Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC! I enjoyed this oneshot and thought it was very entertaining and funny. It ended a little abruptly but it was still a good time!

3.5 rounded up. A cute slice of life story that ended just a bit too soon, but it's an easy comfy single volume read. I do wish we could've had one or two more chapters to even out the pacing and round out the whole story, but what we got is still nice. The art is great and the dynamics and cast is fun.

A heartwarming manga read with lots of comedic moments that had me smiling and laughing while I read. I loved our leads and I adore how they interact with each other to have such a sweet family dynamic. They're all incredibly thoughtful and caring with each other that I couldn't stop myself from reading this all in one sitting. The message that the book pushes about the beauty of humanity through the lens of demons was a cute theme for the vampire trope where co-existing with humans isn't really a common ending.

The art style is gorgeous and I loved that Luka was the dashing, charismatic vampire stereotype without tipping into full blown arrogance like I would normally see in people in his position. He was still humble and latched onto caring for Sakura and Umenosuke very quickly, despite not having a lot of experience with humans. I also loved Sakura's personality! He's sarcastic and feels realistic with how he reacts to everything going on around him, but the moments where he's caring for his brother or cooking for all of them really touched me. There's very minimal conflict and story so far, but it's a pleasant easy read and I hope to see more of this cast!!

As for the romance, it isn't overt and it's a very slow build-up, but there are definitely heartwarming moments between the two and it's obvious they care for each other. Highly recommend picking it up if you're in a reading slump!

This was a super cute, short read! I laughed a lot reading this and loved the banter between the characters. If you love heartwarming and funny reads, you would love this! There’s a lot of laughter and a lot of love between each of the characters and I would love to read more.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley and this is my honest review.

I absolutely enjoyed myself when it came to reading each volume of “A vampire in the Bathhouse”. Every volume gave me a cozy feeling with the characters and setting. I definitely recommend reading this if your into found family, fantasy, a bit of romance and heartfelt moments between the characters! This is something to read, relax and enjoy.

A bathhouse is the last place you’d expect to find a vampire, from the first page we are shown a subversion of the typical vampire archetype. While Luka is aloof, confident, and exceedingly attractive, he is also kind and playful. This made for such a fun and cute story.

I would have liked to see more of the romance hinted at between Luka and Sakura, but hopefully that will be explored in a future installment!

Found family is a trope I will never grow tired of and this manga definitely delivered. I loved how protective Luka became of Sakura’s younger brother.

If you want a cozy, slice-of-life, fantasy with low stakes and light world building, I would definitely recommend this one!

I think this was such a sweet story. A romance in the making, but ultimately it explores the dynamic between a vampire and a disgruntled bath house employee. The younger brother dynamic was cute and provided humor to the story. I would absolutely recommend this to fans of Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Kodansha Comics for this ARC in exchange for my review.

This was such a fun read. I enjoyed not only the characters but the storyline as well. I think it's perfect as a palete cleanser between books. Good for those wanting a fun story with an alluded to romance in the works

This was an amusing little love story in the making. The dynamic between bossy demon and long suffering bath house employee was fun. I liked the kid brother, it added a fun and sweet element to the story. I'll be interested to see how this develops and I enjoyed the read.

A Vampire in the Bathhouse caught my attention with its hilarious cover.

The story is about Luka, a hungover vampire, who decides to visit a bathhouse in a human world. There he meets Sakura, whose family owns the bathhouse. Luka doesn’t want to leave and thus starts the heartwarming story about Luka & Sakura.

The story is really cute and funny, and I love how Sakura was often just done with Luka. It is a low stake story, so don’t expect much drama.

The cutest part of this story is probably Sakura’s little brother Ume and Luka’s familiar Pequeno.

Overall I’m giving this 3.5* rounded up for all the cuteness.

The characters are great, I just with there was a bit more plot to maybe even split between two volumes.

I still highly recommend this manga.

Overall tone/vibes: funny, lighthearted, relaxing, fast-paced, cute, magic in modern world
Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It’s complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Rating: 4.5/5

This was a very cute BL-adjacent (clear nods and some borderline harassment, but nothing explicit,) comedy manga! I loved the art and character design. Sakura was my favorite! I found the community center of the bathhouse and Sakura’s connections very endearing and heartwarming. I appreciated that it ended as if it could be a standalone, but also open to more, if the author creates more. I would love to read more of the vampires and bathhouse family
adventures and antics! This was definitely an enjoyable read!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for this eARC! :)

So realtalk, I requested this because I got it confused with aNOTHER vampire in a bathhouse series (that recently became an anime) but actually this one was... better than I'd heard the other one was? There's still a few questionable things (the titular vampire Luca hitting on human Sakura despite being turned down a bunch, a cross-dressing or transwoman side character who appears briefly but they make it obvious that she was designated male at birth) but overall I actually quite enjoyed it. Sakura is a hard-working guy with a super cute little brother and even the mascot character didn't give me a single eye roll and listen, I'm so tired of mascot characters! Pequeno can stay though.

This was a cute slice of life living as part of a really sociable community manga where everyone in the shopping district really cares for each other and the newcomers alike. The art was pretty/cute and I had a good time. It was sort of weird as a one-shot because the main story ends on a cliffhanger, but then the bonus sort of handwaves what happens in that cliffhanger without further development. Unsure if the series was cancelled before it could expand or what, but I'm glad there was that quick tying up of loose ends even if it was pretty quick so we weren't stuck wondering as to Sakura's fate.

Thank you to Kodansha and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for review!

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“Whenever our hopes are is where the full moon baths will be.”

This was surprisingly cute and very pleasant for in between

This copy was kindly given to me for review from the publisher and Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

This was equal parts cutesy and funny. It was fun and fast read, not sure if I will continue with the series or not.

A super cute, slice-of-life manga about a vampire coming to the human world to visit a bathhouse. He loves it so much, he decides to stay. The art was fantastic and the little brother of the male lead was super adorable.

This ended up being such a cute story! I expected a regular BL but was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this. It would make a great anime.

A sweet and funny manga

It definitely had me smiling and I was surprised at the unexpected tenderness

Dude what the hell did I just read?? 💀💀 I think whoever wrote this just wanted to draw a naked vampire man in a bath house 💀😂😂 I'm giving it a 4* because it was funny as hell and I wasn't expecting it 😂😭

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read a free copy of this manga in exchange for my honest opinion!

Debut manga with beautiful cover art that features a vampire in a bathhouse?! Um, yes please!! I've been reading too many tragic stories lately, so this cozy slice-of-life manga really hit the spot. I do wish the romance had been more than just hinted at (blame my shipper heart), but overall this was just a really nice, feel-good story that got wrapped up pretty quickly in one volume. I definitely wouldn't be mad if the creator decided to make more volumes in the future, or similar stories!

This was kind of cute slice-of-life vampire x human story. Some of it felt sort of disjointed as I read, like missing context, and then I realized it was previously separately released stories, combined into one larger edition/story. So that sorta explains that. A quick, enjoyable read - I enjoyed the lore of this vampire and how much he adored the humans.