#servamp guidebook

Notes

Again, spoiler warning for a major plot twist that happens in the last volume!!!

Chapters given by the guidebook may not be 100% accurate — I'm just copying them out as they are. If it's not in the chapter provided, it's most likely in the previous or following chapter.

Some of the dot points don't have chapter references, it's like that in the guidebook.

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The SERVAMP Timeline

[Blurb] Supervised by Tanaka Strike! Introducing the history of all 24 volumes of “Servamp” in chronological order!

The Past

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A primitive form of the Count is born somewhere that was once prosperous. (Vol. 24, Ch. 149)

Around 13th century

Adam (Kuro) calls out to the shadow without an identity (the Count). (Vol. 24, Ch. 149)

Adam (Kuro) is accused of letting the livestock escape and is killed by the lord. (Vol. 18, Ch. 111)

Count Saint Germain revives Kuro as the vampire of Sloth in exchange for all the lives in the village. (Vol. 18, Ch. 111)

Around 14th century

Gear and Kuro meet. The demon inside of Kuro is split [from him and put] into the black rose. (Vol. 16, Ch. 94–95 & Vol. 18, Ch. 112)

Around 15th century

Algernon dies of old age. The Count places Algernon’s soul into Hugh’s body and revives him. (Vol. 20, Ch. 128)

The 2nd vampire (Pride, Hugh) meets Kuro and Gear. (Vol. 18, Ch. 112)

Around this time, the CCC (“Conjurer Control Convention”) is founded.

The 3rd vampire (Envy, Jeje) meets Kuro and Gear. (Vol. 18, Ch. 112)

Around 16th century

The 4th vampire (Wrath, Freya) meets Kuro and Gear. (Vol. 18, Ch. 112)

The Count starts using the name “Servamp” to refer to the vampires.

Around 17th century

At a Colosseum where slaves fight each other, Ildio (human) meets a kind-hearted girl. He is defeated in battle and dies. (Vol. 19, Ch. 119)

Ildio is turned into the vampire of Gluttony with the 5th vampire Lawless observing. (Vol. 19, Ch. 119)

[Ildio] returns to the Colosseum to find the young girl is dead. (Vol. 21, Ch. 130)

The 6th vampire (Gluttony, Ildio) meets Kuro and Gear. (Vol. 18, Ch. 112)

The 5th vampire (Greed, Lawless) meets Kuro and Gear. (Vol. 18, Ch. 113)

Around 18th century

The 7th vampire (Lust, Snow Lily) meets Kuro and Gear. (Vol. 18, Ch. 113)

Around 300 years ago

Lawless’ master, Ophelia, is married. Soon after that, Ophelia is executed. (Vol. 7, Ch. 33)

Around 250 years ago

Tsubaki (human) meets the Count. (Vol. 23, Ch. 141)

Tsubaki’s younger sister is killed. With an overwhelming grudge [against the villagers who killed her] he slaughters the people in the village. Tsubaki is met with a counterattack and dies. With the Count’s power, the 8th vampire, the vampire of Melancholy, is created. (Vol. 23, Ch. 142)

Around 200 years ago

The “Conjurer Control Convention” (Aka C3) requests for Kuro to suppress the Count. Kuro leaves Gear. (Vol. 18, Ch. 113)

Receiving the request from C3, a meeting is held between siblings on whether to kill the Count. Kuro kills [the Count] and has a falling out with Lawless. (Vol. 5, Ch. 23; Vol. 6, Ch. 31: Vol. 7, Ch. 34 & Vol. 18, Ch. 133)

The country Lawless was in is destroyed, Ophelia’s statue is destroyed as well. (Vol. 7, Ch. 34)

Immediately after the murder of the count, C3 seals Sloth (Kuro) and Melancholy (Tsubaki) in the Alicein family's basement. Afterwards, Envy is also sealed, voluntarily. The heads of the Alicein and Tsukimitsu families carry out the sealing ceremony. (Vol. 20, Ch. 125)

~~~ [Timeskip] ~~~

23 years ago

Touma (13) rescues Tsurugi (3) who is being abused. Tsurugi’s father goes missing. (Vol. 10, Ch. 56 & Vol. 13, Ch. 78)

21 years ago

Touma (15) kills his parents and makes it look like an accident. (Vol. 11, Ch. 62)

Nicco (7) saves his kidnapper, Tiramisu (59). Cappuccino (5) and Tiramisu join [Nicco's Mafia] family. (Vol. 17, Ch. 106)

20 years ago

Tsurugi (6) meets Junichiro (6) and Yumikage (6). (Vol. 10, Ch. 53)

18 years ago

Mikado (33) loses a game of chess against Mikuni (5). (Vol. 20, Ch. 127)

Hokaze (20) and Mikado (33) have an affair. Kiriko (31) is aware of this. (Vol. 20, Ch. 125)

Sakuya's older sister dies. (Vol. 2, Ch. 9)

Kiriko takes advantage of the weakened security following the Tsukimitsu family's change of leadership and breaks the basement seal. At that time, Lily lets Melancholy escape and keeps Sloth in his own possession. (Vol. 20, Ch. 125)

Tsukimitsu Iori (18) becomes the branch manager of Tokyo's C3.

Youtaro (6) meets Gear in Nagano. (Vol. 14, Ch. 81)

Belkia is the target of an irrational grudge from a colleague at the hospital he worked at as a doctor and is stabbed to death. He becomes one of Tsubaki's subclass. (Vol. 22, Ch. 140)

A woman who is dear to Higan is killed for sheltering an arsonist, he himself also dies. He becomes one of Tsubaki's subclass. (Vol. 22, Ch. 139–140)

17 years ago

In an operation to subjugate Melancholy, Shamrock (28) dies. He becomes one of Tsubaki's subclass. (Vol. 12, Ch. 67)

16 years ago

Mikuni (7) proposes to Hokaze (22), a servant of the Alicein family. (Vol. 23, Ch. 144)

Hokaze (22) leaves the Alicein's.

14 years ago

Kiriko (35) and Envy form a contract. Envy kills Hokaze (24), the Alicein family takes in Misono (1). (Vol. 4, Ch. 21)

13 years ago

Otogiri is falsely accused of medical malpractice, she commits suicide. She becomes one of Tsubaki's subclass (Vol. 22, Ch. 140)

12 years ago

Six years after Sakuya's sister dies, Sakuya dies as well. He becomes one of Tsubaki's subclass. (Vol. 2, Ch. 9)

Izuna (5) meets Shuuhei (10). (Vol. 11, Ch. 64)

11 years ago

Licht (7) meets Nicco (17) in France. (Vol. 20, Ch.127)

Shamrock kills Tsuyuki Yoshimasa (36) in front of Tsurugi (15). (Vol. 13, Ch. 72)

During a concert, part of Licht's (7) hair turns white due to extreme stress. (Vol. 6, Ch. 28)

9 years ago

Yumikage [dyes his] hair blond. (Vol. 12, Ch. 70 & Vol. 21, Ch. 132)

Nicco (19) succeeds his father and becomes the boss of the Carpediem Family. (Vol. 17, Ch. 106)

8 years ago

Mahiru's mother (Akira) gives her life in exchange for her son who died in a traffic accident. (Vol. 24, Ch. 147)

Youtaro (16) uses Gear's fur to create a prototype doll, it is handed over to Kiriko via C3.

7 years ago

Kiriko (42), who is attempting suicide after suffering, is shot to death by Jeje. Jeje and Mikuni (16) form a contract, it is suggested to Misono (8) that "Mikuni killed mother". Mikuni leaves the Alicein family and goes to C3 at Touma's (29) invitation. He is paired up with Tsurugi (19). (Vol. 20, Ch. 125)

Tsukimitsu Miyako (26) and Sendagaya Kei (24) get married. Yumikage (19) meets Tetsu (7). (Vol. 21, Ch. 132)

6 years ago

Misono's grandfather, Mikage, dies. Misono (9) forms a contract with Lily. (Vol. 4, Ch. 19)

Junichiro (20) confesses to his university classmate, Shifumi (future wife). (Vol. 12, Ch. 71)

4 years ago

Yumikage and Junichiro start working at C3. 

Mikuni (19) leaves C3. (Vol. 10, Ch. 51.5)

3 years ago

Shuuhei (19) joins C3, he hopes to join the combat team but was put in the development team by Tsurugi. (Vol. 9, Ch. 50)

2 years ago

Kurumamori Shifumi (24) is killed by the subclass that broke out with Touma's assistance. Junichiro goes on leave and returns to his parents' house. (Vol. 10, Ch. 52)

1 year ago

Ildio and Nicco form a contract. (Vol. 17, Ch. 106)

Izuna starts working at C3 as a special exception. (Vol. 11, Ch. 64)

Half a year ago

Lawless kills his previous Eve in New York. He's picked up by Licht in Boston, they form a contract. (Vol. 6, Ch. 27.5)

Hugh arrives at Tetsu's place. (Vol. 3, Ch. 12)

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So it seems Kuro was bumming around in Gear's house for 400+ years… yeah... no wonder Gear was mad.

Notes

Some questions may be summarised at my discretion if I feel like I can explain the core of what they're trying to ask without so many words. Most are direct translations though.

The questions aren't numbered in the Q&A but I've added numbers so it's easier for me to track as I work on them.

I've added some translation notes and personal observations along the way because I have many thoughts -> tl notes will be indicated by asterisk, regular notes will just a (T/N) at the end of the answer

Terminology notes have been added at the end.

Thank you @kuro-ashh for posting the guidebook pages!

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Part 1: About the Vampires Pt. 1 (Pg. 182)

1. Do the Servamps remember the name they had as humans?

No, they don't remember.

2. Who has the most to least amount of past Eves?

Lawless > Ildio > Freya > Lily > Jeje > Hugh > Kuro

(T/N) Lawless recites 13 names excluding Licht's when asked by Nicco in ch.84 so that appears to be the upper limit.

3. Who has the most to least amount of subclass? And approximately how many subclass do they have each?

Hugh > Freya > Jeje > Tsubaki > Lily > Lawless > Ildio = Kuro

None of the Servamps know exactly how many subclass they have. The number of subclass can decrease without their knowledge.

(T/N) Aka Servamps can't magically tell if a subclass of theirs has died or not. Both Kuro and Ildio don't have any subclass.

4. Do the Servamps have an approximate place of origin? Tsubaki is from Japan, I want to know about the other seven!

The time period is different so it's not too strict but...

UK: Kuro, Hugh, Lawless

Germany: Jeje, Freya

Eastern Europe: Ildio

France: Lily

Imagine somewhere around there.

5. I want to know the eye colours of the Servamps from when they were human.

Kuro: Sky blue

Hugh: Brown

Jeje: Green

Freya: Amber

Lawless: Bluish-grey

Ildio: Grey

Lily: Blue

Tsubaki: Black

6. Lily, Jeje, Sakuya and Belkia can all use magic; Lily is especially good at it. Is it a skill that all vampires can use to some extent?

Yes.

7. What's the method of breaking the Servamp contract that Mikuni was talking about in volume 2?

Only the death of the Eve [can break the contract]. At that time, Mikuni was just testing Mahiru and had no intentions of telling him about it.

8. Belkia can become a doll, Higan can temporarily become younger with his "scorpion fire". Are there other vampires who can change their appearance in some way?

In C3's point of view, vampires are not tangible living beings in the first place. Rather, they are a kind of illusion that has the ability to interfere with reality as they exist there, just like if they were real. Due to this, there are a lot of cases where vampires can create a different appearance by strongly imagining it.

(T/N) Might explain the various appearance changes throughout the series such as Tsubaki and Lawless's costume changes

9. How frequently do subclass need to drink blood?

It varies a lot between individuals. Some want to drink blood everyday, some don't require it for over a month.

10. What kind of role does the blood type* of each Servamp play? For example, the 8th isn't afraid of the sun.

The 8th is particularly strong against sunlight but apart from that, there isn't a big difference among them. There are some things that each is good at (the 3rd is good with physical weapons, the 7th is good at magic).

*I've translated it literally, but I assume this refers to their ranking (from 1 to 8) since they refer to the Servamps via their number rank in the question and answer. 8th is Tsubaki, 3rd is Jeje, 7th is Lily.

11. What improvements have been made to the youngest Servamp*?

The distance limit got longer and durability increased.

*The literal translation is "youngest vampire" but they're definitely referring to the Servamps here.

12. What happens if Servamps and subclass don't drink blood for a long time? Are there any changes that occur?

They come close to starvation and become unable to move.

13. What's the length of each Servamp's distance limit?

The Servamp distance limit gets longer.

Sloth: ~13m

Pride: ~25m

Envy: ~50m

Wrath: ~100m

Greed: ~200m

Gluttony: ~500m

Lust: ~2km

Melancholy: ~20km

14. What are the side effects for each Servamp and Eve pair if they are separated?

Sloth: Take on the appearance of a beast

Pride: Loss of sight

Envy: Inability to move legs

Wrath: Loss of hearing

Greed: Inability to move arms

Gluttony: Loss of voice

Lust: Revert into an infant

Melancholy: No effect*

This was decided based on a combination of each Servamp's animal form and sin but this was a setting I never had the chance to use.

*I'm 90% sure this means there are no side effects but I need a second opinion (phrase is 影響なし)

15. When a Servamp's Eve dies, the Servamp forgets the name that was given to them. In a situation where the name given was a proper noun (eg. name of a candy or object), would the Servamp forget the name of that object? Or, would they recognise the name of the object but are unable to associate it with their previous name?

The latter scenario. They won't remember the object name as their previous name.

16. I want to know what the Count looked like to the eight Servamps.

It didn't show up in the main story but Jeje saw him as a demon he couldn't understand the shape of, Freya saw him as a child and Lily saw him as an elderly person.

17. Are the Servamps' birthdays the day they were born as a human or the day they became a vampire?

The day they awakened as vampires. However, I was careless with Kuro's birthday. Even though it's December 31st, I didn't draw it* with a cold feeling at all... apologies for that...

*In reference to the scenes in Kuro's backstory, it should have been winter but the author forgot about that.

18. Do vampires have a functioning heart, body temperature, etc.?

Vampires are close to being magic so if the person touching a vampire thinks that they're human, everything will feel like it's functioning.

19. Around volume 9, Hugh fakes losing his Djinn* by acting like an old man. Was Lily also acting when he started becoming smaller and regressing in age after losing his Djinn? Considering how Lawless was unstable after losing his Djinn, I wonder if it had some impact. Or, was it only Lawless who became weak due to his temperament?**

Everyone who suddenly lost a large amount of Djinn was impacted.

*I can't make out the kanji for this word but based on context it looks like it's talking about Djinn, if anyone has clearer pics of the Q&A questions please let me know! Clarification: it's Djinn/Jinn!

**This entire question is super long and I probably translated it wrong somewhere, but from what I understand, the asker wants to know if Lily's age regression was an act, and if Lily was acting, did Lawless lose his powers due to his own weakness (lol) to which the answer for both is no, they were just impacted by the Djinn-loss.

20. Whats the reason for the distance limit disappearing*?

The magic in this world comes from someone's prayers, so when Mahiru's prayers were accepted by the demon**, the binding disappeared from that moment onwards.

*In reference to Kuro and Mahiru's lack of distance limit in ch.131

**Demon = inner Kuro, referencing scene from ch.128

21. How frequently do the Servamps drink blood?

It varies for each individual. Recently, none of the Servamps drink blood very frequently.

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And that's part 1 done! Unsure of how far along I'll get but hopefully I'll get another part done soon.

Terminology

For "Servamps", "Subclass" and "Vampires", I've made sure to not use the words interchangeably so:

"Servamp" in the translation means the text is referring to the Servamps specifically (真祖/サーヴァンプ)

"Subclass" means it's referring to subclass vampires specifically (下位吸血鬼/サブクラス)

"Vampire" means the text is referring to vampires in general (吸血鬼)

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Izuna and Freya (Pg.196)

Izuna

1. Where are Izuna-chan's parents?

At a [C3] branch not in Tokyo.

2. Does Izuna-chan also comes from a family of magicians? How are her parents doing now?

She is from a magician family but she's only distantly related. Her parents also do development related work.

3. Will the relationship between Shuuhei and Izuna develop?

It depends on Shuuhei.

4. What do Izuna-chan and Tsuyuki-kun think of each other…?

Izuna thinks of Shuuhei as a dear childhood friend. Shuuhei tries to think of Izuna as a dear childhood friend but recently he's been having some complicated feelings since he found out that [Izuna has been] exchanging messages with Niccolo. Those feelings go something like: it couldn't be… no way… but what if… no way, no way…… Gil and Ray are keeping an eye on this conflicted state of his with glee.

5. I want to know about the headgear-wearing girl that was with Izuna-chan during her first appearance in the story — please tell us if she has a name or story details.

I didn't decide on a name… But, she's actually a subclass — Shuuhei was spending time with her as a friend, unaware of this… When he finds out after, he's conflicted… I really thought I would do a side plot like this.

6. From Izuna-chan's first appearance to when she becomes Wrath's Eve, it spans quite a few volumes. During that time, her name was kept hidden — did you decide on Izuna-chan and Wrath forming a contract from when she was introduced?

That was already decided. Izuna's name comes from the goddess "Idunn" who was the guardian of golden apples… Because of this, I thought that if I revealed her name, it might expose that she would make a contract with Wrath who was emphasised as the apple character (?)* from the beginning so I kept her name a secret. Perhaps I was too afraid of having my [plot] developments being predicted. 

*This bracketed question mark is in the original text.

7. Until when did Izuna-chan stay in Japan, and when did she go overseas?

She was in Japan until around 13 years old, she skipped grades to enter a university in the USA before graduating and returning [to Japan]. She's brilliant. 

8. I'm interested in Izuna and Nicco's daily schedules. I also want to know what style of casual clothes the two of them wear!

When Izuna gets absorbed [into whatever she's doing], she loses all sense of time so she doesn't seem to have much of a schedule. Niccolo also decides based on what work he has that day. 

Izuna isn't particularly concerned about her casual clothes, while Niccolo collects everything from the brands he likes.

Freya

1. While the Servamp of Wrath was alive, what did she do for a living?

She lived a very normal life in a village.

2. While Freya was alive, what kind of lifestyle did she have? Did she have children?

She didn't have any children.

3. What are Freya's hobbies? (Besides [things to do with] apples)

She seems to like cooking.

4. Which of Freya's siblings does she think she gets along with the best?

Lawless. Though, he doesn't really think so.

5. Have you ever thought about The Mother becoming Tsurugi's Servamp?

Since Tsurugi is a character who himself admits that he "has nothing", he doesn't have an object to give when it is time to make a contract. I think at that point in time at the end of volume 10, he wouldn't be able to make a contract with Wrath. 

6. Ray dislikes carrot cake — does he dislike carrots, or does he dislike cake, or does he like both carrots and cake but dislikes it when they are combined?

It seems that he dislikes the thing known as carrot cake.

7. Rayscent's the only one whose true face hasn't been revealed — what exactly is on his face?

He has a large scar that he got during the war.

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Sanest Ray fan in Freya's question 6. I'm honestly a bit disappointed how little new info we get on Freya... it's quite unfortunate the only interesting questions she has are the ones that aren't about her.

Please check part 1, 2 and 4 for more notes on my translation style.

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Part 5: About the Production Process Pt.2 (Pg.186-187)

21. Each character's technique name and some character names have an inspiration, and they are generally grouped* by faction (Alicein family, C3, etc.). If there are any characters who were purposely placed in a different faction or character and technique names that cross factions, please tell us.

Mikuni's "Humpty Dumpty". Because he's an Alicein, he has elements of characters that appear in "Alice Through the Looking-Glass" and because he's a magician, he has an element of "Mother Goose**" — it's a combined motif.

Then there's Shamrock who has Kenji Miyazawa's "The Nighthawk Star" as a motif due to being part of team Melancholy, but was also assigned the tarot card of "The Devil" due to him originally being part of C3.

*Kanji for this verb is too blurred for me to read but based on context it's likely something like grouped/decided/inspired — I'll add a note to clarify once I confirm what the word is. Clarification: the word is "collected"/"put together" but grouped is close enough!

**Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes (that would be the Humpty Dumpty reference)

22. Were any technique names based on an inspiration or specific image you had in mind? And which ones made you think "woah, this technique name is too good"?

Maybe "As You Like It (My Fair Lady)"...? I feel like this technique name captures everything about Mikuni.

23. I want to know the difference between the series' first draft and the current version.

Kuro became a laid-back cat.

24. It's become a story where everyone's feelings and schemes have become entangled, so I wonder if you decided everything at the beginning including the ending, everyone's relationships and the side plots.

The general outline [of the story] was decided but there were also parts that were changed while watching reactions to the series.

25. I felt there was a lot of foreshadowing from the beginning, like Mahiru's comments only mentioning his mother or Hugh and Tetsu not having formed a contract! Did you work out the foreshadowing from the start of the series?

There were both things I decided on from the beginning and things I came up with mid-way.

26. I have a feeling that there were many cases of foreshadowing set up fairly early on that were able to be resolved over time (the identity of Licht's friend, etc.). I wonder how far into future events you anticipated during the writing of the story?

At that time there were quite a few elements of foreshadowing I set up while thinking that they might not get resolved (as they were not related to the main story). I think I was able to resolve them to some extent so I'm relieved.

27. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding or missed some information but did the art style change mid-series?

During the creation of the series my back unfortunately got worse and I had to change my way of drawing to something that would let me continue without putting as much strain on my back. I think that's why you could feel the art style change.

28. I felt that the art style and expression* changed during the second half [of the series] — did Tanaka-sensei get influenced by any people or works while writing "Servamp"?

I don't have any particular awareness of being influenced along the way. About my art style, my intention was to consider and change it each time to match the story or side plot of the character I was trying to depict at the time.

*In reference to artistic expression.

29. I heard that "Servamp" was originally supposed to end with volume 2 but I was wondering if the Alicein Mikuni, who had already appeared in volume 2, wanted to rewind the world at that time? Or was this something that was added after the series was confirmed to be continuing?

The details of Mikuni's story such as his goals and feelings towards Misono had already been decided since the beginning.

30. I had a feeling that I read some info before about the original plan to end [the story] after volume 2 but now that there's over ten times the amount of volumes, how much has changed from the initial concept? Also, how much were you planning to write?

Truthfully, I thought that even if I could continue the series to some extent I wouldn't be able to write side plots involving Pride, Wrath and Gluttony so I think it's a miracle that I could write all 7+1 Servamps' parts. I intended to draw as much as I could until the comic's sales dropped and the series got cancelled.

31. Are the extra chapters something you came up with and inserted afterwards? Or were they decided with the main story from the beginning? I really liked the chapter 51.5 extra "Once, We Ate Together".

I come up with the extra chapters when it's decided to include them. It often involves stories that I think may disrupt the flow if they were to be added to the main story.

32. Did you decide what kind of ending [the story] would reach from the time you began the series? Since there were so many sudden plot twists regarding the Alicein family, I have doubts that the details of the Aliceins were decided from the beginning and so I asked this question.

The details of the Alicein family were already decided. If it looks like it was made up afterwards, then it means I've failed at telling the story… I'm sorry…

33. At what point in time did you come up with the meaning of inner-Kuro's reversed speech?

I think it's from the moment of you realising "don't these reversed words have meaning?" (lol)

(T/N) I am genuinely unsure about this question because I don't know if the reversed words have specific meaning? Maybe it just went over my head but if anyone knows what this is supposed to mean, let me know. Otherwise, I'll have to wait until I can get my hands on a copy of the manga to double check. Also I can't quite tell if this is supposed to be the author doing a cheeky non-answer or if they actually mean it and think it's funny...

34. Are there any characters whose names have changed since the initial planning stage, such as Mahiru originally being "Hanamaru*" or Sakuya being "Kiyoharu"?

In the first place, they were the only characters I had in the initial concept. "Kuro" seemed to have been a "Claude" though… (lol)**

*These probably came from a previous guidebook or trivia that I've missed so I've just taken the most common readings — Hanamaru for 花丸 and Kiyoharu for 清春. I'll update this if I ever find out where they're from.

**The Kuro/Claude thing is basically that they sound similar since they share two letters in Japanese — Kuro is 「クロ」 and Claude is 「クロード」

35. There are some locations that can be guessed in the main story, like from the email in chapter 5*, but if there are any areas or buildings that the story's setting is based on, I'd like to know.

I didn't decide on specific places. Roughly this area in Tokyo… this area in London… — it was more like that.

*Lily's email regarding the Servamp meeting mentions a specific location in Japan.

36. What year does the story of Servamp occur?

I think it's better left vague.

37. In the Re:Servamp world, how many loops occurred?

At least a few hundred loops.

38. The spells "The Black Bird of Kensington*" and "Sleep, Little One, Go to Sleep" seem to be drawing emotions from Touma while using Tsurugi's energy, but it seems that [the Tsukimitsu sibling's] "Silver Shoes, Take Them Home" awakens the emotions of all three [siblings] yet allows the person using the spell to set it up freely. I want to know how each one works.

I can't fully explain it but "Silver Shoes, Take Them Home" is a collaborative technique that is only possible because the three are siblings. It's because magic in this world often involves following various "connections**".

*This first spell is a reference to "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" — I've chosen to translate it as "Black Bird" rather than "Blackbird" or any plural variants since it's more likely referencing the crow character "Solomon Caw". Crows also thematically tie back to Tsurugi more so I suspect that's the reason for this specific reference and I honestly think it's just another big brain moment from Tanaka-sensei to link Touma's Peter Pan references with Tsurugi's crows.

**Can also be translated as relationships/bonds.

39. Are there vampires and magicians existing in the Asia region outside of Japan?

Yes.

40. Besides werewolves, do species that are different to humans exist?

Yes. The setting allows for it.

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Please check part 1 and 2 for more notes on my translation style.

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Part 3: About the Characters + Graphs (Pg.183-186)

1. Who receives the most Valentine's chocolate? (I want to ask who gets a lot of "true feelings*" chocolates and who gets a lot of obligatory chocolates.)

Iori gets the highest number of chocolates, but almost all of his are obligatory chocolates. Tetsu gets the most "true feelings" chocolate. Please refer to the graph on page 183 for the other characters**.

*Chocolates given out of genuine romantic feelings.

**Has been translated as Q17 in this section!

2. Are there characters who have had a lover?

There are.

3. Who's the strangest character in the story?

Isn't it Kuro?

4. Where are the grandparents of Mahiru, Shuuhei and Tsurugi, and what are they doing now?

Shuuhei's grandparents live somewhere a little far away but are living a normal lifestyle. Mahiru and Tsurugi's grandparents have already passed away.

5. Are there characters who can unexpectedly play an instrument?

Niccolo can play the accordion, Iori can play the violin.

6. Who's particularly good with horror*?

Junichiro's particularly bad with it, Sakuya is good with it.

*Likely referring to horror movies/games.

7. I want to know what perfumes are worn by the characters who wear it!

The ones who use perfume are Mikuni, Lily, Touma, all members of the Tsukimitsu family, Shamrock, Niccolo, Cappuccino, Sigurd, Youtaro, Gear, Crantz, Lawless, etc. Please imagine the scents yourself.

8. If Sakura, Mahiru, Koyuki and Ryuusei were to go on a trip, where would they go?

A certain theme park in Kansai.

(T/N) If anyone knows which one they're referencing I'd love to know!

9. Please give a ranking of the characters with the worst handwriting!

1. Mikuni, 2. Tsurugi — these two are unrivalled.

10. Please rank the characters who are good at singing!

1. Licht, 2. Tsubaki, 3. Tetsu

11. Which characters like, dislike, are good at, and are bad at studying, respectively.

Likes studying: Misono

Dislikes studying: Ildio

Good at studying: Mikuni

Bad at studying: Tetsu

12. In volume 10.5*, Shuuhei's dislike of karaoke is mentioned, what about the others? Are there characters who are particularly good or bad at karaoke?

Karaoke is Licht's specialty while Izuna is bad at it.

*Servamp Official Guide Book

13. Between Misono's ahoge and Sakuya's curl, which one is tougher?

Sakuya's curl WINS!

14. In Servamp, many characters who can use guns make an appearance such as Jeje, Niccolo, Touma, etc. Please rank the characters who are good at handling guns.

In order of skill: Jeje > Touma > Sigurd > Yumikage > Niccolo >>>>>> Cappuccino >>> Shuuhei

15. If the C3 members and Servamps plus their Eves played baseball, what position would everyone play?

C3

1: Shortstop - Tsurugi

2: Pitcher - Touma

3: Second Base - Yumikage

4: Left Field - Junichiro

5: Catcher - Tooru

6: First Base - Shuuhei

7: Third Base - Shamrock

8: Right Field - Izuna

9: Center Field - Iori

This team's selling point is that they stop all home runs thanks to center fielder Iori cheating (using magic) in his defensive plays.

Servamps and Eves

1: Center Field - Mahiru

2: Second Base - Mikuni

3: First Base - Kuro

4: Right Field - Tetsu

5: Left Field - Ildio

6: Catcher - Lawless

7: Shortstop - Jeje

8: Third Base - Niccolo

9: Pitcher - Licht

Manager Misono's command shines! They're a very good team if you can prevent the catcher and pitcher from getting into a fight right away.

(T/N) More notes and visuals on this section at the end of the post!

16. Of the Servamp cast, does anyone besides Iori keep a pet?

Sigurd has a corgi.

17. Who is the most popular in-universe? [Pg.183]

X-axis: Doesn't receive Valentine's chocolate <> Receives a lot of Valentine's chocolate

Y-axis: Popular <> Not popular

18. I want to know about everyone's housework skills. [Pg.184]

X-axis: Doesn't do housework <> Does the housework

Y-axis: Strong point <> Weak point

19. If the body weights of the characters have been decided, please tell me the characteristics of their physiques. [Pg.185]

X-axis: Soft <> Muscular

Y-axis: Light <> Heavy

20. I want to know each character's alcohol tolerance. Also please tell me what everyone is like when drunk. [Pg.186]

X-axis: Becomes sleepy <> Becomes energetic*

Y-axis: Strong tolerance <> Weak tolerance

*Direct translation is "high" as in "high spirits" but that sounded a bit strange so I chose to describe it as energetic (opposite of sleepy) instead

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I Need to Talk About the Baseball (Q15 Extended notes)

So here's the two baseball teams respectively:

I've just edited names under each position (numbers don't match with what the author assigned so ignore those). Original image by Michael J, CC BY-SA 4.0

Here are some interesting things I found:

The shortstop is generally considered the most physically demanding and requires the player to cover a lot of the field… if Tsurugi doesn't fit that to a T, I don't know who would.

The center field is another difficult position as they have the largest field coverage which demands a lot of running/throwing and they also lead the outfield, which fit both the branch manager of C3 and our dependable protagonist who takes on everything himself.

Meanwhile first base is considered one of the least demanding positions as it usually doesn't involve a lot of running/throwing… perfect for Kuro (and Shuuhei).

The pitcher and catcher pairs for each team are Touma and Tooru, and the greed pair respectively... of course Licht is throwing balls at Lawless.

I don't know why this question captivated me so much but it's probably the same phenomenon that happens with sports anime. Something something homoerotic ball symbolism or whatever.

Anyways, for context, baseball isn't really a big thing where I live so ended up going down a rabbit hole to understand what its deal was. Apologies if this is all common knowledge to everyone else but I needed to share it with the entire class.

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Unfortunately, I can't do much about the image quality for the graphs in Q17 - Q20 but if there are any other issues with the images, please let me know!!

Notes

Any () brackets you see in the translation exist in the original text.

Any [] square brackets are me adding the implied part of the sentence if I feel it's required for clarity.

Please check part 1 for more notes on my translation style.

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Part 2: About the Vampires Pt.2 (Pg.183-184)

22. Are the Servamps' weapons related to their cause of death?

There are many cases where it is related.

23. Can Servamps or subclass reproduce*?

They can't.

*In the biology class way, not the vampire way.

24. Servamps can't drink blood from people who aren't their Eve, but in chapter 35 Licht gets his blood drank by Higan — is the reverse allowed* under the contract? In the first place, does an Eve's blood become more tasty/valuable to regular vampires like magician's blood after entering a contract with a Servamp?

They can't drink it, or rather, the nuance is that even if they do drink it, there's no effect. The act of drinking blood from someone not your Eve itself is possible. In regards to the second question, a person's blood doesn't change just because they are an Eve.

*The asker is likely clarifying whether the contract restricts the Servamp and Eve pair to exclusively drink from/give blood to each other. (T/N) In chapter 35 Higan immediately powers up with his fire ability after drinking Licht's blood so that's probably what prompted the question on whether an Eve's blood has special properties or not (it's normal blood).

25. If Servamps can 'only' drink blood from their Eve, what happens if they receive blood from someone else?

Nothing in particular happens.

26. Does a Servamp's blood have restorative effects for a subclass? In a situation where a Servamp bites a subclass, does the subclass die?

It has no restorative effects. If a Servamp sucks the blood of a subclass, the subclass will disappear.

27. Lawless's black scarf was created when he went through mental trauma. Does this mean that Servamps receive a weapon when they undergo some sort of trauma and do not have a weapon until then?

Since the form of a vampire is influenced by their mental state, they often gain power at times like that.

(T/N) You can see Lawless's scarf appear as he cradles Ophelia's broken statue in ch.34 - it's where he pulls his weapon from so the question's probably talking about that.

28. I want to know about the situation regarding the Servamps' earrings. Personally, I think besides the ones who got them when they were human, any attempt to get a piercing would heal due to the Servamps' regenerative abilities, what do you think? Please tell me if they are wearing them in the story and merchandise.

Since they do not have a true form, if they want to wear them, they can wear them.

(T/N) TL;DR the asker really wants to know if the Servamps are canonically wearing earrings in the manga and official merch artwork, etc.

29. If a Servamp doesn't form a contract with an Eve, can that Servamp be killed normally? What's the power level of a Servamp when they aren't under a contract?

There are methods to weaken vampires who've had their contract broken, but there's truly no way to kill (completely get rid of) a Servamp no matter what. Servamps without a contract are similar in strength to subclass; you could say that they're already in a weakened state.

30. Apart from Hugh, the vampires don't really have a typical vampire aesthetic and feel more like humans. Obviously, there's the "subclass will turn into ash under sunlight" thing, but are there any other parts of the story's setting that feels really "vampiric"?

They can't cross running water.

31. If a Servamp gives their blood to their Eve, can their Eve become a subclass? What happens in a situation where an Eve receives blood from a Servamp they aren't contracted to?

If they have died, even previous Eves can become subclass. Everything about being an Eve is forgotten upon death and they just become a subclass to the Servamp that gave them blood.

32. Lily and Hugh have something like a reason for turning people into subclass (orphans and suicide victims respectively), are there others who are particular about who they turn into subclass?

Freya: people who died in wars

Jeje: people with physical disabilities

Lawless: people he has a connection with

Ildio and Kuro don't create subclass; for Tsubaki, please refer to chapter 140.

33. Until now, by what criteria have the Servamps been choosing their Eves with?

Lily has always made contracts with the head of the same family line. That family was originally from Europe but around 200 years ago, they came to Japan and became the Alicein family. Hugh and Lawless pretty much pick based on their own liking. Ildio, Jeje and Freya mostly just let things happen and aren't picky about who they make a contract with.

34. To what degree do the demons* know about each other?

In the beginning, they were close to being one existence so they know each other quite well.

*Inner-sloth, wrath, gluttony, etc.

35. Are there any demons that are close?

Everyone should be close.

36. Of the vampires that have appeared in the main story, how many have never killed anyone (whether they have a policy* or not)?

Many of those who have become a subclass in recent years [have never killed], such as Sagami and Lilac. 

*Likely referring to a personal code of honour or similar.

37. Among the 8 Servamps, who has the fastest reply time when contacted?

Ordered from the fastest: Lawless, Tsubaki, Hugh, Lily, Kuro, Jeje, (they missed the message and didn't reply:) Freya, Ildio

38. Please give a ranking of the 8 Servamp siblings based on how good they are at taking care of others.

In order: Lawless, Tsubaki, Freya, Hugh, Jeje, Kuro, Lily, Ildio

39. Among Kuro and his siblings, who is the smartest?

Tsubaki by a narrow margin.

40. If the Servamps lived in modern times, what kind of jobs would they have?

Kuro: University student prone to slacking off 

Hugh (grown up): University professor

Jeje: Priest

Freya: Farmer

Lawless: Actor

Ildio: PE teacher

Lily: Model

Tsubaki: Surprisingly, an ordinary office worker

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