A stand-alone prequel to the leading Monogatari (Kodansha) series by the 33-year-old novelist whose first printings are now second only to Haruki Murakami's, this story about a blond female vampire on a 'tourist visit' to the country is being adapted into an animated feature for Japanese theatrical release in late 2015/early 2016. High schooler Koyomi, encountering a dying vampire on his way home from purchasing age-restricted magazines, offers his blood and must face the three vampire hunters who have stolen his mistress's limbs.
| ISBN: | 9781941220979 |
| Publication date: | 15th December 2015 |
| Author: | NISIOISIN, Vofan |
| Illustrator: | Nishio Ishin |
| Publisher: | Vertical an imprint of Penguin Random House Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 354 pages |
| Genres: |
Children's and Young Adult Fiction |