New Releases by Nozomu Tamaki

GLOBAL VAMPIRE CRISIS With the world on edge after the Mayflower incident, Mina Tepes takes the initiative to tell the world about a new breed of vampire and the unprecedented threat they pose. But despite her plea for cooperation, fear of the virus leads to riots and terrorist attacks across the globe. As chaos spreads and the situation accelerates out of control, this neo-vampire chronicle surges forward with the end of the world looming ever closer.

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!

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.

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.

After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Tepes line, she has paid off the entire gross national debt of Japan and gained the authority to create a "special district" off the coast of Japan that will become the future haven for vampires from all over the world! Now, on the eve of the landmark press conference announcing the existence of vampires to the world, terrorists and rival factions are plotting to assassinate Mina Tepes. With her loyal werewolf bodyguard, Akira, at her side, will the princess of vampires survive long enough to see her dream realized? Contains Dance in the Vampire Bund Vols. 1-2 along with a bonus chapter and a brand new Chronicle story.

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.

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.

A BLAST FROM THE PAST Years ago, a masked hero known as “B.M. the Shooter” died defending millions of citizens–including his wife, the Eighth Wonder, and their unborn child, Clara. Now, both mother and daughter are on the defense against a villain with the same powers. Who is this mysterious gunman? And will Clara ever learn her mother’s true identity?

Don't Meddle with my Daughter is the newest series from fan-favorite creator Nozomu Tamaki. Featuring a cape-crusading, mother-daughter super hero duo, known as The Eighth Wonder, this series is a superhero spoof that readers won't want to miss. When her daughter makes her debut as a superhero, Athena must leave the comforts of retirement and return to fighting crime so she can keep her daughter safe. But are the combined skills of these two superpowered women enough to combat what the world has in store for them? Don't Meddle with my Daughter is a three volume manga series. Each volume will contain at least one full-color illustration and be delivered shrink-wrapped.Meet "The Eighth Wonder" - a mother-daughter team of superheroes! Athena Haruka, the original Eighth Wonder, disappeared twenty years ago after a battle with the villainous organization, Blowjob. Now, Eighth Wonder has reappeared-but it's Athena's daughter, Clara, recruited to fill her mother's superhero shoes. But, to ensure her daughter's safety, Athena must leave retirement behind and don her costume once again.

RELIC HUNTERS With two fragments of the akamitama in Mina’s hands, the hunt continues to find the remaining pieces of the relic gem, imbued with legendary properties that can allow even a vampire to live on without feeding. Mina’s faction is but one of several groups after the gem fragments. The mysterious vampire known only as “Shadow” has been obsessively searching for the lost treasure without pause. Now a familiar face has returned to the Bund, offering information in exchange for the akamitama, just as Mina begins to grapple with the stone’s life-changing effects.

OPEN THE VAULTS: THE DANCE IN THE VAMPIRE BUND SHORT STORY COLLECTION IS HERE! Dance in the Vampire Bund: Secret Chronicles contains over 700 pages of previously unpublished novellas and short stories, featuring the first appearances of many beloved characters from Nozomu Tamaki's Dance in the Vampire Bund manga series. Written by fellow collaborators under the direction of Nozomu Tamaki, the author self-published the collection in ten separate doujinshi for the Comiket fan convention in Tokyo. Now, for the first time ever, Seven Seas is pleased to present this rare collection to the English-speaking audiences! Dance in the Vampire Bund's: Secret Chronicles contains seventeen stories from Nozomu Tamaki's doujinshi, accompanied by new illustrations by the author himself, as well as other exciting material that will shed light on the Bund's darkest secrets.

Dance in the Vampire Bund II is the highly anticipated sequel series to Dance in the Vampire Bund's first fourteen-volume story arc. The Dance in the Vampire Bund franchise has been adapted into a hit anime in Japan, and is distributed by FUNimation in North America. The manga series has repeatedly hit the New York Times Manga Bestsellers List with each new release.

Quelqu'un en veut à la vie de Reiko Goto. L'ennemi invisible se rapproche sans relâche d'elle. Hama, qui semblait obstinément l'éviter, finit par la revoir. Etre blessé au combat lui rappelle les humiliations et la douleur qu'il avait vécu sur les champs de bataille. Alors qu'ils se sont réfugiés au Bund, c'est un adorable assassin qui se présente devant Reiko et Hama.

The all-new sequel to New York Times Bestseller Dance in the Vampire Bund starts here! Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Memories of Sledge Hammer is a two-volume interlude between Dance in the Vampire Bund's first fourteen volume story arc and the upcoming second part of the series, which will launch in 2014. The Memories of Sledge Hammer delves into the past to look at the doomed love affair of one of the Vampire Bund's most deadly operatives. 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, but her lycanthrope bodyguard, Seiji Hama, is nowhere to be found. The mystery of Hama's whereabouts can only be solved by examining the past, when the ill-fated couple first met. The past may be the key to saving Gotoh in the present—and to the future of the Vampire Bund itself!

This omnibus edition contains volumes 10-12 from the hit manga series Dance in the Vampire Bund. Lord Ivanovic is dead. Akira and the members of Beowulf have averted all-out war with the three vampire clans and prevented the Bund's nuclear reactor from going critical and raining down radioactive fallout across the entire Kantou region. The costs have been high, friends have been lost, and the blows keep coming. In response to the repreated assassination attempts on her life, Mina Tepes' policies have taken an overly hardline approach, if not erratic and secretive. When the veil of secrecy is lifted, there will be hell to pay.

This omnibus edition contains volumes 7-9 from the hit manga series Dance in the Vampire Bund.Mina Tepes, the princess of vampires, has set up a special district for vampires off the coast of Tokyo. Mina's extensive preparations include founding a school that she herself attends, along with her passionately loyal werewolf bodyguard, Akira, in tow.Ever since the day the school opened, rival vampire factions have opposed Mina's grand vision. They continue targeting the human populace in order to smear Mina's reputation and sabotage her well-laid plans of vampires and humans living together in peace. Dance in the Vampire Bund features stunning artwork and an enthrallingly original supernatural narrative. The manga has been adapted into a hit anime series in Japan and licensed by FUNimation for North America. Dance in the Vampire Bund has repeatedly hit the New York Times Manga Bestsellers List with each new release.

This omnibus edition contains volumes 4-6 of the hit manga series Dance in the Vampire Bund. Mina Tepes, the princess of vampires, has set up a special district for vampires off the coast of Tokyo. Mina's extensive preparations include founding a school that she herself attends, along with her passionately loyal werewolf bodyguard, Akira, in tow. Ever since the day the school opened, rival vampire factions have opposed Mina's grand vision. They continue targeting the human populace in order to smear Mina's reputation and sabotage her well-laid plans of vampires and humans living together in peace. Dance in the Vampire Bund features stunning artwork and an enthrallingly original supernatural narrative. The manga has been adapted into a hit anime series in Japan and licensed by FUNimation for North America. Dance in the Vampire Bund has repeatedly hit the New York Times Manga Bestsellers List with each new release.

The newest series from the creator of New York Times bestselling manga Dance in the Vampire Bund Hell's demons have attacked Mitsuru again and again—and now he wants to know why. His archangel protector Gabriel has answers for him, but a shocking revelation may shatter their bond of friendship forever. Meanwhile, Gabriel's partner Azrael goes on a mission to assassinate the Alpha, the leader of the demon organization that hunts Mitsuru. When the mission goes awry, Azrael must escape a horde of angry demons ready to send her back to heaven in a body bag.

The penultimate volume of the New York Times bestselling manga series Mina Tepes, the princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Tepes line, she has paid off the entire gross national debt of Japan and in so doing, gained the authority to create a special district off the coast of Japan that is a haven for vampires from all over the world. With Akira, her lycanthrope boyfriend/bodyguard by her side, Mina struggles to keep her rivals and enemies at bay while they seek to sabotage her plans at every turn.