debut gothic graphic novel series written illustrated seven volumes published final volume released late april placing rising stars manga competition short story successfully pitched series editors worked series set haunted new_england town story follows orphaned teenager tasked returning night ancient free ghosts building adaptations released including novel animated episodes game critics praised gothic atmosphere art noted traditional elements varying quality series plot set fictional new_england town focuses year old parents car crash leaves orphaned young age result moves aunt ghosts aunt house hospital later boarding school aunt doctor believe suffers day friend sneak aunt house search materials garden ancient reads aloud plaque discovers written contract return night free ghosts succeeds win freedom reward fails die stay corpse ghosts vincent tower guard help task course series meet guards cat like creature brother secretly likes vincent dies causing depressed later angel normally guards entrance appears stones talk help overcome depression resulted vincent death continues searching discovers sister missing seed link host stolen additionally sister found dead lock send home discovers girl hanged ghost control minds real world manipulating townspeople unsuccessful attempt stop flees receives special outfit melted gold tolls vincent paid gain access returning confronts orders kill ensuing battle faces friend accidentally process enraged attempts kill eventually points crying brother normally unable caused influence knowing compromised stabs sword leaving share kiss taking opportunity destroys thing potentially kill ends large monster captured body happens entity core decayed corpse monster finds piece cross stabbed hanging lodged chest allowing conclude piece keeps evil spirit anchored living world removes cross causing fade away wanting seek help stabs piece allowing temporarily ascend encounters mother gives seed takes living world uses seed revive killed incident armor coins flow fountain end remove piece killing walks funeral bidding mourning aunt goodbye wandering outside way encounters vincent don recognize find hidden graveyard vincent guards alongside revived young women happened graveyard having contracted series closes towers vincent commenting starting like town development young girl interested comics grew germany comics readily available freshman year high school discovered comics anime heard rising stars manga competition friend anime convention baltimore maryland story submitted won runner place competition published rising stars manga anthology successfully pitched editors second rising stars manga winner original series published worked series began art class assignment drew open door added angel statue class initial designs simple features short black hair vincent friends later removed friends story later lengthened hair depicted dressed fashion clothing influenced victorian eras changes included hair altered straight addition like armour tired thin female characters comics designed girlfriend super figured deciding names protagonist considered charlotte diana choosing reference pet cat protagonist novel alice wonderland comedy film inspired takes actress jane aunt shares sister takes daniel middle school picked random noted editors let story appeared risky character initially named character myths sister comes character orange rainbow animated television series minor character prince takes city new_jersey holy town northern inspired minor character takes wife russian word inspired antagonist comments series life death fabulous outfits order notes lot religious themes present town represents world cut sort constant access technology series initially written span fourteen volumes divided seasons seven volumes story arc second season volumes center relationship season focus consist volumes considered writing spin based guest artist finished story arc spin contain chapters present original series series completed continue concluded volumes minor controversy minor controversy occurred statement published july issue publication volume written editor authorized read meet best friend tell going characters better research going doesn like especially comes anime especially won tolerate dressing like big market character fabulous right don understand called way felt offensive noted reflects opinions fan reaction learning statement inaccurate generally relief felt didn personality stated love characters certainly wouldn want deter open kind afraid person authored piece felt favor putting edgy spin persona known prior printing allowed book media graphic novels written illustrated published north_america july seven volumes released released august recent published july north american branch stopped publishing final volume series released print demand agreement series distributed new_zealand australia hungary germany finland russia art books books based released february released page limited edition art book falling fear isbn included pages published coloring book based series color manga isbn november august published novel adaption novel isbn written illustrations electronic art adapted animated short episodes episodes featured music premiered space summer overall praised adaption liked background effects voice actor disliked high pitched voice imagined deeper slight edge sort like grim adventures billy episodes available cast television network acquired seventeen minute long episodes program acquisition deal strategic sales partnership game based series created merchandise included posters playing cards signed puzzle kit shirts additionally half hour dvd commentary volume editor interviews bonus material planned released mid august reception received english language readers volume debuted spot list best selling graphic novels august estimated copies sold named biggest titles june seventh volume sold copies ranking list best selling graphic novels received positive reviews critics september issue hot book month praised volume highly enjoyable read cartoons described series belong ing fantasy referred pop gothic relying atmosphere looks critics praised art detailed manga styled anime jump called series heavily gothic tradition commented series successfully develops inventive visual style owe classical art gothic comics artists like manga longtime reviewer found art reminiscent classic fantasy comics noted stock elements story reviewers found character design striking potential appeal fans gothic fashion criticism focused writing uneven pacing flat characters varying quality art heavily criticized slightly modified generic monster week cliché plot dimensional characters art compared horror manga wrote got handle central elements story character vague review novel adaption disliked large description inconsistent narration felt novel novelization literal sense word reading like adaptation spirit work copy source material conversely wrote 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