Ranked #1295

Darren Shan (Manga)

This story is from the book "Cirque du Freaks by Darren Shan" and no the real author is not the actual character in the story.

For those who haven't read the saga of Darren Shan then this manga adaption will hook you in unless you already did, then I still recommend you to read it. The basic story line is that Darren was destine to become a vampire assistant, but it will change later on. I do say that if you read the saga(books) before reading the manga you find that the characters that the artist drawn is not exactly perfectly accurate but it does draw out the true character of the character? o.0

Character: Darren is close to what i had in mind and his personality that i found out from the script. While Steve portrait EXACTLY what i had in mind: crazy psychopath but a true friend of Darren. I notice that Mr.Crepsley had hair...for those who what im talking about. All the supporting and side-main? characters do their best to support not only the true main character but also give a leg-up to the storyline.

I also recommend you to read the book after the series is over, or that you are one of those impatient one. Darren Shan(the author) also working on the New saga called "Demonata". This is my first review so go easy on me :D read more

I am writing this review while I am still reding the manga.

Darren Shan (Cirque de Freak) is a manga version of the novel by Darren Shan. Darren Shan used his name for the main character even though it is not based on his life, however certain things in the manga did actually happen in his life!

The story starts with Darren Shan and his best friend Steve Leonard. A mysterious person gives Darren a flyer to a freak cirus and Darren and Steve end up going. Darren is fascinated by spiders and Steve by monsters.

At the freak circus Steve recognises that one of the performers Mr. Crepsley is in fact the famous vampire, Von Hurston. Steve asks Vur Horston to turn him into a vampire, but Vur Horston refuses because Steve has bad blood.

Further in the manga Steve get's bitten by a deadly spider (madam octa) and to save him Darren makes a deal with Vur Horston. Darren agrees to become a vampire and subordinate of Vur Horston in exchange for the antidode of the spiders venom.

The first volume ends with a schoking outcome. Steve decides to become the world's best vampire hunter, and so starts the two friends fate against each other.

If you like vampires this manga is deftinetly for you. read more