A big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a proof in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun and fast-paced read—I was completely hooked from the start. I made the mistake of picking it up right before dinner, thinking I’d just sneak a quick peek… next thing I knew, dinner was cold and I’d devoured the whole volume instead. No regrets.

The story surprised me in the best way. It made me gasp out loud, chuckle, and smile more than once. The chemistry between Amelie and Pako is oddly sweet (and a little unhinged—in the best way), and the pacing kept things moving with just the right blend of dark comedy, blood, and romance.

That ending, though—what do you mean it’s over? I need volume two immediately!

Fair warning: it’s bloody—but that’s part of the fun.

Loved the characters and story. Very cool illustration and I can’t wait for the second one! Thanks NetGallery!

This comic was so unhinged. It is filled with gorgeous and unique art. The imagery things that you never really thought you would see, but once you see it you can’t unsee it. It’s violent, but also beautiful.

The story is pretty simple. Boy and girl meet and fall in love, but girls family are very not happy about it. Ultimately, this story is meant to be over the top and isn’t something to be taken seriously. Most of it I was reading smiling in shock wondering if I was really seeing what I was seeing.

This is a comic to be read for a fun time. I loved it!

I was given this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This manga is def not for children and def not for everyone. I enjoyed it even though it was significantly more gory than I expected from the little blurb about it. The art is good and the story is cute (despite the gore and violence). I'll definitely pick up the second volume when it comes out.

i really enjoyed this manga! i only wish it was longer because i cannot wait for the next installment already! thank you so much for giving me an e-arc of this <3

This book was so fun and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series. I loved following the main character and learning about her history of a vampire and her vampire family. It was cool that she wasn’t made into a vampire but that she was born as one. It’s an interesting element that I feel like isn’t explored as much. I really enjoyed this.

This manga was very interesting. First I thought the art was very beautiful and the detail of the graphics were extremely well done. Second, the pacing of the story moved quickly and I was able to follow along well At first, I thought this would like an insta love story but there were A few twists I was not expecting that definitely have me excited for volume 2. For those who love a good vampire human, were.wolf story, this manga may just be for you.

Unhinged and a little horny is how I would describe this book and the main characters, but I'm not mad about it.

This is a rapid-fire manga that doesn't break any ground but is just a fun read. Don't take it too seriously and read it to enjoy the insanity.

This manga is like a mix of Twilight and The Addams Family. It's gruesome but also campy. I enjoyed the story a lot. And for the most part I liked the art, but the action scenes were drawn so close-up and blurred that most of the time it was hard to tell what was going on in them and I really had to rely on the dialogue to explain the scene.

The one thing I disliked was how the main character, a 160-year old vampire, falls in love with a human child. In the present time they attend high school together, but she actually met him a decade ago, so at the most he was 8 years old when she first declared she was "in love" with him.

The vampire is sent off to experience the human world, but I'm not sure why her family thought the best way for a vampire who has lived well over a century to do that is to go to high school... You would think she would be well-acquainted with reading, writing, arithmetic, science, and world history after so many, many years on Earth. Especially when she has to hide her fangs and protect her sensitive skin from the sun. It just didn't make any sense to me. So that's why this felt like Twilight: she's an adult (and then some) but goes to high school, and falls in a love with a little boy. At least they both look like teens at the current time but it was creepy she set her sights on him when he was so young.

The whole manga is about their improbable romance. And while the vampire has a reason for having feelings for the human boy, the close-up shots of his open fly tell you all you need to know about his feelings towards her.

I think this book is very weird but I also liked it. I want to read more but at the same time I'm a little grossed out. Read with caution, is my suggestion.

As a fan of everything vampire related I was excited to give this a read! Sadly, there wasn’t a whole lot to enjoy for me. The plot and romance was extremely fast paced, so much so it became forgettable. I think I was hoping for a more cutesy shoujo-esque art style, so I didn’t connect with the illustrations. I feel that this story would do better as an anime of shorts than a manga volume.

This is so different from what my normal genre is it took me a second to get used to but I was pleasantly surprised that I was very interested, and that cliff hanger was so rude! Thank you so much for this unique experience I had a great time reading this!

I'm quite new to the work of graphic novels but the cover and description really caught my eye. I have to admit, it started out a bit slow and I couldn't really understand why Pako and Amelie fell in love....but once they were together - WOW! The story really kicked off and I couldn't stop reading until I'd finished the whole thing. The art style in this novel is stunning, I found myself just spending extra time on some pages admiring the art. Whilst this story is short, there are multiple plot twists that had me turning the pages for more. I just love a good vampire versus werewolf storyline - also Amelie's family is so cool - the individual styles they all had were very impressive.

Overall a short but punchy story accompanied by incredible illustrations. There are some graphic parts that include sexual/violent images - but it's sooo darn cool!! Very gothic and very cool. I would read another from this series!

Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha for an ARC!

Kind of loved this! Very fast paced romance about a vampire girl and the human boy she’s interested in. Lots of gore right off the bat with some really dynamic panelling. I will definitely be checking out the other volumes.

Thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha for the ARC.

This story follows Amelie, a high schooler who is also a vampire. Amelie is in love with a human, Paco, which goes against the vampire's rules for living in the human realm. Some events lead to a surprise confession after school one day, but that is interrupted by an attack that outs Amelie as a vampire. Oh, and there are also werewolves.

It's silly, weird, bloody, gory, and a little over the top. The pacing is quite fast and the story and characters are a bit shallow (so far), but it's fun. It's a quick read that doesn't require a ton of thinking and I actually enjoyed it quite a bit.

A cute high school love story of Amelie and Pako, a vampire and human, with a fast-paced storyline accompanies a gruesome, but fun illustrations. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Thanks to both Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for the e-ARC copy. This has not affected my review at all, which are my own thoughts.

And big thanks indeed because what an amazing story did I just discover with Dra-Q. This manga presents to us Amelie Kurosaki, an ordinary-looking high-schooler girl who is actually a 100 year old vampire. To navigate the human world, she must follow five simple rules, among which is never falling in love, for this will lead to bloodlust from her part. But she can't help it when her eyes always follow another student: Pako, a third-year boy who is the resident school delinquent. And when a confrontation reveals herself to him, they'll have to join forces and learn to accept the other as they are.

What I liked most about Dra-Q is how it didn't shy away from showing the most gorey aspects of vampires and other creatures that eventually get involve. How they can be nasty creatures, or the most subtle of beings until they've lured you to your death at their hands. All this follow closely by the main characters, and even the vampires themselves; Amelie's family, who gets introduce later in here.

Amelie is a young vampire that wants to experience and live in the human world, among them and interacting with them, not only observing. She's smart, she's a romantic at heart, and she's fiercely protective of those she loves, included Pako, the boy she likes, even if they haven't interacted much until the incident that makes them join forces and finally meet each other, making their hearts beat fast.

And our other character is the love interest, of course.
If he doesn't love you as a severed head, does he deserve the whole deal? I'd say no. So a point for Pako, who likes Amelie in all her glory, bloodlust included. I think Pako is an innovative character in the fighter/school delinquent archetype, where, even though he doesn't go looking for the fights, he doesn't back down for one when needed, more over if it's to defend his close ones. He also accepts Amelie as a vampire, not questioning it, and even helping her get her head back on her shoulders. Literally. He's a simple guy, now that I think about it, but he makes such a good pair with Amelie.

The romance starts strong, with the characters getting together in this very first volume, but the chemistry is seen, you can tell that these two can have one of the best romances ever, but there's going to be a lot of conflict and tension coming from outside parties that doesn't want them together.
Like Amelie's family, who doesn't approve of her romance with a human. The vampires' introduction was the best part of this volume for me. Their designs are amazing, they were as scary as vampires should be, and I want to know more about them.

Also, I liked that, for once, it is her not him who is the older "monster" of the humanxmonster pairing that's going on in Dra-Q. I think is somethings that is not seen much in manga (or in any type of vampire story, no matter the format), which make is fresh enough to not feel saturated even if it falls on other common tropes. Hopefully, we'll see it all develop and be its own thing in future volumes.

Finally, the art style was good enough for the story it is telling. It reminded me of older manga that also feature vampires, but with some modern touches. A style capable of showing the best and the worst of the violence of creatures and the sweetness of the main characters love.

To sum up: vampires, humans, werewolves and all the gore and conflict that stirs up among them, lace with some romantic drama and jealousy. Ultimately, a love story between two people who will take onto anyone and anything that will try to keep them apart.

Thank you Kodansha and Netgalley for the free copy.

I love paranormal romance and this one was no exception. The art style was so stunning and depicted the characters in such a vibrant and unique way. It was super easy to follow and quick to invest in as you kind of hit the ground running and get straight into it in the first chapter. I will definitely be continuing with the series and will likely pick up a physical copy of volume 1 for my collection.

Thank you, NetGalley for an advanced ARC of this manga for an honest review

I want to state that I am a fan of vampire stuff so when I saw this I was intrigued.

This wasn't a good manga, it had no character development at all, and it felt rushed to me because nothing drew me in to keep up my interest leaving me longing for a story that I didn't feel was flushed out enough or there

I got the opportunity to ARC read this manga, and was drawn to it by the bright and colorful cover. I don't typically like vampire books, but I absolutely love the forbidden love trope. I also was drawn to the unique art style shown in this manga. The first volume was very fast paced and I cannot wait for volume 2! I can't wait to see where this forbidden love story turns!

This takes me back to the Old-style manga that I've ALWAYS loved!

90s manga art, that has that gorey, unsettling and mysterious vibe? this is the one for you. It's fast paced, daring, and has that right about of pacing action that will make you wish you had the next book in your hands straight away.

Amelie is a classic vampire, she's OLD-OLD but trapped in a young body. She's a vampire that wants so badly to enjoy living in a human world and do the things that humans do. In order to blend in with human society she has to follow 5 rules, but, unfortunately she breaks them pretty early on.
When the human world and school experiences a string of attacks that have nothing to do with her, she takes things into her own hands.
In a twist of fate she meets bad boy Pako, a guy who helped her out when he was younger (memory flash backs anyone? reluctant hero to romance?)

When she discovered its the werewolves attacking humans she is faced with a choice. Her first love, or her own identity to protect.

This was fast paced and exactly what I wanted from a manga! love that we are having a revival between werewolf vs vampire

Thank you net galley for this read!