DRCL midnight children
#DRCL midnight children is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin-ichi Sakamoto. It is based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. It is being serialized monthly in Shueisha's Grand Jump, with its chapters collected in six volumes as of June 2025. #DRCL midnight children is a story set in 19th-century Britain that follows Mina Murray and her colleagues as they attempt to obtain victory against a foe from a far away land in the East.
Characters
- Mina Murray, a ginger tomboy from Lancashire. She is adept at Catch as Catch Can 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, the leader of his group of friends. He is from nobility and views himself as a gallant knight but is secretly a coward.
- Joe Suwa, a Japanese photographer who helps in tormenting Mina. He is quite mysterious and the disturbed nun Renfield lives with him.
- Quincey Morris, an African American from Texas. He is the main instigator in bullying Mina and has a loud and abrasive personality.
- Abraham Van Helsing, a newly appointed professor to Whitby school. He has come from Holland to research Lucy's condition.
- Jonathan Harker, a small, English boy with medium length, blonde hair. The childhood best friend of Mina Murray. He utilizes a wheelchair as his sole means of conveyance after an incident that took his ability to walk.
- Count Dracula, an ancient vampire who was once the historical Vlad the Impaler. He is able to feed on pomegranates as a substitute for human blood, though doing so causes him to take on a childlike form.
Publication
In February 2023, Viz Media announced that it had licensed the manga for English publication.