Rosario + Vampire: Season II (ロザリオとバンパイア season II Rozario to Banpaia Shīzun Tsū ) is the sequel of the Japanese manga series Rosario + Vampire, written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The series describes Tsukune Aono's second year at Yokai Academy, a school for monsters, with his beautiful friend Moka Akashiya and many other girls after it recovers from an attack during the previous school year. Season II showcases new and familiar characters, introduces an organization called Fairy Tale to serve as an antagonsist, and details Moka's past with the Shuzen family and the secrets of her rosario.
Rosario + Vampire: Season II began monthly serialization in the November 2007 issue of Jump Square, the successor to the now-defunct Monthly Shōnen Jump manga magazine where the first season was serialized. The first tankōbon was published by Shueisha on June 4, 2008, with a total of ten tankōbon available as of December 2, 2011. A second season of the Rosario + Vampire anime based on Season II, entitled Rosario + Vampire Capu2, was produced by Gonzo and aired in Japan on TV Osaka and other networks between October 4 and December 24, 2008, featuring new characters exclusive to the new anime series.
Like the first season, Rosario + Vampire: Season II is licensed in North America and the United Kingdom by Viz Media under their Shonen Jump Advanced imprint, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The first English volume was published on April 6, 2010, with a total of seven volumes available as of January 3, 2011. As with the first series, individual chapters of Season II are called "tests", and each volume of the English releases are called "lessons".
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1 | Monster Fruit | June 4, 2008[1] ISBN 978-4-08-874506-0 |
April 6, 2010[2] ISBN 978-1-4215-3136-6 |
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2 | Magical Candy | October 3, 2008[3] ISBN 978-4-08-874586-2 |
August 3, 2010[4] ISBN 978-1-4215-3137-3 |
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3 | Snow Oracle | February 4, 2009[5] ISBN 978-4-08-874637-1 |
December 7, 2010[6] ISBN 978-1-4215-3268-4 |
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4 | Inner Ghoul | June 4, 2009[7] ISBN 978-4-08-874679-1 |
April 5, 2011[8] ISBN 978-1-4215-3544-9 |
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5 | Siren Song | October 2, 2009[9] ISBN 978-4-08-874745-3 |
July 5, 2011[10] ISBN 978-1-4215-3691-0 |
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6 | Gangstah | February 4, 2010[11] ISBN 978-4-08-870008-3 |
October 4, 2011[12] ISBN 978-1-4215-3831-0 |
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7 | Vanishing Acts | June 4, 2010[13] ISBN 978-4-08-870057-1 |
January 3, 2012[14] ISBN 978-1-4215-4026-9 |
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8 | The Secret of the Rosario | November 4, 2010[15] ISBN 978-4-08-870122-6 |
April 3, 2012[16] ISBN 978-1-4215-4050-4 |
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9 | — | June 3, 2011[17] ISBN 978-4-08-870213-1 |
July 3, 2012[18] ISBN 978-1-4215-4209-6 |
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10 | — | December 2, 2011[19] ISBN 978-4-08-870349-7 |
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