Marimo Ragawa’s Manga Vampire de Compagnie to Launch in France

Japanese publisher Akata has scheduled the digital release of Marimo Ragawa’s manga adaptation Vampire de compagnie for October 28, 2026, with the first chapter priced at 0.99 euros. The manga runs in Hakusensha’s Melody magazine under the Japanese title Kyûketsuki to Yukai na Nakama-tachi, where the series currently spans nine volumes.

The upcoming French release will be available chapter by chapter as a digital preview before later receiving a print edition. The publication features translation by Anaïs Fourny, page layout by Adween, and a logo designed by Tom spAde Bertrand.

Origins and Creators

The series adapts a novel sequence by Narise Konohara, recognized as one of Japan’s most famous and influential romance novelists in the Boys’ Love genre and known in France for Castle Mango via Taifu Comics. Meanwhile, illustrator Marimo Ragawa is well known in France for the masterpiece New York New York published by Panini, which left an impression on readers through its realistic depiction of the New York gay community. In Japan, magazine Melody also serializes works such as Le Pavillon des Hommes, Kageki Shojo ! and The Top Secret.

Story and Synopsis

According to the publisher, the work mixes comedy, fantasy, and romance to revisit the vampire myth with humor and tenderness, tracing the awkward relationship between a clumsy vampire and his mysterious host. The narrative follows Albert, an American whose monotonous vampire existence involves endless nights and days spent as a bat. His routine changes when an improbable accident in a Nebraska meat products factory freezes him by mistake and ships him to Tokyo. Awakening naked in Japan without speaking the language, Albert struggles to avoid police detection of his true nature until he meets Akira, a mysterious young man with an appealing blood scent.

While digital pre-orders and chapters are set to roll out through e-booksellers starting October 28, the publisher has not yet announced a specific release date for the eventual paper format.