Higanjima
Plot. When Akira Miyamoto learns that his older brother, Atsushi, is missing, his family begins to fall apart. The family business fails, and his father becomes an alcoholic. His two parents constantly compare Akira to Atsushi. Worse, Akira has a crush on a girl named Yuki, who already has a boyfriend, his friend Ken. One day, Akira finds a girl unconscious in front of his house. The girl, Rei Aoyama, shows Akira Atsushi's ID card, claiming that Atsushi is alive. Rei explains that Atsushi is trapped on Higanjima Island, said to be inhabited by vampires. Akira invites his  friends to help his brother, under the guise of a vacation to celebrate their graduation. Upon arrival, vampires attack their boat and capture all of them except Rei. However, Akira escapes with his friends before vampires can drain their blood. On the island, he meets with Atsushi, who explains that the vampires are led by Miyabi, another vampire. Trained by Atsushi, Akira and his friends begin the battle against Miyabi and his vampire army in order to escape the island alive. The Plot of Higanjima 47 days set after the events of the original series has akira and his allies  try to stop the invasion only for the second sequle Higanjima 48 days later showed the vampire invasion suceeded. Characters. Akira Miyamoto is the main protagonist of the franchise appearin in all three installemnts While Miyabi is the main antagonists appear in all three installments as well. Publication. "Higanjima" was serialized between 2002 and 2010 in the "Weekly Young Magazine". Kodansha released the first "tankōbon" volume on April 4, 2003 and the 33rd was published on December 6, 2010. A sequel series, , was serialized in the same magazine from October 2, 2010 to July 28, 2014. Sixteen volumes were published  between January 6, 2011 and September 5, 2014. Another sequel, , started to be serialized on August 18, 2014. The first volume was published on December 5, 2014; as of April 6, 2020, twenty-four volumes have been released. The first series was published in France by Soleil Manga. Taiwanese publisher Tohan translated all the three series into Chinese. Film. Reception. Mark Schilling of "The Japan Times" describes the vampires as "not the sensitive heartthrobs of "Twilight" but vicious, ravenous types who revel in terror and torture." The film grossed $1,247,050 in Japan and $22,142 in Taiwan. Anime shorts . A short anime adaptation, titled "Higanjima X", debuted on YouTube streaming service on October 15, 2016. On January 8, 2017, Multimedia Studio Tetra announced that Tomokazu Seki will voice all of the characters from episode seven through nine. Television drama. A live-action television adaptation aired between October 24, and December 26, 2013 on MBS, and TBS. Starring Shunya Shiraishi as Akira, other cast members include Ryohei Suzuki, Rio Yamashita, Megumi Sato, Rui Kurihara, Yuya Endo, Shingo Tsurumi, and Yūga Yamato. The series was released on DVD on March 26, 2014. A sequel television series adapting "Higanjima: Saigo no 47  Nichikan" and featuring the same cast was announced in August 2014. Video game. A video game adaptation of "Higanjima" was released in 2005 by Now Production for the PlayStation Portable.