Average human teenager Tsukune accidentally enrolls at a boarding school for monsters--no, not jocks and popular kids, but bona fide werewolves, witches and unnameables out of his wildest nightmares! On the plus side, all the girls have a monster crush on him. On the negative side, all the boys are so jealous they want to kill him! And so do the girls he spurns, because he only has eyes for one of them--the far-from-average vampire Moka. On the plus side, Moka only has glowing red eyes for Tsukune. On the O-negative side, she also has a burning, unquenchable thirst for his blood...
Akihisa Ikeda (池田晃久) is a manga artist/manga-ka best known for the manga series Rosario + Vampire (ロザリオとバンパイア Rosario to Vampire). He's been a huge fan of vampires and monsters since he was a little kid. He says one of the perks of being a manga artist is being able to go for walks during the day when everybody else is stuck in the office.
Are you ready for snow fairies? Yep, those are a thing! Except, this time we're away from the Academy and thrown into the world of snow fairies. This book veers off from the normal high school shenanigans, which is why I think this book wasn't as big of a hit with readers. I do like the cover and I am super intrigued with the plot line, but it is a step away from the norm. If you're okay with not following the same old formula, this book will work for you. If you're not... Well, read it to just know what's going on. Suffer through.
I really enjoyed this addition and think it will bring some more lore into the store. I'm super intrigued what the prophecy is around the snow fairies and hope we get some more action for the ladies. I'm enjoying their little heists, instead of just focusing on Tsukune.
Another exciting install ment in this fun supernatural series. The first story brings back pervy werewolf Ginei - as he becomes the suspect in a series of attacks on female students. The following three stories follow our heroes adventures as they visit snow fairy Mizore's home for her coming of age ceremony. She must find a mate or be forced into an arranged marriage and her heart is set on Tsukune!
Moka really takea a back seat in this one the focus being Mizore. Still an excellent story with the same level of artwork I've come to expect from the series. even as a supporting character Kurumu continues to shine and I love the cheeky lesbian hint between her and the snow fairy - the mix of innocence and sexuality makes the two parallel each other perfectly as does their doomed affection for Tsukune.
Have volume 4 on hand because this volume ends on a cliff hanger.
What to do on a hot July day option one: stay inside a cool room, option two: go to the beach, or option go to snow fairy country. It seem the gang is on another trip again as they visit Mizore's home to take part of a traditional ceremony. It beats the heat kind of, if you were a snow fairy that is. But there's another reason why Mizore wanted them to come in the first place and it involve one obvious someone for that to happen. Catch up on this next exciting issue of Rosario + Vampire.
This started with the return of one of my favorite characters after a long time away. I'm hoping to see more of him in the future. We then transitioned into the main story of the volume centering on the ice fairies and their culture. This was a great look into a character who we haven't gotten to spend much personal time with, seeing as she spends most of her time lurking in the background. I had a great time with this volume and am glad to continue on with the series.
Nice to see Gin again even if its for a short time. While I am grateful we are finally starting to learn more about Mizore with the main focus being on her family and culture. But still kind of boring however it does get kind of emotional at the end of the volume.
Just FYI, I finished this, and was still on the fence about dropping it. After reading a quarter of vol. 4 though, I was done. The BS present in the next volume is so disgusting that I just couldn't deal with it anymore.
My concerns after reading volume 1 have been erased. This is definitely a harem manga, but with some adventure thrown in to keep things interesting. Good story and good art!
4.5/5 This book starts off with a random chapter involving Gin. It’s been a good while seen we’ve seen him. He is rather useless as club leader, since he is basically never around. The chapter paints him as a villain yet again. Girls at Yokai Academy are targets for a prankster going around tearing up their clothes.
The rest of the chapters focus on Mizore. Big surprise considering she is on the cover, right? The gang goes to Mizore’s village for the weekend. There is some kind of ceremony she is going to attend, and her mother requests she bring guests.
This section covers some information on Mizore’s childhood, as well as her culture. At one point, I said Mizore’s parts of the story tend to be unsettling and sad. That comes out significantly in this volume. It always pulls at my heart strings.
There is a cliff hanger. As with most volumes, the events are cut off to be finished in the next volume. The cliff hanger is not huge. It’s the kind where someone unexpected shows up.
Kurumu really shines in this volume. Her passion and determination are important to the drama of the story and holding the group together. She always seems to be on an emotional rollercoaster, acting like she is furious and hates someone, and then expressing her compassion for them two minutes later. I think she significantly outshines Moka here. Moka and Yukari and the rest seemed to take a back seat to Mizore, Tsukune, and Kurumu.
The bonus comics at the end are silly, as usual. No questions, mostly a bunch of sillies about what happened in the last few pages.
The volumes that focus on Mizore always tend to be my personal favorites, but she is my favorite character, so it’s not surprising.
We finally get to see Mizore's home, the Land of the Snow Fairies. It was an exciting volume which ends on a cliffhanger, by introducing us to two new players: a human who is trying to forge an alliance with the Snow Fairies.......but it involves forcing Mizore to be his wife and Kahlua.....Moka and Koko's older sister. I can't wait to find out what happens next, so I am starting the 4th volume right now.
I like this series and how it gets more complex with every book. The situations stay interesting and the characters grow more complex and I think it is exactly what a good book needs. I think the artwork is good too. Can't wait for the next.
Getting to learn about the backstory and culture of the Snow Fairies was REALLY awesome, as Mizore is my favourite character. They also set up some REALLY crazy plot twists and added a character I did NOT expect. One of the best in the series so far!
Rosario+vampire is a good akuma based manga. It has a good art style and a good plot line. The akuma concept is good and very entertaining. Characters are good and interesting. The second season of rosario brings more plot, characters and twist. Very entertaining and darker than the first season.