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#DRCL – Midnight Children 1 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto

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sophasphinx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Exceedingly beautiful manga with a fun take on Dracula. I'm a big fan of weird adaptations and the boarding school gender bending story is pretty interesting. The pacing however is all over the place and I feel like if you've never read the original Dracula it's easy to get lost. I'm also wary of the direction the queer/trans representation is going, but we'll have to see how it develops. Still an interesting read

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justcallmeemily's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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thehal's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

0.25

I.... What is even happening in this book?? Who thought this was a good idea?? I love Bram Stokers Dracula, but this here was utter nonsense! Jumping from scene to scene, you don't know what the actual f is going on there except there is probably a vampire on the lose.

What the hell is going on with than nun?? And that literal kid where she is at!

What. The. Hell.??
And last but not least, Luke. Lucy. Wtf??

I feel this is a really bad take at DID maybe. Or an even worse take at a transgender character...

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dijigoo53's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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directorpurry's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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virtualangel's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Shininchi Sakamoto’s visually stunning and enthralling retelling of “Dracula” left me wanting to know more as soon as possible. We have a rather slow and tense buildup at the start and the pacing speeds up tremendously by the time we meet the main cast. I recommend reading over this volume twice at least to process it, as it’s a show don’t tell type of manga.

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vixenreader's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

More style over substance, the awe-inspiring visuals more than makes up for the poor plot points and well-meaning subversions that need up backfiring.

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