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ハピネス [Happiness] #3
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「このまま死ぬ? それとも、同じになる?」。謎の少女に襲われ、決断を迫られたあの夜──。幸せでも、不幸でもなかった僕のありきたりな日常は、跡形もなく壊れてしまった…。『惡の華』押見修造が描く、鮮血のダークヒーロー奇譚!
彼の血を、これまで飲んだどんなものより“おいしい”と思った──。“渇き”に耐えられず、謎の少年・サクとともに勇樹の血を飲んだ岡崎。その後、勇樹はかつての仲間達とともに行方不明になってしまう…。一人助かった岡崎を殺そうと、再び姿を現すサク。窮地を救ったのは、“あの夜”岡崎を襲った少女・ノラだった! 血の臭いを辿り、夜の空を翔ける。瀕死の勇樹を無事発見した岡崎だったが、新たな異変はすぐに訪れ…。
彼の血を、これまで飲んだどんなものより“おいしい”と思った──。“渇き”に耐えられず、謎の少年・サクとともに勇樹の血を飲んだ岡崎。その後、勇樹はかつての仲間達とともに行方不明になってしまう…。一人助かった岡崎を殺そうと、再び姿を現すサク。窮地を救ったのは、“あの夜”岡崎を襲った少女・ノラだった! 血の臭いを辿り、夜の空を翔ける。瀕死の勇樹を無事発見した岡崎だったが、新たな異変はすぐに訪れ…。
192 pages, Paperback
First published May 9, 2016
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About the author
Shuzo Oshimi
137 books1,040 followersShuzo Oshimi (押見修造, Oshimi Shūzō) is a Japanese manga creator.
Drawn in a realistic art style, his comics tend to be psychological dramas exploring the difficulties in human relationships and often touching on disturbing situations and perversions.
Oshimi debuted in 2001 with the manga series Avant-Garde Yumeko, appeared in Kodansha's 'Monthly Shōnen Magazine.' Most of his works since then have been published by Kodansha and Futabasha.
Among his first successes the single volume manga Sweet Poolside (2004), later adapted into a live-action film, and the series Drifting Net Café (2008–2011), also adapted for TV.
Oshimi reached international acclaims with The Flowers of Evil (2009–2014) and Inside Mari (2012–2016), both adapted into successful anime. Other notable works are Blood on the Tracks (2017–2023) and Welcome Back, Alice (2020-2023) .
Drawn in a realistic art style, his comics tend to be psychological dramas exploring the difficulties in human relationships and often touching on disturbing situations and perversions.
Oshimi debuted in 2001 with the manga series Avant-Garde Yumeko, appeared in Kodansha's 'Monthly Shōnen Magazine.' Most of his works since then have been published by Kodansha and Futabasha.
Among his first successes the single volume manga Sweet Poolside (2004), later adapted into a live-action film, and the series Drifting Net Café (2008–2011), also adapted for TV.
Oshimi reached international acclaims with The Flowers of Evil (2009–2014) and Inside Mari (2012–2016), both adapted into successful anime. Other notable works are Blood on the Tracks (2017–2023) and Welcome Back, Alice (2020-2023) .
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May 19, 2024
This one was just okay for me, it was kind of slow and felt like it was building toward something.
March 16, 2018
The third volume of the story of Makato, a bullied high school boy, who is confronted by a goth girl who asks him, "Do you want to die or become like me?" But she is not a goth girl; she’s a vampire. Yet this is only nominally a vampire story—oh, there’s the requisite drinking of blood, sure, Makato smells blood everywhere, but this story is about relationships, about characters: Makato; Yuuki, the former bully, and our most volatile changing character; Nora, the mystery girl, and Gosho. Oshimi’s Flowers of Evil has more strangeness and intensity to it, but this is a story like Flowers where the main focus is on relationships and sexuality.
The images—the body warping from blood thirst--the spare dialogue, all point to emotional intensity, the anguish of adolescence. Yearning, longing, confusion. This intense thirst! But above all, the drawing is gorgeous, creating all this emotion.
At one point we see what appears to be swirling Van Gogh stars from “Starry Night”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sta...
But I prefer to think the spirals are a tribute to Ito’s Uzumaki, a manga about a small town’s obsession with spirals. Here’s a real review where you can see some of it:
https://mercurialblonde.wordpress.com...
Uzumaki is more true horror than Happiness, which is more about people and feelings, but there’s plenty blood in this one, too, if you’re into that kinda thing.
The images—the body warping from blood thirst--the spare dialogue, all point to emotional intensity, the anguish of adolescence. Yearning, longing, confusion. This intense thirst! But above all, the drawing is gorgeous, creating all this emotion.
At one point we see what appears to be swirling Van Gogh stars from “Starry Night”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sta...
But I prefer to think the spirals are a tribute to Ito’s Uzumaki, a manga about a small town’s obsession with spirals. Here’s a real review where you can see some of it:
https://mercurialblonde.wordpress.com...
Uzumaki is more true horror than Happiness, which is more about people and feelings, but there’s plenty blood in this one, too, if you’re into that kinda thing.
March 4, 2020
Pretty dark. I like the softness of the art in contrast with the bloodiness of the subject matter.
Was not expecting Yuuki to be so involved; at first I thought he was just a generic popular-kid bully.
Was not expecting Yuuki to be so involved; at first I thought he was just a generic popular-kid bully.
May 26, 2018
This reads so quickly! I don't wanna catch up...but I feel like it's gonna be hard not to...
May 11, 2024
that scene with Nora basically being Mother Bird was vile but the best part of this volume
May 27, 2024
As best friends turned vampires, Yuki and Okazaki are having the time of their lives while sharing blood. using mouth-to-mouth? Soon. Okay, that's not amusing. Yuki's mother deserved it because she was a bitchy person. I appreciate when girls stand up for their boys. Nora seems like a fascinating person. Let's discover what the future holds for these homeless high school students who have turned into vampires.
December 14, 2019
As one of Makoto's classmates becomes a vampire, the story really starts to open up. The quick descent of this person serves as a powerful contrast to the strong moral core and sense of optimism that Makoto possesses. Nora, the vampire who sired Makoto, starts to play a much larger part and fills in some blanks. And the actions of some mystery men demonstrate that vampirism has not gone unnoticed in the world at large.
Again, while not wholly original, Oshimi is able to stamp the story with his own special brand of creepiness.
Again, while not wholly original, Oshimi is able to stamp the story with his own special brand of creepiness.
January 4, 2024
Shuzo Oshimi’s horror artwork is just glorious 😍 there are some vampiric transformations here 🧛🏻♀️🧛🏻♂️🖤 as some teenagers get used to their new thirst for blood! Excited to see where the Happiness series continues on from this point! Feels like the story has properly kicked in now, so am glad I returned to this!
July 24, 2018
Really loved how surreal this one felt and the rising conflicts!
May 22, 2022
Endless blood thrist!
The vampirism circle is getting wider just as the story is getting spookier. Yuuki is now converted into a blood-sucker. And Gosho finally learned about what really happened to Makoto when she insisted that the same symptoms happened to her late younger brother. After a few blood spills, Makoto and Yuuki are seeking Nora's help.
Lol, I noticed the time. I've only been reading for less than 1 and a half hour and I'm already finished volume 3. I swear this shit is crazy and so engaging that I'm eating it whole.
The vampirism circle is getting wider just as the story is getting spookier. Yuuki is now converted into a blood-sucker. And Gosho finally learned about what really happened to Makoto when she insisted that the same symptoms happened to her late younger brother. After a few blood spills, Makoto and Yuuki are seeking Nora's help.
Lol, I noticed the time. I've only been reading for less than 1 and a half hour and I'm already finished volume 3. I swear this shit is crazy and so engaging that I'm eating it whole.
June 6, 2021
*4,5
gostei DEMAIS desse volume!!!! por mais q a história esteja se revelando bem simples, esse segue a linha mais ~surtativa do primeiro volume e, felizmente, tá dando mais dimensão pras outras personagens e tá acrescentando novos elementos à história! tudibão MESMO
gostei DEMAIS desse volume!!!! por mais q a história esteja se revelando bem simples, esse segue a linha mais ~surtativa do primeiro volume e, felizmente, tá dando mais dimensão pras outras personagens e tá acrescentando novos elementos à história! tudibão MESMO
October 4, 2021
La historia se pone cada vez más interesante.
August 21, 2021
rest in peace van gogh you’d have loved this volume
the way the manga art is a method of getting into makoto's mind is just brilliant (e.g.: how his blood thirst affects him and how beautiful the city is at night)
the way the manga art is a method of getting into makoto's mind is just brilliant (e.g.: how his blood thirst affects him and how beautiful the city is at night)
September 3, 2017
What beautiful drawing style! What a captivating story! I'm simply sorry that I managed to get my hands on only the first three volumes of this series, because I would've loved to keep reading about Makoto Ozaki's new life as a vampire.
There were some parts that didn't make sense to me till a bit later on, but overall I think I got the gist of it all and quite enjoyed this slightly different vampire world.
The only thing that didn't make any sense to me was the title. Maybe it will start to make sense when I've read more, but based on the first three volumes I have no friggin' idea why the mangaka decided to name this series Happiness.
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There were some parts that didn't make sense to me till a bit later on, but overall I think I got the gist of it all and quite enjoyed this slightly different vampire world.
The only thing that didn't make any sense to me was the title. Maybe it will start to make sense when I've read more, but based on the first three volumes I have no friggin' idea why the mangaka decided to name this series Happiness.
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March 19, 2024
This was INTENSE!!
January 20, 2023
Now it’s a dark full fledged vampire show!
Cannot believe the dull volume 1 would lead to this!
Cannot believe the dull volume 1 would lead to this!
March 20, 2017
The third volume in the series continues to improve on the basic premise laid down in the initial volume, further developing the characters and continuing to dazzle visually with psychedelic body warping and Van Gogh starscapes. The art remains the most fascinating part of this series, but the characters are slowly starting to flesh out and become more emotionally involving now, as well. The best part is the way Oshimi physically depicts the inner torment of the characters through highly-exaggerated manipulations of bodies, such as a character's body warping and appearing to melt from the extreme pain brought on by his newfound thirst. The story still has a little way to go in truly setting itself apart from typical vampire narratives, but it improves steadily volume to volume, and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes from here.
April 28, 2020
Super fast paced volume. Things heat up quite a bit in this volume, with some pretty major things happening. Oshimi's storytelling becomes even more decompressed than usual, telling the bulk of the story through the art. As mentioned in the previous volume's review, I think some people will be put off by how much page real estate Oshimi uses to get simple actions across-it's even more abundant in this volume-but I think it's a great technique to build up tension. I previously mentioned that the story is really predictable, but that is no longer the case in this volume. The story is moving so fast, and so many things are happening; I'm excited to see where it goes.
December 14, 2020
This book started off the way that I wanted it to with ending of the last one and if made me so happy. One of the things I loved was how we got to learn more about the female side characters also Makoto’s family. I’m hoping that we get to see more from them because they differ so much from all other characters. And I absolutely loved that Naro is back and we are seeing more of her. The one thing that I would have liked from this book was more moments of Makoto and Yuuki together. But I loved this book and can’t wait to see what happens next.
July 7, 2023
Me veo en una gran tentación de dejar esto.
May 2, 2023
Oh my Yuuki is kinda cool now
December 11, 2021
I read this book via Kindle Unlimited.
OKAY. Now we're getting to the good stuff. The plot is starting to move baby.
So Makato was betrayed by his only friend and left to fend for himself against the bullies that had attacked Yuki previously. While being beaten, he "calls" out and a vampire boy shows up with an eerie face and kills to bully and almost kills Yuki, and Makato drinks some of Yuki's blood. When he wakes up in the hospital, he is told that all the bullies and Yuki's bodies haven't been found and Makato knows he has to find a way to save even just Yuki. Basically, things are going wrong and Makato's vampirism is beginning to leak into his everyday life. When Nora saves his life from Sayu, the creepy vampire boy, she offers him a fresh start, away from his life, his family, everything and Makato has to weigh up is it worth it. He also finds Yuki who is also now a vampire too.
We're making moves and I really enjoyed this volume. I loved seeing Yukito and Nao in this book developing a friendship outside of the boys and finding out a bit more about their personalities and so on. This series is going to ruin me, I can sense it.
OKAY. Now we're getting to the good stuff. The plot is starting to move baby.
So Makato was betrayed by his only friend and left to fend for himself against the bullies that had attacked Yuki previously. While being beaten, he "calls" out and a vampire boy shows up with an eerie face and kills to bully and almost kills Yuki, and Makato drinks some of Yuki's blood. When he wakes up in the hospital, he is told that all the bullies and Yuki's bodies haven't been found and Makato knows he has to find a way to save even just Yuki. Basically, things are going wrong and Makato's vampirism is beginning to leak into his everyday life. When Nora saves his life from Sayu, the creepy vampire boy, she offers him a fresh start, away from his life, his family, everything and Makato has to weigh up is it worth it. He also finds Yuki who is also now a vampire too.
We're making moves and I really enjoyed this volume. I loved seeing Yukito and Nao in this book developing a friendship outside of the boys and finding out a bit more about their personalities and so on. This series is going to ruin me, I can sense it.
August 4, 2020
Man this is one weird fucking series yet I think it might be Oshimi's best.
Our main character, Okazaki, is determined to save his friend. So he does...but how does he come back after being bite by a vampire? Well we all know that one. On top of that we get a secret organization trying to hunt down Okazaki and it looks like other vampires. While not as say action packed as the last volume it still has a lot of nice little twist and turns. I can't really tell where we're going in this story but that makes me excited. A 4 out of 5.
Our main character, Okazaki, is determined to save his friend. So he does...but how does he come back after being bite by a vampire? Well we all know that one. On top of that we get a secret organization trying to hunt down Okazaki and it looks like other vampires. While not as say action packed as the last volume it still has a lot of nice little twist and turns. I can't really tell where we're going in this story but that makes me excited. A 4 out of 5.
January 23, 2021
The first 3 chapters didn't do much for me but the last 2 ramped things up a bit. I was super stressed for Yuuki and Okazaki. Men in a white van show up without explanation and I was happy to see Okazaki's mom fighting for her child even though she doesn't fully understand what is going on with him. There's a fascinating scene towards the end of this volume between Yuuki and Okazaki and now they have to seek out Makoto's help but is she really prepared to help Yuuki? I guess I will find out in the next volume.
I still really like the artwork here.
I still really like the artwork here.
March 23, 2021
o melhor até agora! as relações ficam mais claras, e a gente atinge alguns pontos de não-retorno na história. os personagens são forçados a deixar o mundo como conheciam pra enfrentar suas questões de cara. eu gosto muito da forma como essa história é escrita, com eventos muito críveis, por mais absurdo que sejam. as relações entre os personagens vão ficando cada vez mais densas, o que me deixa muito empolgado pra ler o resto dos volumes.
September 8, 2025
I continue to like each volume of this manga better than the last. And even though my enjoyment is only going up in tiny increments, at least it's going up. These are very quick reads, because the mangaka leans heavily on the weird and out-there visuals, and there'll often be several panels that have little to no dialogue. Even so, it does feel a LITTLE like the story is dragging a bit, because we don't actually address the vampirism head on? IDK. It seems like it's going to go to some unexpected places from here. Unexpected to me, at least. I still really like the art style and how the horror is expressed.
A few spoilery thoughts:
It's still interesting enough that I want to continue, so I guess I will!
A few spoilery thoughts:
It's still interesting enough that I want to continue, so I guess I will!
July 29, 2023
As the cover suggests, this is a bloody one. Unlike any of the previous volumes, this one delivers on the vampires. We get not one or two but four and though that may seem too few, it’s enough to stir up a whole lot of trouble.
The protagonist finally succumbs to his bloodlust, which is sad to see. But what was even sadder is watching his new friend fall even more badly. There’s just no saving some characters!
The protagonist finally succumbs to his bloodlust, which is sad to see. But what was even sadder is watching his new friend fall even more badly. There’s just no saving some characters!
August 14, 2019
The ending to the previous volume was intense.
Yuuki was found in time by Okazaki. But not without any hitches.
Gosho's motiation for being close to Makoto seems like an afterthought to me.
Overall though, it's a quick dark read.
Yuuki was found in time by Okazaki. But not without any hitches.
Gosho's motiation for being close to Makoto seems like an afterthought to me.
Overall though, it's a quick dark read.
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