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“A boy becomes a blood-craving monster after an immortal vampire curses him, forcing him to abandon normal life.”
Shigahime
屍牙姫〈シガヒメ〉
6.8
13,081 rank · 15,455 readers · 156 favorites
Seinen
Psychological
Vampire
Horror
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Synopsis
A boy becomes a blood-craving monster after an immortal vampire curses him, forcing him to abandon normal life.
A story about a boy named Osamu Hirota who unwillingly loses his ability to live a normal life thanks to an immortal vampire woman and her former lackey Souichi. Cursed with the form of a monster and the need to hunt for blood to sustain a human form, how will Osamu cope with his new life? (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
7.1
/10
What 12 readers settled on.
82%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.60
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.60 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 2.5
Yes
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Score over time
↓ 2.92
Running avg · Apr 2020 → Oct 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “The story is surprisingly suspenseful and satisfying, featuring well-developed, intriguing characters and an elegant, highly detailed art style. While the narrative is admittedly strange and short,...”
- 8 “The exceptional, intricate art and carefully crafted, intriguing storytelling create a powerful sense of awe and dread that lingers long after reading. While the initial pacing feels a little slow,...”
- 7 “The artwork is simply amazing, and the consistent, eerie atmosphere effectively draws me into the dark mystery of the plot. However, the story relies on generic vampire tropes and suffers from...”
Verbosity
Short · 92%
Medium · 8%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Shigahime begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 31 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 08m approx
- Published Nov 2016 – Mar 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M46703 catalog