Reviews for Chibi Vampire, Volume 5

The average rating for Chibi Vampire, Volume 5 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-08-20 00:00:00 Lance Lake In this volume we meet an old member of the family. If you look at the cover you'll probably think the exact same thing as me. That that is either Karin's cousin or maybe a besty or something. They look very similar. But nopes... while its not a besty it IS a member of the family.... HOLY SNIKEYS!! that's her grandma!! Grandma has been asleep for a long long time and well, Karin's mom put big boulders ontop of G-ma's coffin but that all changed when they had an earthquake and she was able to get out. G-ma is really into REN which was kinda creepy because they look the same age and ahhh... she actually groped Karin's boobs and told her they were like big cantaloupe's bulging our of her collar. So, we are then led to believe that Karin got her boobles from her Mom (because G-ma is Henry's Dad) An even weirder note is at the very back of the book it actually tells G-ma's and Karin's bra CUP size. I mean... why is that necessary? I figure someone has noticed this and bugged the artist about it so she must enjoy making fun of the fact that Karin's boobs are freaking HUGE! Besides playing "Where did those boobs come from" we continue on with Kenta and Karin's "I really don't Love you" storyline when you know they do. They have a cultural festival at school. Henry and Calera's (Karin's mom and Dad) story of how they met is told and Henry and Calera go to a vampire convention It wasn't the best story line but I said that 2 books ago so that must mean the next one will be better. I'm really happy I checked a bunch of them out from the library. They're a fun easy read and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE looking at the pictures :)

Review # 2 was written on 2008-07-11 00:00:00 Julie Wong Karin is a vampire - she just isn't like her other vampire family members. Whereas they drink the blood of humans for nourishment like traditional vampires, Karin has a problem with having too much blood in her body. Her blood constantly increases. It builds up faster the closer she is to a human with the type of blood she is attracted to. If it builds up too much, it gushes out in the form of a horrible nose bleed. Sometimes if someone is around her and the time is right she can bite someone and inject the blood into them. Her problem is, she can't erase the memories of the people she bites. She must rely on her siblings for help. Karin's life becomes even more difficult when a transfer student arrives at her school. Kenta Usui causes Karin's blood to increase everytime she is around him. She has trouble just looking at him. What is even worse is the fact that Kenta witnesses Karin biting someone, becomes suspicious of her, and is determined to find out what she is doing. Karin must attempt to control her problem and figure out how to handle her relationship with Kenta. This is an interesting concept for a story and turned out to be pretty cute and I'm glad I gave them a chance (even though I bought the first one because the main character's name, Karin, is spelled like my first name). I've read 5 volumes so far and plan to read the others soon. There are novelizations and an animation series available as well.