“Day-walking vampire Karin produces excess blood, causing nosebleeds; new classmate Kenta discovers her secret and vows to protect it.”
Chibi Vampire
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Synopsis
Day-walking vampire Karin produces excess blood, causing nosebleeds; new classmate Kenta discovers her secret and vows to protect it.
Unlike her family, Karin Maaka is a vampire who walks outside during the day and sleeps during the night. Nobody from her town knows of her true identity—and she plans to keep it that way, as it could jeopardize her "normal" life if someone were to find out. Kenta Usui witnesses Karin bite someone on the day he transfers into her class as a new student. Thinking that something provocative is happening, Kenta tries talking to Karin, only to bring about a series of misunderstandings. After Karin begins avoiding Kenta, he becomes determined to set things straight between them. However, the moment he gets close to her, she has a massive nosebleed! This is Karin's true secret—rather than sucking it out of humans, she periodically produces excessive amounts of blood, leading to nosebleeds if she does not release it. Unfortunately, her blood seems to react strangely to Kenta. Armed with knowledge of Karin's truth, will Kenta be able to keep her secret?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
What 18 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.41 · split reception
6.9 pts
Recommenders 8.9 · others 2.0
↓ 2.06
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Mar 2026
- 8 “I LOVED this manga! however the ending left a sour taste in my mouth. I think the mangaka didnt know how to end the manga and I really hated the ending. it actually ruined the whole manga for me....”
- 10 “I'm so glad I found out what happened in the end and it didn't disappoint. The thrill, the drama, the danger, the suspense, all there and executed flawlessly. The other vampires were just oblivious...”
- 7 “This is a good funny manga and I was shocked to see it listed as a shonen because it felt very shoujo to me. The storyline starts out really strong and you nearly crack a rib laughing but then I...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 63 × 14 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 24m approx
- Published Apr 2003 – Feb 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0376 catalog