Blood Alone, Volume 3

Blood Alone #3

by Masayuki Takano, Kentaro Abe (Translator)

Blood Alone is a vampire manga with crime fiction undertones, written by Masayuki Takano. Kuroe Kurose is a former vampire hunter, turned private detective and best-selling author. He lives in a modern-day city with Misaki Minato, an adolescent girl who has recently been turned into a vampire. Kuroe's investigations often lead him to battle vampires and other undead creatures, sometimes with the support of Higure, a leading figure in the vampire world. Misaki meanwhile struggles to come to terms with her vampire nature and her love for Kuroe. Volume 3 focuses on the relationship between the two main characters.

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

177 pages, Paperback

First published June 27, 2006

About the author

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Reviews

[Krissy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good volume that gave us more back story of the characters, but not as much action as the first 2.

[GG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little less eventful than the other two, mostly about the Dr Sayaka and her family. Oh also Higure a little and how he’s having Maria live with him right now under his protection.

[Madeline · Rating 3 out of 5]

"You dork!"

[Serena · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was more like a 3.5 out of 5 for me. I felt bad for Sainome in this one a lot because of everything in her past. I do wish that Kuroe had remembered to call Misaki when he was out so she wouldn't worry about him. I know how important Kuroe is to Misaki so to see her stress made me feel bad for her.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot thickens just a little, and simultaneously the romance becomes more compelling and more dubious, as the main character is distinctly childish. I'm growing dubious of the author's ability to wrap this up in one more volume, but I don't want to go looking for more info because I don't want to be spoiled...

(Also, there are a surprising number of typos in the translation. I was surprised they got through!)

[Taleechia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed all the mini-stories except for the Sainome arc. It was long and cumbersome. I understand it was supposed to remind us that Misaki isn't the only girl vying for Kuroe, but it wasn't convincing. Mostly it was just long.
The arc with Marie, on the other hand, was quite enjoyable.

[Titis Wardhana · Rating 4 out of 5]

hmmm, light short stories but quite entertaining though...

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was good with some light romance and other characters with their own stories too. An alright volume. Still love the art work though.