Yofukashi no Uta

Call of the Night
よふかしのうた

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Synopsis

Kou Yamori seems like a typical middle school student on the surface. Relatively good at studies and amiable with his classmates, he puts a lot of effort into maintaining this facade. One day, however, he decides to stop pretending and quits school, developing insomnia as a result of having no daytime outlet for his energy. When taking walks alone at night, he feels marginally better, though he is aware that his inability to sleep should be considered a serious problem. On one such walk, Kou meets a weird girl, Nazuna Nanakusa, who diagnoses the cause of his sleeplessness: despite making changes in his life, he is still holding himself back from experiencing true freedom. She says that he won't be able to sleep unless he is satisfied with how he spends his waking hours. When it appears that she has resolved his current worries, Nazuna invites him back to her apartment to share her futon. After a while, unaware that he is only feigning unconsciousness, she leans over him—and bites his neck! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Publication notes

Yofukashi no Uta was published in English as Call of the Night by VIZ Media under the Shonen Sunday imprint from April 13, 2021, to June 10, 2025, as well as simulpub through VIZ Manga. It was also published in Italian by Edizioni BD under the J-Pop imprint from May 18, 2022, to May 7, 2025. The series won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category in 2023, along with Ao no Orchestra.

Published

Aug 28, 2019 to Jan 24, 2024

Authors

Kotoyama

External links

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Main characters

Nazuna Nanakusa6015 fan favorites
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Species: Vampire Birthday: September 23 Nanakusa Nazuna is a vampire who made a deal with Kou Yamori to drink his blood. She is quite short, standing just a head taller than a middle school boy. Nazuna has a laid-back personality; she's not overly friendly, but she maintains a relaxed presence in most situations. Nazuna loves playing video games, drinking beer, and making dirty jokes. She is very open about sexual topics, has no problem discussing them, and enjoys teasing others with her humor. However, she is very averse to romance and reacts with strong embarrassment when the word "love" is used in a romantic context. Nazuna is originally blonde, but in the anime, her hair was changed to a pale purple color. Her eye color varies somewhat in Kotoyama's illustrations. Sometimes she is depicted with her typical blue eyes, other times with brownish-grey, and on rare occasions with yellow eyes. She works as the owner of a snooze shop, where she helps customers fall asleep in order to drink their blood. However, after trying out a job at the Maid Cafe "Vamp", she decided to work there as a maid as well because she liked the salary and the after-work beer. (Source: Yofukashi no Uta Wiki)
Kou Yamori852 fan favorites
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Species: Human Gender: Male Age: 14 Occupation: Middle school dropout Hair color: Black Eye color: Black Yamori Kou is friendly, liked by most people, and a showcase student. Although he seems to have a successful life, he seems to desire other things. He doesn’t like being the center of attention, lacks the motivation to continue his “perfect student” performance, and has difficulty sympathizing with other students, which leads him to quickly turn away from school life and drop out. He desires to become a vampire and for that, he gets Nanakusa Nazuna to help him but he still doesn’t fully understand the concept of love. (Source: Yofukashi no Uta Wiki)