Rating: 3
My Thoughts:
Luka is a depressed pretty boy vampire who comes into the human realm to try out the healing powers of an onsen, the Full Moon Baths, now run by oldest son Sakura. Sakura cannot be bothered by Luka's lure because he has a brother and a bath house to take care. Luka makes Sakura his pact partner by sucking a bit of his blood, but in return, Luka must help to manage the bathhouse, which he does with relish. Luka brings in lots of customers with his allure, until another demon vampire comes to try and take the bathhouse and Sakura back with him.
It is a YA, but only in the creepy sexual innuendo way that Japanese manga are YA. They seem to have a different tolerance for even hinting at interspecies forced sex.
Like the original manga, these characters are both gender fluid and more European looking than Asian. It is a whole story and the younger brother and the little demon are precious, however, this may be a story that just ends here. I am not sure if this is an actual series, although there can be more adventures ahead.
From the Publisher:
Luka Edelmondt Finsternis is your picture-perfect vampire--he’s good looking, he’s regal... He’s also usually incredibly hungover and exhausted, and wants nothing more than a change of pace from his routine! When he takes a peek into the human world, he finds just the cure he’s looking for--a relaxing Japanese bathhouse that will surely cure him of his hangover and rejuvenate him from head to toe. To blow his fatigue out of the water, Luka pays a visit to Full Moon Baths where he meets the bathhouse’s eldest son, Sakura. But between the bathhouse being short staffed and taking care of his little brother, Sakura has enough to worry about without a bougie vampire being added to the mix!
Publication Information:
Author/Illustrator: Niko Izuki
Publisher: Kodansha Comics (April 29, 2025)
Paperback: 208 pages
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