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“1960s Japan: student rebel Rei and enigmatic Saya entangled in vampire mystery amid violent youth uprising.”
Blood: the Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts
BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE 獣たちの夜
7.08
8,384 rank · 708 readers · 5 favorites
Vampire
Action
Horror
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
1960s Japan: student rebel Rei and enigmatic Saya entangled in vampire mystery amid violent youth uprising.
This novel is set in Japan in the late 1960s, where the youth are organizing a violent uprising against the government. Part of this revolt is the politically active student, Rei, whose fate is one day, coincidentally, bound to a mysterious girl, Saya. An exciting criminal case, and a voyage into the discovery of vampirism, takes its course.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 2
σ 2.94
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.94 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 4.00
Running avg · Oct 2017 → Jan 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I've noticed that a lot of people disliked this book because it has nothing to do with the animated movie, neither thematically nor stylistically, but I liked it precisely for that reason. Although...”
- 7 “For a story about vampires, Night of the Beasts isn’t that much focused on the blood-sucking beasts. And that’s not inherently a bad thing. Incidentally, the protagonist of the movie this relates...”
- 2 “First off I have to say I bought this book original back in 2005 but only recently was able to force myself to read this book. I was a big fan of the original movie so I picked up the book...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Nov 2000 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M7118 catalog