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* CerebusSyndrome: A comic that starts out as a light-hearted BDSM love story goes on to deal with abuse, familial neglect, racial segregation, slavery, genocide, anarchism, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the importance of safewords]].

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* CerebusSyndrome: A comic that starts out as a light-hearted BDSM love story goes on to deal with abuse, familial neglect, racial segregation, slavery, genocide, anarchism, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the importance of safewords]].safewords.
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* LoveDodecahedron: While present in the present-day storyline, this is taken UpToEleven in backstory; [[spoiler: Pain has a complicated, violent relationship with Brutal, who owns and lusts after Humpty Dumpty, who loves Ellie (either platonically or romantically), who is in a mutual relationship with White.... The plot is essentially kickstarted by Ellie's gentle, optimistic nature, which makes him the subject of much fascination among vampires and fellow Art alike.]]

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* LoveDodecahedron: While present in the present-day storyline, this is taken UpToEleven up to eleven in backstory; [[spoiler: Pain has a complicated, violent relationship with Brutal, who owns and lusts after Humpty Dumpty, who loves Ellie (either platonically or romantically), who is in a mutual relationship with White.... The plot is essentially kickstarted by Ellie's gentle, optimistic nature, which makes him the subject of much fascination among vampires and fellow Art alike.]]
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* CrapsackWorld: The social divide between vampires and humans is only the beginning of the problems of this world; poverty is rampant and the [[spoiler: engineered]] mortality rates rival those of medieval England. Furthermore, it is stated that vampires—who are explicitly vulnerable to light and heat—will eventually die out as ClimateChange and rising sea levels rob them of inhabitable land.

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* CrapsackWorld: The social divide between vampires and humans is only the beginning of the problems of this world; poverty is rampant and the [[spoiler: engineered]] mortality rates rival those of medieval England. Furthermore, it is stated that vampires—who are explicitly vulnerable to light and heat—will eventually die out as ClimateChange GlobalWarming and rising sea levels rob them of inhabitable land.
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* MixedAncestry: [[spoiler: One's immunity to pheromones is thanks to his vampire mother.]]
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* CrapsackWorld: The social divide between vampires and humans is only the beginning of the problems of this world; poverty is rampant and the [[spoiler: engineered]] mortality rates rival those of medieval England. Furthermore, it is stated that vampires—who are explicitly vulnerable to light and heat—will eventually die out as GlobalWarming and rising sea levels rob them of inhabitable land.

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* CrapsackWorld: The social divide between vampires and humans is only the beginning of the problems of this world; poverty is rampant and the [[spoiler: engineered]] mortality rates rival those of medieval England. Furthermore, it is stated that vampires—who are explicitly vulnerable to light and heat—will eventually die out as GlobalWarming ClimateChange and rising sea levels rob them of inhabitable land.

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InAWorld where vampires have been the ruling class for over a thousand years, humans serve under them as blood sources and menial workers. One of these humans (coincidentally named [[NumerologicalMotif One]]) is an outlier; he is somehow immune to the pheromones of vampires, which allow them to control humans. Since the vampires would be unlikely to take this very well, he keeps it a secret and hopes to live a quiet life as a relatively fortunate banker. Things get more complicated, however, when his immunity is discovered by Shell Overlord—not only a vampiric aristocrat, but the next in line to take control of One's workplace, the titular Blood Bank...

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InAWorld where vampires have been the ruling class for over a thousand years, humans serve under them as blood sources and menial workers. One of these humans (coincidentally named [[NumerologicalMotif One]]) is an outlier; he is somehow immune to the pheromones {{Pheromones}} of vampires, which allow them to control humans. Since the vampires would be unlikely to take this very well, he keeps it a secret and hopes to live a quiet life as a relatively fortunate banker. Things get more complicated, however, when his immunity is discovered by Shell Overlord—not only a vampiric aristocrat, but the next in line to take control of One's workplace, the titular Blood Bank...



* {{Pheromones}}: [[OurVampiresAreDifferent These vampires]] produce pheromones that enslave human minds. One's immunity to them is what drives the comic.



* SmellsSexy: Vampire pheromones appear to have this effect on some humans.

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* SmellsSexy: Vampire pheromones {{pheromones}} appear to have this effect on some humans.
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* AfterTheEnd: The vampires establish their supremacy after a meteorite wipes out most of humanity.


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* EveryBodyHasLotsOfSex: Art are all but outright stated to be sex slaves ([[BrokenBird among]] [[EatingTheEyeCandy other things]]), most upper class vampires have BDSM playrooms, and feeding on humans seems to be just as much about dominating them sexually as actually drinking their blood.

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* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Comes with the territory.



* EveryoneIsBi: Several major characters are involved on- or off-screen with both men and women, and the story is entirely devoid of {{Gayngst}}. Shell is more concerned with people finding out that he's a masochist who fantasizes about being dominated by humans than about those humans being men.



* ImmuneToMindControl: One. The problem? He can't easily tell when someone is trying to control him, which leads to Shell discovering his secret without much effort.



* KnightOfCerebus: The comic's tone takes a much darker turn with the appearance of [[spoiler: Jack.]]

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* InTheFutureHumansWillBeOneRace: Humans as a whole are swarthy, with dark skin and eyes. A gray-eyed human is considered enough of a rarity to be sold as an Art.
* KnightOfCerebus: The comic's tone takes a much darker turn with the appearance of [[spoiler: Jack.]]Jack]].



* MalignedMixedMarriage: [[spoiler: One's parents, White (a vampire heiress) and Ellie (a human)]].

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* MalignedMixedMarriage: [[spoiler: One's parents, White (a vampire heiress) and Ellie (a human)]].human).]]
* MassHypnosis: How the vampires established their supremacy.
* MixedAncestry: [[spoiler: One's immunity to pheromones is thanks to his vampire mother.]]



* PropertyOfLove: Much of the early conflict in the story comes from the issue of ownership and domination, and how much power One as a [[SlaveRace human]] really has over Shell outside the bedroom. This initially bleeds into their sexual encounters with One taking out his anger at vampirekind on a bewildered Shell.
* RaceFetish: Most vampires openly despise humans and treat them as livestock. This doesn't stop those who can afford it from taking in specially reared human slaves called "Art" as status symbols.



* SanitySlippage: One, increasingly so.

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* SanitySlippage: One, increasingly so.One in the second half of the story.
* SmellsSexy: Vampire pheromones appear to have this effect on some humans.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Shell (left) and One (right), completely belying the nature of this comic.]]



''Blood Bank'' is a now-concluded [[YaoiGenre Yaoi]] comic written by Silb; it is 61 chapters and ''very'' [[NotSafeForWork NSFW]].

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''Blood Bank'' is a now-concluded [[YaoiGenre Yaoi]] comic written by Silb; it is 61 chapters long and ''very'' [[NotSafeForWork NSFW]].
NSFW]]. The first few chapters can be read for free [[https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/bloodbank here]].


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* SteamPunk: Of the retrofuturistic variety, with the vampire elite using steam-powered cars and even dirigibles to get around.

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InAWorld where vampires have been the ruling class for over a thousand years, humans serve under them as blood sources and menial workers. One of these humans (coincidentally named [[NumerologicalMotif One]] ) is an outlier; he is somehow immune to the pheromones of vampires, which allow them to control humans. He obviously wants to keep this a secret, as vampires... won't take kindly to it. Unfortunately, that becomes much more difficult when he attracts the attention of Shell Overlord, not only a vampiric aristocrat, but the next in line to take control of One's workplace, the titular Blood Bank...

''Blood Bank'' is a now-concluded [[YaoiGenre Yaoi]] comic written by Silb; it is 61 chapters and '''very''' [[NotSafeForWork NSFW.]]

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InAWorld where vampires have been the ruling class for over a thousand years, humans serve under them as blood sources and menial workers. One of these humans (coincidentally named [[NumerologicalMotif One]] ) One]]) is an outlier; he is somehow immune to the pheromones of vampires, which allow them to control humans. He obviously wants Since the vampires would be unlikely to keep take this very well, he keeps it a secret, secret and hopes to live a quiet life as vampires... won't take kindly to it. Unfortunately, that becomes much a relatively fortunate banker. Things get more difficult complicated, however, when he attracts the attention of his immunity is discovered by Shell Overlord, not Overlord—not only a vampiric aristocrat, but the next in line to take control of One's workplace, the titular Blood Bank...

''Blood Bank'' is a now-concluded [[YaoiGenre Yaoi]] comic written by Silb; it is 61 chapters and '''very''' ''very'' [[NotSafeForWork NSFW.]]
NSFW]].



* AerithAndBob: Shell, Pain, Brutal, [[InherentlyFunnyWords Humpty Dumpty]]... and Jack.



* BrokenBird: Most Art, but especially [[spoiler: Humpty Dumpty.]]
* CerebusSyndrome: Things take a darker turn beginning with the introduction of Cinderella.
* CrapsackWorld: The social divide between vampires and humans is only the beginning of the problems of this world.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: The original 'One' died of plague.]]
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Shell; played with in that while he ''is'' a vampire, he is quite oblivious to his kind's darker actions.

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* BlindIdiotTranslation: The English translation repeatedly refers to Shell and Reign as "abnormal" in the context of their sexual preferences. Given the reason for this label and the sort of stigma they are threatened with as a result, a more accurate term would be "deviant".
* BrokenBird: Most Art, but especially [[spoiler: Humpty Dumpty.Dumpty]].
* CerebusSyndrome: A comic that starts out as a light-hearted BDSM love story goes on to deal with abuse, familial neglect, racial segregation, slavery, genocide, anarchism, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the importance of safewords]].
* CrapsackWorld: The social divide between vampires and humans is only the beginning of the problems of this world; poverty is rampant and the [[spoiler: engineered]] mortality rates rival those of medieval England. Furthermore, it is stated that vampires—who are explicitly vulnerable to light and heat—will eventually die out as GlobalWarming and rising sea levels rob them of inhabitable land.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: The original 'One' died of plague as a child. Eric assumed his identity in order to integrate himself into a more comfortable way of life.
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* CerebusSyndrome: Things take a darker turn beginning with the introduction of Cinderella.
* CrapsackWorld: The social divide between vampires and humans is only the beginning of the problems of this world.
* DeadPersonImpersonation:
DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: [[spoiler: The original 'One' died Humpty Dumpty is assumed to be incapable of plague.betraying his master, but turns out to be a part of the resistance, but is actually just gathering intel to pass on to his master, but is ''then'' planning to cause the death of all vampires...]]
* FantasticGhetto: With the exception of a "lucky" few, humans are made to live in inhospitable slums with very little food or medical help. The only reason they haven't been killed off altogether is because they serve as a convenient supply of blood for the vampires.
* FantasticRacism: The vampire elite regard humans as second-class citizens at best and livestock at worst. Overlaps with UnfortunateImplications when much is made of how unattractive the [[AmbiguouslyBrown dark-skinned, dark-eyed humans]] are thought to be.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Shell; played with in that while he ''is'' a vampire, he is quite oblivious to the more heinous acts committed by his kind's darker actions.kind and genuinely disturbed when he finds out. His equally blond father has greater moral ambiguity to his character, but is eventually revealed to be one of the most benevolent aristocrats of his own generation [[spoiler: with the possible exception of White Bones, another blonde character]].



* HatePlague: [[spoiler: The Red Death has this effect on vampires, causing them to lose their sanity and attack each other mindlessly.]]

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* HatePlague: [[spoiler: The Red Death has this effect on vampires, causing them to lose their sanity and mindlessly attack each other mindlessly.]]other.]]
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Ellie, who captures the hearts and minds of those around him on the strength of his kind nature alone. One's resemblance to Ellie is part of what causes Shell to take an interest in him.



* LoveDodecahedron: While present in the present-day storyline, this is taken UpToEleven in backstory; [[spoiler: Pain has a complicated, violent relationship with Brutal, who owns and lusts after Humpty Dumpty, who loves Ellie (platonicly or romantically), who is in a mutual relationship with White....]]
* MalignedMixedMarriage: [[spoiler: One's parents, White (a vampire heiress) and Ellie (a human).]]

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* LoveDodecahedron: While present in the present-day storyline, this is taken UpToEleven in backstory; [[spoiler: Pain has a complicated, violent relationship with Brutal, who owns and lusts after Humpty Dumpty, who loves Ellie (platonicly (either platonically or romantically), who is in a mutual relationship with White....White.... The plot is essentially kickstarted by Ellie's gentle, optimistic nature, which makes him the subject of much fascination among vampires and fellow Art alike.]]
* MalignedMixedMarriage: [[spoiler: One's parents, White (a vampire heiress) and Ellie (a human).]]human)]].
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Several, from Reign Fear to the almost comical Pain Overlord and Brutal Bones. The author's only comment was that they named their characters according to their personalities, so this could be either a case of BlindIdiotTranslation or GratuitousEnglish.



* Safeword: "Rose" as of the end of the first section.

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* Safeword: "Rose" SafeWord: "Rose", as of the end of the first section.



* TheReveal: Several in the course of a few chapters: First, [[spoiler: that vampires have been intentionally culling humans in order to keep the value of blood high.]] Next, [[spoiler: that One is half-vampire and that his true name is Eric.]] Finally, [[spoiler: his father was Ellie, the Art that Shell and Humpty Dumpty mistook him for.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: One isn't human.]]
* YouAreNumberSix: Apparently common among bankers; One's real name is [[spoiler: Eric.]]

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* TheReveal: Several in the course of [[WhamEpisode a few chapters: First, consecutive chapters]]: first, [[spoiler: that vampires have been intentionally culling humans in order to keep the value of blood high.]] Next, [[spoiler: that One is half-vampire and that his true name is Eric.]] Finally, [[spoiler: his father was Ellie, the Art that Shell and Humpty Dumpty mistook him for.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: One isn't wholly human.]]
* WackySoundEffect: The English translation is a repeat offender, transcribing the sound of footsteps as "clop clop".
* YouAreNumberSix: Apparently common among bankers; One's real name is [[spoiler: Eric.]]Eric]].
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* TallDarkAndHandsome: One.

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* TallDarkAndHandsome: One. Averted in-story; multiple characters find him plain, even ugly, and are surprised to learn of his involvement with the highly eligible Shell.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Society has begun to tip in favor of humans, and Eric and Shell can finally live in peace; however, Eric will always be known as the cause of the Red Death outbreak and can never live a normal life.]]


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* CerebusSyndrome: Things take a darker turn beginning with the introduction of Cinderella.


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* HatePlague: [[spoiler: The Red Death has this effect on vampires, causing them to lose their sanity and attack each other mindlessly.]]


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* TakingTheHeat: [[spoiler: Eric takes the blame for the bank attacks and Red Death outbreaks in order to prevent all-out war between vampires and humans.]]
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* BrokenBird: Most Art, but especially [[spoiler: Humpty Dumpty.]]
* CrapsackWorld: The social divide between vampires and humans is only the beginning of the problems of this world.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler: The original 'One' died of plague.]]


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* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: White and Ellie.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: The comic's tone takes a much darker turn with the appearance of [[spoiler: Jack.]]
* LoveDodecahedron: While present in the present-day storyline, this is taken UpToEleven in backstory; [[spoiler: Pain has a complicated, violent relationship with Brutal, who owns and lusts after Humpty Dumpty, who loves Ellie (platonicly or romantically), who is in a mutual relationship with White....]]
* MalignedMixedMarriage: [[spoiler: One's parents, White (a vampire heiress) and Ellie (a human).]]
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Shell; played with in that while he ''is'' a vampire, he is quite oblivious to his kind's darker actions.
* NumerologicalMotif: Common with the bankers. One is TheHero, with Thirteen being TheRival, for instance.
* Safeword: "Rose" as of the end of the first section.
* SanitySlippage: One, increasingly so.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: One.
* TheReveal: Several in the course of a few chapters: First, [[spoiler: that vampires have been intentionally culling humans in order to keep the value of blood high.]] Next, [[spoiler: that One is half-vampire and that his true name is Eric.]] Finally, [[spoiler: his father was Ellie, the Art that Shell and Humpty Dumpty mistook him for.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: One isn't human.]]
* YouAreNumberSix: Apparently common among bankers; One's real name is [[spoiler: Eric.]]
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''Blood Bank'' is a now-concluded [[YaoiGenre Yaoi]] comic written by Silb; it is 61 chapters and '''very''' [[NotSafeForWork NSFW.

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''Blood Bank'' is a now-concluded [[YaoiGenre Yaoi]] comic written by Silb; it is 61 chapters and '''very''' [[NotSafeForWork NSFW.
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InAWorld where vampires have been the ruling class for over a thousand years, humans serve under them as blood sources and menial workers. One of these humans (coincidentally named [[NumerologicalMotif One]] ) is an outlier; he is somehow immune to the pheromones of vampires, which allow them to control humans. He obviously wants to keep this a secret, as vampires... won't take kindly to it. Unfortunately, that becomes much more difficult when he attracts the attention of Shell Overlord, not only a vampiric aristocrat, but the next in line to take control of One's workplace, the titular Blood Bank...

''Blood Bank'' is a now-concluded [[YaoiGenre Yaoi]] comic written by Silb; it is 61 chapters and '''very''' [[NotSafeForWork NSFW.

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