English Title: Blood+ — “Blood Plus”
Japanese Title: Blood+
Author: Ryo Ikehata
Illustrator: Chizu Hashii
Translator: John Thomas
Genre: Adventure, Supernatural, Horror
Original Run: 2006 – 2007
English Run: 2008 – 2009
Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (Kadokawa Shoten)
English Publisher: Dark Horse
Volumes in Japanese: 4 (Completed, plus 2 volumes for Russian Rose side-story)
Volumes in English: 4 (Completed)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback – $8
Synopsis: Suffering from extreme amnesia, high school student Saya Otonoshi can’t remember anything from her life beyond the last year. Living with a foster family outside a military base in Okinawa, Japan, Saya’s attempts to live a normal life are shattered when a Chiropteran, a horrific vampire-like monster, attacks her. Saved at the last minute by a mysterious man named Hagi, Saya is presented with a sword that awakens in her a warrior’s skills and bloodlust, and sets her on a course that will lead her to the answers of her missing memories, and into battle against a race of creatures intent on destroying the world.
Volume 1 – First Kiss
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Released April 1, 2008 — ISBN-13: 978-1593078980
Volume 2 – Chevalier
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Released July 22, 2008 — ISBN-13: 978-1593079314
Volume 3 – Boy Meets Girl
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Released November 25, 2008 — ISBN-13: 978-1593079321
Volume 4 – Nankurunaisa
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Released August 12, 2009 — ISBN-13: 978-1593079338
Related Anime (original source)
Blood+ -- MAL Entry
Related Manga
Blood+ -- MAL Entry
If you liked Blood+, you might also want to try…
- Vampire Hunter D — story involves vampires
- Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose — story involves vampires
- Strike the Blood — story involves vampires
- Vampire Knight: Fleeting Dreams — story involves vampires
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Thanks I’m a great fan of Blood+ series and when I found out this series had a novel I was surprised and wanted to obtain information about it. Also great blog
Thanks, Linkmet! I was intrigued to find there were novels for the Blood+ franchise as well. It seems the books expand on a lot of points from the anime, giving the series some more depth and details.
Oh great I’ll save some money to buy later for Christmas maybe, I’ll buy a certain magical index vol01, SAO vol 01 next month
Also for I need to tell you this, for people out of USA another page that seems to work is book depository they got free shipping apparently and deliver for almost every country
Ah, I will check that site out then. Free worldwide shipping would be very useful for a lot of people.