she would. To be fair I think the only reason this stood out to me is that I just kind of assumed that there would be some gods awful jokes about it so it was nice when they never appeared. At one point a classmate even explains that because Karin is anemic, she has fainting spells every once in a while. As a person who is anemic and does actually have side effects when I am on my period I figured she'd at least grab that low hanging fruit, but she didn't and I gotta say I respect her for it. Again, it's volume 1 so that may not last, but I am hopeful!
I think it's safe to say that I will be continuing this series, unless it goes sideways in the next three volumes, which I just don't see happening.
I've wanted to read this one forever, so I was pretty stoked when my local comic book shop had four copies of the first four volumes. Honestly, so far, it's pretty much what I expected, and I am totally okay with that because it's adorable.
Thanks to Karin's condition she is treated like the odd one out in her family, so you've got some pretty interesting interactions with her parents and her siblings. What I found interesting though is while her parents definitley seem to be against her being so "human" at first as the story goes on it's pretty clear that the do support her, they just don't know how. It's a pretty great reference to both parents and children dealing with the teenage years. As a parent I have to admit that I'm super lucky in that my kids are very much like myself and my husband, so we've never really had to deal with having a kid that just made no sense to us. However, I have several nieces that are just the exact opposite of my sister in every way possible and there's a scene in this where Karin's parents have used a tv show as a reference as to how to deal with their "weird" child and honestly, I could see that happening in my sister's home. And there's nothing wrong with that, I think if anything it shows how dedicated her parents are to trying to meet her on her level and I love that. I also enjoyed how her relationship with her little sister seems to be reversed. Not going to lie since I watch almost strictly animated shows, collect plushies, and have been known to make a blanket fort to spend my days coloring more than a few people have assumed that I am the younger sister so it's just kind of nice to relate on that level.
We don't get to see a lot of Usui in this one, mainly because Karin spends most of the book avoiding him but what I've seen of him I've enjoyed. He's the only child of a single mom who has problems keeping a job due to her employers sexually harassing her, Usui of course feels like he needs to step up and contribute more to the household because of this, while his mom absolutely believes he should spend as much of teen years being a teen. Honestly, this is a pretty common theme for both male and female characters during this time period for manga and anime, so he is very stereotypical for the time. But I think for the younger generation this gives a pretty accurate glimpse of several issues in Japan during the timeframe. Being a single mother was (and is still just not to this extent) frowned upon in not just Japan but many parts of the world during this time, her employer even makes it clear that she shouldn't be working but be at home taking care of Usui. I think it really shows how far we've come in equality rights that this isn't a theme that comes up as much as it did anymore. Obviously, we have the conversation regarding his mom being punished for unwanted sexual advances as well. Something that most definitely still happens.
The one thing that really surprised me though is how little Kagesaki compares Karin's once a month nose bleeds to a period. The implication is there of course but at least in this volume she doesn't pursue it as much as I thought she would. To be fair I think the only reason this stood out to me is that I just kind of assumed that there would be some gods awful jokes about it so it was nice when they never appeared. At one point a classmate even explains that because Karin is anemic, she has fainting spells every once in a while. As a person who is anemic and does actually have side effects when I am on my period I figured she'd at least grab that low hanging fruit, but she didn't and I gotta say I respect her for it. Again, it's volume 1 so that may not last, but I am hopeful!
I think it's safe to say that I will be continuing this series, unless it goes sideways in the next three volumes, which I just don't see happening.
January 1, 2019
Zum Inhalt:
Karins Leben als Vampir verläuft etwas anders als erwartet: Sie muss einmal im Monat jemanden beißen, allerdings nicht um Blut zu saugen, sondern um es abzugeben! Denn ihr Körper bildet zu viel davon.... Als dann Kenta in ihre Klasse kommt, wird alles noch schlimmer, denn in seiner Gegenwart produziert ihr Körper noch viel mehr Blut. Was nun?
Cover:
Das erste Cover hat mir sehr gut gefallen, auch wenn es durch den weißen Grund etwas steril wirkt. Trotzdem ist die Zeichenart sehr ansprechend und gefällt mir vom Stil her sehr gut. Bis auf den Titel lässt sich vom Cover her noch nicht erahnen, was hier auf einen wartet. Einzig Karin ist hier abgebildet und ihr scheint etwas sehr peinlich zu sein.
Eigener Eindruck:
Als ein neuer Schüler in Karins Klasse kommt, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig. Denn in seiner Nähe gerät ihr Blut in Wallung. Und das ihm wahrsten Sinne des Wortes... Denn die junge Vampirin Karin ist nicht so wie andere Vampire. Sie geht am Tag zur Schule, sie umgibt sich mit Menschen - von denen niemand von ihrer wahren Natur weiß - und sie muss kein Blut saugen. Nein, denn sie hat eine Art Gendefekt und produziert Blut, welches sie durch den Biss in die Menschen injiziert, die nach dem Biss voller Tatendrang sind.
Nachdem Usui Kenta in ihrem Leben auftaucht, scheint das Problem mit der Blutproduktion noch schlimmer zu werden. Nicht nur, dass Usui sie dabei erwischt, wie sie Blut injiziert und fälschlicher Weise denkt, dass sie sich als leichtes Mädchen verkauft... ihre Eltern haben ebenfalls einen Anteil daran, wie sich Karins Gefühlswelt stets ändert, denn sie necken sie oft und lassen sie spüren, was sie von ihr denken. Und dann ist da noch ihre kleine Schwester, die ihr immer aus der Patsche hilft und ihr großer Bruder, der sich mit ihr auf den Weg macht, um herauszufinden, was an Usui so besonders ist, dass Karin immer mehr Blut produzieren muss und solche Probleme hat...
Ach Gott hab ich gelacht, als ich den Manga gelesen habe. Auf die Idee muss man erst einmal kommen. Ein Vampir der Blut produziert, anstatt es den Menschen auszusaugen. Und dann diese ständigen peinlichen Situationen in die Karin und Usui schlittern, einfach herzallerliebst. Der Manga ist wirklich zum schießen und doch richtig spannend gemacht. Die Zeichnungen finde ich persönlich nicht so toll, darüber lässt sich aber streiten. Irgendwie hatte ich mir durch das Cover einfach mehr erhofft. Aber Kenta ist einfach so oft nicht hübsch anzusehen, dass es fast schon gruselig ist. Scheinbar sind Männer nicht so die Stärke des Mangaka. Trotzdem lohnt sich ein Kauf, denn die Storyline ist einfach unbezahlbar.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Zeichnungen: 4/5
Emotionen: 4/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Taschenbuch: 164 Seiten
Verlag: Carlsen (22. Juni 2007)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 355178891X
ISBN-13: 978-3551788917
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 12 - 17 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11,5 x 1,1 x 17,5 cm
Karins Leben als Vampir verläuft etwas anders als erwartet: Sie muss einmal im Monat jemanden beißen, allerdings nicht um Blut zu saugen, sondern um es abzugeben! Denn ihr Körper bildet zu viel davon.... Als dann Kenta in ihre Klasse kommt, wird alles noch schlimmer, denn in seiner Gegenwart produziert ihr Körper noch viel mehr Blut. Was nun?
Cover:
Das erste Cover hat mir sehr gut gefallen, auch wenn es durch den weißen Grund etwas steril wirkt. Trotzdem ist die Zeichenart sehr ansprechend und gefällt mir vom Stil her sehr gut. Bis auf den Titel lässt sich vom Cover her noch nicht erahnen, was hier auf einen wartet. Einzig Karin ist hier abgebildet und ihr scheint etwas sehr peinlich zu sein.
Eigener Eindruck:
Als ein neuer Schüler in Karins Klasse kommt, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig. Denn in seiner Nähe gerät ihr Blut in Wallung. Und das ihm wahrsten Sinne des Wortes... Denn die junge Vampirin Karin ist nicht so wie andere Vampire. Sie geht am Tag zur Schule, sie umgibt sich mit Menschen - von denen niemand von ihrer wahren Natur weiß - und sie muss kein Blut saugen. Nein, denn sie hat eine Art Gendefekt und produziert Blut, welches sie durch den Biss in die Menschen injiziert, die nach dem Biss voller Tatendrang sind.
Nachdem Usui Kenta in ihrem Leben auftaucht, scheint das Problem mit der Blutproduktion noch schlimmer zu werden. Nicht nur, dass Usui sie dabei erwischt, wie sie Blut injiziert und fälschlicher Weise denkt, dass sie sich als leichtes Mädchen verkauft... ihre Eltern haben ebenfalls einen Anteil daran, wie sich Karins Gefühlswelt stets ändert, denn sie necken sie oft und lassen sie spüren, was sie von ihr denken. Und dann ist da noch ihre kleine Schwester, die ihr immer aus der Patsche hilft und ihr großer Bruder, der sich mit ihr auf den Weg macht, um herauszufinden, was an Usui so besonders ist, dass Karin immer mehr Blut produzieren muss und solche Probleme hat...
Ach Gott hab ich gelacht, als ich den Manga gelesen habe. Auf die Idee muss man erst einmal kommen. Ein Vampir der Blut produziert, anstatt es den Menschen auszusaugen. Und dann diese ständigen peinlichen Situationen in die Karin und Usui schlittern, einfach herzallerliebst. Der Manga ist wirklich zum schießen und doch richtig spannend gemacht. Die Zeichnungen finde ich persönlich nicht so toll, darüber lässt sich aber streiten. Irgendwie hatte ich mir durch das Cover einfach mehr erhofft. Aber Kenta ist einfach so oft nicht hübsch anzusehen, dass es fast schon gruselig ist. Scheinbar sind Männer nicht so die Stärke des Mangaka. Trotzdem lohnt sich ein Kauf, denn die Storyline ist einfach unbezahlbar.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Zeichnungen: 4/5
Emotionen: 4/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Taschenbuch: 164 Seiten
Verlag: Carlsen (22. Juni 2007)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 355178891X
ISBN-13: 978-3551788917
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 12 - 17 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11,5 x 1,1 x 17,5 cm
March 26, 2022
2022 EDIT: Yeah, I don't care anymore. I haven't for a long time. I should never have been so forgiving of that godawful ending. 'Chibi Vampire' or 'Karin' can be a cute, funny, daring and decent vampire series, but that final volume, that ending, ruins everything. Literally. For it renders the entire 14-volume manga series utterly pointless, and it turns out that Karin was never even the main character. No agency, no choice, no character, no point, nothing. There is some sexist and stupid garbage present, too (see my original review below for references).
What a terrible, terrible ending.
Final Score: 3/5
Original Review:
Series overview:
'Chibi Vampire' (original title 'Karin', after the main character) is a 14-volume manga series with various problems. There are a ton of plot holes; the "heroine", despite being a cool addition to the vampire lore in that she's a reverse-vampire who can only give blood to humans (or else she gets gushing nosebleeds), is nevertheless a pretty typical female lead found in shoujo titles, and she feels an absolute failure when she thinks she can't give her boyfriend children or a big family (seriously, that's one of the conflicts of the last half of the series); Karin's older brother Ren is a complete bastard with no real redeeming qualities, even for a vampire; there are some horrifying implications of rape; and lastly, the ending infuriated me, partly because it makes no sense (go forth more plot holes), but mainly because it's a slap in the face to dedicated readers who believed Karin to be the main character (slight spoiler: turns out she isn't really), and who had hoped that all of her development - and her accepting of who she is - would come to something. It doesn't. Karin doesn't even get any say or choice in what is the result of her story arc. What a crock.
However, I still really like 'Chibi Vampire'. It is one of my guilty pleasures. The humour is something I could latch on to - dark and macabre, yet with heart. I especially love the scenes with Karin and her bizarre vampire family - they may be cold, but in their own socially-awkward way they love her in spite of her being a reverse-vampire, which are highly unusual. The manga's artwork reflects this; it's drawn moe-style where all the female characters have big eyes, but it has a sharp, cut-and-tongue-in-cheek knife edge, with an overall shadowy, old-fashioned 'Nosferatu' horror touch. Karin's nosebleed scenes are particularly gruesome.
I have heard the mangaka, Yuna Kagesaki, might be a fan of cartoons such as 'South Park', and it shows in 'Chibi Vampire'. I also like the more original take on vampires - they are born, not made, from vampire parents, and the children develop their vampirism through a process in puberty.
If the plot is a mess, then the highlight of this manga, aside from the comedy, is the characters. Each and every one of them is memorable and endearing in their own strange way.
Karin Maaka (aka Marker from her European origins) is the reverse-vampire middle child of her vampire family. She may be self-pitying, an embarrassment-magnet, a bigger cry-baby than Usagi Tsukino, and the Butt Monkey of her own series, but she's a hard worker and very caring and considerate of others. Typical shoujo heroine traits, I know, but Karin at least stands out by being a reverse-vampire girl - plus the constant butt of jokes who still keeps going for the sake of her family and friends (and she has wonderful and supportive female friends, such as Maki).
I adore Kenta Usui, Karin's love interest. He's as much a hard worker as she is, since he lives in poverty and doesn't take anything for granted. A really good, misunderstood guy who's not a pushover and is also a little naïve about romance and teenage relationships. Kenta is the kind of understanding boyfriend Karin needs; important for when he finds out about her vampirism. In a lot of ways these two kids are very similar, minus the vampire bit, and they make an extremely cute couple. They are more believable and have better chemistry than most other vampire-and-human couples I can think of, that's definite.
Kenta's mum Fumio is a saint and a saviour - a young single mother who suffers from depression but keeps looking forward and smiling for her son. A frequent victim of sexual harassment at work, she gets fed up with life and society, and even when she has good moods (once brought on by Karin giving her blood to her), they fade in time (a good subversion of expectations). Both an optimist and a pessimist, it's easy to relate to someone like Fumio. A nice change in conventional, trope-laden storytelling is that Kenta's parents are still in good terms with each other despite living apart (they broke up because of Fumio's overbearing mother).
Karin's parents are hilarious, as is her grandma Elder who looks exactly like her granddaughter but with long silver hair. Her brother Ren is, as I've stated, an utter bastard and he doesn't even deserve to have anything else said about him, and not just because of spoilers.
Karin's younger sister, Anju, is a developing vamp. This creepy child is more mature than Karin and fits the big sister role much better than she does. Anju wears Gothic Lolita-type dresses and carries a parasol to keep from the sun. She is an introvert: quiet, reserved and seemingly not that interested in the lives of others, including Karin's. Her constant companions are a memory-erasing bat and a doll possessed by the soul of an axe-wielding serial killer. Anju is occasionally shown to have a disturbingly-close relationship with her brother Ren (one of the many reasons to believe him a sicko). In later volumes her character develops along with going through her first bloodsucking stage as a vampire. The lonely little girl will have to leave her human school and mortal friends, with whom she is just growing to like the company of. As it turns out, she is more capable of affection than she first appears. Adorable and adorably scary, but misunderstood and sad, I like Anju greatly.
Nothing much else to add that I care to remark upon. The rest of the characters are okay, and the series, even when it grows darker and the stakes get higher (pun unintended) as it progresses, never loses its zaniness. This humourous, macabre but loving manga is quite an admirable feat. In my personal opinion, 'Chibi Vampire' is different from most other supernatural comedy manga and anime for the reason that it seems to be more ambitious and full of life. At times it really shines in clever ideas and in realising its full potential.
The manga isn't unnecessarily mean-spirited or cruel, although I think its ending is forced for the sake of shock value, and a lot of the story makes no sense at all. But if you can look past the plot holes and love the individual characters - as I did - then I'm sure you can enjoy 'Chibi Vampire'; especially if you are a fan of humour that's darkly-twisted, similar to a black comedy.
I have seen the anime, and it is okay. Lighter than the manga, and funny. It does take different directions, especially with its own conclusion which happened before the manga series ended (probably for the better), but it is still very likeable.
Bloody and fun. If you're looking for something different from mainstream shoujo and shonen manga titles, I recommend 'Chibi Vampire'.
Final Score: 3.5/5
What a terrible, terrible ending.
Final Score: 3/5
Original Review:
Series overview:
'Chibi Vampire' (original title 'Karin', after the main character) is a 14-volume manga series with various problems. There are a ton of plot holes; the "heroine", despite being a cool addition to the vampire lore in that she's a reverse-vampire who can only give blood to humans (or else she gets gushing nosebleeds), is nevertheless a pretty typical female lead found in shoujo titles, and she feels an absolute failure when she thinks she can't give her boyfriend children or a big family (seriously, that's one of the conflicts of the last half of the series); Karin's older brother Ren is a complete bastard with no real redeeming qualities, even for a vampire; there are some horrifying implications of rape; and lastly, the ending infuriated me, partly because it makes no sense (go forth more plot holes), but mainly because it's a slap in the face to dedicated readers who believed Karin to be the main character (slight spoiler: turns out she isn't really), and who had hoped that all of her development - and her accepting of who she is - would come to something. It doesn't. Karin doesn't even get any say or choice in what is the result of her story arc. What a crock.
However, I still really like 'Chibi Vampire'. It is one of my guilty pleasures. The humour is something I could latch on to - dark and macabre, yet with heart. I especially love the scenes with Karin and her bizarre vampire family - they may be cold, but in their own socially-awkward way they love her in spite of her being a reverse-vampire, which are highly unusual. The manga's artwork reflects this; it's drawn moe-style where all the female characters have big eyes, but it has a sharp, cut-and-tongue-in-cheek knife edge, with an overall shadowy, old-fashioned 'Nosferatu' horror touch. Karin's nosebleed scenes are particularly gruesome.
I have heard the mangaka, Yuna Kagesaki, might be a fan of cartoons such as 'South Park', and it shows in 'Chibi Vampire'. I also like the more original take on vampires - they are born, not made, from vampire parents, and the children develop their vampirism through a process in puberty.
If the plot is a mess, then the highlight of this manga, aside from the comedy, is the characters. Each and every one of them is memorable and endearing in their own strange way.
Karin Maaka (aka Marker from her European origins) is the reverse-vampire middle child of her vampire family. She may be self-pitying, an embarrassment-magnet, a bigger cry-baby than Usagi Tsukino, and the Butt Monkey of her own series, but she's a hard worker and very caring and considerate of others. Typical shoujo heroine traits, I know, but Karin at least stands out by being a reverse-vampire girl - plus the constant butt of jokes who still keeps going for the sake of her family and friends (and she has wonderful and supportive female friends, such as Maki).
I adore Kenta Usui, Karin's love interest. He's as much a hard worker as she is, since he lives in poverty and doesn't take anything for granted. A really good, misunderstood guy who's not a pushover and is also a little naïve about romance and teenage relationships. Kenta is the kind of understanding boyfriend Karin needs; important for when he finds out about her vampirism. In a lot of ways these two kids are very similar, minus the vampire bit, and they make an extremely cute couple. They are more believable and have better chemistry than most other vampire-and-human couples I can think of, that's definite.
Kenta's mum Fumio is a saint and a saviour - a young single mother who suffers from depression but keeps looking forward and smiling for her son. A frequent victim of sexual harassment at work, she gets fed up with life and society, and even when she has good moods (once brought on by Karin giving her blood to her), they fade in time (a good subversion of expectations). Both an optimist and a pessimist, it's easy to relate to someone like Fumio. A nice change in conventional, trope-laden storytelling is that Kenta's parents are still in good terms with each other despite living apart (they broke up because of Fumio's overbearing mother).
Karin's parents are hilarious, as is her grandma Elder who looks exactly like her granddaughter but with long silver hair. Her brother Ren is, as I've stated, an utter bastard and he doesn't even deserve to have anything else said about him, and not just because of spoilers.
Karin's younger sister, Anju, is a developing vamp. This creepy child is more mature than Karin and fits the big sister role much better than she does. Anju wears Gothic Lolita-type dresses and carries a parasol to keep from the sun. She is an introvert: quiet, reserved and seemingly not that interested in the lives of others, including Karin's. Her constant companions are a memory-erasing bat and a doll possessed by the soul of an axe-wielding serial killer. Anju is occasionally shown to have a disturbingly-close relationship with her brother Ren (one of the many reasons to believe him a sicko). In later volumes her character develops along with going through her first bloodsucking stage as a vampire. The lonely little girl will have to leave her human school and mortal friends, with whom she is just growing to like the company of. As it turns out, she is more capable of affection than she first appears. Adorable and adorably scary, but misunderstood and sad, I like Anju greatly.
Nothing much else to add that I care to remark upon. The rest of the characters are okay, and the series, even when it grows darker and the stakes get higher (pun unintended) as it progresses, never loses its zaniness. This humourous, macabre but loving manga is quite an admirable feat. In my personal opinion, 'Chibi Vampire' is different from most other supernatural comedy manga and anime for the reason that it seems to be more ambitious and full of life. At times it really shines in clever ideas and in realising its full potential.
The manga isn't unnecessarily mean-spirited or cruel, although I think its ending is forced for the sake of shock value, and a lot of the story makes no sense at all. But if you can look past the plot holes and love the individual characters - as I did - then I'm sure you can enjoy 'Chibi Vampire'; especially if you are a fan of humour that's darkly-twisted, similar to a black comedy.
I have seen the anime, and it is okay. Lighter than the manga, and funny. It does take different directions, especially with its own conclusion which happened before the manga series ended (probably for the better), but it is still very likeable.
Bloody and fun. If you're looking for something different from mainstream shoujo and shonen manga titles, I recommend 'Chibi Vampire'.
Final Score: 3.5/5
September 17, 2024
Meet Karin Maaka, just an ordinary high school student who’s anemic to her classmates but in reality she has a secret. She’s actually a vampire from a family of 5 that moved from Europe to Japan 200 years ago.
However, Karin isn’t your standard vampire, she had a unique twist. Once a month, she experiences an Intense increase in the amount of blood in her body, so in other words, she’s a vampire who has blood to spare and she must give blood rather than sealing it from people otherwise she has severe nose bleeds.
The process of her giving extra blood to people, when done right, actually not only helps Karin get back to normal blood levels but is very positive for her “victims” who experience a surge of energy like when getting a blood transfusion but the issue is that poor Karin has trouble getting it right 😅
The first volume Karin meets a new transfer student named Kenta Usui, who appears to have a tough personality but who’s really a sweetheart working on the side to help his mother. Unfortunately with today being Karin’s “time of the month” her blood had an unusual reaction when meeting him and she faints. Her classmates of course just think it’s her anemia disorders and think nothing of it.
When night falls, Karin sneaks off from the school and to the park hoping to find someone she can give her excess blood too but unfortunately for her, Kenta also on his way home spots her and follows her and when she jumps on a man in the park and bites him and gives him her excess blood for the month. Kenta gets the completely wrong idea and thinks she’s some sort of escort 😅
A comedic twist to classic vampire lore, this series intertwines spooky vampire fun, comedy of errors, family drama, and teenage romance nicely into a fun manga series.
This is technically a reread but I haven’t read all 14 books so I figured I’d start over since it’s been so long.
However, Karin isn’t your standard vampire, she had a unique twist. Once a month, she experiences an Intense increase in the amount of blood in her body, so in other words, she’s a vampire who has blood to spare and she must give blood rather than sealing it from people otherwise she has severe nose bleeds.
The process of her giving extra blood to people, when done right, actually not only helps Karin get back to normal blood levels but is very positive for her “victims” who experience a surge of energy like when getting a blood transfusion but the issue is that poor Karin has trouble getting it right 😅
The first volume Karin meets a new transfer student named Kenta Usui, who appears to have a tough personality but who’s really a sweetheart working on the side to help his mother. Unfortunately with today being Karin’s “time of the month” her blood had an unusual reaction when meeting him and she faints. Her classmates of course just think it’s her anemia disorders and think nothing of it.
When night falls, Karin sneaks off from the school and to the park hoping to find someone she can give her excess blood too but unfortunately for her, Kenta also on his way home spots her and follows her and when she jumps on a man in the park and bites him and gives him her excess blood for the month. Kenta gets the completely wrong idea and thinks she’s some sort of escort 😅
A comedic twist to classic vampire lore, this series intertwines spooky vampire fun, comedy of errors, family drama, and teenage romance nicely into a fun manga series.
This is technically a reread but I haven’t read all 14 books so I figured I’d start over since it’s been so long.
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