In last week's post, I highlighted graphic novels with vampire themes. This week, I chose a few series in our Manga collection that also deal with vampires and the supernatural.
If you are unfamiliar with manga, let me give you a brief 101. Manga originates from Japan and loosely means "comic book." Manga is very popular with teens and older children; however, adults can find entertainment with them as well. Unlike American comic books, manga is read from right to left. Most series will include a little illustration of how to the read pages as well as the order of cells.
Rosario + Vampire Exorcist [2] by Ikeda Akihisa is about a girl who transfers to Monster High School. The school isn't comprised of your typical "jocks and nerds." Instead, she has to fit in with vampires and werewolves!
Vampire Game [3] by Judal introduces you to Dusel, a reincarnated Vampire king, who comes back to Earth as a wildcat and vowed to defeat his ancient nemesis, Saint Pheliosta.
Vampire Hunter D [4] by Hideyuki Kikuchi is set in 12,090 A.D. where all is destroyed and dark and vampires roam the world. A major threat to civilians is the spawned race of vampires known as Nobility and it is up to the vampire hunter D to combat them.
Vampire Knight [5] by Matsuri Hino is set at Cross Academy that has two groups of students: the day class and the night class. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the guardians of the school, protecting the day class from the Academy's dark secret: the night class is full of vampires!
I hope you find these titles entertaining and keep posted for upcoming graphic novel lists!
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