Yashakiden: The Demon Princess Volume 1 (Novel)

• After a devastating earthquake that left most of Japan in ruins, the district ward of Shinjuku in Tokyo has opened up a doorway into another dimension -- becoming the halfway-house suspended between the mortal world and the supernatural. It has become a place where the living fight a losing battle with monsters and demons from the netherworld -- a constant struggle for control on grounds which inevitably may plunge into the depths of Hell.
• Factory manager by day and moonlighting P.I. by night, Setsura Aki is no stranger to danger. Specializing in missing-persons cases and considered the best "man hunter" in the business, he allies himself with friend and rival, Doctor Mephisto, a wizard of physical and spiritual surgery. Together in battle, there is none that can compete with their combined wit and power -- until now. Coming from the deepest and darkest parts of China, four immortal vampires, led by one of unmatched beauty who goes by the ubiquitous title "Princess," mystically sail into landlocked Shinjuku aboard an ancient ghost ship. She and her ancient undead entourage with powers never before seen of vampires, have surmounted four thousand years of space and time to seize control of Shinjuku and make it their own. It is up to Setsura and Mephisto to uncover their new formidable foes' true origins and to reveal the truth behind the Princess's dark plans for the city.

Summary

• After a devastating earthquake that left most of Japan in ruins, the
  district ward of Shinjuku in Tokyo has opened up a doorway into another
  dimension — becoming the halfway-house suspended between the mortal world
  and the supernatural. It has become a place where the living fight a losing
  battle with monsters and demons from the netherworld — a constant struggle
  for control on grounds which inevitably may plunge into the depths of Hell.


• Factory manager by day and moonlighting P.I. by night, Setsura Aki is no
  stranger to danger. Specializing in missing-persons cases and considered the
  best "man hunter" in the business, he allies himself with friend and rival,
  Doctor Mephisto, a wizard of physical and spiritual surgery. Together in battle,
  there is none that can compete with their combined wit and power — until
  now. Coming from the deepest and darkest parts of China, four immortal vampires,
  led by one of unmatched beauty who goes by the ubiquitous title "Princess,"
  mystically sail into landlocked Shinjuku aboard an ancient ghost ship. She and
  her ancient undead entourage with powers never before seen of vampires, have
  surmounted four thousand years of space and time to seize control of Shinjuku
  and make it their own. It is up to Setsura and Mephisto to uncover their new
  formidable foes' true origins and to reveal the truth behind the Princess's dark
  plans for the city.

Product details

• Authors: Hideyuki Kikuchi, Hideyuki Kikuchi, RICK SPEARS, R. Stevens
• Assisted by: Jun Suemi (Illustration), Eugene Woodbury (Translation)
• Publisher: Diamond US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2009
• EAN: 9781569701454
• ISBN: 978-1-56970-145-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 178 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Series: YASHAKIDEN DEMON PRINCESS NOVEL
• Subject: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire