Rosario + Vampire
Rosario + Vampire (Japanese: ロザリオとバンパイア, Hepburn: Rozario to Banpaia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently enrolls in a boarding school for monsters. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develops an obsession with his blood, and later meets other monster girls who soon take a romantic liking to him. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shonen Jump from July 2004 to June 2007, when the magazine ceased its publication. An extra chapter was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in September 2007. The chapters were collected in ten tankōbon volumes.
| Rosario + Vampire | |
 Cover of the first manga volume featuring Moka Akashiya | |
| ロザリオとバンパイア (Rozario to Banpaia) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akihisa Ikeda |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | July 6, 2004 – September 22, 2007 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Manga | |
| Rosario + Vampire: Season II | |
| Written by | Akihisa Ikeda |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics SQ. |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | November 4, 2007 – April 19, 2014 |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Inagaki |
| Written by | Hiroshi Yamaguchi |
| Music by | |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, CTC, tvk, TVS, TVO, TVA, RAB, Kids Station |
| Original run | January 3, 2008 – March 27, 2008 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump j-Books |
| Demographic | Male |
| Published | April 4, 2008 |
| Anime television series | |
| Rosario + Vampire Capu2 | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Inagaki |
| Written by | Hiroshi Yamaguchi |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TVO, Tokyo MX, Mie TV, CTC, tvk, TVS, Gifu Broadcasting System, Inc., RAB, Kids Station |
| Original run | October 2, 2008 – December 24, 2008 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Game | |
| Rosario + Vampire: Tanabata's Miss Yokai Academy | |
| Developer | Capcom |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | March 30, 2008 |
| Game | |
| Rosario + Vampire Capu2: The Rhapsody of Love and Dreams | |
| Developer | Compile Heart |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Released | July 23, 2009 |
A sequel, titled Rosario + Vampire: Season II, was serialized in Jump Square from November 2007 to February 2014. An epilogue chapter was published in Jump SQ.19 in April 2014. The chapters were collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes. Both manga series were licensed in North America and in the United Kingdom by Viz Media, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The series also spanned three CD dramas, two visual novels, a novel adaptation, and two internet radio shows.
A 13-episode anime adaptation of Rosario + Vampire aired in Japan between January and March 2008.[4] A second season of the series, Rosario + Vampire Capu2,[lower-alpha 1] aired in Japan between October and December 2008. The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation, who released both seasons on December 20, 2011.[6] The anime is also licensed in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, who released both seasons in 2012.[7]