is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Kachiru Ishizue. It was serialized in

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's ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Monthly Princess'' from September 2017 to July 2022, with its chapters collected in five ''

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'' volumes. The manga has been licensed for English released in North America by

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Plot

Stella Violetta was passing through a forest on her way to start a new job as a

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when she experiences a carriage accident. She awakens in a strange Gothic mansion occupied by four men: Levi-Ruin, Friedrich, Yoel, and Gilbert. They hire her to be their live-in maid and do not let her leave the grounds. After working there for a while, she soon discovers the four men are vampires who feed on young women to survive.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kachiru Ishizue, ''Rosen Blood'' was serialized in

's ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Monthly Princess'' from September 6, 2017, to July 6, 2022. Akita Shoten collected its chapters in five ''

'' volumes, released from July 13, 2018, to September 14, 2022. In February 2021,

announced their license to the manga.

Volume list

References

External links

Official manga website

Official website on Viz Media
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