''#DRCL midnight children'' is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It is based on

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's novel ''

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''. It is being serialized monthly in

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's ''

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'', with its chapters has been collected into two ''

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'' volumes as of October 2022. ''#DRCL midnight children'' is a story set in 19th Century Britain that goes beyond gender, borders, and social status, following

Mina Murray Wilhelmina "Mina" Harker (née Murray) is a fictional character and the main female character in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. In the novel She begins the story as Miss Mina Murray, a young schoolmistress who is engaged ...

and her colleagues as they attempt to obtain victory against a foe from a far away land in the East.

Characters

a ginger tomboy from

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. She is adept at Catch as Can Catch wrestling , however Mina is the only girl in her school and is bullied by her male classmates for her academic and physical prowess. * Luke / Lucy Westenra an aloof and frail young man. At night he turns into Lucy who is best friends with Mina, however during the day he shows indifference to Mina. *

Arthur Holmwood Arthur "Art" Holmwood (later Lord Godalming) is a fictional character in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ''Dracula''. In the novel Holmwood is engaged to Lucy Westenra, and is best friends with the other two men who proposed to her on the very same d ...

the leader of his group of friends, he is from nobility and views himself as a gallant knight but is secretly a coward. He is notably kinder to Mina than the other boys. * Joe Suwa a Japanese photographer who helps in tormenting Mina. He is quite mysterious and the disturbed nun

Renfield R. M. Renfield is a fictional character who appears in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel ''Dracula''. ...

lives with him. *

Quincey Morris Quincey P. Morris is a fictional character in Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic novel ''Dracula''. In the novel He is a rich young American from Texas, and one of the three men who propose to Lucy Westenra. Quincey is friends with her other two suito ...

an African American from

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. He is the main instigator in bullying Mina and has a loud and abrasive personality.

Publication

''#DRCL midnight children'', written and illustrated by

, is based on

's novel ''

''. The series was first published with a preview chapter in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' on December 2, 2020; it began its serialization in the magazine on January 20, 2021. Shueisha released the first ''

'' volume on February 18, 2022. As of October 19, 2022, two volumes have been released. On February 3, 2023,

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licensed the manga for English publication.

Volume list

References

External links

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