MARS RED Vol. 1

180 pages |Â Paperback

The historical vampire thriller that’s now an anime!

Aoi is an enterprising young journalist living in Taishō era Tokyo. Though the city is thriving, a string of murders have left people shaken. As Aoi investigates the crimes, she sees her old friend Shutaro. But Shutaro died years ago, didn’t he? What Aoi doesn’t know is that Shutaro is a vampire, working for the government as part of an elite unit. Can he protect Aoi from the dark forces battling for the city’s soul?

Series Overview: It’s the early 20th century and Aoi is a young newspaper reporter investigating a series of grisly murders. When she gets too close to the culprit, she discovers that there is a secret team of vampires working for the military…and that one of the vampires is her supposedly dead friend! This team, known as Code Zero, is the government’s best hope at stopping violence caused by other vampires. What on earth has Aoi stepped into?