VAMPIRE & HIS PLEASANT COMPANIONS GN (2025)

From veteran shoujo manga artist Marimo Ragawa and BL light novelist Narise Konohara comes a strange and sexy tale! When a vampire from Nebraska named Al gets frozen in bat form, he winds up in Japan under the care of a dark and mysterious man covered in a bloody scent! For readers ages 13 and up.

Full of worries for the future, the cursed vampire Al is struggling to settle into his new life in Japan with his surly companion Akira. A moment of emotional turmoil separates the two when Al suddenly encounters a killer on the loose! Will he be able to return to Akira...or is it all over?!

After Akira manages to rescue Al yet again, the lonely vampire and grumpy embalmer settle into a pattern together. The shared life of lonely vampire Al and grumpy human Akira continues!

The vampire Al struggles to convey his feelings for the surly Akira...and to make things more difficult, he now has a rival for Akira's affections! How will Al react as he finds himself in the middle of unexpected drama?

TV producer Sakairi has offered Al a chance to star in a TV drama again, and the shooting takes place in his hometown in America. Al asks Akira about going back to the States to take the gig, but...

Al and Akira have come to Chicago for the filming of a TV show. But in the plane's cargo hold, Al ends up turning back into his human form! What bizarre method will he use to escape...?! Plus, the surprises don't end there as Al finds out they'll be staying with the movie producer he idolizes, Richard Carlisle. And for some reason, a problem arises on the set of the show?!

Akira and Al’s flight has been hijacked! Their gun-wielding captors have short tempers and won’t listen to reason, so Al has to think fast—but can he turn the tides while he’s stuck as a bat? Not to mention, time is running out until he has to return to human form... The stakes are higher than ever, and one thing’s for certain: Neither Al nor Akira are going to make it out of this conflict unscathed...!