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Rosario to Vampire  
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Description
The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who accidentally gets enrolled in a school inhabited by monsters and demons. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develops an obsession with his blood, and later meets other girls who soon take a romantic liking to him.

Type
Manga

Related Series
Rosario to Vampire - Season II (Sequel)

Associated Names
ロザリオとバンパイア
吸血鬼女友
로자리오와 뱀파이어
Cô Nàng Vampire
Rosario + Vampire
Rosario Vampire
Rosario+Vampire

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Latest Release(s)
c.Oneshot by Mangaholic (77d ago)
c.40 by Franky House (1024d ago)
v.10 c.37 by Franky House (1587d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
10 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 5, Chap 19

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Rosario to Vampire by Master_M2K

Forum
5 topics, 49 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.2 / 10.0 (1646 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.18 / 10.0
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Last Updated
March 9th 2013, 11:00am PST

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Genre
Action  Comedy  Ecchi  Fantasy  Harem  Romance  School Life  Shounen  Supernatural 
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Rosario to Vampire - Season II (weight: 259.58)
Dororon Enma-kun (weight: 167.63)
Kaibutsu Oujo (weight: 156)
Blood Lunch (weight: 151.11)
Magetsukan Kitan (weight: 151.09)

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Author(s)
IKEDA Akihisa

Artist(s)
IKEDA Akihisa

Year
2004

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Monthly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)
Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (10 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #698 increased(+151)
Monthly Pos #1119 decreased(-721)
3 Month Pos #249 decreased(-66)
6 Month Pos #186 decreased(-92)

List Stats
On 1877 reading lists
On 749 wish lists
On 4222 completed lists
On 160 unfinished lists
On 235 custom lists

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Forum Posts
the character growth of tsukune... 931 days, 6 hours, 49 minutes ago
Rosario+Vampire Anime 1507 days, 1 hours, 51 minutes ago
Rosario+Vampire - RANT 1655 days, 3 hours, 44 minutes ago
Where can I read this manga on this site? 1838 days, 21 hours, 26 minutes ago
Moka Figurine from Rosario + Vampire? 1996 days, 22 hours, 4 minutes ago

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 The typical shounen romance.   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by Rhadaze
April 21st, 2013, 8:47pm
It starts off bad. It actually seems like the mangaka thought this would end soon so he didnt put a lot of effort in it. Good thing though that it grows a lot as the chapters go. By season two the writing gets sooo much better.
Character development sucks though. The author develops the two main characters, leaves the rest at superficial level, and with that destroys possible tensions between the characters.
Though even with some flaws and lack of development, I really love this manga. It's one of those reads thats not exactly a masterpiece, but thats very enjoyable.
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 ris review. .   
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
by shmigelpuf
March 18th, 2013, 8:54pm
hmm. . This manga has a bit of issues. . Maybe Because It doesn't take itself too seriously in a sense that the world it takes place in feels like it has little substance. . The monster academy isn't explained well. . monster students try too kill each other for some reason, isn't the purpose of going to school is to make friends and get along with each other?. . The setting is just wrong in this manga in my opinion. . If your going to make a fantasy manga, the "world building " or "Creation of the setting" is very important. . if its created half halfheartedly you get this. . if you plan it we.. you get something like. . magical world in negima, the mystical tower in the tower of god. . or Amerstris the setting of fullmetal alchemist. . Character development is ok. . Some relationships with the girls is a bit shallow though. . It's a fighting manga there are a lot of fights. some are cool others are so-so. . My verdict is. . . . . . . . Its a good read, no alcohol required. .
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 You don't need paragraphs to describe this manga   
Rating: 2.0 / 10.0
by Fundefined
January 2nd, 2013, 7:49pm
It's terrible. The writing is terrible, the setting is terrible, the characters are terrible. The only thing that isn't terrible is the art which is just bad instead of terrible. There is no point arguing about this manga because it has no substance to be argued about.
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 Don't try to convince others with lies   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by babak159
April 28th, 2012, 2:53pm
some comments (esp. loosecannon504) made me to sign up to answer them.

first of all you don't understand manga unless you read it in Japanese.
there is no complains about dialog esp. fighting ones, because English doesn't have the ability to convey "feelings" in Japanese translations. I say it as someone who have learnt both English and Japanese as second language.

Anyway, there are several flaws that made me enjoy it less and less as I went on. The first being THE LACK OF COMMON SENSE. The main cast keeps saying to each other "We'll be friends forever!" But then one of them will then leave because "Oh, they don't understand how I feel!" or "I have to betray them in order to protect them!". It would've been okay once, but it happens in almost EVERY CHAPTER. And it always ends with the main cast saving the character that ran off with them saying, "They really are my true friends! I was so stupid to run off!" You'd think that somebody in there would get tired of all this betrayal that seems to happen all the time in their universe and say "Fuck you" to the main cast forever. But they don't because of what I mentioned before, THE LACK OF COMMON SENSE. The most highlighted of such case was Yukari in ch.13 where it was a part of character development and it was not nonsense at all.

Such statements, never saw any of them. Maybe its a part of English translation. Betrayal confused I am 100% sure that I didn't see this word once. Running off seeking solitary when you are sorrowful is not being wise. indeed, it is LACK OF COMMON SENSE or maybe betrayal?

none of the enemies or situations that they go through seem to have a lasting effect on their lives, because as soon as they beat them, it's back to the women fighting over Tsukune exactly how they were fighting over him before they even met the enemy

We have 2 case here. first "piece a cake" especially early Moka fights. Well you don't except her to be tired after beating the enemy. Case 2: after an intensive fight. Well Here I dare to call you a complete liar. I did check the ending of every single chapter. firstly: in most of them the scene is changed which means "TIME PASSED". secondly: After fight we have a few case of female fights which I explain. End of ch.07 Yukari : IT WAS THE NEXT DAY. End of ch.09 Gin senpai: It was really funny (It was not even a female fight ). End of ch.19 Mizore : THE NEXT DAY cant be called a female fight. (The stalker). End of ch.26 THE NEXT DAY AND THE RIGHT PLACE (It was after Moka and Kurumo with cooperation beat the monsters and the next day it feels the right time to have a minor fight(as it is clear the are good friends in last scene))

Rubies Case: OK let me kill your mother and father while driving drunk when you don't even know what drunk "means" (you're a child). then give you to witch which hates humans to brainwash you and raise you. Isn't that enough for you? is that weird?

how there’s a barrier that’s supposed to tell the difference between humans and monsters and how it’s supposed to keep humans out, but yet Tsukune, Tsukune’s cousin, and Hokuto were able to get in

firstly:"Tell the difference between humans and monsters"? Never hear that.did you made it up? secondly: there is guy named "bus driver" who decides whether or not someone enter the barrier. Kyo chan case: refer chapter 36.

About the vampire weakness: "The Rosario seals the power of vampire" This is the "definition"of Vampire in this manga. If it doesn't match what is in your head it's your problem. Vampire here is THIS. the author defines it. Why don't you ask yourself "are the even vampires in japan? vampires belong to west".

for me it was serious enough as a harem and ecchi manga. It is not even a harem or ecchi if compare it to other mangas such as To love-ru.

It is time for me telling you usotsuke "mi no hodo wo shire"

... Last updated on April 28th, 2012, 3:43pm
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 Good   
Rating: 7.5 / 10.0
by booknik
November 18th, 2010, 10:34am
You don't get into this series to read anything innovative or different. It's your typical blend of supernatural comedy. The ecchi is a little too conveniently (sometimes annoyingly placed), some of the tangent stories causes more eye rolls than entertainment; howbeit the main plot is interesting enough to grab my interest.

... Last updated on March 7th, 2011, 11:39am
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 hmm.   
Rating: N/A
by Crazyee.
October 30th, 2010, 6:15pm
I have to agree with loosecannon504, im not gonna write a whole essay about it, but honestly, what he/she said was an opinion, the same why you're saying why you like this, is an opinion. him/her typing all that can give some people an insight of what to expect, especially if they want an honest opinion before reading this manga. if they still feel like they want to read it, go ahead.

i didnt enjoy the manga, but i still finished reading.. just out of curiousity(don't tell me the "if you dont like it, dont read it" bullsh*t..). I still didnt feel it, but I love the art though, pretty smile
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 loosecannon504 made u all mad lol   
Rating: 3.0 / 10.0
by CompactRobot
September 20th, 2010, 12:10pm
to everyone who is saying loosecannon504's comment is wrong, or that they doesn't know what they're saying, guess what? IT'S JUST AN OPINION. u all get so angry over 1 person's opinion that it makes u all look like stupid blind raging fanboys/fangirls who tear apart and bash any one's opinion about it that's not praising the manga. it may not be as bad as loosecannon504 says it is, but it definitely isn't as good as most people says it is either. also @Takagi Kitsutori: u can have tons of character development in just 10 volumes. bitter virgin and masturbation master kurosawa had tons of it and they were only 4 volumes long. so it just goes to show that the person who wrote rosario+vampire isn't that good in that department.

basically the way every thing's been dumbed down lately, it's not surprising to see that so many people like this. to tell u the truth, i don't think this story is good either. i'm not gonna type a huge essay about it, but i will say that the writing is very subpar. this story is actually like the japanese version of "tarot witch of the black rose" (good art and character designs, bad every thing else) so i'm giving this a 3 cuz the art seems to be the only thing the mangaka actually put some effort into
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 Rosario Vampire isnt too bad.   
Rating: N/A
by ninjarear
September 6th, 2010, 12:56pm
Honestly, this isn't the best series but what do you expect from a harem, The girls are insanely cute and the art is amazing. loosecannon504 really is a loose cannon and wrote a whole essay on the topic. But to be honest no one went into rosario vampire expecting INSANELY DEEP STORY. The story is getting a lot deeper now, but the thing is people went in looking for a light comedy. I'd say the anime captures that essence a lot better than the manga. Definitely read this if your looking a an ecchi manga with amazing art, if your looking for insanely deep story and character developement, look elsewhere. However I do have to say, when Tsukune finally gets some fighting ability it was pretty bad ass.
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 Pretty bad, yeah...   
Rating: N/A
by Aikanaro
July 24th, 2010, 1:18am
The rage this series is generating is quite funny.

Basically: It's a really dumb story. loosecannon504's rant covers things nicely.

I haven't finished it yet - haven't decided if I will or not. But yes, it's all kinds of bad. The author clearly doesn't care about anything making sense to the point where it gets a bit painful. Seriously, you can't just ignore that one character tried to rape another once the chapter's over. That's really awkward.

If you're going to start this, turn off your brain as much as possible, and don't read too much at a time. It's kinda fun sometimes, but the brain-numbing stupidity, poor-to-nonexistent plot, and vapid characters are ... well - may be a problem depending on your tolerance for that sort of thing.
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 great story and all that disagree shut up   
Rating: N/A
by Takagi Kitsutori
July 7th, 2010, 11:39pm
ok people. I am tired of reading all of your negative comments espically the ones that say it lacks "character development" or it gets "repetitive". S*^t what series doesn't get repetitive after a while. loosecannon504 your comment made me even angrier than what i already was today. so let me explain a few things to all of you critical IDIOTS out there.

FIRST: IF THE MANGAKA WANTS TO PORTRAY HIS CHARACTERS IN A CERTAIN WAY, THEN LET HIM. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY OR DO THAT CAN CHANGE THE CREATORS MIND. THE CHARACTERS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE FOR A REASON. PERSEPTION VARIES FROM PERSON TO PERSON. SO SAYING THAT THE CAHRACTERS AREN'T ACTING LIKE THE MONSTER THEY REALLY ARE WELL THATS TOO BAD. WE CAN'T HAVE MOKA START ACTING LIKE COUNT DRACULA BECAUSE WE'D LOSE OUR PRIMARY FEMALE LEAD. KURUMU CAN'T GO STEALING THE LIFE FORCE FROM OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE SHE'S ALREADY SWORN NOT TO USE HER POWERS TO WIN TSUKUNE AND BECAUSE SHE'D BE AN ANTAGONIST(sorry if my spelling is off).

SECOND: HOW MUCH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT DO YOU EXPECT IN TEN VOLUMES OF MANGA?! THE FIRST SERIES SETS THE STAGE FOR SEASON 2 AND THAT'S WHERE THE REAL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BEGINS. ALTHOUGH TSUKUNE AND MOKA STILL HAVEN'T KISSED YET THE BOND BETWEEN THEM CONTINUES TO GROW STRONGER. AS FOR THE OTHER GIRLS THEY GET TO BE IN LIMELIGHT NOW STARTING MAINLY WITH MOKA'S SISTER, THEN KURUMU, THEN MIZORE GETS A WHOLE LOT OF ATTENTION, THEN TSUKUNE, AND THEN YUKARI. RUBI GETS SOME HERE AND THERE BUT YOU NEED TO GIVE THEM TIME.

THIRD: COMMON SENSE? YOU PEOPLE REALLY EXPECT A MANGA TO HAVE COMMON SENSE?! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAY THAT LACKS COMMON SENCEconfused?! HERE'S A LITTLE NEWSFLASH FOR YOU IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW. ROSARIO+VAMPIRE IS A WORK OF........F-I-C-T-I-O-N! WHAT DOES THAT SPELL? FICTION! FANTASY! NEED I SAY MORE? OH AND IF YOU REALLY WANT A STORY WITH PLOTHOLES CHECK OUT MY PERSONAL FAVORITE RANMA 1/2.

THIRD: WAIT DO I HAVE A THIRD THING?.....................................OH YEAH THE PRIDICTABILITY OF ROSARIO IS PART OF WHAT MAKES IT SO GREAT. I KNOW THAT EVERYONE'S ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION BUT IT JUST REALLY MAKES ME ANGRY WHEN I READ NEGATIVE COMMENTS LIKE SOME OF THE ONES POSTED HERE. ROSARIO+VAMPIRE IS A CROSS BETWEEN A REGULAR HAREM AND A MAGICAL GIRLFRIEND. ALSO I KNOW THAT TSUKUNE IS WEAK, AND KIND OF BORING, AND ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HERE HAS SAID ABOUT HIM BUT HE'S THE MAIN CHARACTER OF A SHOUNEN SERIES WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?! AND BESIDES WE ALL KNOW THAT TSUKUNE WERE REAL HE WOULD HAVE DIED BEFORE MOKA EVEN GOT A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE HERSELF.

now i'd like to say i'm sorry if what i wrote offended anyone or anything. but you people cant be so critical about this series. try to find at least two good things about it before you post a negative comment please and i mean two things other than the artwork and fanservice.

anyways i love this series. its not THE BEST harem that i've ever read but its pretty good and fyi i didn't turn off my brain and say "look at all the pretty pictures" while i was reading it. as a guy i didn't mind the fanservice but in reality it really doesn't do anything for me anyways. i did think that the ways that tsukune pulled of mokas rosario were completly pulled out of the ass though. fiction or not just happening to brush against it in a pinch kind of bugged me. art work was much better in the later volumes and even though the whole friendship thing is overplayed you really cant do a thing about it since thats what most shounen series are centered around. plot really picked up in the third volume. overall i give it about a 9
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