Maddies Manga

If you didn’t know, I love vampire media! From Twilight to Supernatural to Vampire Knight, if there are vampires in it, i’ll probably consume it. So, let’s take a look at some of the vampire manga that are coming out this month!

1. Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite – Vol. 3
2. A Vampire in the Bathhouse – Volume 0
3. The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions – Vol. 6
4. The Case Study of Vanitas – Vol. 11

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Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite – Vol. 3

I already have the first 6 volumes of this series in Japanese, but I wanted to draw attention to the fact that the English translation of volume 3 is coming out!

This is a romance, comedy manga, released on April 1th, 2025. Here is a little snipit from Viz Media’s website about volume 1:

Hina Alucard is a modern vampire who drinks blood from bags instead of from humans. But she’s also a complete shut-in who hasn’t left the house in 30 years. In an effort to reach her, Hina’s dad does something that changes her life—he gives her a DVD of the Vampire Cross anime! Hina is instantly obsessed, especially with the character Mao. But it’s difficult to fangirl as hard as she wants from her bedroom in Romania, so now Hina is out of the house and off to Japan to live her otaku dream!

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A Vampire in the Bathhouse – Volume 0

This is a comedy, fantasy manga, set to be released on April 29th, 2025. Here is a little snipit from Kodansha’s website about volume 1:

Luka Edelmondt Finsternis is your picture-perfect vampire–he’s good looking, he’s regal… He’s also usually incredibly hungover and exhausted, and wants nothing more than a change of pace from his routine! When he takes a peek into the human world, he finds just the cure he’s looking for–a relaxing Japanese bathhouse that will surely cure him of his hangover and rejuvenate him from head to toe. To blow his fatigue out of the water, Luka pays a visit to Full Moon Baths where he meets the bathhouse’s eldest son, Sakura. But between the bathhouse being short staffed and taking care of his little brother, Sakura has enough to worry about without a bougie vampire being added to the mix!

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The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions – Vol. 6

This series is completely new to me, however this is volume 6. While I don’t think I’m a big fan of the artstyle (I would have to read it a little bit to decide), the premise is just so funny to me that I really want to pick it up.

This is a fantasy, romance manga, set to be released on April 29th, 2025. Here is a little snipit from Yen Press’ website about volume 1:

Since becoming a vampire, Albert’s life has fallen into an unchanging cycle—day to night, bat to vampire, USA to…Japan? After a mishap at a meat-processing plant in Nebraska, bat-Al is flash-frozen alongside his midday snack and shipped to a foreign land! Explaining to police how he really ended up wandering naked is out of the question, not to mention he doesn’t know a word of Japanese! Al will have to rely on the kindness (?) of his new companions if he’s going to get by in Tokyo—that is, if he can convince them he’s the bat!

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The Case Study of Vanitas – Vol. 11

I LOVE this series so much. While I don’t watch all that much anime, I watch this one! I’m very sad to say that this series currently isn’t in my collection, but i’m hoping to be changing that very soon!

This is a fantasy, comedy, crime manga, set to be released on April 22th, 2025. Here is a little snipit from Yen Press’ website about volume 1:

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?