“Ángel de la Muerte” (1865). Obra del pintor ruso Iliá Repin

Trinity Blood illustrations by Thores Shibamoto Trinity Blood is a Japanese light novel series by Sunao Yoshida, illustrated by Thores Shibamoto, later adapted into manga and a 2005 anime. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the story blends sci-fi, dark fantasy, political intrigue, and vampire lore. Humanity, allied with the Vatican, faces the vampiric Methuselah and their New Human Empire in a fragile cold war. The series follows Abel Nightroad, a kind-hearted but eccentric Vatican priest who is secretly a Crusnik-a powerful being enhanced by nanomachines that feeds on vampires, making him a vampire who hunts vampires.

By Hitomi Murakami

“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.” - Robin Williams