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Aug 12, 2003 to Feb 10, 2007
9.0/10
Average Review Score
94%
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Vampires have lately become a trend in the entertainment industry, obviously including the anime and manga industry. Countless movies/books/series etc have been made about them, and in the name of originality, their creators had to more or less move away from the actual vampire myths. Which is a good thing, because otherwise all of them would pretty much be like Dracula, and that could ruin the whole genre. Nobody likes rip-offs, after all. Therefore, over the past few years we've seen vampires that can walk under the sun, go to human school and live a pretty much normal life. Now, the reason I'm taking this longintroduction is because "Record of Fallen Vampire" features the most rediculus variations of the original myth, namely vampires that don't drink blood to survive. I don't know your opinion, but any creature that doesn't need to drink blood is, at least for me, not a vampire. It might be a drow elf, but that's beyond the point. There is however a single blood-sucking moment towards the end of the story, so I will accept it as it is. Now, to the review. "Record of Fallen Vampire" has one of the most gripping stories I've ever seen or read. Part of it is because almost everything you thought was true at the beginning of the story will have been dismissed as lies by the time you've reached the middle. You'll be led to believe the myth surrounding the vampire king's name, but you will soon learn that nothing is as it seems... and again... and again... until the final truth, the one even the king himself doesn't know, is revealed. On the journey towards that truth you will discover political intrigue in the human and the vampire world, and you will see mortal enemies joining hands to fight a common foe. The only thing that bothers me with the otherwise great story is that, at some point, there is the introduction of aliens to the plot. Many may find them matching well with the vampires, but I personally find the combination pretty silly. The fact that the aliens themselves - although we never get to actually see how they actually look like - are as cliche as they can get certainly doesn't help. The main characters are quite deep and are developed pretty well as the story progresses. Particularly Kayuki, Bridget and Strauss are characters to fall in love with. Some of the more minor characters could have been developed a bit more, but you'll hardly notice it. Art is surelly one of the biggest assets of the manga series. All characters are drawn well, but especially some larger drawings look astonishing. All in all, "Record of Fallen Vampire" is a trully great manga for all those who love good fantasy, action and romance. I would recommend it as a must-read to all those vampire-fans out there (part of whom I am myself ;) ) although the main story is clearly not of the typical vampire genre. But then again, the manga's backstory clearly is, so you'll probably like it anyway.
There is a legend that tells of how the world was almost destroyed thousands of years ago by the vampire queen after she unleashed her latent powers. Despite their efforts, the humans were unable to defeat her, and thus resorted to sealing her away until the time came that they would be powerful enough to destroy the seal and kill her. However, the humans are not the only ones after the seal. Having cast aside his kingdom and betraying his own race and the dhampirs (half-vampires), the vampire king is persistantly searching, even to this day, for where his queen has been sealed away so he may break the seal and free her before the humans do. Fearing that once the king and queen are reunited, they shall continue to destroy the world together, the humans and dhampirs hunt the king, using any method possible. (Source: Anime Source)
One of these best mangas out there. This surpasses its genre in greatness, at first you have no clue what's going on but then slowly the story starts coming out and you become pulled into this world of mystery and tragedy, which of course means murder. The deeper you get the more tied to the characters you become, you begin hating one and view them as the enemy until you get more pieces of the story and you change your mind. Ultimately you end up hating fear because that's what triggers everything. This series is about the destructive power of fear and teaches you a veryemotional lesson of just how terrible it can be. This isn't a typical vampire story, it's filled with nothing but tragic romance and utter chaos at times. Mostly, it's a sad lesson as to why you shouldn't try to destroy something simply because you don't understand it. I love it because even though this series would ultimately be labeled a Tragedy, it's not overly depressing, it's not all that dark really. It weaves in and out of its horror, so you don't feel weighed down and ready to hang yourself. This is very good story and I'd recommend it to anyone over the age of 13 no matter the gender.
This is supposed to be shounen but it doesn't seem like. Most of it is dialogue. If you want a story that throws logic out the window, read this manga. Killing the strong just because they are too powerful doesn't make any sense at all. No one tries to kill the most powerful men on Earth irl because they are too powerful. People want others dead because of their opinions on issues. Anyway, the characters were all pretentious. Most of this story is about them talking about the past and revealing secrets. I wouldn't recommend this to people who desire characters that they can relateto. 1 very poor story. 6 art. It's decent. 1 Character. 3 poor enjoyment. Overall 3.
Record of the fallen vampire.... What do you think? When you heard the sentence "Record of the fallen vampirE" death??? reincarnation??? a passed up story???? a myth??? love???these are the words that came to my mind when i heard its title,,, its like its provoking me to read it... its like it has its dark aura that have caught my eyes.... Well i really like supernatural beings and most of all vampires.... so a vampire story would be very good for me... add some mysterious bunch of weird looking guys.... my explanation.. The main protagonist, strauss is a very mysterious guy,,, You cant guess what he's thingking.. well i tried guessing what would be the revelation in every chapter but im always wrong... engeng... cross... because it has its own uniqeness.. its hard to guess... hahaha so here goes if im to rate it, its going to be: Story: 10/10 well its a masterpiece for me... i really like the twist... and the release of the chapters is also quite good because it lefts you to a place that you are craving for more... hahaha its one of my favorites... Art: 9/10 the drawing is pretty good too... i really like bridget causse i love her attitude...... i also kinda like kayuki because shes so damn cute when shes confuse... hahaha characters: 10/10 when you try to know them its like your being suck in their atmosphere... causse the more you dug in their past, the more you are sucked in the revelations that are going to come. its like a blackhole.. ones your in you cant get out... well thats it i hope you like it... i really recommend this to all mystery thriller guys... till next time......
One of the best manga i have ever read. At first i thought it was just another vampire story but soon it changed, the characters are very well developed, there is a reason behind everything they do, i can really think of them as "real people" and i feel sad for what happened to them. This isnt a black/white story, its a gray one to its roots. There are no villains or heroes, or rather you can choose whoever you want to be villain/hero. Its really saddening though, its been a really long time since a manga/anime/book/movie or any makeup story has managed to shake meso much, i felt everything the characters felt.