Yeah, he did get the books for reference for his novels (or so he wants us to think?) I wonder if he got the books so that he can learn all the vampire legends and put his own twist on them; after all, the little brother is not like a traditional vampire. Even Sunako applauds Seishin for this, saying that she likes how Seishin's 'Shiki' are still who they were when they were alive, only risen up.

The author sure knew her stuff before she sat down and started writing, that's the only thing I'm absolutely sure of about the whole story. I bet she had to look up all that medical terminology to make Ozaki sound legit, now she has to research Slavic folklore too ;A; I bet she had more fun reading up folklore though. What I really like is how Shiki is well-rounded in using ideas from all cultures (like, was adding Seishin's story about Paole necessary? Noo...but it was a nice touch!) but it still remains unmistakably Japanese.