Name: Kuro Bara Alice AKA: Black Rose Alice
Original Japanese: 黒薔薇アリス
Author: Mizushiro Setsuna
Status: Publishing
Genres: Psychological, Romance, Horror, Vampire, Fantasy
Sypnosis:
The young tenor singer Dimitri miraculously escaped with his life after a severe accident. But soon after that, strange cases of group-suicides started to happen all around him… A vampire-romanesque tale of love and survival! from Aerandria Scans
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The Story:
Black Rose Alice is not your typical shoujo romance with all the lovey dovey sweet moments.Its gothic, twisted & dark. Romance isn't sweet in this manga instead its presented in a mysterious & dark manner.The setting for the start of the manga is that of old time Venice.Its historical which brings out the more Victorian goth like storyline.The remaing part of the story is presented in modern Japan. Black Rose Alice is creepy.Vampires take the main stage but they aren't what most people expect from series like "Twilight" & "Vampire Knight". Vampires here are parasitic & the whole shoujo idea of hot vampire guy just got twisted. The plot contains murder & psychological aspects such as the idea of not being able to forgive oneself & sinning. Despite the dark themes, the story is intriguing & is a great read.
The Characters:
The main characters in Kuro Bara Alice are fleshed out fine. We also see Dimtri's personality change quite clearly. Each character has an air of mystery surrounding them.The characters are mature & have their own sense of realism. The characters have their individuality & problems.They are mature & doesn't have anything that somehow seem to annoy you. They are all likeable but not enough for me to grow an unusual attachment to any of them.
The Art:
This is a vampire manga but please don't expect extremely hot bishounens. The art style is not the typical pretty characters but the art style does please me. A dark story with overly pretty wide eye shoujo heroines would freak me out. The art in here has no sparkles which would be a mistake if there is because the whole story is meant to be serious & twisted.
Note that the disturbing scenes of gore are present in Kuro Bara Alice.Its dark & bloody
You may like Kuro Bara Alice if:
- you enjoyed Mizushiro Setsuna other works such as AfterSchool Nightmare
- Up for something unique & twisted at the same time
- A fan of Victorian & goth styles
- Enjoy dark romances
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