New Vampire Miyu Vol 3 The Shinma Wars

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Summary: A Good Manga, But Try to find the First Volumes
Review: I haven't actually read volume number 3 of New Vampire Miyu, but since there is no explanation of what this manga is about, and since I have volumes four and five, I thought it best to post this here.

New Vampire Miyu is actually a spin-off of Vampire Princess Miyu series. The main character of both series is an eternally young girl named Miyu who is a vampire and is fated to send all shimna (demons) out of the human world and back into the dark. She has one shimna, Larva as her faithful servant. The original series deals with Miyu's battling shinma in the human world. The New Vampire Miyu spin-off has to do with the shinma world itself and Miyu's battle against the evil shinma of that world.

The artwork is lovely and powerful--not as ornate as CLAMP's style but subtly beautiful. The stories here are not humorous, and can be very bittersweet. The Shinma Wars that are covered in New Vampire Miyu tend to be more action oriented than the original series, with a quite a few different characters to remember. At times it can be confusing to keep track of everyone. Those who like mecha, lots of violence and action, or "adult situations" in their manga won't find these elements here. This is nothing like the style of Vampire Hunter D.

If you can, I suggest finding the earlier volumes of Vampire Princess Miyu--most of these are not available in English, but the first volume is now available. This should help readers to have a clearer grasp of the storyline as it progresses. These can be a worthwhile read, but they are much more enjoyable with the whole story to back them up. Most of the original story is also available now on DVD,and if you enjoy this manga you may wish to check out the anime.

Happy reading!
shanshad