The Case Study of Vanitas
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Genres
Supernatural, Action, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Shounen, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Historical, Vampires
Summary
- On a search for a legendary tome, Vampire Noé meets Vanitas, a self-proclaimed doctor for vampires
- Using the Book of Vanitas, Noé and Vanitas cure vampires that have fallen to the "malnomen" curse
- An exciting steampunk fantasy during the Victorian Age in Paris with a dark mystery at its core
Description
Paris, late 19th century. Vanitas is a human who works as a doctor for vampires and wishes to save them. He uses a magical book called The Vanitas Grimoire to dispel an evil curse that corrupts vampires and turns them into blood-sucking monsters.
But...this very same book is rumoured to be the cursed tome that gives birth to vampires on nights when the blue moon is full. Noé is a vampire on the hunt for The Grimoire.
Who, really, is Dr Vanitas? What are the secrets that he holds, and what fate do those secrets spell for the vampire species?
Authors
Other Facts
Published
2015
Serialization
Gangan Joker (Square Enix)
Original Publisher
Square Enix
English Publisher
Yen Press
Where to read
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