This first volume has been previously reviewed by Cho. Azusa Saito finds herself abducted, bound and heading to who-knows-where in the back of a van. A typical high school girl, her life has been fairly mundane up until this point–living with her researcher father and taking care of the household chores. Confused as to the motivations… Read More Review: Akaoni – Contract with a Vampire (Vol 1)
For general information on this novel: Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire entry This review is for the first volume of Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire. This series is written by Hiroro and features illustrations by Mokoppe. The first installment of the English translation of this web novel series was released as an ebook by Cross… Read More Review: Akaoni – Contract with a Vampire (Vol 1)
Today we’ll discuss Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire volume 1. Lots of spoilers in this post! I’ll start by saying I found this a pleasant surprise and an all in all fun read. It reminded me of many of the shoujo manga I’ve enjoyed over the years, much more than it did any of the… Read More Summer Reading — Akaoni
In anticipation of the English release for the first volume of Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire, I got into contact with Charis Messier, the lead translator at Cross Infinite World. I passed along a few questions for Hiroro (the author of Akaoni) and for mokoppe (the artist behind Akaoni‘s illustrations), and then Charis Messier kindly… Read More Interview with Akaoni’s Creators: Hiroro and Mokoppe
English Title: Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire Japanese Title: アカオニã®å¥‘約者 — Akaoni no Keiyakusha — “Contractor of Akaoni” Author: Hiroro Illustrator: Mokoppe Translator: Charis Messier Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural Original Run: March 2016 – ongoing (web novel) English Run: July 2017 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: N/A English Publisher: Cross Infinite World Volumes in Japanese: N/A… Read More Akaoni: Contract with a Vampire
As mentioned a couple weeks ago, we will spend the rest of summer discussing the following novels: Magical Girl Raising Project -- by Asari Endou (with art by Marui-no) The Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress -- by SOW (with art by ZAZA) Infinite Dendrogram -- by Sakon Kaidou (with art by Taiki) Akaoni: Contract with… Read More Summer Reading Program: July and August 2017 Schedule
