Call of the Night, Vol. 5: Volume 5

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Is this story an after dark travelogue or the tale of a depressed kid taking a different path in life? Maybe it’s both, maybe it’s a love story, maybe it’s the story of two people who don’t know exactly what they want spending time together. You can interpret Call of the Night any number of ways right now and I kind of like that. Chapter 70 • Chapter 71 • Chapter 72 • Chapter 73 • Chapter 74 • Chapter 75 • Chapter 76 • Chapter 77 • Chapter 78 • Chapter 79 Surprisingly, it’s Nazuna who has the answer to that question, fully admitting that a lot of her good mood has been borne from showing off for Ko and she’s actually been bored for decades on end. Of course, that leaves a door open that two might be better entertained than one, based on that notion…

I liked the first volume, but I like this one even more. We learn more about each of our protagonists’ lives, get even richer emotional connections, and it all continues to captivate me as it does all this with a deft touch. There’s a pool party, massages, and misunderstandings (but nothing too severe.)Chapter 90 • Chapter 91 • Chapter 92 • Chapter 93 • Chapter 94 • Chapter 95 • Chapter 96 • Chapter 97 • Chapter 98 • Chapter 99 Chapter 30 • Chapter 31 • Chapter 32 • Chapter 33 • Chapter 34 • Chapter 35 • Chapter 36 • Chapter 37 • Chapter 38 • Chapter 39 • Chapter 35.5 Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 18

This isn't for everyone, I think it targets a fairly niche audience, but if you are part of the audience then you will love this. Chapter 40 • Chapter 41 • Chapter 42 • Chapter 43 • Chapter 44 • Chapter 45 • Chapter 46 • Chapter 47 • Chapter 48 • Chapter 49 The last section focuses on Nozuna’s side hustle, infinitely less terrible than you might be imagining, when one of her former clients comes calling after a night being beaten down by her obnoxious male colleagues. And the surrounding material is so good. Despite her eyebrow raising proclivities towards younger “men”, Anko is a villain, but only from one perspective. From another it’s quite obvious how she sees her work as important and, simultaneously, how much of a threat it is to the vampire community. Sometimes you need a moustache twirler of a villain, but this sort of story about what your humanity means at the end of it all is better served with a little nuance. It seems like Nazuna is encouraging Ko to be possessive, she tried making him jealous at the pool and pointing out people who’s blood she’s had. She had said various emotions add flavor to the blood but encouraging him to act like a jealous boyfriend isn’t good for him. She’s encouraging him to stay out all night and not go to school, overall she’s a bad influence on him. I think she’s just lonely and desperate for a friend, even if it is with a middle schooler.

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Chapter 140 • Chapter 141 • Chapter 142 • Chapter 143 • Chapter 144 • Chapter 145 • Chapter 146 • Chapter 147 • Chapter 148 • Chapter 149 As for their lives, we see other sides of the biting (and witty) vampire, with her profession of choice being brought up. This provides depth to her inner workings, as well as some comedy. As for the insomniac hero, he’s torn on what he wants to do, besides his wish for vampirism. Does he truly comprehend what love is? Is he ready to handle that emotion? Is she? Chapter 100 • Chapter 101 • Chapter 102 • Chapter 103 • Chapter 104 • Chapter 105 • Chapter 106 • Chapter 107 • Chapter 108 • Chapter 109

Chapter 50 • Chapter 51 • Chapter 52 • Chapter 53 • Chapter 54 • Chapter 55 • Chapter 56 • Chapter 57 • Chapter 58 • Chapter 59 At first I didn't think much of this manga, I was mainly attracted to the art style (same mangaka as dagashi kashi btw), but boy was I in for a journey. I related to this manga on a deeper level as I saw them explore the night like i've always wanted. It took me awhile (because I had to read some other books for review/eval), but I am finished with Vol 2 and I really enjoyed. I really liked where they went with Akari, who is incredibly suspicious of Nozuna (with reason - vampire and all), but turns out to be far less the jealous friend and just, well, an actual friend. It’s nice that she sits in the story as the one thing that tethers Ko to his old life.

These emotional questions surprised me, and I quite liked it. He has his first flashes of jealousy at the pool party, in a moment I’m sure some unsavory fan works might exploit. But it doesn’t dwell on this, thankfully, but does play it through in a way that feels natural. His childhood friend (ah yes, that chestnut) of course grapples with her feelings about him and the vampire’s arrangement, and how she feels about it. This story really seems to be about a quest for feeling something deeply, and what that means. I know that sounds…obvious and weird, but it isn’t. A sort of depression metaphor, maybe. Chapter 120 • Chapter 121 • Chapter 122 • Chapter 123 • Chapter 124 • Chapter 125 • Chapter 126 • Chapter 127 • Chapter 128 • Chapter 129