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Trinity Blood: Rage Against the Moons #3

by Sunao Yoshida, Thores Shibamoto

Follows the adventures of the Special Ops Team AX, who use every brutal weapon on hand, including a Crusnik--a vampire that preys upon other vampires--to save the human race from vampires.

Genres: Manga, Light Novel, Science Fiction, Vampires, Fantasy, Fiction, Japanese Literature

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2002

About the author

Sunao Yoshida (吉田直 Yoshida Sunao) is the pen name of late Japanese novelist Sunao Matsumoto. He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture and graduated from La Salle junior/senior high school in Kagoshima. He attended Waseda University and earned a Master's degree from Kyoto University. Yoshida died of a lung blockage in 2004.

In 1997, Yoshida was awarded the Sneaker Taisho literary prize for his debut novel, Genocide Angel. He was the author of the novel series Trinity Blood, which was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's The Sneaker magazine. The Trinity Blood series was published in North America by Tokyopop.

Reviews

[Kate]

This novel has completely new material that isn't in the manga or anime. I have loved getting the full story of Trinity Blood that can only be found via these light novels.

Tokyopop, which has licensed and translated both Trinity Blood manga and light novels for the US release, has been canceling various manga and light novel titles since the company announced its restructuring earlier this month. I will be very disappointed if Trinity ends up being one of the titles cancelled, since it really is a treat to finally see the story as it was intended to be and not the cut up version that the anime presented. Maybe I'll just have to start learning Japanese... :P

[Kokoro]

Es ver la portada y recordar mucha tristeza con este personaje. Me gustó tanto que compré el CD-Drama.

[♚ alice]

Well, it wasn't that bad, but the whole New Vatican thing felt a little repetitive. I just cannot stand all this angst and drama regarding Hugue. I don't understand: how the hell is he so popular? I just find him unoriginal and BOOOOOOORING.
That's because he's an angsty bishounen with long blonde hair. And he has a tragic brackground. With VAMPIRES



positive notes: Isaak and Dietrich plotting bad things (i love psychopaths) and Antonio behaving like the adorkable jerk he is.

[Emily G]

This book is my least favourite so far of the Trinity Blood novelisations. Abel was completely out of character for the whole book and when he did eventually change into Crusnik, that scene was passed over! Also the storyline wasn't very interesting, which didn't help. In fact the best part was the last chapter setting us up for the next volume. Very disappointing.

[Carlos]

I don't know how Yoshida does it, but these stories are just beautiful. Everytime I read one of these books I understand why the made it into a manga. Even scenes of betrayal are tender and multi-layered and increadibly visual. Definately a must read for anyone who enjoyed the anime or manga, or even someone who enjoys a good science-fiction novel.

[Megan]

I just don't like Rage Against the Moons as much as the Reborn on the Mars series. I like the characters of Abel and Esther set against each other and I like that the story all follows one storyline.

[Erin]

Loved the details I found in this version, much better then the manga or anime, even if you don't get to see Thors beautiful artwork as much, would recommend that you read this series and the "Reborn On Mars" series too before reading or watching the Trinity Blood manga.

[Rachel (Sfogs)]

good book

[ghostlibrarian]

It was interesting to get more story than what appeared in the anime.

[Kelly]

Need more Hugue!!!