Chibi Vampire (also known as Karin in Japan), written and illustrated by Yuna Kagesaki, is a shonen, supernatural comedy. It tells the story of Karin Maaka, a young girl born into a family of vampires. Instead of feeding on other people's blood, however, she has to inject her own excess blood into them or suffer the embarrassing consequences.
We currently have Volumes 1-4 of this manga (14 total).
Chibi Vampire and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure both feature blood-sucking vampires that are vulnerable in the sunlight. While Bram Stoker's Dracula wasn't the first book to feature vampires, it was key to popularizing them throughout the world. Whether cute like Chibi Vampire's Karin or diabolical like DIO, both owe a debt to the Impaler himself.
Chibi Vampire and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure both borrow from thousands of years of vampiric lore, mythology, and culture. In this ebook, Nick Groom unearths that bloody history, from its origins in death and disease, to its immortal place in popular culture today. Truly, it is a story to die for.
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Chibi Vampire's vampiric protagonist, Karin Maaka, suffers from a bloody problem about every month or so as she grows up. It isn't hard to relate this to young girls experiencing their periods (if greatly exaggerated). In this ebook, Lauren Rosewarne looks over the many depictions that periods have had over the years, questioning why the subject is often seen as taboo.
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Chibi Vampire and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure both feature vampires in leading roles. However, the concept of a vampire in Japanese media is a lot broader than you might expect. In this video, YouTube anime and pop-culture reviewer Mother's Basement explores a few kinds of vampire anime content that exist, from the "fighty" to the "freaky", and everything in between.
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Chibi Vampire's story contains a wide variety of "tropes" (or "common story elements"), from Cute Little Fangs to Our Vampires Are Different. TvTropes is a wiki dedicated to cataloging these tropes, providing notable examples from all kinds of media. It allows readers to browse these tropes by franchise and even find notable subversions where appropriate.
Chibi Vampire has been shocking (and amusing) readers since 2003. When researching the series for the first time, Wikipedia can make for a good, quick overview, while offering links and citations to other sources. When using it for academia purposes, however, be careful to examine the sources to make sure that any information is relevant and accurate.
Chibi Vampire may star an unconventional vampire in Karin, but the rest of her family exist as much more traditional beings. In this article from the Edmonton Journal, Gilbert A. Bouchard shares some highlights from his interview with Professor Douglas Barbour, going over the various ways that the vampire is represented in pop-culture.
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