▁m anga ▁series ▁by ▁Am at ou . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁serial ized ▁since ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Media ▁Factory ' s ▁seinen ▁m anga ▁magazine ▁Com ic ▁C une , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁magazine ▁supp lement ▁in ▁the ▁seinen ▁m anga ▁magazine ▁Month ly ▁Com ic ▁A live ▁until ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁collected ▁in ▁five ▁tank ō bon ▁volumes . ▁An ▁an ime ▁television ▁series ▁adaptation ▁by ▁Studio ▁G ok umi ▁and ▁A X si Z ▁a ired ▁between ▁October ▁and ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁A ▁ 3 6 0 - year - old ▁v amp ire ▁girl ▁who ▁doesn ' t ▁age . ▁As ▁a ▁v amp ire , ▁she ▁is ▁incred ibly ▁weak ▁to ▁sun light ▁so ▁usually ▁stays ▁aw ake ▁during ▁the ▁night , ▁and ▁drink s ▁blood , ▁al beit ▁re fr iger ated ▁as ▁she ▁can ' t ▁bear ▁to ▁drink ▁it ▁from ▁humans . ▁While ▁often ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁ref ined ▁appearance , ▁she ▁enjo ys ▁going ▁to ▁com ic ▁book ▁convent ions ▁and ▁ordering ▁ot aku ▁goods . ▁ ▁A ▁school ▁girl ▁who ▁begins ▁living ▁with ▁Soph ie ▁upon ▁meeting ▁her . ▁She ▁keeps ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁doll s ▁and ▁is ▁particularly ▁fond ▁of ▁Soph ie ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁doll - like ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Ak ari ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁who ▁often ▁wor ries ▁about ▁her . ▁ ▁Another ▁v amp ire ▁girl ▁who ▁is ▁a