
Noé tries to intervene and protect the girl, revealing himself to also be a vampire in the process. At this point a mysterious character breaks into the ship, seemingly in pursuit of the vampire maiden. This girl turns out to actually be a vampire who has been infected with some kind of magical malady that is rumored to be caused by a special book that was created by an outcast Vampire by the name of Vanitas. The story begins with our hero, Noé, traveling to Paris on an airship, when he encounters a young lady who seems to be ill.

The cover of this manga tempted me with promises of more lovely steam punk fantasy adventures and the description of the book seemed to hint at an exciting tale involving two male leads, who would develop a close relationship over the course of the story that would tease it’s readers with hopes that it might develop into something romantic, but then never actually deliver on that.

Being a fan of that series I was interested in seeing what this new story was all about. ‘The Case Study of Vanitas’ is the newest manga by Jun Mochizuki, the mangaka behind the hit series ‘Pandora Hearts’.
