Nowadays, the word 'vampire' has been thrown around and generally represents supernatural beings that are unbelievably beautiful and like sucking the blood from young ladies.
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This manga scraps several stereotypes created by stories such as Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, and shines a new light on the word 'vampire'. Akabara Strauss is, indeed, a vampire, though in a much different sense than most are used to. His story follows not his lust for blood, as many do, but instead his line of personal tragedy and revenge for his loved ones, or rather, his loved one. Although there is an absence of blood so far, to tell the truth, it would be irrelevant with such an amazing storyline based on other elements, namely love and retribution. The three main characters, Akabara, the Vampire King; Yuki, the 'Black Swan' and Bridget, a Dhampyre, find themselves following paths that all seem to intertwine with each other's, and it is for this reason, along with the overall feeling of the manga and breathtaking art, that I thoroughly recommend this story.