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THE BEGINNING OF THE END Akira, Kajikawa, and their allies make a daring move, using the akamitama to subdue the vampire god and launch him into space, heralding the first rays of dawn after a grueling night. But their hard-won peace shatters in an instant when Mina returns from China, declaring the start of the ultimate battle between humans and vampires. With the world on the brink, armies across the globe mobilize for a clash that will determine the fate of humanity itself. As this blood-soaked saga enters its explosive final arc, the stakes have never been higher--can humanity endure, or will the vampires seize their eternal reign?

The ultimate battle rages as Angie and her allies fight for their lives against the unstoppable vampire god. The situation grows dire, pushing everyone to their limits, and just when all hope seems lost, a wild plan emerges--launch the vampire god into space! With the entire Bund hanging in the balance, every ally must risk their lives to see the plan through. But when the vampire god smiles that terrifying smile, a new nightmare begins. Will their plan be enough to stop this ancient evil, or is the final fight just beginning?

The vampire god has broken free of his melodic trance, triggering an island-wide battle that thrusts the Vampire Bund into its most perilous crisis yet--and Mina Tepes has still not returned! Amidst the chaos, Kajikawa and Akira engage in a fierce struggle against the malevolent vampire deity, a corrosive poison threatens the flooded Cradle, and a determined venture capitalist pursues his own agenda of launching a rocket from the Bund. Worse still, should the refugees trying to escape the Cradle make it to the surface, they risk becoming unwitting pawns in the vampire god''s sinister plans. With unexpected alliances and sacrifices at every turn, will the Bund succumb to the vampire god''s control?

The First Vampire is back! And not only is this vampire god trying to recruit more followers to his cause in the Bund, he''s also hanging out with singer RULi and her friends, who are completely unaware of the very real danger he poses. As the frantic search for the First Vampire and RULi begins, another crisis is unfolding--word arrives that poison has started to infiltrate the rapidly flooding Cradle, putting all 300,000 vampires trapped inside in mortal danger.

In order to stop the Dowager Empress''s plot to destroy the Bund, Princess Minmei has transformed into her avatar form to confront her mother in direct battle. As the two dragons duel it out for supremacy in the skies, Mina and Akira confront the Dowager from within and bring to light the final piece of the long history of the manipulative Clan Li. Meanwhile, a new disaster is looming--300,000 vampires are trapped within the Bund''s Cradle, and it''s starting to flood!

The Dowager Empress, thought dead, is not only still alive, but has transformed into her avatar form--that of an enormous flying dragon--and has set her sights on destroying the Vampire Bund once and for all. Worse still, Mina, Minmei, and Li have been swallowed whole and are now trapped inside Dowager''s monstrous body, where nightmares (and shocking revelations) await our heroes around every corner!

House Tepes has put "Project Tobiume" into motion with Mina and Liu enacting critical roles. As a result, the Empress Dowager is dead and Li has been taken hostage--leaving Princess Minmei as the leader of Clan Li. However, this conflict is far from over as, one after another, the palace servants start to rebel against their new master! Could someone be manipulating Clan Li from the shadows? Find out as Age of Scarlet Order dives into the darkness at the heart of Clan Li!

The United States boasts the greatest navy in the world, and now its fleet is on the move in the Sea of Japan. However, Mina Tepes'' doppelganger Katie Maurice positions herself to block them with the will-bending "Pied Piper" virus, and her actions spark a full scale conflict between China and the U.S.A.! Meanwhile, Mina and her compatriots work a cloak-and-dagger mission in the hopes of preventing events from spiraling further into World War III. Could the person who holds the key to stopping the war be Yuki...?

Mina Tepes and the young werewolves have managed to escape Clan Li''s hellish prison, but Princess Minmei has been captured by Li''s agents. With Clan Li continuing to escalate global tensions, Mina is left with no choice but to push forward with House Tepes'' "Tobiume Project," provoking the United States to send warships on "training maneuvers" to the Sea of Japan! Battlelines are drawn as Earth teeters on the brink of a vampire world war!

Yuuhi and the rest of the Beowolf trainees have successfully infiltrated a military-controlled prison compound in Inner Mongolia on a mission to free Queen Mina and her bodyguard Akira. But when our young rescuers discover Akira''s childhood friend Yuki and Mina''s doppelganger Katie Morris are also being held captive along with scores of human prisoners, their simple rescue mission becomes a whole lot bigger than they ever imagined. And with 30,000 vampires and two terrifying were-beasts standing between our heroes and freedom, it''s a mission that could go pear-shaped any moment.

Disillusioned after discovering the truth about female werewolves and hearing all the lies that came from Tatianna''s lips, Phoebe''s faith in Yuuhi and the others is on shaky ground. Yet, despite the pain the knowledge has brought, a part of Phoebe still wants to believe in his packmates. Though trust, once lost, can be difficult to regain.

Yuuhi, Phoebe, Cal, and Aaron have been stranded in the Siberian tundra as part of their Ritual Ordeal, where they must survive for a month in order to come into their own as werewolves. But their ordeal has taken a life-and-death turn as they are relentlessly pursued by Gargantuas--vicious werewolf slaves bred for war. And just when things couldn''t be dire enough, a nasty blizzard hits separating Phoebe from the rest of the pack!

Yuuhi, Phoebe, Cal, and Aaron are in for the trial of their lives as they find themselves naked and afraid in one of the most inhospitable places on earth--the Siberian Tundra! Should these young werewolves live through the ordeal, they will be men. However, just finding food, clothing, and shelter to survive for the month becomes all the more difficult when one of their group''s deepest secrets is laid bare. This revelation could put all of their lives in jeopardy, and lead to a second event like the "Siberian Tragedy" that befell Akira and Angie years before.

Yuuhi and Phoebe make their way to Japan, where they meet up with Yuuhi''s classmates and fellow Beowolf trainees Cal and Aaron. Phoebe and Cal hit it off right away, but soon discover Phoebe has another, darker connection to Cal and Aaron''s past. Meanwhile, the vampire crisis in Shanghai has ratcheted up the tension between Mina and Katie. And a bombshell is dropped when Mina, aiming to prevent an all-out war, tells them about the one person that could diffuse the whole situation!

Mina and Akira have returned to the hidden Cradle deep in the Amazon where they have not only run into Mina''s one-evil doppelganger Katie Morris, but also receive a shocking revelation from the mothers of the Tepes clan. They''re given little time to absorb this new information, though, before world events take a drastic turn and Mina, Akira, and even Katie Morris find themselves wrapped up in a globe-spanning "game" that none of them could have predicted!

With the vampire break-in now behind them, things have finally regained a semblance of normality at Princess Mina''s school. However, the class president is still missing, and a desperate search for her begins. Meanwhile, the human populace once again becomes the target of bloody assaults. but who or what could be behind this latest act of vampire aggression? Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund Vols. 3-4 along with a brand new Chronicle story.

Vampire queen Mina has been attacked by an enemy using nanotechnology stolen from her own labs. As the Bund''s security team struggles to deter this unseen enemy, a new terror strikes. A mysterious assassin confronts Akira and his new partner-in-arms Angie as they pursue the source of the nanomachines. This deadly man of mystery seems to wield a power greater than even Akira''s own lycanthropic abilities. As the Bund''s security team pursues the enigmatic assassin and tries to ascertain his identity before he can strike again, shocking revelations come to light about the events of Akira''s Ritual Ordeal-revelations which might just create a schism between Akira and Mina that can never be healed. Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund: Scarlet Order Vols. 3-4 along with a bonus chapter and a brand new Chronicle story.

The Vampire Bund, a peaceful island nation of vampires off the coast of Tokyo, ruled by Princess Mina Tepes, has seen its share of conflict and turmoil. And yet there are times of relative tranquility when the Bund is a popular tourist destination during daylight hours. When two teenage tourists, Garcia Fujisaki and his reckless best friend Masaki, ditch their group to find a vampire who will turn Masaki, it''s Garcia who pays the price. Awakening as an unwilling creature of the night, Garcia finds himself entangled with a seedy band of terrorists looking to destroy the only known cure for vampirism. Garcia must find the cure and administer it within forty-eight hours, or his condition is irreversible! Contains Dive in the Vampire Bund Vols. 1-2 along with a brand new Chronicle story.

Betrayal by a rogue agent has rocked the Vampire Bund hard, especially Akira. Even worse, the agent has stolen the most damaging secret that Princess Mina tried hardest to conceal-that Mina has the ability to transform into a full-grown woman capable of bearing children. With this news leaked to the lords of the three great vampire clans, the brazen Lord Ivanovic launches an all-out assault on the Bund in order to claim Mina for himself. Princess Mina has no choice but to counterattack, as her once idyllic haven for vampires turns into a war zone with massive casualties on both sides. Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund Vols. 9-10 along with a brand new Chronicle story.

Vampire queen Mina has been attacked by an enemy using nanotechnology stolen from her own labs. As the Bund''s security team struggles to deter this unseen enemy, a new terror strikes. A mysterious assassin confronts Akira and his new partner-in-arms Angie as they pursue the source of the nanomachines. This deadly man of mystery seems to wield a power greater than even Akira''s own lycanthropic abilities. As the Bund''s security team pursues the enigmatic assassin and tries to ascertain his identity before he can strike again, shocking revelations come to light about the events of Akira''s Ritual Ordeal-revelations which might just create a schism between Akira and Mina that can never be healed. Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund Vols. 7-8 along with two bonus chapters and a brand new Chronicle story.

Akira has rescued Mina and revived her with his own blood at a terrible price: he is now at death''s door himself. As Mina searches for a cure in the ancient vampire capital known as Necropolis, Rozenmann''s army lies in wait. Meanwhile, relations between the Vampire Bund and the Japanese government are starting to crumble and may lead to all-out war! Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund Vols. 13-14 along with a brand new Chronicle story.

On the heels of suspected kidnapper Clarissa, Hama and Akira pursue her across the Bund, only to realize too late that she is but a decoy. The true mastermind has already made his way past the Bund''s security to pose as a trusted, long-time friend to Reiko and Elie. Known only as "The Master," his goal is to steal the mysterious Edelman Report, a detailed account of vampire and human social relations that will shake the world''s foundations when made public. Contains the second half of Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Memories of Sledgehammer Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 along with a brand new Chronicle story.

Three months have passed since Princess Mina, queen of all vampires, has recaptured the Bund. The damage inflicted to vampire/human relations runs deep, but a peaceful postwar restoration is now underway. Yet appearances can be deceiving. Somebody is trying to kill government liaison Reiko Gotoh, and it is up to werewolf bodyguard Akira and shapeshifting sheriff Hama Seiji to protect her. Seiji must look deep into his own past in order to uncover the hidden dangers that lurk in the present. The dark secrets he learns may not only impact his ill-fated romance with Gotoh, but could spell the end of the Vampire Bund itself. Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Memories of Sledgehammer Vol.1, the first half of Vol. 2 along with two bonus chapters and a brand new Chronicle story.

The queen of vampires, Mina Tepes, has been replaced by an imposter, and only Yuki, now a mute, knows the truth. While the subjects of the Vampire Bund are unaware that an evil doppelganger rules over them, Mina''s most trusted friends are sequestered on the sidelines. It''s up to Yuki to risk her life and convince werewolf bodyguard Akira that the time has come to fight back! Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund Vols. 11-12 along with a bonus chapter and a brand new Chronicle story.

Seven years have passed since Mina Tepes'' triumphant return to the Bund. The year is now 2020, and Tokyo is hosting the Summer Olympics with Mina as guest of honor at the opening ceremonies. During her speech, terrorists infiltrate the stadium and demand that she close the Bund and remove all vampires from Japan. In front of TV cameras, Mina and her loyal werewolf bodyguard Akira must confront the terrorists, while ensuring the safety of human bystanders. Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund: Scarlet Order Vols. 1-2 along with two new chapters and a brand new Chronicle tale.

END OF THE LINE!! Wasteland guide Emil shepherds a column of innocents through the zombie-infested ruins of the Dead Man’s Playground, with a bloodthirsty army hot on their heels! With Perrault Town in ruins, it’s a long ride across deadly country to try and find safety for the people who once called it home. Perrault’s a stubborn man, and he’ll pay any price–kill anyone–to get the information he wants! Lucky for Emil, he’s got a half-crazy terror like Lotte on his side. Blood and bullets fly in the final volume of Soul Liquid Chambers!

THERE MAY BE SOME TURBULENCE AHEAD The dark secrets of Perrault Town come to light: what looked like a paradise in the middle of a zombie-infested wasteland is really just a monument to one man’s greed. When the walking dead attack, old man Perrault will sacrifice every soul in the city to get his hands on the secrets he desires. It falls to Emil and the twins to fend off the invasion–and escape Perrault with their lives!

An all-new kaleidoscopic zombie horror from the creator of Dance in the Vampire Bund! A girl with prosthetic limbs and a tragic past wanders a zombie-ridden 23rd century earth now known as Dead Man''s Playground. Overrun by monsters, the post-apocalyptic wasteland is the last place a little girl should call home, but she’s developed a unique coping mechanism...

FAMILY FEUD Athena has been captured by a former ally! Yet that''s not the only betrayal in store for her. Athena''s friend Artemis has been turned into a pawn controlled by pleasure--and it is only a matter of time until the same fate befalls the original Eighth Wonder. When Clara shows up to save the day, she''s in for a big surprise. The foe standing in her way isn''t an enemy. It''s her mom! The final volume of the super-sexy superheroine manga series has arrived!