Tags: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Yuri
Synopsis:
This means war!
When Komari unintentionally disrespects one of her fellow Crimson Lords, Flöte Mascarail, things escalate until she finds herself pitted against the other generals in a deadly competition where the loser gets fired (read: blown up).Though most of her opponents are as tough as nails, Komari finds an unlikely ally in Sakuna Memoir, a newly appointed Crimson Lord who shares both her timidity and love of reading. If only Vill weren’t so jealous! But while all this is playing out, a sinister plot involving the assassination of key politicians in the Empire brews. With so much going on, will this shut-in vampire ever get a moment’s peace?! (Source: Yen Press)
Komari Makes a New Friend?!
Our favourite woe-laden vampire shut-in returns and things are starting to heat up, or more accurately, reaching sub-zero!
Vampire Shut-In’s second volume continues its hilarious assault on Komari’s peaceful life with several life-ending problems. For starters, a terrorist is on the loose altering people’s memories and Komari alongside new Crimson Lord Sakuna have been put on the case.
If that wasn’t enough, Komari can’t stop making new enemies. Offending a fellow Crimson Lord, doubt is sprung on Komari’s vampiric abilities leading to a trial and eventual battle royale, all of which could see her Crimson Lord title taken away and lead to her exploding. And yet all of this will pale in comparison to her brigade’s new plans to create creepy Komari merch!
As part of the second volume, we’re introduced to a new supporting character and possible friend to Komari, Sakuna. She’s teamed up with our titular shut-in vampire to capture a horrifying terrorist who’s killing and altering people’s memories.
Whilst Komari getting a new friend is great, what I think most readers will enjoy is the dynamic between Sakuna and “sicko maid” Vill. Both Komari obsessives, there’s an instant rivalry between the two that causes nothing but trouble for Komari.
Sakuna just so happens to be Komari’s biggest fan, as indicated by the mountains of black-market Komari merch. This isn’t the only strange thing about her as she also happens to be the aforementioned wanted terrorist. Forced into Inverse Moon as a child, she uses her core implosion to search victims’ memories for information on the dark core.
Hers is an overall tragic story with a pretty good ending, finally gathering the courage to rebel thanks to Komari’s actions.
If the terrorist wasn’t enough to deal with, Komari also ends up fighting the rest of the Crimson Lords after offending Flöte Mascarail. As she lucks her way through both a trial and battle, Komari’s constant babbling fear is used to great effect and it’s only helped by both Vill’s and the Empress’ constant teasing.
As for the fights, they’re well directed on the whole and the best moments come as Komari unlocks new levels of her Core Implosion. Included are new ice abilities that help to freeze Odion’s plans of becoming a Luna.
Overall, Shut-In Vampire’s second volume continues the hilarious antics of the first. Adding a host of new wacky characters and powers alongside some fun bits of interaction between Komari fanatics has constantly kept me engaged and excited for the next volume.
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Vol. 2
My Rating: 9/10
I hope you enjoyed my review and would love to see what you thought of the volume in the comments!
You can read the second volume of this series both digitally and physically from the list of distributors on the Yen Press website.
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