The Record of a Fallen Vampire, Volume 2

The Record of a Fallen Vampire #2

by Kyo Shirodaira, Yuri Kimura (Illustrator)

A tale of the Vampire King's tragic love and its consequences

Thousands of years ago, Vampire King Akabara "Red Rose" Strauss lost both his kingdom and his queen. Since humans were unable to kill the queen, they sealed her away, erecting thousands of fake seals so that the king would never find her true location. Despite being pursued by relentless dhampires, Akabara continues to search for his queen to this day…

Akabara is heavily injured during his battle against Kayuki, the newest incarnation of the Black Swan. Kayuki remains shrouded in mystery-–not only does she bear a striking resemblance to the previous Black Swan, but she also offers Akabara a temporary truce! Why does she need to keep the Vampire King alive?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Vampires, Graphic Novels, Shonen, Young Adult, Paranormal

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Justine · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

This volume is better than the first one; we discover more about the story, a new thread is added to the narrative, and the action scenes involve new characters!

[Alyssa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much better than the first volume. There's a lot of stalling as the plot is being laid out.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good, the mountain cat girl is sure feisty & protective

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

While part of the mystery was explained, the story jumps 50 years. This in itself was slightly annoying, but the whole premise of the story feels very unlikely (how long does it take a super powerful vampire to find his wife, really?). Drawings are a little hard to understand, but again, ends with a big question that urged me to read the next one.

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kyo Shirodaira is quickly realizing the potential of this story, building subplot on top of subplot. There's also a good deal of hand-waving which is a bit annoying. Still, I'm becoming accustomed to the art style and I'm curious to see where the story goes.

[Francine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't believe I've read this book thrice throughout the years, because I hardly remember a thing about it. The characters are pretty generic, although the artist is desperately trying to make them look cool - especially Renka, who's spending all his days looking gloomy and angsty in the rain because his girlfriend was killed fifty years ago. My overall feeling, reading this, is still "meh".

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the art and it has an interesting storyline. However, I am having slight trouble following it.

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