The Story So Far
Author’s Bio
Hideyuki Kikuchi was born in 1949 in the city of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture. He graduated from Aoyama University. His auspicious debut came in 1982 with the publication of Demon City Shinjuku.
In 1985, the classic Makaikou was published in three volumes, elevating him to the ranks of bestselling authors.
Since then, as his loyal readers can testify, he has proven himself a jack of all literary trades. This is Omnibus Volume 3 (comprised of the original Volumes 3 and 4) of his beloved Yashakiden epic, set in the critically acclaimed “Demon City Blues” universe.
Kikuchi’s more recent work includes the Blue Mask series.
Yashakiden: The Demon Princess Vol. 3 Omnibus Edition
Yashakiden: The Demon Princess Vol. 3 Omnibus Edition - Yashakiden 2 (c) Hideyuki Kikuchi 1997. Originally published in Japan in 2007 by SHODENSHA Publishing Co.,LTD. English translation copyright (c) 2010 by DIGITAL MANGA, Inc. All other material (c) 2010 by DIGITAL MANGA, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the copyright holders. Any likeness of characters, places, and situations featured in this publication to actual persons (living or deceased), events, places, and situations are purely coincidental. All characters depicted in sexually explicit scenes in this publication are at least the age of consent or older. The DMP logo is (tm) of DIGITAL MANGA, Inc.
Written by Hideyuki Kikuchi
Illustrated by Jun Suemi
English Translation by Eugene Woodbury.
English Edition Published by:
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available Upon Request
First Edition: November 2010
ISBN-13: 978-1-56970-147-8
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Printed in Canada
Main Characters
Setsura Aki
The manager and owner of a senbei shop and P.I. agency. A handsome man with magical powers literally at his fingertips, he defeats his enemies by wielding strands of sub-micron thin “devil wire.”
Mephisto
It is rumored that the “Demon City Physician,” as beautiful as he is feared, can even bring the dead back to life.
Princess
The Chinese vampire Biki—as gorgeous as she is evil—has wandered the world for four thousand years in search of a safe refuge for herself and her followers.
Kikiou
This crafty old warlock is Princess’s principal retainer. He desires to subjugate all of Demon City Shinjuku.
Ryuuki
A later addition to Princess’s retinue but also a vampire, he plays the mesmerizing ghost koto Silent Night and wields a powerful, death-dealing qi at his command.
Shuuran
A vampire and servant of Princess, she can fashion killer vampire dolls from her own blood.
General Bey
The blond, blue-eyed vampire who can defeat his enemies by using their own weapons against them.
Takako Kanan
A college student specializing in ancient Chinese history, she is swept into supernatural conflict because of her obsession with the mysterious Daji from the Hsia Dynasty.
Yakou
A vampire who lives in Demon City’s Toyama housing project, he is the grandson of the Elder, who was defeated and killed by Princess.
Galeen Nuvenberg
The Czech Republic’s greatest wizardess and current resident of Demon City’s “Magic Town.” Her servants include a blue-eyed doll and a big obnoxious raven.
Lieutenant Matthews
Commander of an elite squad from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces, sent into Demon City to eradicate the vampires.
The Story So Far
Having surmounted four thousand years of space and time, the beautiful Chinese vampire known as “Princess” has appeared in Demon City Shinjuku. She is accompanied by her supernatural retainers Kikiou, Ryuuki, and Shuuran.
Setsura Aki launches a heroic battle to the death to keep them from seizing control of Demon City. Galeen Nuvenberg and the Elder are defeated and Setsura is badly hurt. Demon City Shinjuku is becoming Vampire City before their very eyes.
Meanwhile, Setsura’s erstwhile ally, the inscrutable Mephisto, is behaving in an even more mysterious manner than usual.