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“Kuzuna Takashiro discovers his family's vampiric curse when his bloodlust awakens during adolescence.”
Lament of the Lamb
羊のうた
7.1
8,242 rank · 10,783 readers · 133 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Vampire
Drama
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Kuzuna Takashiro discovers his family's vampiric curse when his bloodlust awakens during adolescence.
The members of the Takashiro family share a terrible curse: only human blood can quench their thirst. Sent away after the death of his mother, Kuzuna Takashiro remained blissfully unaware of his 'condition.' When Kazuna's teenage hormones begin to rage, his uncontrollable bloodlust suddenly rears its head... (Source: Tokyopop)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
6.4
/10
What 7 readers settled on.
71%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.61
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.61 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.5
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Score over time
↓ 1.57
Running avg · Nov 2007 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The manga may not have a great script / art, but it certainly fulfills its sad manga role. This is because the work does not address the theme "vampires", but how sad it is to have to deal with a...”
- 9 “If you are wondering about whether to pick it up or not, I'll say only three words, "JUST READ IT". Yes it is that good. This story is something to be experienced. Don't be mislead by horror or...”
- 9 “Quite honestly, I was surprised by how much this manga drew me in. I find that it's usually only the very good, but little-known manga that have this kind of pull on people. Anything that I write...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 57%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 47 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 16m approx
- Published Nov 1995 – Sep 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0393 catalog