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Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 1 (Rosario+Vampire #1)

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All-around average teenager Tsukune can't get accepted to any high school save one...but on his first day he finds the rest of the student body doesn't appear average at all. Best of all, the cutest girl on campus can't wait to fling her arms around his neck! Wait a sec'--are those her teeth around his neck too...? Tsukune's going to have one heck of a hickey when he gets...more

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Published June 3rd 2008 by VIZ Media LLC

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Jan 29, 2013 *Glamazon* rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book, manga, abc-manga-challenge

Actual rating: 2.5

Hmm... well... I don't really have a strong opinion of the first volume of Rosario+Vampire... it has all the elements I usually love, but at the same time, I was really super "meh" about the book and it was pretty predictable. Tsukune and Moka are kind of dumb... not gonna lie. But I guess if I think about it, they're acting like typical teenagers (stuck to each others side, can't do anything without the other, etc.) But still, they're behavior annoyed me.

The art really isn't...more

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May 15, 2013 Strangerealms rated it 4 of 5 stars

I think the first serie gets 4 stars while the Season II gets 5 stars.

The first serie is too predictable, almost the same simple plot occurs in each volume, the first volumes, that quickly gets resolved in the same volume. It's only in the last volumes that it starts getting more interesting. In the other hand Season II is much better, it has better plots, they last longer, and the villains cannot be beaten up solely by Moka this time, they all have to join forces in Season II. Tsukune is also m...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Ariane rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, graphic-novel

Yawn. An average, boring teenage boy goes to school. At school he acquires a harem of beautiful, lively teenage girls who are all attracted to him because, despite being average and boring, he really has a heart of gold. They all vie for his affection, but even though he sees all of their panties and touches all of their breasts, his heart belongs to whichever Mary-Jane Watson he met on his first day of school. This version of the cliched (albeit profitable) guy's manga involves the students at...more

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Dec 24, 2011 D.M. Dutcher rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: bad-manga, fantasy, manga

Tsukune somehow manages to get sent to a monster high school because he fails at getting into any other high school, period (despite being average as opposed to a loser.) He runs into a cute girl named Moka, literally, who then greets him and sucks his blood. The two become friends, and soon he's taking classes, hoping none of the other monsters find out he is human, or he's dead meat.

This is bad because every single story follows the same plot.

1. A new person appears.
2. New person is bad/evil a...more

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Mar 26, 2010 Brooklyn Teen-central rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: comedy, delil1, demons, drama, fantasy, friends, high-school, manga, paranormal-romance, romance, series, vamp, vampire-romance

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Tsukune Aono is an all-around average guy, which is a nice way of saying that there was absolutely nothing special about him in any way. Because of this he is unable to get into any high school. That is until he is mistakenly accepted to Yokai Academy a strange and mysterious private school. That school looks weird and is sort of creepy but that’s ok because Tsukune has just befriended Moka Akashiya, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. And then the other shoe drops when h...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Nathan Herald rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-challenge

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Tsukune just can't catch a break when it comes to school - no matter what high school he has applied to, he just can't get accepted. However, one day he gets a notice that he's been accepted to a strange school that he's never heard of. Once he arrives, he discovers why - it's a school for monsters, and the biggest rule is that humans are killed on sight! The one thing Tsukune has going for him is the beautiful young girl (and most popular girl in school), Moka, who has taken a...more

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Jan 17, 2011 abatage rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

One thing I enjoy getting from manga, that I don't get in western comics, is the emotional part of the story. Sometimes with manga, the most superficial story can act as a way to convey some profound emotional moments and genuinely take you on a journey through feelings, instead of story.

Rosario+Vampire is one of those mangas, which promotes all that good stuff like making the right moral choices and being honourable in the face of temptation, but it doesn't take itself too seriously. It's in th...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Rachel Means rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, paranormal, romance

My feelings are mixed on this one. its enchi(SP?) witch i hate becuse it's always the same thing in those stories. the main guy's an idiot, all the girls act discustingly innocent yet manage to dress rediculously sluty...bleh. this manga was no exception when it came to these annoying points (although it wasn't as bad as a lot of other stuf i read/watched) but the actul story was entertaining.
My biggest problem with this was the main charecter. Tsukune was just annoying. i wanted to like him and...more

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Sep 03, 2012 Taylor rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: the-favs

I started this series on Netflix. Just flipping through the recently added shows on my day off and I stumbled on this one. I read through a vague outline of the plot and it occured to me someone had recommended the series to me a long time ago. I said, what the heck I've got nothing better to do, and hit play. This was the beginning of a mild obsession. Vampire anything is usally enough to get me to try something and in this case I was extremely please with myself that I had given the show a cha...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Denise rated it 4 of 5 stars

Zum Zeichenstil:
Die Zeichenleistung in dem Manga schwankt ein wenig. Denn begeistert bin ich von den Nahansichten der Personen. Sie sind detailliert und wirken einfach perfekt, so wie ich aus dem Anime gewohnt bin. Aber bei kleineren Bildern, wo meist auch mehr Schüler oder mehr von der Umgebung mit im Bild sind, dann ist die Schattierung zumal etwas zu dunkel und die Personen wirken überhaupt nicht mehr so toll.
Da der Anteil der guten und weniger guten Zeichnungen sich im Gleichgewicht gehält,...more Zum Zeichenstil:
Die Zeichenleistung in dem Manga schwankt ein wenig. Denn begeistert bin ich von den Nahansichten der Personen. Sie sind detailliert und wirken einfach perfekt, so wie ich aus dem Anime gewohnt bin. Aber bei kleineren Bildern, wo meist auch mehr Schüler oder mehr von der Umgebung mit im Bild sind, dann ist die Schattierung zumal etwas zu dunkel und die Personen wirken überhaupt nicht mehr so toll.
Da der Anteil der guten und weniger guten Zeichnungen sich im Gleichgewicht gehält, ist der Zeichenstil dieses Mangas auf keinen Fall perfekt. Er ist gut, weil ich den besonderen und schönen Zeichnungen einfach mehr Gewicht zuteile.

Meine Meinung:
Ich liebe ja den Anime, es hat mich direkt von Beginn an gepackt. Im Manga/Anime werden sämtliche übernatürlichen Wesen, hier Monster genannt, zusammen gepackt, indem diese eine Schule gemeinsam besuchen. Das Konzept der Schule sieht vor, dass die Monster lernen sollen unter Menschen zu leben und dadurch in Menschengestaltung zu sehen sind. Dadurch wird dem Leser die Spannung nicht vorweggenommen mit welchen Monstern es der Protagonist als nächstes zu tun hat.

Manche Monster machen anfangs noch den Anschein zu den "Bösen" zu gehören, aber wie man es im Freundeskreis von Tsukune, dem menschlichen Protagonisten, dann sieht, verwischt hier stark die Grenze zwischen gut und böse. Das macht das Ganze etwas authentischer und nicht so vorhersehbar.

Leider kommen viele Charaktere nur für ein kurzes Abenteuer von Tsukune vor. Im Gesamten gab es bereits in diesem ersten Band schon viel zu viele Nebencharaktere. Viele waren vom Charakter her sehr interessant und ich hätte mir vorstellen können, dass sie zumindest ein bisschen länger vorkommen könnten.
Aber es kamen auch bereits 3 weitere Freunde für Tsukune dazu, allerdings dürfte es nicht mehr werden, weil es sonst so überfüllt vorkommt. Bis jetzt konnte jeder Hauptcharakter gut vorgestellt werden und problemlos eingebaut. Kommen noch mehr dazu, so wird sich vermutlich die Aufmerksamkeit nur auf die Neuen konzentrieren und die vom Anfang verdrängt werden. Ein erstes Beispiel gab es schon, als Yukari hinzukam. Somit wurde ihre Vorgängerin Kurumu erstmal in den Hintergrund gedrängt. Das find ich total schade.
Zumindest sind die hauptsächlich vorkommenden Charaktere sehr sympathisch und bringen Abwechslung in die Geschichte.

Der Aufenthalt von Tsukune hat gerade erst angefangen und bei dem turbulenten Start, sowie der enormen Vielfalt an Charakteren und aufreibenden Situationen kann das noch sehr interessant werden. Ich hoffe, dass es weiterhin spannend bleibt und uns als Leser überraschen kann. Allerdings mache ich mir Sorgen, dass bei der Fülle jedes Bandes es vielleicht mal zu viel sein wird und man der Geschichte nur noch schlecht folgen kann.

Fazit:
Da ich die Geschichte vom Anime her bereits kenne und von anderen Lesern weiß, dass Manga und Anime im Storyverlauf nicht gleich sind, freue ich mich sehr darauf weiter zu lesen. Der zwischenzeitlich schwächelnde Zeichenstil stört mich eigentlich kaum, weil da auch wirklich sehr tolle Zeichnungen bei sind und die wichtigen Stellen kommen sehr gut hervor.
Ein echt toller Fantasy-Manga mit einem kleinen Makel.(less)

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Jun 08, 2012 L.H.O.O.Q. rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

Review of the first manga series 1-10:

This manga is not terrible, let’s just say that. But it has a lot of problems.

The art is beautiful and I think the art itself is where the author’s talent lies most heavily, not plotting. The plots of each volume…pretty laughable to even try to identify them with the idea of ‘plot.’ The situations are so see through you know well before anything goes down just how it all will end.

Fan service is always appalling when it happens upon a page, though expected,...more

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Jun 27, 2011 Nina at Death Books and Tea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, vampires

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Review : Tsukune Aono enrols at the only school that will take him. Which he doesn't particularly like, considering the only way of accessing the school is through a long tunnel, and the bus driver tells him he might not see anything other than the school ever again. But things start to look up when he comes across a really cute girl who seems to fall in love with him. The bad side: she's a vampire who immediately snacks on his neck. And the rest of the students and staff are also monste...more More 3.5
Review : Tsukune Aono enrols at the only school that will take him. Which he doesn't particularly like, considering the only way of accessing the school is through a long tunnel, and the bus driver tells him he might not see anything other than the school ever again. But things start to look up when he comes across a really cute girl who seems to fall in love with him. The bad side: she's a vampire who immediately snacks on his neck. And the rest of the students and staff are also monsters of various kinds.Everyone seems to want to get hold of Tsukune for some reason, because he's with a hot girl, because they're in love with him, or they just want to dial a fight with him. But never mind-when the Rosario around Moka's (the vampire) neck is pulled off, she transforms, into her powerful form, whose kicks are able to knock the wind out of almost everyone. Which is a good thing for Tsukune, the only human with a zero tolerance policy on them-one that involves killing them.
The whole school for monsters idea is done quite a bit, but I don't think I've found a school with such a varied amount of monsters in it. You get the normal, vampires, werewolves etc, but you also get things like mermaids, succubi and lizardy things that don't have a name, as well as traditional Japanese monsters, yokai. The plot can get a little bit repetitive:its the first volume so it's all intros, and it wouldn't really move very much, but each chapter is just:a little context, monster goes after Tsukune and Moka, Tsukune pulls off Moka's Rosario, Moka transforms, shouts "Learn your place", defeats enemy. While the backing behind each chapter is varied and interesting, it does get a bit boring, as each chapter doesn't seem to lead upto a climax. However this is only the first volume, so it should build up a bit more as the series goes on.
The romance in it is very funny. It's not the human falls hard and fast for the vampire, instead the human got into an incredibaly awkward situation which led to the vampire falling in love, and things go on from there. There's even the beginning of a love triangle, with Kurumu the Succubus falling for Tsukune. ((side note:even more girls start falling in love with Tsukune, ending up with a harem))
The art is well done. It's easy to distinguish the characters, even without colour. However, without colour it's hard get an idea of details such as hair colours.
The comedy at times can be a little adult, stemming from the extremely awkward situations that Tsukune gets himself into. However it is very funny and there is other flavours of humour and a few slightly more serious undertones. The pointless omake theatre, bonus panels at the end, are very funny, particularly the one involving Gin, the perverted werewolf.
It's an interesting take on vampires in that their power can be kept in check by holy items, and that they transform when said holy item is removed.

Overall: Strength 3 tea to a book that is a fun cute read with plenty of action included.(less)

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Jul 21, 2010 Susan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-graphic-novels

For awhile there, one of the more popular series in our manga collection.

Tsukune's lousy grades worry his parents so they jump at the chance to enroll him at a school that seems to have an extremely liberal admissions policy. Naturally there's a catch that Tsukune finds out too late. He's enrolled in a school for monsters and Moka, the gorgeous friendly girl he meets when he gets there, is actually a vampire who finds his blood irresistable. While the students are warned not to reveal their tru...more For awhile there, one of the more popular series in our manga collection.

Tsukune's lousy grades worry his parents so they jump at the chance to enroll him at a school that seems to have an extremely liberal admissions policy. Naturally there's a catch that Tsukune finds out too late. He's enrolled in a school for monsters and Moka, the gorgeous friendly girl he meets when he gets there, is actually a vampire who finds his blood irresistable. While the students are warned not to reveal their true natures so they commit to blending in with the human world, Tsukune's secret and his friendship with the most popular girl on campus land him in trouble constantly and monsters expose themselves (in some cases in more ways than one) at every turn. Luckily, Moka can come to his rescue against the barrage of nasty supernatural beasts that threaten them both.

Above all, the series is EXTREMELY predictable. Every time a new character is introduced, it turns out to be a new threat and Moka defeats the beast handily. Even the villain banter is repetitive and there's very little drama because the fight is never evenly matched. Moka's a sweet character (similar to Orihime from Bleach) but Tsukune is just a cookie cut-out in the amiable goofball mode all-too-common in this type of story. All the supernatural beasts are cool, but they aren't given much to do. While it's cool that the girl gets to be in the position of the savior, what little girl power element there is, is pretty much destroyed by all the objectification that basically takes up at least half of the focus. The art is so high on the cute that all the main characters almost have a Campbell Kid round-faced guileless quality about them. Not hard to see why all the 12 year-old boys at the library were so interested: High on the cheap visuals, low on content. There's a manga genre for everyone, and there's definitely a big target audience for this kind, but if you want anything resembling a creative story or interesting characters, look elsewhere.

Mature themes (vol. 1 and 2): As mentioned, the interest potential skews quite a bit lower than parents may be comfortable with. Though no actual sex is had, fan service abounds, and while I'm not one to let a little visual naughtiness turn me off a good story that's seriously *all there is* to this. Double entendres, peeping Toms, groping, breast and up-skirt close-ups just for the sake of having them. Even an 11 year-old character in the second volume is kind of fetishized somehow. Viz rates it for older teens, and I agree.

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Jul 12, 2011 Angel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-manhwa-etc, children-ya

It was a nice read. Not great, but it was entertaining, and as I said, nice. Our protagonist is the only human boy in a school for monsters (vampires, werewolves, etc.). The monsters go to this school in order to learn to coexist with humans. However, like any other school with young people you have teen issues (jocks, a little bullying, popularity, etc.). Rosario is a vampire who really likes our protagonist (or at least really likes his blood). The story is cute. It will definitely appeal to t...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Em rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh Tsukune. Silly silly boy. Always getting stuck into situations of monstrous proportions... literally. I adore this series, not only because of the highly attractive female characters that are too adorable but because its funny and I just love paranormal and harem manga like this. It's a light read and new monsters are introduced every volume which keeps the story alive. Mizore is my favorite character by the way. Not that anyone cares....

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Feb 05, 2010 Stacey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

I like the idea for this one: absolutely average teen only able to get into one school, a school for monsters. I'm not sure I like the execution. So far each story is essentially the same. Tsukune is threatened by something, he worries about being exposed as a human, when Moka arrives to help he must take off her Rosario to unleash the beast. I hope it expands from the formula because it's already feeling a little stale.

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Mar 24, 2012 Kamil rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Feb 11, 2013 Dante' Slaton rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contest-shelf-2

School. The one place you get to learn the four subject Englsih, History, Math, and how to keep to your monster form in place. Wait, that part can't be right. Well, try telling that to Tsukune if you ever see him, because he's been enrolled in one and what's worse, he is befriended by a vampire girl named, Moka. He doesn't mind it though, if you like having blood sucked by her 24/7 a day.

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Jul 08, 2009 Kirsten rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-graphic-novels-comics

Cute story, was a bit annoying that the beginning of every chapter was a recap of the overall story but I guess that's what happens when something that is released on a weekly basis gets compounded into 1 book. I've bought the second to see what happens & if it stays interesting.

Also good if you're learning to draw manga (like I am) and want reference material for the 'cute girl' look.

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Jan 19, 2013 Lindsey rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, waste-of-trees

The main idea behind the story was pretty good. I think a story about a school where monsters learn to co-exist with humans has a lot of potential, and would make a good manga. But the way the author presented it...ugggghhhhh.

The plot was rather shallow and the artwork was...ummm...not something I would want a kid to see.

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Dec 24, 2009 lindsey rated it 3 of 5 stars

i really think this story is cute...
but its sorta cheesy and really predictive
and it seems kinda repetitive... a monster attacks-the guy pulls off her necklace-she kicks their butt... xD but if you're are really into vampires and monsters this might be a good manga 4 you

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Jun 09, 2011 Kat rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, witches-or-magicians, vampires

Awesome start to a very addicting series. I love Moka-san and Kurumu... though Tsukune is just so-so. I don't know why manga series rarely have both round guy and girl characters, rather than just one or the other. In the case of Rosario+Vampire, girls rule ;)

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Aug 08, 2010 Wingstar~sama (Dreamline) rated it 5 of 5 stars

It has werewolves in it!!!! *Warning* this book and the series has a few things in it... I learned the hard way, but its still FUNNEH. Do not read it unless you find out more about it... its a school for monsters, but find out more before you read it

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Jun 24, 2010 Sara Clarkson rated it 5 of 5 stars

I first got thise book because of the vampire, just to see what it was like. I loved it so much I got the whole series from my local library. They are amazing, theres monsters, fighting, comedy and even romance. A must read for manga and vampire fans.

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Jun 30, 2011 Douglas rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, manga

Formulaic. Way too much fan service. But for 99¢ it wasn't a bad read. I suspect Tsukune is secretly a monster, which is why he was allowed into the academy, but I don't care enough about the characters to read 10 or so volumes to find out.

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Jan 11, 2009 Astri rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphica, manga-manhwa, fantasy, humor, literary-abortions, vampires

A little piece of me died inside after having read this...plus that's 30 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. :(
The whole "high school for non-humans" concept was cool, but the execution was beyond cheesy. It burns!!

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May 14, 2013 Abby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Normally I don't read manga, but I like monsters so I thought I'd give this one a try. I really enjoyed it! It was easy to get into and the characters were very likeable! I look forward to reading the complete series.

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Sep 06, 2012 Rick Elliott jr rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is definitely for teen males since it includes lots of hot, teen, monster chicks, as well as pages with upskirts and the girls in bras and panties. I repeat, this is for teen males of at least 16 years of age.

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Oct 30, 2009 Chili Public rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adults-manga, adults-vampires-and-other-beasts, teens-manga, teens-vampires-and-other-beasts

Average manga. Lots of unnecessary semi-exposed boobs and panties shots. Plot is a cute idea. Monster boarding school. The main character is the only human because he was sent by his clueless parents. Ehh.

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Feb 21, 2009 Cathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teens-manga, teens-vampires-and-other-beasts, adults-manga, adults-vampires-and-other-beasts

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