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Happiness

Alternative Titles

Japanese: ハピネス
English: Happiness
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 50
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 9, 2015 to Mar 9, 2019
Genre: Drama Drama
Themes: School School, Vampire Vampire
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Authors: Oshimi, Shuuzou (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.431 (scored by 3245532,455 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #35352
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #203
Members: 78,421
Favorites: 1,556

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Chapters: /50
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Happiness
Volume 1
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Synopsis

Makoto Okazaki is an unpopular high school student who is frequently bullied by some of his classmates, being forced to act as their errand boy. But his life drastically changes one night when he is attacked by a mysterious girl, who plunges her teeth into his neck and begins drinking his blood. Upon satisfying her craving, she offers Makoto a simple choice: become like her or die.

When he wakes up in a hospital after his encounter, Makoto is unable to deal with the blindingly bright lights and finds that water cannot quench his growing thirst.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Happiness was published in English by Kodansha Comics USA from September 27, 2016, to December 24, 2019. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by NewPOP Editora from June 22, 2018, to May 29, 2020.

Characters

Gosho, Yukiko
Main
Okazaki, Makoto
Main
Nora
Supporting
Ono, Yuki
Supporting
Shiraishi, Nao
Supporting
Okazaki, Mother
Supporting
Kiyoshi
Supporting
Saku
Supporting
Sudou
Supporting
Sakurane, Masami
Supporting

Reviews

Jun 24, 2019
Happiness was what i would consider the pinnacle of good manga. It had a story that was short,sweet, and most of all pack with content. Each chapter asked as many questions as it answered and left me with a vague sense of wonder. To put it simply, it was an incredible experience.

Warning: very minor spoilers

Story 7/10 : I felt that the story was quite short featuring few real conflicts. However, it was great seeing the world develop as you slowly see the world become affected by the main character. You see the world shift due to their actions and how the world bites (heh) back. ...
Apr 9, 2019
Mixed Feelings
Happiness' first few volumes are great; Aku no Hana with vampires, what's not to like? Unfortunately, things spiral out of control pretty quickly, as this spooky Let the Right One In-esque romance-horror becomes a Tokyo Ghoul/Ajin wannabe around chapter 15 or so. We're left with 35 chapters of shady government agencies, cultists, a villain straight out of a Dean Koontz bargain bin book, two semi-interesting characters getting sidelined for what feels like forever, one uninteresting character getting mutilated for what feels like forever, and time skips. Lots and lots of time skips.

It's all so...typical. A damn shame considering the manga's early promise and the ...
Sep 20, 2020
Story doesn't really go anywhere and the character pale in comparison to Shuzo's other works. Replace the psychological drama and horror of his previous and future works with uncomfortable body horror and you already know the extent of what Happiness has to offer. It's really unfortunate cuz some of the art is a real treat. I love how the vampires of this world see the night sky as if it were a Van Gogh. It's their home and thus they find beauty and comfort in it, so it works in tandem with the story as well as looks good. The problem here for me, was ...

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