I feel like this book's biggest strength is its worldbuilding. A post-nuclear apocalypse wasteland ruled by nihilistic vampires? Sign me up. The author is clearly a big fan of Hammer films, considering there's a Count Lee (hi, Christopher!) and even a character named Larmica. There's also a guy named Greco Rohman, in case you weren't already sold on the cheese.

I did feel that the story structure let it down somewhat, as it veered off track when Rei-Ginsei and his gang were introduced, which led to a bit of a stall in the pacing, though it picks up again later. The English translation felt a bit odd at points, with a noticeable repetition of certain phrases—prolly present in the original as well. I can see why some people had trouble getting into this, but the world here is just a ton of fun. It was a pulpy good time, and I'm looking forward to the rest, hopefully with a more polished English translation.