What is Vampire manga?

A vampire is a mythological or folkloric nocturnal undead. Vampires use long fangs to penetrate the necks of people, usually young females, to drink their blood, both as a form of nourishment and to turn the targets into slaves. In the classic vampire stories, they are thought to have no reflection in mirrors, are able to shapeshift into bats (sometimes also wolves or some form of fog), have unlimited lifespan and superhuman strength, reflexes and senses, and may only be killed by silver bullets, silver blades, a stake through the heart, fire, or exposure to sunlight; on the other hand, they cannot tolerate garlic, holy water, or Christian crosses (sometimes expanded to religious symbols in general). In modern anime, these limitations are usually dropped, and they become far more powerful and fearsome opponents than usual. A human bitten, or sometimes even scratched, by a vampire typically becomes a slave, eventually dying as if poisoned, and becoming a vampire, ghoul, zombie, or other form of undead after death, often staying under the command of the vampire who originally bit them.

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Owari no Seraph

(Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign)

7.84

Description:

One day, a mysterious virus appeared on Earth which killed every infected human over the age of 13. At the same time, vampires emerged from the world's dark recesses and enslaved mankind. Enter Hyakuya Yuuichirou, a young boy, who along with the rest of the children from his orphanage, are treated as livestock by the vampires. Even in captivity, Yuuichirou dreams big. He dreams of killing vampires. He dreams of killing them all. (Source: Population Go)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

2012-09-03

Rosario to Vampire

(Rosario+Vampire)

7.51

Description:

Aono Tsukune is so hard up on luck, that he can't even get admitted into high school. His parents finally find him a school with no tests required for admittance, out in the middle of nowhere. He finds out the school is a youkai (monster) academy, Just as he is about to resign himself and get back on the bus home, he bumps into a beautiful girl. Turns out this beautiful girl, Akashiya Moka, is also a vampire who bites him right off the bat. They become friends and Tsukune is ready for a happy school life with her, until he finds out that if a human is found on the school grounds, he or she should be killed. Now Tsukune must conceal his identity from the rest of the monsters at school, while at the same time being a ready snack for Moka when ever the urge takes her. What effect will this have on Tsukune and will Moka be able to keep him out of harm's way?
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

40

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2004-07-06

Blood Bank

8.2

Description:

Blood Bank is where vampires come to buy human blood! In a land where vampires, the supreme beings, rule human beings, there are those that have abnormalities. These vampires, while still superior, prefer to be ruled and commanded by humans. See how Shell, the son of a Blood Bank lord, falls for a mere human banker, One.
Type

manhwa

Chapters

61

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2015-12-21

Hellsing

8.14

Description:

Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing controls her own personal army to eliminate the undead beings, but even her highly trained soldiers pale in comparison to her most trusted vampire exterminator, a man by the name of Alucard, who is actually a powerful vampire himself. Along with Integra's mysterious butler and Alucard's new vampire minion, Seras Victoria, The Hellsing Organization must face not only regular ghouls and vampires, but a rivaling secret organization from the Vatican, and Millennium, an enigmatic group of madmen spawned by a certain war over 50 years ago... A bloody battle between monsters is about to begin, The dead are dancing, and all hell is singing... Includes a three chapter side-story, "Crossfire".
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

92

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

1997-01-01

Vampire Knight

7.22

Description:

Cross Academy is an elite boarding school with two separate, isolated classes: the Day Class and the Night Class. On the surface, Yuuki Cross and Zero Kiryuu are prefects of the academy, and attempt to keep order between the students as classes rotate in the evenings. As the night class is full of utterly gorgeous elites, this can sometimes prove to be a bit difficult. It is completely necessary, however, as those "elites" are actually vampires. Yuuki and Zero act as guardians, protecting the secrets of the Night Class and the safety of the ignorant day class. As the adopted daughter of the academy's chairman, Yuuki takes her job with a serious and energetic attitude. It also allows her to interact with her secret crush and savior, the night class' dorm president, Kaname Kuran. Zero, on the other hand, has a deep-rooted hatred against vampires, and at times, does not hesitate to kill. Can vampires and humans co-exist, even in the strict setup of the Cross Academy? Only time will tell. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Type

manga

Volumes

19

Chapters

94

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2004-11-24

Blood Lad

(Blood Lad)

7.5

Description:

The vampire Staz is one of the most powerful district bosses in the demon world, fending off everyone who dares challenge him. But secretly, the fearsome Staz is obsessed with human culture, especially video games, manga, and everything that comes from Japan! When a Japanese girl wanders into the demon world, Staz can’t wait to meet the human and learn everything he can about her world. Unfortunately, before he’s able to ask her anything, the girl is killed by one of his would-be usurpers, leaving just her bare soul behind. Staz vows to help the girl restore her body and return to her former life—especially since it means taking a trip to the human world himself! (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

17

Chapters

85

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2009-09-04

Happiness

(Happiness)

7.48

Description:

Makoto Okazaki is your run of the mill high-schooler, a perfect bullying target and a closet pervert. One Night he decides to return a DVD to a friend of his and ventures out into the night. He notices a person on a nearby rooftop. The person lunges at him before he is able to make sense of this, and bites into his neck, drinking blood. Then, they stop. At this point, Makoto notices that the attacker is a beautiful girl who asks him: "Do you want to die or become like me?" He decides to live...
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

50

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2015-02-09

Rosario to Vampire: Season II

(Rosario+Vampire: Season II)

8.1

Description:

The story continues where the first season left off only months into the future. Yuokai Gakuen has been repaired and the new semester is underway. Tsukune and gang are back, and more powerful then ever. Anti-Thesis's true identity is relieved. With new adversaries looming on the horizon, and something much more sinister then the gang has ever faced before. Tsukune is battling with the monster inside him. With the help of Moka, Mizore, Kurumu, Ruby, and Yukari. Tsukune trains to get his vampire blood under control and the strength to protect what he holds dear. The new season focuses more on the girls, their past, and their families. New confrontations await them. New friends and allies will join them by their side. Together they will discover the secrets of Moka's rosary, and her lineage... (Source: girlsdeadmonster)
Type

manga

Volumes

14

Chapters

67

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2007-11-04

Monogatari Series: First Season

8.25

Description:

This entry includes the first season of the Monogatari series: Vol. 1-2: Bakemonogatari Vol. 3: Kizumonogatari Vol. 4-5: Nisemonogatari Vol. 6: Nekomonogatari: Kuro
Type

novel

Volumes

6

Chapters

107

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2006-11-01

Yofukashi no Uta

(Call of the Night)

8.11

Description:

One sleepless night, Ko slips out to walk the streets. Life after dark is a revelation! When flirtatious Nazuna invites Ko to spend the night at her place in an abandoned building, he’s stoked! But then he awakens to kisses on his neck with a little too much bite to them... Is it just the delicious taste of his blood that makes her meet him night after night for late-night adventures, conversation and...naps? Or something else? Then, when a cute girl from Ko’s past shows up and competes for his attention, his budding relationship with the undead is put to the test! (Source: Viz Media) Notes: -Seventh place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category. -First place of Daruma 2023 Award (France) in the new manga category (released in 2022 in France).
Type

manga

Volumes

20

Chapters

200

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2019-08-28

Vanitas no Carte

(The Case Study of Vanitas)

8.22

Description:

Rumors revolving around The Book of Vanitas, a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation, draw Noé, a young vampire in search of a friend's salvation, to Paris. What awaits him in the City of Flowers, however, is not long hours treading the pavement or rifling through dusty bookshops in search of the tome. Instead, his quarry comes to him...in the arms of a man claiming to be a vampire doctor! Thrust into a conflict that threatens the peace between humans and vampires, will Noé cast in his lot with the curious and slightly unbalanced Vanitas and his quest to save vampirekind? (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

2015-12-22

Orange Marmalade

7.94

Description:

Set at a time when Vampires are ubiquitous in society, but forced to stay hidden and treated as outcasts, this story tells the tale of one particular female vampire who has always had difficulties due to her nature. Feared and hated and having been driven away from several neighbourhoods, she is eager to settle down in her current city, but is disillusioned with the concepts of friendship and relationships among humans. She is fine being alone, until she is stirred by the smell of one particular man and unknowingly nips his neck. What is she to do now that the surprised man actually begins to fall for her?
Type

manhwa

Volumes

8

Chapters

120

Status

finished

Started

2011-02-05

Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no Catastrophe

(Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen)

8.23

Description:

The apocalypse is not only near, but a certainty. Set before the event and the aftermath detailed by the hit manga, this stand-alone prequel light novel series chronicles the inexorable approach of the reign of vampires. Witness the trials of Guren Ichinose, who must hide his true strength even as he is trampled on at an academy for the insufferably privileged. (Source: Amazon)
Type

novel

Volumes

0

Chapters

46

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2013-01-04

Shingetsutan Tsukihime

(Lunar Legend Tsukihime)

8.05

Description:

Shiki Tohno sustained a life threatening injury as a child, and due to that incident he was sent away from the Tohno household and was given to a relative to be raised. Years later, when Shiki is in high school, the head of the Tohno household—his father—dies, and he is ordered to move back in by his sister Akiha, who is the new head of the household. However, Shiki holds a huge secret. Ever since that injury, he has been seeing lines on objects, and only with a special pair of glasses is he able to stop seeing them. Also he is unable to remember anything well from the time before his accident. The day he moves back to the Tohno household is the day he stumbles upon a woman named Arcueid Brunstud and decapitates her with one stab of his knife in a temporary fit of insanity. When she suddenly showed up beside him later alive and well, and ask him to be her bodyguard, Shiki's journey to unravel the mysteries of his past begins. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

74

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2003-10-01

Bakemonogatari

8.24

Description:

One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But—much to his surprise—she doesn’t weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called “crab” took away all her weight … Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere. (Source: Kodansha USA)
Type

manga

Volumes

22

Chapters

193

Status

finished

Started

2018-03-14

Unholy Blood

8.19

Description:

Park Ha-yan (name meaning white) just wants to live an ordinary life, despite being born a vampire. (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

93

Status

finished

Started

2020-01-15

Karin

(Chibi Vampire)

7.81

Description:

Karin is a cute little girl who also happens to be a vampire...with a twist. Once a month, she experiences intense bleeding from her nose--we're talking gushers! In other words, she's a vamp with blood to spare, so rather than stealing blood from humans she actually gives her blood to them. If done right, this can be an extremely positive experience that benefits the "victim" as much as the vampire. The problem is that Karin never seems to do things right! (Source: Tokyopop)
Type

manga

Volumes

14

Chapters

58

Status

finished

Started

2003-04-09

Dance in the Vampire Bund

7.6

Description:

After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the Princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Tepes line, she has paid off the entire gross national debt of Japan and in so doing, gained the authority to create a "special district" off the coast of Japan that is to become the future haven to vampires the world over! Now, on the eve of the landmark press conference announcing the existence of vampires to the world, terrorists and rival factions are plotting to assassinate Mina Tepes before she has a chance to make her world-changing announcement. (Source: Seven Seas)
Type

manga

Volumes

14

Chapters

82

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2005-12-05

Devils Line

7.59

Description:

Anzai, half vampire, and Tsukasa, a normal school girl. Vampires seem to be living among humans. Of course the government does not know of their existence, because their appearance does not differ from humans. They also do not need to drink blood, but when they get a craving or get angry, they can become uncontrollable monsters. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

14

Chapters

80

Status

finished

Started

2013-03-22

Monogatari Series: Second Season

8.23

Description:

This entry includes the second season of the Monogatari series: Vol. 1: Nekomonogatari: Shiro Vol. 2: Kabukimonogatari Vol. 3: Hanamonogatari Vol. 4: Otorimonogatari Vol. 5: Onimonogatari Vol. 6: Koimonogatari
Type

novel

Volumes

6

Chapters

199

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2010-10-27

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