i think this was my first proper introduction to mangas, as i had never read one before. at times, i struggled with reading because i was a bit confused, but i finally managed to read the whole thing. i've got to say - i'm very happy that this one, specifically, was my first.
well, everyone's first time is supposed to be special, and i had such a fun time reading the story. i was so invested in this cozy, silly story about vampires, and it made me a little sad that it was a one-shot. i'd love to read more, honestly, and i'm not sure if there will be more volumes, as it ended with an epilogue and everything.

the characters were really likeable - luka, the vampire, was kinda silly and seemed like a very fun vampire to be around. umenosuke was such an adorable kid! I loved sakura and his lil bro's relationship. the moments between them were so heartwarming - aww, almost melted my cold heart.
ooh, and the interactions between luka and sakura! really, really cute.

the drawing style was gorgeous. the art was so well done - really detailed, but at the same time, it didn't make the reading experience too overwhelming. the story was easy to follow.

however, i think it ended kind of abruptly and the characters were slightly underdeveloped. i wish the ending hadn't felt so rushed, as I'd have loved to read more about them, and the yomi baths. nevertheless, it was a really enjoyable read that I'd definitely recommend!!




*thanks to NetGalley, Kodansha Comics and the author for providing me with an ARC of this manga.*

I gave this a 3.5 because I think it was really interesting and funny. I actually really like the characters and how this focused on them and not too much plot at first.

I think this has a lot of potential to go on and be even better as the series goes on. I know this is only the first volume so it’s still introducing the plots and characters and I can’t wait to read the next one especially after the cliffhanger like damn don’t leave us like that 😔😔😔.

this is really cute and funny. this would also make a really good slice of life anime. it's perfect for it 😭 i love ume and pequeno; they're so cute. and then making yomi tiny 😭😭😭

thank you to netgalley and kodansha for the eARC!

A delightful slice of life manga about a vampire who decides to enjoy a bathhouse so he crashes one!
I quite enjoyed the calmness and peaceful atmosphere. Characters were lovely, but their relationship could use some more development.
The art was clear and beautiful, so it was an easily readable manga.

A Vampire in the Bathhouse is a cozy and hilarious slice of life story in a complete volume.

The art is absolutely gorgeous, especially when depicting food, traditional clothes, classy vampires and other magical creatures. Like in typical cozy stories, the plot is low stakes, focused on light themes that manga readers will be familiar with (going to the bathhouse, preparing food, attending sports events and summer festivals). The characters are cute, their interactions funny and occasionally heartwarming, and you'll surely love the sense of community they build along the way.

If you're a fan of cozy magic manga and looking for a short and sweet read, you'll certainly love this volume!

✨ Disclaimer ✨ I received a free copy of this book and this is my honest review.

This was such a fun and super cute graphic novel! I loved the premise that this random immortal vampire just shows up in a bathhouse, stark naked, shocking everyone. I loved the story that went with it but it's just so absurd, and I couldn't not read this!

This was hilarious and I really enjoyed seeing the vampires/demons come to Earth and be shell shocked by a indoor bath establishment. It was a cute one-shot that had good pacing and left us with answers at the end in the bonus stories.
Seeing Yomi in such a small form was adorable! He went from a domineering character to just a tsundere person towards the humans. Luka still got the same treatment.

The friendship between Umemosuke and Yomi's familiar was my favorite part. I hope they always stay together.

Also, an igloo with a kotatsu inside is genius.

Luka, a vampire, hears about the amazing services at the Full Moon Bathhouse and surprises its whole crew by popping up unexpectedly (and naked) one day. After using Sakura's one of the family members who runs the bath blood to stabilize his magic, Luka reveals that he and Sakura now have a Pact, and he's there to stay!

This was just way too cute! While it would be adorable if it was just about the members of Sakura's family (which basically includes Luka and Pequeno a demon familiar) by the end of the of the manga what makes it truly heart warming is the sense of community created. It isn't just those at the Full Moon bath that welcome several demons but the entire town. Add in that it immediately declares itself an LGBTQ+ read, plus some gorgeous art, and this is easily one of my favorite manga reads this year so far!

Highly recommend for anyone looking for a fun little slice of life read!

As always, thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for the eArc!

This book was a 3.5🌟for me…
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!!!
The two main male characters looked too much alike in black in white so it sometime was hard to differentiate.
The reading sequence was wrong from normal manga.
The story was alright. You can tell that they wanted to make this into a series but realized there wasn’t anymore ideas maybe…cuz all of a sudden then ended on a cliffhanger then summed up the story at the end.
If there is a book two…I probably wouldn’t read it. It just wasn’t what I thought it was going to be.
I thought this was going to be Howls moving castle meets Spirited away but I got a “b” Book instead. 🤷‍♀️
But I did finish the book! The best drawings were the little boy and the 🍉 slices! lol

I loved the character designs for this, the graphics were perfect and clear to understand as well. I loved Luka and Sakura's development, I found them cute together.

It was a quick read and I immensely enjoyed it.

Thank you for the ARC!

The story is funny, slightly silly and has a cute drawing style. One day a vampire travels to Japan from another dimension and decides he will live with Sakura, a young man who helps his grandfather run a bathhouse, and Sakura's younger brother.
The vampire, Luka Edelmondt Finsternis, is slightly silly but the story overall is mostly sweet and relaxing.
I wasn't sure about the ending, whether this was just book one and more manga to follow but some kind of epilogue made it sound like there weren't more planned atm.
Too bad. I think the story has potential to be developed further, both the relationship between the characters and how the Yomi baths were built.
Overall worth a read, it was quite nice to have something relaxing right now.

Fun and silly manga about the antics of a vampire helping out at a bathhouse and helping to look after the owners little brother

A Vampire in the Bathhouse was a charming and heartwarming story of two brothers and a mischievous but earnest vampire. The younger brother was absolutely adorable and the older brother was hardworking and honest.

Reading this story gave me such a warm feeling, and it was very very cute! I can’t wait for the next volume!

The Vampire Bathhouse is a cozy, lighthearted read. I enjoyed the beautiful illustrations, the funny jokes, and Luka’s ridiculousness.

Luka and Sakura’s relationship is sweet and cute but didn’t feel too romantic other than Sakura blushing every now and then at Luka’s strength and handsomeness. It left me wanting more.

Cons: not much vampire scenes

I recommend it for anyone who wants a cozy read.

Thank You NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for this eARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC of this adorable manga, however all thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was such a cute, apparently standalone, volume! It had a pretty vampire lord going to a bath house for a little rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation. He gets all that and a bit of a found family in the family that runs the bath house. He bonds with the older son, Sakura, but also helps take care of the younger brother Umenosuke. Umenosuke is adorable. So cute! Together with them he experiences all the normal events in a manga such as a summer festival and a sports day. And it's just generally cute.

However, I do feel like there should have been more than one volume of this. I feel like it was really gearing up and then it was all wrapped up with the bonus chapter at the end. I don't know if it wasn't popular enough so it got cancelled or something else happened, but I feel like it ended too abruptly. I wanted to see Luka and Sakura's relationship develop a bit more. I can see where this would be one that wouldn't need tons of volumes because it's cozy fantasy, but I still think a duology would have rounded everything out nicely.

Anyways, it's cute and I recommend it for people who like a dash of fantasy in their cozy contemporary manga.

This was fun and lighthearted. The characters were cute and the art was beautiful. This manga had a great found family vibe between all of the characters. It’s more slice of life without much of an overall plot. Since it’s a standalone, I was expecting a little more story. Also, I’m not sure why I thought this was a romance, but it wasn't. Overall, this was a fun read with beautiful art and cute characters.

This book is a fun quick read.

The titular Vampire is a flamboyant mess is the long tradition of a beautiful blonde brats so in love with his not quite boyfriend that it makes him look stupid.

It’s funny and light

No real romance but plenty of hints.

Cute

A demon goes to the human realm for some fun slice of life shenanigans!

ART (12/10)
The art in this is absolutely stunning. The line art is detailed and consistently well done without being too visually crowded. The pretty men in the story are all incredibly hot. I’ve read plenty of pretty boy manga but some of these panels actually made me gasp with how pretty they were.

HUMOR (10/10)
The humor is where this manga really shines. I shrieked with laughter and kept getting shocked by even more fun and silly things. The satirical humor was well done, subverting the usual tropes of sexy demons coming to the human realm and forming a bond with a human.

WRITING CLARITY (7/10)
Some of the dialogue didn’t quite make sense, and I’m not sure if the logic of some responses were just off or if it was a translation issue. However, overall the dialogue was entertaining and flowed fine.

EMOTIONAL APPEAL (4/10) and FLOW (5/10)
The part that really disappointed me was that many wholesome moments came too soon or suddenly. There was a lot of potential for very sweet bonds to form between the characters, but instead it felt very cringe and out of place. That made some of the optimistic life lesson moments feel off. I think that instead there should’ve been more sweet low-key slice of life moments for a while to build the relationships and more world building about the demon world and the demons’ powers (which was super interesting when it did appear) before going into the emotional pay off of the character relationships. The last chapter ended on a point that seemed like it would continue in the future (hopefully). From the mangaka’s note, it seems like this is an ongoing series that got collected into a book, so that explains why the flow was off. I still think the editors could have made more suggestions, maybe about re-ordering some of the episodic stories to read better in a different order.

REPRESENTATION (3/10)
I’m not sure why it was categorized as an LGBT manga in the early access version on NetGalley. There’s some of your typical queer baiting and one sided flirting responded to with disgust, but no hints of romance. There was one character who I think might have been a trans woman or a drag queen, but that character appeared for only a few pages and very much fit into the usual 2D caricature of trans people in manga. One of the demons’ clothing also looked like it might’ve been inspired from indigenous tribal clothing, which seems pretty common for the depiction of dark demons. It’s unfortunate and exoticizing in my opinion, but also wasn’t too crazy of a red flag because the kingdom of darkness didn’t seem to be depicted as evil or “uncivilized” or anything.

ENJOYMENT (8/10)
Overall, I think it was a very enjoyable read, and I might come back to look at some of the stories again. The art alone is so gorgeous that I’m really glad I found this manga. I would probably recommend it to people for the art and the humor, but tell them to not expect too much from the story. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for a second book release if it comes!

Just as funny and adorable as I was expecting! Sakura is a hoot, and I love how he bullies Luca. Would love to delve deeper into who Luca is as a person as I see him being someone who has a lot of layers. This was definitely a slower read for me, but that's okay. Not everything needs to be super fast paced, and action packed.

A Vampire in the Bathhouse is a cute, slice-of-life manga set in the modern world with hints of fantasy. The art is beautifully drawn and the characters are each endearing in their own way. The story focuses on the day-to-day life of the family who runs the bathhouse and their unexpected demon vampire guest and co as well as their relationships and community connections. It is both not too short or too long but leaves you wanting more and on a personal note made me want things to be just a little more fleshed out. This is a great read if you want to feel healed and not think too much.