Vassalord
Vassalord | |
Action, Supernatural, BL | |
Manga | |
Written by | Shoujo |
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Original run | March 30, 2006 – March 15, 2013 |
Volumes | 7 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Kazuto Nakazawa |
Music by | Yukio Nagasaki |
Studio | Production I.G |
Released | March 15, 2013 |
Runtime | 28 minutes |
Episodes | 1 |
Vassalord (
It is licensed for an
, which was released with the last volume of the manga on March 15, 2013. Reviews have been mixed about the series with reviewers praising or panning the characters' relationship with each other.Plot
Vampires Charles J. Chrishunds (Charley) and Johnny Rayflo have a strange relationship. Charley is a cyborg vampire mix, and a vampire hunter for the Vatican, while his master Johnny enjoys a playboy lifestyle. While fighting crimes involving vampires, Charley struggles to control his lust for blood and for Johnny, while Johnny (previously known as Addie before becoming a vampire) delights in seducing his servant and attempts to deal with issues from his own past. Johnny cares about Charley (also known as Cherry and Chris), and the feelings don't seem to be one-sided.
Characters
Johnny Rayflo a.k.a. Rayflo
Voiced by: Fujiwara, Keiji.
Known as the Progenitor of vampires, Johnny Rayflo is a rich vampire playboy with a large mansion and several vampire maids. He was known in the past as "The Confined Elagabalus." Charles J. Chrishunds is his vassal. He acts as a food source for the devout Charley, who refuses to drink human blood. The two of them are constantly fighting, mostly due to Rayflo's perverse nature and tendency to refer to Charley as "Cherry." He is in a relationship with Cherry. Johnny also has a "twin" by the name of Rayfell they are known as 'Adam' and 'Eve'.
Charles Chrishunds a.k.a. Cherry
Voiced by: Okiayu, Ryotaro
Charles J. Chrishunds, also known as Charley/Cherry, is a vampire/cyborg, and a vampire hunter for the Vatican, his master is Johnny Rayflo a vampire who lives the playboy lifestyle. Solving crimes and fighting his lust for blood, who refuses to drink human blood. Cherry also fights lust for his own master while Johnny delights in nothing more so than seducing Cherry at every turn. Cherry is very possessive and is in a relationship with Rayflo.
Rayfell
Rayfell is the supposed twin of Johnny Rayflo. Whether they are related or not isn't known. However, they do look and act very similar which is why they can be called twins. She is a Succubus and lives with a young human girl named Cheryl. Rayfell much like her 'twin' Rayflo has a love for cute things and has a habit of teasing Cherry to get him in trouble with Rayflo. It is said that she was created by one of Rayflo's rib bones. She is in a relationship with Cheryl, but she does betray her often. In the end she always regrets doing it.
Cheryl Shane Kates
Cheryl is a young, human nun who shares very similar features with Chris. She lives with the succubus, Rayfell. She is in a relationship with Rayfell, and is also a Vampire hunter.
Barry
Barry is an incubus created in the image of the demon who turned Rayflo. He hunts Rayflo in a "game", and can regenerate despite wounds that would be fatal to humans and vampires alike. He seems to have an unnatural attachment to Rayflo and always seeks him out.
Supporting characters
Julia
She is one of Raflo's maids. She is blond with blue eyes. She is often found at his side helping him with things that are needed as well as assisting Rayflo when Cherry comes to fight him.
Minea
Rayflo's maid. Beautiful, blonde and with eyes like a cat. She's able to transform into a white cat at will. Minea was once severely abused as a freak show and was saved by Rayflo. That's why she's so loyal to him.
86
A masochist and a junky, 86 acts like a psychopathic man-child and is convinced that an angel is talking and helping him. This "angel" knows all, even the future sometimes. He is also a genius and a one-man army; that's why he's feared by the number one crime boss in Italy—Liu Yaoding—that knows that he's the only one that can take his place. Though he's very good at it, he doesn't seem to like murder, or at least, to hurt innocents. He was working for Liu Yaoding but fled and left the Nulla Family. After which he was arrested by Craig and confined to his home. Rosario Provencano is an alias, as a millionaire, that he uses later in the story.
Detective Craig
Craig is a detective on the police force and he is very untrusting of Charley and Rayflo. He is also the only policeman the Harold trusts.
Harold Wayne
A young boy who is a weak and sickly child, due to his legs being disabled since birth. He spends his days in a wheelchair. Harold says he is the only child of Alford Wayne; the owner of Utsurei, a pharmaceutical company that has gathered attention for their successive development of new drugs ... But Harold is secretly Alford himself. Later it is discovered that he was created by the same demon who turned Rayflo by fusing Rayflo's sperm and Rayfell's egg.
Media
Manga
Vassalord is a
It is licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop.[4] The manga was licensed in French by Kami for the first two volumes,[5] before Soleil Productions picked up the title and republished the series.[6] The manga is also licensed in Germany by Tokyopop Germany,[7] in Poland by Studio JG and in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.[8][9]
Volume list
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | May 10, 2006[2] | 4861272483 | July 15, 2008[10] | 978-1-4278-0614-7 |
2 | May 30, 2007[11] | 4861273714 | November 11, 2008[12] | 978-1-4278-0928-5 |
3 | March 10, 2009[13] | 4861276063 | September 1, 2009 | 978-1-4278-1716-7 |
4 | March 19, 2010[14] | 4861277140 | Nov 30, 2010[12] | 978-1-4278-1867-6 |
5 | March 15, 2011[15] | 4861278422 | N/A | — |
6 | March 15, 2012[16] | 4861279569 | N/A | — |
7 | March 15, 2013[3] | 4800001145 | N/A | — |
Drama CDs
OVA
An
Reception
References
- ^ "Nanae Chrono to End Vampire Manga Vassalord in February". Anime News Network. January 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "Vassalord. 1" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "Vassalord. 7" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ "Nanae Chrono's Vassalord Vampire Manga Previewed". Anime News Network. June 29, 2008. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ Vassalord, Tome 2 : [Broché] (in French). ASIN 2351005112.
- ^ "Vassalord" (in French). Soleil Productions. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ "Vassalord" (in German). Tokyopop Germany. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ "Vassalord #1" (in Polish). Studio JG. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ 血咒聖痕 1 (in Chinese). books.com.tw. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Van Gorder, Danielle (September 8, 2008). "Vassalord Vol. #01". Mania.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ "Vassalord. 2" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "Vassalord. 4". Tokyopop. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Vassalord. 3" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ "Vassalord. 4" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ "Vassalord. 5" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ "Vassalord. 6" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ Vassalord. Drama CD Act.I 白亜のコキュートス (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ ドラマCD「Vassalord」Act.II (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ Vassalord.Act.III (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ ドラマCD「Vassalord.」Act.IV (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Nanae Chrono's Vassalord Vampire Manga Previewed in Video". Anime News Network. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- About.com. Archived from the originalon October 8, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ Ferguson, Chloe (July 28, 2008). "Vassalord, Vol. 1". Pop Shock Culture. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
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External links
- Official Vassalord Website Archived 2018-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Comic Blade Avarus Website (in Japanese)
- Vassalord (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Vassalord (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga News reviews (in French)
- Manga Sanctuary review (in French)