Trinity Blood, Volume 1 Book

This is one of my most favorite Manga series. I know the summary might sound a little too familiar and even cliched, but the story isn't like that. You might have read similar series that also follow immortal characters that live in a post-apocalyptic world and try to make things a little better for humanity, but Trinity Blood manages to show both originality and uniqueness in many aspects of the story and it takes place in quite a memorable universe.

Trinity blood is a mix of fantasy, science fiction and political games. Therefore it has a complex story and don't be surprised if you don't get everything at the very beginning. It's supposed to be like that. The story enfolds as it progresses and most characters have secrets that are revealed eventually. This story really does fall into science fiction category. The Vampirism hasn't appeared out of nowhere. There is logic and science behind it that you have to discover for yourself and everything, from the cause to side effects, make sense and are logically explained. The story has many twists and turns and isn't easily predictable. The characters do have depths and do change and grow during the many different story arcs. Some characters like Esther might annoy you at the beginning but they are given chances to grow up. Some characters look evil but they slowly change their opinions and even switch sides. Some characters are not what they seem. As far as a Manga series can go, this is quite great!

While the novels, manga, and anime series all follow the same story, they do have some minor and major differences. I think Anime leaves many questions unanswered and many important events are vaguely mentioned. The Manga delves deeper into this world and the characters themselves and sheds a new light on most of the major historic events of the story, solving some of the big mysteries. If you want to know even more details, I recommend reading the novelization as well.

The artwork is quite beautiful and has a Gothic sense to it while being futuristic. There are many details and I can tell a lot of work has gone to each page. Even looking at the pages alone is enjoyable. Keep in mind that the novels have a different style of artwork and the designs are much darker in general.

This is a very long series but if you are a fan of Vampires and immortal being in general, I strongly recommend it.