Wow, what a wild and wonderful sort of Vlad the Impaler story! I love that he comes back in the form of a young girl and is finding a new way to navigate life 400 years after this occurred. I love the idea of monster island and the fact that he was portrayed as a good being because he wished to protect the humans of his homeland. I need book two immediately!

The colours and art are just incredible but unfortunately the story is rather jumbled. Didn’t help that the pages were big enough so waiting for each page to load was time consuming enough. It’s unfortunate since I do like the vampire genre ;/

Thanks Netgalley and publisher for the free manga to read and review!

Im giving it 1.5 stars. This manga has the potential to be great - vampires, werewolves, katanas, a war between humans and monsters. The art is great as well. Unfortunately I feel the completion was rushed and bit lazy. Instead of new art for each page, many of the same pictures are just copied and pasted on several different places. :/

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an Earc of this manga to review. This does not in any way shape or form alter my opinions or the rating I give this manga.
I found that this manga was not as suspenseful as I hoped but I really liked the depictions of the characters and the banter that came from Vlad. I would not necessarily name this manga as horror, it is more so a thriller. I found the main antagonist/enemy to be a bit annoying and repetitive filled with condescension. The story moves quickly and it is easy to read but I am not eager to read more,

**ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review**

BLOOD BLADE 1 by Oma Sei was a dark, fantastical Dracula manga retelling with horrors and monsters galore. In a world where Vlad the Impaler is a young girl Dracula reincarnation, she and her friends must survive the assassination attempts after them while still trying to protect her people. This had a bit of an interesting dichotomy of lightness amidst all the blood and gore that was amusing. The panels were also easy to follow and read, surprising with all the black and darkness throughout. I probably won't continue, but I think a lot of people out there would really like this.

I loved this book!!! I need number 2! This was a fast fun interesting read! When will the second be available

Count Dracula as a badass, katana-wielding woman?! YES PLEASE! i didn’t know what i exactly expected from this other than some good fight scenes and action, which i definitely got, but i was happily surprised with the premise of the plot! Dracula (referred to as Vlad) is a centuries old vampire that has been reborn into a young woman. she has a trusted witch? (not sure what Nan is but she can transform into a freaking dragon!) who has been by her side since Vlad was a baby. they are met with a golem, Clara, who warns them of a research group attempting to cross humans with monsters. the three are attacked by monsters working for this group and must go on the run in hopes of finding a rumored safe space for monsters: an island with no humans.

although i thoroughly enjoyed myself from the first to the last pages, i feel that many details were left out. at times i felt i was missing pages due to the gaps in dialogue which made the flow of the story a little off. overall i loved the art style, however, there were a few panels that i needed to stare at before i could tell what was going on due to the lack of grayscale. i like that the majority is in stark black and white, but this also made certain images a little difficult to decipher and i think the use of grays for the details could’ve been helpful in some images. i like that most of the characters were drawn in a traditional anime style while the backgrounds were drawn in a realistic style but some characters were drawn in the realistic style and it kind of threw me off. personally, i like mixing styles but prefer all characters be in the same style which is just personal preference.

Sei left us on a juicy cliffhanger so i will be on the lookout for the next issue! hopefully it will have more details regarding the world-building and answer some of the questions i'm left with.

1 star

I was drawn to this because of the cover, the title, and the summary. It all seemed like this would be perfect for me. In the end, I was just disappointed.

This was not good. First, the art. It was confusing to follow at some points, and relied too heavily on copying previous panels. The amount of times you see Vlad in profile with hair covering her face is ridiculous. The action sequences were too hard to follow. No flow whatsoever. There are a lot of panels that have two styles of art mixed together, and it doesn't mesh well at all.

The second thing is the plot itself. I felt no connection to the characters or their motivations behind things. I didn't know what was going on half the time or why. We learn some of Vlad's history, and yet we still know nothing. It's just a boring read and doesn't do justice to a Dracula retelling. Highly do not recommend it.

Thank you, Netgalley and Kodansha, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much for letting me read this manga. I love the idea of Dracula reencarnating as a girl but still thinking like a badass guy. I like the artstyle. It realy gets the gruesomeness across.

Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for this arc.

I just kept reading. It was highly entertaining, I'm not entirely sure what the full plot here was. Like there was definitely plot, and I think I can tell where this series is going. It is interesting and entertaining.
Would I recommend it to others? Yes.
This is one of those things that I want to talk out with someone, because "what did I just read?" was something I said after finishing it, but not in a bad way

4 stars

I got this book for free via NetGalley for a review.

Vlad the Impaler had been reborn into the body of a young female vampire. She rescues Frankenstein's monster, a girl called Clara, and together they must flee for their lives.

The plot was pretty interesting, it kept me wanting to read more to find out what happens. I would be interested in finding out more about Cerberus and am now invested in the girls journey to Monster Island.

The character design and world building were pretty well done. I feel like we have already learnt quite a bit about the three main characters, but there seems to still be so much to explore. The set up of the world was nice, and again there seems a lot more to learn about it in future volumes.

The art style swaps between the cute and the more realistic, often depending on if it is in the present time with the girls, or the past with Vlad the Impaler, but in other places too. It often reflects the tone of the scenes. The backgrounds are especially well done, as they are fairly detailed in every panel. They really like to draw faces from the left hand side though, once I'd noticed it I couldn't stop seeing it.

Overall it was an interesting read and I'd be fairly interested in reading the next volume to see where the story is going to go.

Thank u netgalley for the advance Arc of this manga

I am a huge dracula fan and I like anything related or retellings to see if I enjoy enough, and this was a fast fun read and I cannot wait to read more

I actually really love this book. I thought it was quite interesting with the reincarnation of Dracula and Frankenstein am. I thought it was really cool to see it in a different world and how they would react and how they can do it, especially in a more fantasy based world. I think this was actually really cool. I love the art style of the characters did have a progression Oak and I would love to know where to go in the future with this series.

El Conde Vlad Drácula renace como una joven vampira con una katana en Europa. Esto ya me interesaba porque dije... esto puede funcionar muy bien o muy mal. Y se quedó entre medio de esas dos. Además de que conocemos a una joven niña que fue creada por Victor Frankenstein... o sea, tenemos una combinación de cosas interesantes... Y le sumamos lobos. Una mezcla no poco común pero que me gustó.

Lo que más ruido me hace es eso de que se haya convertido en una niñita, pero son detalles que a veces me olvido PERO el mangaka lo recuerda, porque claro... como una niñita vampira puede tener tanto poder, ¿no?

En fin, una historia atrapante, que la lees enseguida porque realmente es muy copado cómo cuenta los hechos y lo que sucede en la vida de nuestro Conde y de Clara. Veremos por donde sigue la historia, que tendrán para mostrarnos.

Gracias Kodansha Comics por el ejemplar digital que leí en NetGalley a cambio de una reseña honesta.

Thank you NetGalley

Is it appropriate to say this was kinda cute? I’m not sure why I feel that way but alas.

The artwork was fantastic. The plot was nice. I think it’s funny that Vlad came back as what looks to be a teen girl, and seems to exhibit some teen girl characteristics. It made the new visual more realistic, if that makes sense?

Also I love that Nan went from a crow, to a young woman, to a young girl, to A FREAKING DRAGON! Like ma’am, what else can you do?!

Clara’s intro felt a little info dumpy but given the fact that this isn’t a full length novel I wasn’t put off by it. I just wish we could get it a little more organically than word vomit.

Overall I liked the setup, and am interested to see more

This has a great story about a lord who is reincarnated as a vampire girl. And in this first book they are starting there journey to a place where monsters can live free from being slaughtered by humans. The art is also very pretty but also gets a bit ruffer when its showing the past helping to tell the different from the past and present.

Oh my, that was messy. The story itself lacks depth; I don't understand the characters' motivations, although their actions are somehow explained, it's not very authentic. The art is okay, although the fight scenes are not very polished, sometimes I got lost in what was happening. And the most annoying thing for me was that in many scenes Vlad had one eye covered by her hair! Why?! It looked as if the cartoonist didn't really know how to draw them, so he put hair in there. I understand the desire to add mystery, but don't let the same thing repeat itself in 98% of the scenes.
To sum up: the story has potential, but there is still a lot to improve.

Manga about Count Dracula, AKA Vlad III the impaler. Frankenstein is turning monsters into an army, yet an island does exist, for monsters to live on in peace. Good artwork, good lettering and good ageless story.

A fast paced manga, packed with action, this was a lot of fun to read. It follows a reincarnated Count Dracula who is now a girl,a golem called Clara and Dracula's half human thrall, Nan, who can also shapeshift. As the three try to escape to Monster Island, they are tracked by Cerberus, an organisation who breeds monsters with humans to use in war. And it seems that the mastermind behind Cerberus has a long-standing enimity with Dracula. A great read and totally looking forward to the next installment!

Thank you to NetGalley, Kodansha Comics, and Oma Sei for the opportunity to read this manga in exchange for an honest review.

With a gothic-noir feel to the art style, Blood Blade follows Count Vlad Dracula, reborn and a vampiress, the guise of a young woman making others none the wiser. Wielding a katana, Vlad demonstrates her skills upon her enemies.

Meanwhile, Clara, a girl Vlad saved, explains the wish of her deceased grandfather, Dr. Frankenstein, in his wish that monsters can live peacefully without war. Thus, Clara's quest to find monsters and get them to Monster Island, a safe haven. Vlad scoffs at the idea, of course, for what could Vlad the Impaler fear? Only time will tell if Vlad cares to make the journey. (And let's not forget to mention her shape-shifting old lady magic companion, Nan. OP much?).

While the pacing feels a bit off or random at times, the art is enjoyable and the fight scenes make for a quick read. The style is more Shounen, but with a heavy female case, a female audience is warranted as well. A promising start to an action-filled series.