Manhwa Review: My Boyfriend is a Vampire, vol. 1-2 [Paperback]

I've finished "My Boyfriend is a Vampire" Ominus Vols. 1 - 2" by Han Yu-Rang.
Product Description

Vampires like you’ve never seen before in this 320 page genderbender shoujo comedy.

My Boyfriend is a Vampire is an all new shoujo comedy series in the vein of Vampire Knight, presented in two-volumes-in-one omnibus format. Seven Seas will release the entire angsty series across seven low-priced omnibus editions.

Being beautiful is never easy, especially if you’re an eighteen year old boy like Ryu who is constantly mistaken for a girl because of his delicate good looks. Ryu is, in fact, anything but delicate. He is the ringleader of a group of tough kids in an all boy’s school, and he’s quick to beat the living daylights out of anyone who even hints that he resembles a girl.

If that wasn’t hard enough for a regular teenage guy to cope with, his life is about to take a shocking turn for the worse. When Ryu stumbles upon strange happenings in the forest, he gets sucked into a world of vampire intrigue and sinister romance that he never knew existed. And he learns that there are worse things than being turned into a vampire: being turned into a girl?!

About the Author

Han Yu-Rang, the author/artist of My Boyfriend is a Vampire, is a prolific Korean comics creator whose works focus on shoujo themes.

Product Details
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Seven Seas; First Edition edition (September 27, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935934112
ISBN-13: 978-1935934110

My Review:


In Vol. 1 when we first met Ryu we see him staggering and stumbling around dripping blood when he finally collapses.  People are staring at him when finally a group of friends check on him and realize he is dead with no heartbeat.  They call the police and when they arrive Ryu suddenly rises up and runs home.  He takes a shower when he realizes he has turned into a girl and freaks out.

In Vol. 2 we find out what happened to Ryu and the circumstances that lead up to that night (he was bitten by a vampire).  We learn a little backstory when Ryu was young and he used to be beaten up by bullies because they thought he was a girl.  He was rescued Sang Yang who paid for his tae-kwon do classes to teach him to protect himself.  In the present day we find out that Ryu is the chief of the local gang and that is how he meet Rei Parks his first in command.  Rei tells him there is a serial killer killing teen age girls near a popular hangout and other gang members are being beaten up.

His friend Sang ask Ryu to pretend to be his girlfriend to help him get rid of a persistent suitor.  She wants to proof that Ryu and Sang are together or else she will steal him away.  This part was very funny because Ryu put on a wig and even kissed Sang because he was all worked up.

We are also introduced to important vampire characters and a legend about a vampire and a human women.

I was laughing every time Ryu got hit on and his reaction to the situations (he loves to beat up people who mistake him for a girl and he would start stripping by taking off his T-shirt to prove he's a guy).

I highly recommend this gender bending comedy manhwa if you like vampires with personalities and try to kill each other.

4/5

Thanks Seven Seas for sending me this manhwa to review, greatly appreciated!