Best Selling Books by Takaya Kagami

With less than two days left before his father''s execution, Guren finally opens up to his friends and asks for their aid after watching Mahiru get whisked away by vampires. Together they set off for Kyoto to try to bring Guren''s crazed childhood love into custody, and on the way manage to capture a live vampire and a mysterious piece of cursed gear that Mahiru herself had been wielding. But will this major harvest be enough to spare Guren''s family and followers from the guillotine hanging over their heads? Meanwhile, time is quickly running out before the foretold catastrophe on Christmas. Guren helps the Hiragis launch a full-scale war to wipe out the Brotherhood of a Thousand Nights and put a stop to their Seraph of the End project, but all is not what it seems...

From the popular Seraph of the End series comes the latest prequel of the light novels! What meaning can life have after the end of the world? Guren and his friends are forced to consider this question, even as they fight to rebuild their ruined world—the world that Guren himself destroyed. Dispatched by the newly constituted Japanese Imperial Demon Army on a mission to restore power to the area, they encounter a powerful vampire. But all is not as it seems... Faced with shifting loyalties and manipulated from all sides, Guren must decide who to trust—Mahiru? Saito? Ferid Bathory? Can he even trust himself? The mysteries of the past slowly begin to unravel as Guren and his friends hurtle towards an uncertain future.

The apocalypse is not only near, but a certainty. Set before the event and the aftermath detailed by the hit manga, this stand-alone prequel light novel series chronicles the inexorable approach of the reign of vampires. Witness the trials of Guren Ichinose, who must hide his true strength even as he is trampled on at an academy for the insufferably privileged. Includes 28 pages of illustrations, 7 of them in color!

Alors que Glenn et Shikama Dôji ont chacun choisi une voie différente, Yûichirô et Mikael quittent l’unité de Shinoa et entament un nouveau périple afin de sauver “tout le monde” ! Ils vont d’abord commencer par fouiller dans les souvenirs du passé, mais cela nécessite beaucoup d’énergie…

Aus dem Training wird tödlicher Ernst! Für Yuichiro wird es die erste Schlacht gegen die Vampire sein. Er kann es kaum noch erwarten, aber sein Leichtsinn und seine riskanten Alleingänge sind ein echtes Problem. Vor allem dem neuen Teammitglied, der aufbrausenden Mitsuba, ist das ein Dorn im Auge. Und sie soll recht behalten: Yuichiros Hitzkopf führt sie allesamt direkt in eine Falle der Vampire ...

The Hyakuya Sect descends on the Demon Army as the First Progenitor, Sika Madu, takes over Shinoa''s mind and body. Leading the invasion is none other than Second Progenitor Rígr Stafford—he’s after Yuichiro, who is once again on the run with Mika. Meanwhile, Guren and Mahiru enact their long-awaited plan. It’s an all-out war between vampires, humans and demons! -- VIZ Media

Yûichirô et Mikael voyagent dans le passé à la recherche de leurs souvenirs. Ils trouvent une grande porte derrière laquelle s’étend le monde avant la naissance de l’humanité !! C’est alors qu’ils aperçoivent un ange qui ressemble à Mikael... Les deux jeunes hommes arrivent ensuite dans l’immense cité des anges. Que vont-ils y découvrir ?!

Un virus inconnu a décimé l''humanité. Seuls les enfants ont survécu au fléau et vivent dans une cité souterraine sous la domination des vampires. Yûichirô Hyakuya, un jeune garçon courageux réussit à s''enfuir au prix du sacrifice de plusieurs de ses compagnons qu''il promet de venger. Quel monde va-t-il découvrir à la surface ?!

Auf der Suche nach Antworten tauchen Yu und Mika tiefer in ihre Vergangenheit ein. Aber warum müssen sie jetzt plötzlich vor gefräßigen Dinosauriern fliehen? Zu der Zeit gab es doch noch nicht mal Menschen! Als sie während einer Verschnaufpause einen Mika mit Engelsflügeln sehen, könnte es die Strapazen allerdings wert gewesen sein. Denn die Verfolgung des Doppelgängers führt Yu und Mika an einen vielversprechenden Ort, der ebenso wenig in diese Zeit passt wie sie beide ...

Der Kampf um Mikas Seele geht in die nächste Runde. Shinoa versucht Shikama Doji mit aller Kraft davon abzuhalten, endgültig auszubrechen. Nur leider hat ihr Widersacher Shinoas Schwachpunkt schon längst entdeckt. Damit hängt alles an Yu, der keine andere Wahl hat, als Mika in einer Dämonenwaffe zu bannen. Mika leistet heftigen Widerstand und dringt in Yus Herz ein, doch dort offenbart sich ihm ein verstörender Anblick.

Shinoa fights for her life at the Demon Army headquarters where the First Progenitor, Shikama Doji, is trying to possess her. Ferid’s solution to the problem? Kill her before she’s turned and possessed. With all of the pieces in place and the First’s resurrection all but complete, the vampires and the Hyakuya Sect both converge on Shibuya. Meanwhile, trapped in his own mind with Asuramaru, Yuichiro’s missing past is finally revealed to him. -- VIZ Media

Mika bleibt weiterhin in seinem Traum gefangen, oder ist er es selbst, der die Außenwelt verdrängt? Um ihn zu retten, müssen Yu, Shinoa und Co nun der Vampirkönigin Krul Tepes vertrauen. Doch sie verlangt, dass Shinoa zunächst all ihren Mut zusammennimmt und sich an die finsterste Zeit in ihrer Kindheit erinnert. Die Zeit, in der ihre große Schwester Mahiru noch bei ihr war ...

Na skutek nieznanego wirusa ludzkość uległa zagładzie. Jedynymi ocalałymi są dzieci, które zostały uwięzione przez wampiry w ich podziemnych miastach. Dzięki poświęceniu swoich przyjaciół jednej osobie udaje się uciec. Chłopak poprzysięga zemstę na dawnych oprawcach… Co czeka na niego w kompletnie zmienionym świecie? -- w tym tomie -- Yuuichirou mierzy się z Ashuramaru podczas treningu przeklętej broni. Czy uda mu się sprostać wyzwaniu, skoro uważa demona za swojego przyjaciela?! Kimizuki też bierze się za ćwiczenia, co pogłębia więzi w drużynie. Na horyzoncie majaczą już złowieszcze sylwetki wojskowych oraz wampirów…

Desperate to save his retainers and friends, Guren makes the ultimate sacrifice and gives up his humanity to accept the demon in his cursed gear, thereby transforming himself into a demon as well. His newfound demonic powers help him protect the people important to him, but the victory is short-lived. Hours later, the Imperial Demons'' presumed heir, Kureto Hiragi, takes all of Guren''s family and their followers hostage and presents Guren with an impossible choice: track down and kill his childhood love Mahiru Hiragi within a month, or watch as the Hiragis execute everyone in his clan-starting with his father. Left with no more to go on than cryptic messages about a secret research project that could destroy the world and whispers of an underground city of vampires, Guren must confront the most consequential choice of his life. And all the while, the clock counting down to catastrophe is ticking...

Gefangen in Ashuramarus Illusion ist Yu wieder ein kleines Kind und steht vor seinen Eltern – einer Mutter, die ihn nicht liebt, sondern fürchtet, und einem Vater, der ihn sogar umbringen will. Dieses düstere Kapitel seiner Vergangenheit wollte Yu eigentlich verdrängen, nun holt es ihn wieder ein. Doch um Ashuramaru die Stirn bieten zu können, muss er seine Angst überwinden und einen Weg aus diesem Albtraum finden ...

Après la tragédie qui a frappé Mikael, l''unité de Shinoa peut souffler un peu, mais Kimizuki réalise amèrement la différence de force entre lui et Yûichirô... C''est alors que Kululu raconte les événements survenus il y a huit ans. Quel était donc le plan de Mahiru ? Et quels sont les souvenirs que Shinoa évoque à propos de sa soeur ?

Yu and Mika continue to watch as long-lost, forbidden memories of the past unfold before their eyes. The angel Mikaela is attacked by Saito, but Mikaela’s power is too great, and he ultimately defeats his would-be attacker. But before taking his last breath, Saito reveals the truth to Mikaela—that his existence is taboo and his father, Sika Madu, will be punished for creating him. Mikaela is so distraught by this revelation that he brings a knife to his own neck. As the mysterious plague spreads, more of Sika Madu’s friends take their own lives, another cardinal sin that ensures their souls will never be reborn, and Sika Madu decides to cross a line to commit the ultimate sin—using the Tower of Babel to bring all of his friends back to life. But things don’t go according to plan, and as Yu and Mika watch the damned Sika Madu rise from the ashes after millenia of torment, a shocking truth is revealed to them that even the First doesn’t know...that the son he wants so badly to resurrect is alive, and Mika and Yu are not who they think they are. -- VIZ Media

After a devastating attack on Guren''s u00adhigh school, war has officially broken out between his family''s mortal enemies, the Order of the Imperial Demons, and their rival syndicate, the Brotherhood of a u00adThousand Nights. Amidst the chaos, Guren''s childhood love Mahiru Hiragi leaves him with a chilling prophecy: this year, at Christmas, the world will come to an end. In his struggle to decipher the riddle and piece together a path to survival, Guren is forced to relinquish his last illusions of freedom and serve the Imperial Demons'' presumptive heir. But when Guren''s first orders dispatch him and his friends on a mission straight into the jaws of all-but certain death, he must decide whether to abandon his ambitions and live to see another day or make a deal with the devil destined to send him down a one-way road to hell.

Selbst im Angesicht eines so mächtigen Vampirs wie Lucal Wesker glüht in Yus Augen der Kampfgeist. Doch als die Hitze des ersten Gefechts verfliegt, offenbart sich ihm ein furchtbares Bild: Die anderen Teams haben viele Opfer zu beklagen und dutzende ihrer Soldaten wurden von den Vampiren gefangen genommen. Nun sind Yu und seine Kameraden in der Unterzahl, doch der Funken der Hoffnung in ihren Herzen darf nicht erlöschen ...

When the world has only days left, what do you cling to? After becoming the head of the Ichinose clan and acquiring even more powerful cursed gear, Guren seems to have finally caught up to his childhood love Mahiru. The achievement is short-lived, however, as he soon learns that Mahiru has taken yet another impossibly large leap ahead of him. She leaves a bloodied and bewildered Guren with a mysterious piece of cursed gear to give to Shinoa, her little sister, then shortly after marches on the Imperial Demons with a faction of their own soldiers to initiate a vicious insurrection. But with only two days to go until the apocalypse and no idea how to stop it, Guren finds himself forced to ask the inscrutable Mahiru for help. The final countdown has begun, and there is no turning back. All that remains is the promise of catastrophe-and one last chance to save the world.

In a post-apocalyptic world of vampires vs. humans, Yuichiro brings vengeance upon his vampire overlords! After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire. The attack on Nagoya begins! The Japanese Imperial Demon Army descends on the vampire nobles, aiming to exterminate them completely. Three squads are assigned to take down each of eight nobles. Because they are undermanned in comparison, Shinoa and Narumi squads will have to work together seamlessly to take down their one noble. But lurking amongst the nobles is Crowley Eusford, a formidable vampire eager to drink dry his would-be vanquishers.

La brigade Gekki se replie à l''aéroport de Nagoya, à l''endroit même où l''officier supérieur Kureto Hiiragi va commencer d''effroyables expériences qui feront de nombreuses victimes. Alors que Yûichirô, accompagné de Mikael, accourt pour aider ses camarades, il tombe sur Glenn, prisonnier des vampires, ce qui va compliquer la situation davantage !!

A Shinjuku, l''équipe de Glenn mène un combat acharné contre des vampires de haut rang. Face à la puissance écrasante des buveurs de sang, tout semble perdu... ! C''est alors que Yûichirô arrive en renfort ! Il dégaine son sabre démoniaque Ashuramaru et découpe ses ennemis jusqu''au moment où il se retrouve face à un adversaire inattendu !!

Hilflos müssen Yu und Mika mitansehen, wie Paimon versucht, Mikas engelhaftes Ebenbild kaltblütig zu ermorden. Doch dem Engel-Mika wohnen Kräfte inne, die seinen von der Seuche gebeutelten Angreifer zugrunde richten würden. Ungewillt, seinem geliebten Vater den engsten Vertrauten zu nehmen, fleht er Paimon an, von ihm abzulassen. Aber es hilft nicht und als ihm der sterbende Paimon erzählt, warum er sich zu dieser Tat verpflichtet fühlte, führt sich der Engel-Mika die Klinge selbst zum Hals ...

In a post-apocalyptic world of vampires vs. humans, Yuichiro brings vengeance upon his vampire overlords! After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire. Yuichiro has no memory of his terrifying but temporary transformation into a one-winged monster during the battle for Shinjuku. The widely feared leaders of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army, however, take note of his squad’s unusual talent. Despite the unwanted attention, Yuichiro’s resolve to save Mika from the vampires crystallizes as his real training in demon possession and manifestation begins.