ヴァニタスの手記 4

The Case Study of Vanitas Manga #4

by Jun Mochizuki, 望月淳

Катакомби Парижа перетворюються на поле бою: Ноя та Ванітаса наздоганяють елітні мисливці-церковники. Розслідування зникнень вампірів змушує наших героїв пробратися в самісіньке серце ворожого лігва, де чекає він... Доктор Моро. Це ім’я тримало в страху всіх вампірів столиці та змусило темні спогади Ванітаса виринути на поверхню. Колись цей божевільний проводив експерименти над людьми й вампірами, добуваючись загадкової мети...

Та чи працює Моро сам? Чи за ним стоїть якась масштабніша, впливовіша сила? Те, із чим Ною та Ванітасу доведеться зіткнутися під час розслідування, переверне їхній світ.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Vampires, Steampunk, Mystery, Supernatural, Comics

258 pages, Paperback

First published November 22, 2017

About the author

Jun Mochizuki (望月淳 Mochizuki Jun) is a Japanese comic artist (manga-ka), best known for the fantasy shounen series Pandora Hearts/パンドラハーツ.

Reviews

[... · Rating 4 out of 5]

AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES

[Victoria ✮⋆˙ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume adds so much to the plot!! We learned more about vanitas’s past and backstory, there got some amazing reveals, I LOVE THIS MANGA SO MUCH!

[Mizuki · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.7 stars.

The artwork is still perfect but I need more juice in the department of story's development!

Review for vol. 1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Review for vol. 5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[zara · Rating 4 out of 5]

not mochizuki writing those gayass chapters and then forcing vanitas and jeanne into comphet in ch. 20 and 21... make it make sense!

[Jessica ❀ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahhhhhh Jeanne oh how I love her. And Vanitas is so adorable. And Noe, my poor baby Noe 😭. This is getting so good and on to the next volume I go.

[Lucía Cafeína · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Gritando con todos los giros, el desarrollo de los personajes y el pifostio que hay montado D: Espero que todo acabe bien Y NECESITO QUE NOÉ Y VANITAS ACABEN JUNTOS HELPPPPPP

[Nagisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book. I wasn't sure what was going to happen during this volume, but I was happy to learn more about Vanitas past and I can't believe all of the information that this volume supplied me with. The book left on a cliff hanger which makes me very excited to read the next volume and I had a funny feeling that that kind of cliff hanger would happen (based on other stories I've read), so it didn't surprise me, but it made me say, "I knew it!". I can't wait to see what happens next.

[Niko(Armand’s version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

IK this was probably VERY obvious but Im glad that they showed that domi is confirmed to be bisexual and also, VANITAS COMING HOME THROUGH THE WINDOW ON NOE'S SIDE OF THE ROOM???? JRJFJRJRNR I love them so much. Also Jeanne finally getting to enjoy herself/ relax is cool even if it's with Vanitas

[szpieg z krainy deszczowców · Rating 5 out of 5]

będę cierpieć, czuję to w kościach

[Citybones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me sigue gustando mucho, las relaciones de los personajes son muy interesantes y seguimos expandiendo el mundo. Muy interesante el juramento de Noe y como puede acabar afectando a la trama.

[Vince · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.8/5⭐

[Manon · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️

[Jade˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

A roller coster of emotions and contradictions.
The part I liked the most is when Noè thinks:
“Maybe…the one who hopes to be saved…or desire it… it’s Vanitas himself…”🥹.

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Tantissime emozioni e contrasti in un solo manga.
La parte che mi è piaciuta di più è quando Noè pensa:
“Forse…chi più di tutti spera di essere salvato… o lo desidera… è proprio Vanitas stesso…🥹”

[Emily M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vanitas and Noe make a surprising effective team against the chasseurs, considering that they can hardly stop bickering for five minutes at a time. But the real threat may be a renegade chasseur who once experimented on Vanitas, after his parents were killed by vampires*. Yes, our boy just has layers of trauma, evidently- who could have guessed! Also, the more we find out about Noe’s teacher/adoptive father, “the shapeless one”, the more sketchy he seems…though the highly trusting Noe doesn’t seem to have come to that conclusion yet. On a lighter note, Domi advises Jeanne how to use reverse psychology to get Vanitas to stop bothering her.

*His name is Dr. Moreau, naturally! And I’m not sure if the fact that Vanitas was experiment 69 is meant to be a joke, but…probably!

Full manga & anime review: https://ajungleoftales.blogspot.com/2...

[Mika (Hiatus) · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were some weird moments. After the battle and getting out of the underground only romance was left. And the romance was weird. And a bit spicy. One scene she just licked his hand. That was weird. Not really a fan of romance so that was a lose for me. Hope next volume doesn't focus about it that much.

[queen0f_hearts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ruthven, how could you?! I trusted you!! ;-;

[Camila Quezada · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yo sabia que el pasado de Vanitas no seria lindo, pero es que no me esperaba esto! Y presiento que ni es lo peor, señor ayudame a no caer en depresión con este manga

[Zehra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the friendship between Dominique and Jeanne

[Cornerofmadness · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one has tons of plot/character development. Some of it went on a little long (this is like a 3.5 read for me). Noe and Vanitas survive the catacombs and even befriend one of the men stalking them (Roland). We learn a great deal about Vanitas's past and it hints at more. We learn that someone has betrayed them and worse (but I don't want to spoil them).

Jeanne and Vanitas's paths cross again with interesting results.

The art is lovely. And it's hard to hate on vampires in historical (if fantasy based) Paris. I'm curious to see more.

[gio]

Feels like the story is quite subpar so far, even tho we did get more background info in volume 3 and 4, but I keep coming back for the artwork lol

One of my goals for 2020 was to catch up with this series and I’m killing it so far, but if it keeps being so-so once I am caught up with chapter 40 I will just momentarily drop it and come back to it later on once it’s closer or close to being finished.

[Joselin Orrillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finalmente tenemos info sobre el pasado de Vanitas, lo que hace que quiera saber aun más aunque el arco termine sin más. Luego de eso tenemos la cita con Jeanne que a simple vista parece fanservice y quizás un poco de relleno aunque sueltan datos que servirán a futuro y es que ese par de capítulos dedicados a la "parejita" tienen un porque bastante IMPORTANTE que veremos en el siguiente volumen.

[Jisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ay, ya quiero saber todo por favooooor.
Vanitas me parece un personaje tan interesante, a pesar de que en este tomo muestran cosas de su pasado siento que hay mucho más y que bien avanzada la historia podremos comprender realmente al personaje.
Quedé mal con cierto suceso que no puedo olvidar, mucho peso para el futuro.

[Lilia Kas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Стабільно хороша частина.
Нас більше розкривають минуле Ванітаса, не забуваючи про інтриги.
Дуже весела лінія із закоханість, мене прям потішила
В загальному цікаво, які ще таємниці він приховує. :)

[Yub Yub Commander · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[joschki m · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

[leeah · Rating 3 out of 5]

a bit long for me but I loved it

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oof I hate the eye patch dude so much and I have a bad feeling about the whole swear/oath thing and I hope that it ends with vanitas and noe falling in love

[lu ¿ aero · Rating 3 out of 5]

posso dire che la trama è abbastanza complicata ma mi devasta lo stesso ok

[june · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was... yeah....

[monia · Rating 5 out of 5]

hey girl! super cool that ur in love! i think ur man WANTS a man tho! hope this helps! xx