The Vampire and the Virgin Rose (Yaoi Manga) Vol. 1

The Vampire and the Virgin Rose #1-6

by Komachi Katsura

In a world where mankind and vampires live side-by-side, Yayoi can't ignore his feelings for his classmate, Chitose. Chitose is a pure-blooded vampire. Those feelings soon turn to action as the vampire makes it perfectly clear he sees right through Yayoi.Chitose insists that all they're doing is feeding, but the slow, gentle touch of his tongue, the care with which his fangs pierce Yayoi's skin and the warmth of his embrace suggest otherwise...

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, Vampires, Romance, Boys Love, Queer, Adult

196 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 28, 2016

About the author

Associated names :
BEPPIN (GS Taihei)
BEPPIN (GSタイペイ)
WENDY (桂小町)
WENDY (KATSURA Komachi)

Name (in native language) : 桂小町

Website 2: http://beppin.boo.jp/
Website 3: http://nishimura-p.co.jp/

pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=37...

Reviews

[Kyoko SWords · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hermoso y amoroso yaoi de vampiros. Maldición, estos mangas no me dejan pensar con claridad. La verdad es que sí me encogió el corazón en más de una ocasión, y su arte me supera.

[Diana Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

You guys tho...a yaoi manga with a smart uke character!! My shock is intense! I loved this. The artwork was beautiful, there was a lot of depth to the characters and their story and I fucking LOVED the alley cat side story. It was so cute and funny and ugh. This was a surprisingly good find. Hot, but not graphic vampire story without too many vampire cliches and gorgeous art. Definite pick for any yaoi fan.

[Katherinne Medina (unafandeghibli) · Rating 4 out of 5]

¡Fue lindo! Aunque muy rápido. Me gustó mucho, fue muy tierno.

[Nix Buttons · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I didn't like? It had only 5 chapters :(

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful

[Maraya21 (The Reading Dragon) · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[ℂ ✧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un BL sobre vampirs adolescents que trenca una mica l'estereotip de què és el vampir qui s'enamora primer i va darrere de la seva presa... En aquest cas és l'estudiant qui se n'adona abans dels seus sentiments i no suporta la idea tan freda que l'altre només el vulgui per alimentar-se. Un giret interessant a la típica premissa :)

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Where to Read: Mangaplanet, INKR

The art was prettier than I was expecting. I really enjoyed the writing of this and their toxic yet soft relationship. Something about this just worked for me in this moment.

[Belgian Book Nerd · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 🌟
I really loved the content and the LGBTQA+ representation in this story, I just took stars off as I personally didn't feel comfortable with how it has been represented.

To be clear: I support the LGBTQA+ community, I just didn't like it very much in here, I expected to like it more.

[✧desiree✧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4☆ Review:

Considering how short this was, I really enjoyed it. Though, I am biased towards vampires.

The story involving the alley cat was my favorite. I wish we could have gotten more glimpses into what their future was like!

[ReadInTheNight · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

It's a cute story. Just like with lots of other yaoi there's some dub-con in it but it's not as bad as in other stories. The vampire lore is interesting and wouldn't mind seeing more of this in other fiction. Other than that it's just ok.

[Amaranta La Librera · Rating 3 out of 5]

Linda historia, excelente dibujo. Me encanto la frase "Tu sangre es para mí como el calor de la belladona". El único pero es que termina muy abruptamente.

[fer · Rating 4 out of 5]

have to say the cat POV of the story was one of the best bc it made my heart ache HAHAHAHA

[bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

It started out hastily but the ending was decent, I suppose 💁🏻‍♀️

[Angela Kocheshkova · Rating 5 out of 5]

this needs a paperback edition so that i could buy and read it everyday

[mari · Rating 5 out of 5]

9/10

wanted more content of them after they got together

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is technically a re-read. I remember first reading this back in 2018/2019, and it’s not quite as good as I remembered. Still a nice walk down memory lane.

[m. ✨ On Hiatus ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was very pleasantly surprised by this manga! The depth of emotion Katsura Komachi was able to convey through artwork and words was wonderful and I really enjoyed the main characters. They were both complex and didn't fall into the typical tropes that we've come to know in yaoi manga. Highly recommended! It's a new favorite for 2016 and I look forward to reading more from this mangaka!!

Also be sure to check out the extra one-shot that is separate from the main storyline. It is just as beautiful and poignant.

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[Mahé Pronesti · Rating 4 out of 5]

En vérité, j'ai adoré l'histoire. Le côté vampire, toujours un peu snobé puis surtout les odeurs, les plantes mêlés.

Une étoile en moi pour le chapitre bonus. WTF tout se passait bien, pourquoi rajouter un viol ?