Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right

Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right (ちゃんと吸えない吸血鬼ちゃん, Chanto Suenai Kyūketsuki-chan; lit. "Vampire-chan Can't Suck Properly") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kyōsuke Nishiki. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine from May 2021 to August 2025, and has been compiled into eight volumes as of April 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Feel is set to premiere in October 2025.

Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right
First tankōbon volume cover
ちゃんと吸えない吸血鬼ちゃん (Chanto Suenai Kyūketsuki-chan)
Genre	Comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Kyōsuke Nishiki
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
English publisher	NA: Yen Press Kadokawa (digital)
Imprint	Dragon Comics Age
Magazine	Monthly Dragon Age
Original run	May 8, 2021 – August 8, 2025
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Directed by	Sayaka Yamai
Written by	Yuniko Ayana
Music by	Tomoki Kikuya
Studio	Feel
Original network	Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, BS Asahi [ja], AT-X
Original run	October 2025 – scheduled

Plot

The series follows Luna Ishikawa, a popular student who has a reputation among her classmates for being cold and mysterious. Despite being a vampire, she has difficulties in sucking blood, much to her chagrin. When her classmate Tatsuta Ōtori learns her secret, he offers her to let her suck his blood in exchange for him training her how to suck blood better.

Characters

Luna Ishikawa (石川 月菜, Ishikawa Runa)

Voiced by: Amane Shindō (voice comic),^[2] Minami Tanaka (anime)^[3]

The title character, she is the most popular girl in class, but has a complex regarding her difficulty in sucking people's blood. Because of her inability to suck blood, she is often hungry, which she passes by eating sweets. She develops feelings for Tatsuta, who offers to help her with her problem.

Tatsuta Ōtori (大鳥 辰太, Ōtori Tatsuta)

Voiced by: Shun Horie (voice comic),^[2] Kensho Ono (anime)^[3]

Luna's classmate who offers to help train her become better at blood sucking.

Eiko Sakuma (佐久間 瑛子, Sakuma Eiko)

Voiced by: M.A.O^[4]

Misa Kusunoki (楠木 美紗, Kusunoki Misa)

Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa^[4]

Daichi Chiba (千葉 大地, Chiba Daichi)

Voiced by: Katsumi Fukuhara^[5]

Satoru Deguchi (出口 悟, Deguchi Satoru)

Voiced by: Yūya Hirose^[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kyōsuke Nishiki, Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine from May 8, 2021 to August 8, 2025.^[1][6] Its chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of April 2025.^[7] A series of voice comics (voice comic) starring Amane Shindō and Shun Horie as Luna Ishikawa and Tatsuta Ōtori was posted on the official Kadokawa YouTube channel in 2021.^[2]

On February 7, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume releasing in July.^[8] In June 2025, Kadokawa announced that it would digitally publish the series in English on the BookWalker Global service starting on June 7.^[9]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	October 8, 2021[10]	978-4-04-074314-1	July 22, 2025[11]	979-8-85-540966-6
2	March 9, 2022[12]	978-4-04-074464-3	January 20, 2026[13]	979-8-85-540968-0
3	September 9, 2022[14]	978-4-04-074671-5	—	—
4	April 7, 2023[15]	978-4-04-074938-9	—	—
5	October 6, 2023[16]	978-4-04-075171-9	—	—
6	May 9, 2024[17]	978-4-04-075441-3	—	—
7	October 9, 2024[18]	978-4-04-075645-5	—	—
8	April 9, 2025[7]	978-4-04-075868-8	—	—

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 4, 2025. The series is produced by Feel and directed by Sayaka Yamai, with scripts written by Yuniko Ayana, character designs handled by Takuya Tani, and music composed by Tomoki Kikuya.^[19] It is set to premiere in October 2025 on Tokyo MX and other networks.^[3][4] The opening theme song, "Seishun no Silhouette" (Youthful Silhouette), is performed by HΔG [ja] while the ending theme song, "Senkō Hanabi" (Sparklers), is performed by HΔG and Minami Tanaka.^[4]