Chibi Vampire Volume 14

by Yuna Kagesaki

Book Overview

Features color art and an interview with the creator. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1427816255
• ISBN13: 9781427816252
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: TokyoPop
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 16 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Happy Endings all around

As of Volume 13, Karin the nose-bleeding vampire was a captive of the Brownlick clan who planned to feed off of her excessive blood in order to keep their clan strong. The Psyche, as the Brownlick calls Karin's unique breed of vampire, has been the property of the clan for centuries and they mean to continue the tradition. Of course, the clan has a little surprise in for Karin. She needs to give birth to a successor Psyche before the clan can finish her off, assuring a next generation of strong blood for the Brownlicks. Utsui, however, has something to say about that plan! Volume 14 concludes the long running and popular "Chibi Vampire" series (known in Japanese simply as "Karin," the title which was also used for the anime). A vampire romantic-comedy, the series has had quite a few twists and turns, playing with the genre and injecting some new ideas into the typical "vampire romance" situation. Because this is a romantic-comedy, ending on a high note with love all around is pretty much expected, but series author Kagesaki Yuna doesn't take the easy way out. Even Karin's lady-killer brother Ren ends up in a completely unexpected situation that is a bit of poetic justice for the character. "Bittersweet" is the word most associated with this kind of ending, because for every gain there is a loss, and for everyone who gets to walk hand in hand in the sunshine there are those who must shrink back into the shadows never to be seen again. I thought the series ended well overall. It reminds me a bit of the ending to the Harry Potter series, where there isn't a final page and dramatic conclusion but a short sequence following the main characters through the years and seeing what becomes of them. There are some surprises, some "Awww..." moments and of course a giant splash-page kissing scene to make romantic hearts go all a flutter. For being the last volume in the series, it was a bit short and Tokyo Pop filled up the remainder of the book with some funny single-strip cartoons featuring author Kagesaki Yuna's frustrations with being assigned to write a romantic-comedy, how she dealt with that and how the series took on a life of its own. There is also a nineteen page preview for a new series called "Deadman Wonderland" that looks really interesting.

Chibi ending

The end has come once more to a series, but I find the ending too bittersweet. I'm sorry, but I really don't like how I felt with the kind of closure it had. If nothing else it made me look a bit somber when I finished it. I liked the whole emotions everywhere feeling the latter half of it had, but the conclusion was just a big smack to the face after all the emotions. So from me you get a so-so ending to a pretty good series!

bitter sweet

This series was an obsession of my husband and I thought it was great as well. Here we are at the end of it all and I must say that I was not expecting it at all. The last book left off with Karin imprisoned by the Brownlicks and the boys and Elda in hot pursuit. Well lets just say that the incident ends well..... for all sides. New beginnings and endings leave a bitter sweet taste for all those who love this series. Oh and Rin finally gets what he deserves.... or at least I think so! XD It is very enjoyable and I would highly recommend this whole series!

Love saves the day,but...

Usui and the Markers plan to get Karin back from the Brownlick clan. Mission accomplished but before the happy ending,one bittersweet thing to deal with. A great ending for a great series.