Akihisa Ikeda

Oh, this series is such fun! I am totally loving Rosario Vampire and all of the goofy, silly antics this group gets into.

This feels like the fun of a middle schooler, wrapped up for Young and New Adults. Tsukune and his bunch of misfit girls are quite the delight, adding a new friend into the mix and dealing with some new issues. Another teacher is up to some tricks, an abominable snowgirl is hanging around and something is going on with Tsukune himself!

I love this series and I think it's show more quite the hidden gem for VIZ manga. I can't get enough of it! The characters grow, and it's not just the Moka show anymore. Everyone gets in the action, and there's lots of immature hilarity that takes place. Plus, monsters galore! The little myth and lore hidden in this book is awesome.

I highly recommend grabbing this book! It's quite the throw back but a super fun manga to sink and let yourself escape from the world in. It's also quite amusing! Who doesn't need a little action and hilarity in their life right now?

Four out of five stars. show less

There were good and bad things about this volume. First the bad, the whole "everyone should get along and then there would be peace and harmony across the whole world" shtick was laid on as thick as Tammy Fay Baker's make-up. I admire the author's idea that people who are different should be able to get along. But it was way too heavy-handed this volume, which brought down my usual rating from 4 to 3 stars.

But on the good side, I enjoyed learning more about the long-running feud between show more witches and monsters. Also, the new villain Ruby was interesting and I have a feeling that she will be a new student at the all monster school soon. Oh, and the creepy and way-too knowing bus driver was fun.

At last, a real cliff-hanger ending! Onto Volume 5! show less

Rosario Vampire Volume 1 is an absolute delight and I am so pumped to work my way through this series!

This VIZ manga follows human Tsunami as he gets sent to a school full of monsters. He didn't realize this, especially since he wasn't the best student and this was the only school that accepted him. Moka, a pretty vampire girl, takes a liking to him instantly and sucks his blood. Suddenly, the two are the best of friends (or more?). Along the way they meet a succubus who also has eyes for show more Tsunami, some crafty mermaids and a riveting werewolf. Nothing's easy at this academy, let me tell ya!

This manga has spunky personality and it's wild fun! I really enjoyed this book and I was hooked and addicted almost instantly. The illustrations are fun and flirty, the story is PG-13 and had me snickering. It's like a YA or New Adult manga that flirts with action, thrills, romance and school life. Add in the wickedly funny writing talent Akihisa Ikeda has and you've got yourself a winner.

I highly recommend this book! It's definitely one of my favourite manga I've ever read and I'm going to be working my way through this entire series very soon.

Five out of five stars. show less

I love San! Her story was sweet and a little scary, she needs to make another appearance in future volumes. Also, Gin really steps-up and shows his true noble heart when he takes on the 7th branch of Fairy Tale (actually it was more "takes down" the 7th branch of Fairy Tale) with another one of the guys that San has helped over the years, Hikari, head of the Karate Club. I really loved on Ikeda recreated Sirens, their mythology and abilities. Next volume here I come!