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All Star
So Kiku is more of a mystery than the other vampires. She doesn't know her past, but we can see she is nothing but trouble. Kyoko even suggested the number of people she turned could be well above what Hatsuka has suggested. It makes sense Kiku doesn't know of her past, but the fact Kyoko can't dig that up is the more concerning thing.
This volume was a teller for both Mahiru & Ko. For Mahiru you can easily see how much he has changed. He is not his cheerful self. Even Akira mentions he isn't his cheerful self at school anymore. Of course it is clear now that smile of his from back then was fake. Clearly, when his older brother died, something happened. He forced himself to act fake. Though when the 3 of them were together was when Ko & Mahiru enjoyed themselves. The fact that Kyoko goes to Mahiru's place and finds out he isn't there and hasn't been there for a while is a huge red flag. At this point Kiku has him in the palm of her hands.
Meanwhile, for Ko, it is revealed that he is a half-vampire. An interesting development, of course he almost killed Mahiru. Ko has been on both the human and vampire sides. Though when Nazuna triggers the vampire side, his mind wanders off somewhere. Meanwhile, the vampire is fighting with Nazuna. Could it be possible that half-vampires are what vampires really are? These are two different selves? It could be the key to learning more about Kiku if possible. In a last bit, Nazuna mentions the trigger here is anger; after all, Ko was angry at Mahiru. Though during the conflict between Nazuna & Kyoko he became a vampire not out of hatred, but out of a desire to stop two friends from killing each other. So Ko's vampire activation is quite odd.
This volume was a teller for both Mahiru & Ko. For Mahiru you can easily see how much he has changed. He is not his cheerful self. Even Akira mentions he isn't his cheerful self at school anymore. Of course it is clear now that smile of his from back then was fake. Clearly, when his older brother died, something happened. He forced himself to act fake. Though when the 3 of them were together was when Ko & Mahiru enjoyed themselves. The fact that Kyoko goes to Mahiru's place and finds out he isn't there and hasn't been there for a while is a huge red flag. At this point Kiku has him in the palm of her hands.
Meanwhile, for Ko, it is revealed that he is a half-vampire. An interesting development, of course he almost killed Mahiru. Ko has been on both the human and vampire sides. Though when Nazuna triggers the vampire side, his mind wanders off somewhere. Meanwhile, the vampire is fighting with Nazuna. Could it be possible that half-vampires are what vampires really are? These are two different selves? It could be the key to learning more about Kiku if possible. In a last bit, Nazuna mentions the trigger here is anger; after all, Ko was angry at Mahiru. Though during the conflict between Nazuna & Kyoko he became a vampire not out of hatred, but out of a desire to stop two friends from killing each other. So Ko's vampire activation is quite odd.