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Sholio ([personal profile] sholio) wrote2008-10-10 01:05 pm
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Vampire recs?

Someone asked me via PM if I can recommend any manga featuring vampires. Since vampire fiction really isn't a genre I seek out, I can't really help; I said I'd ask on my blog.

They're looking for vampire manga, or "dark fantasy/science fiction" books, suitable for an older teenager.

Any recs would be appreciated!
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[identity profile] trishkafibble.livejournal.com 2008-10-13 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm...thanks for the lowdown, X-parrot. Methinks I shall speak to my daughter of this. I still trust that her enjoyment of the manga is relatively innocent, but I can see that there might be issues involved that we should discuss....
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[identity profile] xparrot.livejournal.com 2008-10-13 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Oops! Hope I didn't get her in trouble - it's really not as bad as I might have made it sound, it's very camp, and the worst stuff is the splatterfest gore, which isn't that bad when it's drawn b&w. It's fanservice-y but it's not hentai, there's no graphic sex or anything. R-rated, not X. And the religious themes are, hmm, well, it's a Japanese manga, and they tend to handle Western religion much as some Western entertainment handles Eastern religion, as, "cool trappings of mythology & tradition", not so much real beliefs.

If your daughter is into a lot of anime/managa already, I doubt she's seen anything in Hellsing that she hasn't seen before.

[identity profile] trishkafibble.livejournal.com 2008-10-13 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Er...so, I can quit with the new mantra? ("You are a bad parent, Trish. You are a bad parent.") =\ Thanks, though, for the further clarification. She does gleefully love splattergore and campiness, which I'm okay with, given her personality (which is very well-balanced). Very glad to hear she's not getting anything too horrible along with it, but I would expect her not to enjoy anything truly awful. I've read and enjoyed the mangas she actually owns, so if it's fairly close to that range, it's alright.

Ach, and don't worry about getting her in trouble--I really did mean that I'd talk with her about it, not rant and rave and punish. She's a good kid who's developing some real depth of character. And actually, I love a good excuse to talk with her about religion and morality, or anything else, for that matter--she's actually one of my favorite people to converse with. ♥
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