by Akihisa Ikeda
|
| List Price: | $7.99 |
| Amazon Price: | $7.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. |
| Average Rating: |  |
| Lowest New Price: | $4.09 |
| Availablitiy: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
 |
|
Product Description
All-around average teenager Tsukune can't get accepted to any high school save one...but on his first day he finds the rest of the student body doesn't appear average at all. Best of all, the cutest girl on campus can't wait to fling her arms around his neck! Wait a sec' -- are those her teeth around his neck too...? Tsukune's going to have one heck of a hickey when he gets home from Monster High! But does he have a chance in H E double hockey sticks of raising his grades at a school where the turf war isn't between the jocks and the nerds but the vampires and the werewolves?LESSON ONE: VAMPIRES QUIZ 1 WHAT'S THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WHEN A PERT CLASSMATE ATTEMPTS TO SNACK ON YOUR JUGULAR? a. Run for your life and the sanctity of your soul b. Invite her out for a strawberry soda, heavy on the syrup c. Scream like a boy and hide in the principal's office d. Let her have a few sips while you check out her spectacular quadriceps
Customers who bought this item also bought
Average Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 I'm a vampire, 2009-01-07
Poor Tsukune. Not only has he flunked out of every high school entrance exam, but the only one that would take him is for monsters.
That's the big dilemma in the first volume of "Rosario + Vampire," a high-school/romantic/harem manga focused on the eccentric love story between a lovely vampire and an intensely mediocre teen boy. The stories have a certain element of repetition, but the cute romance and imaginative monsters keep it interesting to the end.
Tsukune is horrified by the sight of Yokai Academy -- until a gorgeous girl named Moka appears, and starts sucking on his neck. She's a vampire, whose "true form" (and her nasty other personality) are kept restrained by a "rosario" (read: rosary) on her throat. Only Tsukune can remove the cross.
Unfortunately Moka is the most normal person Tsukune meets -- Yokai Academy is a school to teach young monsters and demons how to pass for human. If they find out Tsukune's true nature, they'll kill him. And Moka's adoration of Tsukune quickly makes him enemies.
First he's attacked by the school bad boy, then stalked by a sultry succubus who hates Moka. Joining the school's new swim club turns into a disaster when it's revealed that Moka can't touch water -- and that the beautiful girls are actually killer mermaids. And when they join the newspaper club, Tsukune finds he has a new rival -- a werewolf who is all too happy to resort to blackmail.
The first volume of any manga series is a bit of a bumpy ride, since the author has to introduce the characters and the concept. Fortunately "Rosario + Vampire's" introduction is a pretty smooth ride -- once Akihisa Ikeda introduces Yokai Academy and Moka's cutthroat, silver-haired other self, the series is ready to go.
And Ikeda does an excellent job balancing out the slapsticky humor (Moka constantly nipping Tsukune's neck), fanservice, and the usual high school problems filtered through a fantastical lens. And it's got some brilliant action scenes whenever Moka's rosario is removed, with her kicking, punching and generally wiping the floor with the most intimidating monsters in the school.
The biggest problem is that the stories get a bit repetitive -- every problem is solved by Tsukune removing the cross, and Moka kicking someone's butt.
Tsukune is your average harem-comedy guy, in the "Love Hina" mold -- utterly mediocre, but good hearted enough that girls adore him even if they're way smarter and prettier. And in a funny pre-"Twilight" twist, Moka initially adores Tsukune for his tasty-smelling blood -- but as the story goes on, her affection for him starts to mature a bit.
The first volume of "Rosario + Vampire" suffers from some rather deja-vuey climaxes, but it's a fun light read -- and promises to get better.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 The brainchild of unabashed monster fan Akihisa Ikeda, and it shows!, 2008-11-14
Part of Viz's "Shonen Jump Advanced" series collecting popular, action-packed manga (Japanese comic) stories, volume one of Rosario + Vampire is the brainchild of unabashed monster fan Akihisa Ikeda, and it shows! Ordinary fifteen-year-old boy Tsukune Aono is average at everything, exceptional at nothing, and his straight C grades combined with horrible test performance have denied him the chance to continue his schooling. In a stroke of "luck", he comes across the one high school that will take students without rigorous examinations; it's Yokai Academy, where every student is a monster in human disguise, studying how to peacefully blend into the human world! The first Yokai Academy student Tsukune meets it the beautiful and friendly vampire Moka, who finds his human blood simply irresistible. Moka is usually gentle and charming, but only because her full vampire powers are held in check by the rosario around her throat; when it's removed, the terrifying alternate personality of her vampire self emerges! Survival is a haphazard endeavor at best for Tsukune, as he must evade the machinations of his monstrous classmates - the beastly boys are jealous of his close relationship with the attractive Moka, while some of the fiendish girls want him for themselves. Moka's ruthless vampire personality has the power to defend Tsukune in (im)mortal combat, but at what price? More humor than horror, Rosario + Vampire is a howling good read cover to cover, enthusiastically recommended for monster fans everywhere. Rosario + Vampire is unflipped (it's read right-to-left, just as it was originally drawn), and rated T+ for older teen due to violence and the occasional panty shot.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A Twisty yet Fun Beginning., 2008-09-12
My third favorite Shonen Jump romance! I love the fact that Tsukune is human, as it creates the proof that Moka really loves him despite her past. It's tender, intense, a little short, but funny in a cute kind of way... My favorite character is Kurumu. She is like Satsuki from Strawberry 100%. Her race is cool and matches her wily and devious nature almost perfectly. It's nice how she is loyal to him after he spares him. Though something tells me she won't like him when she finds out he is really a human boy...
Rosario + Vampire is a little on the ecchi side, but it is more romance and comedy than anything. A cool story in and out.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Not Ecchi!, 2008-09-03
It's got some panty shots, but it's no Love Hina. Not saying that's good or bad. It's funny, has a basic plot and each episode is well carried out with exceptional art. It's not revolutionary but it's not some cookie cutter manga.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great Manga, 2008-08-10
Rosario + Vampire is an excellent manga; from start to finish, Akihisa Ikeda is a great artist!
Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon website at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product.
|
Store Categories
|