Lament of the Lamb Vol. 04

Lament of the Lamb Vol. 04

Chizuna has an unhealthy longing for her late father and her fragile emotional state only serves to make her thirst for blood even stronger. Her brother Kazuna hopes to fulfill her needs by offering himself as nourishment. After all, he does remind Chizuna of Father, but her cravings might now be too extreme. Kazuna’s growing anxiety about their condition causes him to push Yaegashi away and isolate himself from the world. While being vampires has caused the siblings much pain and trauma, it has also brought them closer. Perhaps too close…

Series Overview: Kazuna Takashiro can’t escape the pain of his past. Ever since his mother died, nightmares and visions have been eating away at him. When he finds his long-lost sister, Chizuna, the two discover they share more than just a family name. The siblings are cursed with a disease of the blood – a disease that will turn them into vampires! As they resist accepting their destiny, Kazuna and Chizuna struggle to contain the craving that is the very essence of what they will become…

Biographical Notes:

Kei Toume studied at the Tama University of Art in Tokyo. She made her manga debut with ‘Rokujô Gekijô’, which was printed in the magazine Comic Burger in 1992. The manga won her the Shiki prize in a contest held by Kodansha in 1993. A year later, her follow-up manga ‘Mannequin’ also won a prize. She started the serial ‘Hitsuji no Uta’ in Comic Burger in 1995. After the disappearance of this magazine, it was continued in Birz. This serial ran for six years, and was adapted into a radio play and animated film.

In 1997, she began ‘Yesterday wo Utatte’ (‘Sing Yesterday For Me’), a manga inspired by a song of the Japanese rock group RC Succession. In addition, Toume contributes to a lot of fanzines and specialized magazines, and is also active in video games and films. She is also the character designer for “Giga Wing”, a shoot ’em up video game.

Title Notes:

Appeals to fans of Vampire stories

A coming of age story that will appeal to fans of Goth and Vampire culture.

Anime debuted in Japan summer 2003

Inspired a live-action film in Japan

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