The vampirization of Demon City Shinjuku is nearly complete. Princess, the legendary evil vampire from ancient China, and her followers Kikiou and Ryuuki have unleashed the plague of vampirism upon the already debauched and depraved city on the edge of the abyss. As more and more of Shinjuku’s citizens turn into creatures of the night, a secret government plan is hatched to annihilate Demon City with a nuclear device. As the clock ticks down, beautiful manhunter Setsura Aki enters Princess’s kingdom to retrieve Princess’s hostage—the Prime Minister of Japan. There he meets a mysterious mask maker from a bygone era and undergoes a transformation. But will it be in time to save Shinjuku? Meanwhile, the Demon Physician—Doctor Mephisto—remains a voluntary prisoner in Princess’s camp. To what end—and whose side is the good doctor truly on? And in Shinjuku’s Magic Town, Tonbeau Nuvenberg and the Doll Girl find the portal to Princess’s kingdom—a box sealed by magic. To open the box, they must do the impossible: access the timeline of the Universe itself—the Akashic Records. The thrilling conclusion to the great vampire series, Yashakiden: The Demon Princess — by the master of Japanese horror fiction — Hideyuki Kikuchi.

Demon City Shinjuku is in desperate trouble. The vampire invasion begun by evil Chinese vampire Princess and her followers is now threatening the life of every citizen, human and otherwise, in the haunted city. The Prime Minister of Japan is now under her influence. Countless people in Shinjuku are being converted into vampires each hour. Meanwhile, Mayor Kajiwara travels outside Demon City to seek the help of national leaders. Setsura Aki, Doctor Mephisto and Yakou meet again in an uneasy reunion in Princess’s kingdom. Once staunch allies, each man now harbors a different agenda. Setsura, surrounded by enemies, now must face down the greatest enemy Shinjuku has ever seen on his own. Meanwhile, the outside world has concocted its own secret plan for containing the vampire outbreak to Demon City—once and for all. As Princess devises her own wicked plan to ensure Setsura, the world’s leaders begin the countdown to Demon City Shinjuku’s destruction… From the acclaimed Japanese horror writer Hideyuki Kikuchi (Vampire Hunter D, The Wicked City series) comes his next big novel series for the English audience; Yashakiden: The Demon Princess. With over two million copies sold in Japan and set in the popular Wicked City universe, this four-volume series is not to be missed by followers of Kikuchi’s works as well as fans of horror and the macabre.

Four Chinese vampires have come to Demon City Shinjuku. Led by Princess – the legendary evil vampire queen of ancient China – elderly and vicious Kikiou, handsome and powerful Ryuuki, and wickedly alluring Shuuran are gaining in their plan to subjugate the city that lives on the edge of the demon abyss. Demon City’s No. 1 manhunter Setsura Aki enters Kikiou’s deadly trap – a house full of supernatural reptiles – while Doctor Mephisto pays a visit to the vampires’ hidden lair to face down Ryuuki. Now the stakes are raised in this deadly game. As high officials across Shinjuku are conscripted into Princess’s ranks, Setsura himself is bitten by Shuuran’s vampire doll and shows signs of turning, Yakou, the new leader of the Toyama clan, journeys to the heart of Princess’s unearthly manor – with stake in hand. And what deadly presence – held for 500 years in the dungeon of Princess’s ghost ship – is the queen of the vampires about to unleash upon the citizens of Demon City? From the acclaimed Japanese horror writer Hideyuki Kikuchi (Vampire Hunter D, The Wicked City series) comes his next big novel series for the English audience; Yashakiden: The Demon Princess. With over two million copies sold in Japan and set in the popular Wicked City universe, this four-volume series is not to be missed by followers of Kikuchi’s works as well as fans of horror and the macabre.

In Demon City Shinjuku, the evil influence of Chinese vampire Princess and her followers has begun to penetrate and poison every corner of the haunted city. Now accompanied by General Kazikli Bey—a 500-year-old Eastern European vampire of legendary evil—the deadly Princess seeks to destroy manhunter Setsura Aki. Setsura enters the lair of the Demon Princess—the same lair that Yakou disappeared into and never returned from. What horrors await Shinjuku’s beautiful demon hunter in the uncharted depths of Princess’s mansion? And what is the significance of Doctor Mephisto’s mysterious activities in the secret underground “Resurrection Room” of Mephisto Hospital? The crisis in Shinjuku forces the outside world to take action. Now, supernatural specialists from Japan’s Self-Defense Forces “Foreign Legion” division begin covert operations—with their own agenda. The conflicting forces in Demon City are set to explode! From the acclaimed Japanese horror writer Hideyuki Kikuchi (Vampire Hunter D, The Wicked City series) comes his next big novel series for the English audience; Yashakiden: The Demon Princess. With over two million copies sold in Japan and set in the popular Wicked City universe, this four-volume series is not to be missed by followers of Kikuchi’s works as well as fans of horror and the macabre.

Beautiful manhunter Setsura Aki has seen strange and even dangerous creatures in Demon City Shinjuku. The ravaged city living on borrowed time at the edge of a black hole is a place where sin and debauchery can be found around every corner. But nothing prepared him for the arrival of them. Four Chinese vampires – frighteningly evil, ancient and deadly. They have waited centuries for the perfect moment to enter the only city suited to them...Shinjuku. Led by the breathtakingly beautiful – female vampire known only as Princess, they begin claiming victims in the haunted city, using every sensual and sadistic means at their disposal. What could be their ultimate aim? Setura Aki, Shinjuku’s No. 1 private eye, along with enigmatic Doctor Mephisto, must stop Princess and her three followers before Demon City falls under their spell forever. Can these two men unravel the mystery and use their own extraordinary paranormal talents to stop this ultimate evil? Or will they be destroyed by unfathomable powers greater than any they could have imagined? From the acclaimed Japanese horror writer Hideyuki Kikuchi (Vampire Hunter D, The Wicked City series) comes his next big novel series for the English audience; Yashakiden: The Demon Princess. With over two million copies sold in Japan and set in the popular Wicked City universe, this four-volume series is not to be missed by followers of Kikuchi’s works as well as fans of horror and the macabre.

"Beautiful manhunter Setsura Aki has seen strange and even dangerous creatures in Demon City Shinjuku. The ravaged city living on borrowed time at the edge of a black hole is a place where sin and debauchery can be found around every corner. But nothing prepared him for the arrival of them. Four Chinese vampires -- frighteningly evil, ancient and deadly. They have waited centuries for the perfect moment to enter the only city suited to them ... Shinjuku. Led by the breathtakingly beautiful--and depraved--female vampire known only as Princess, they begin claiming victims in the haunted city, using every sensual and sadistic means at their disposal. What could be their ultimate aim? Setsura Aki, Shinjuku's No. 1 private eye, along with the enigmatic Doctor Mephisto, must stop Princess and her three followers before Demon city falls under their spell forever. Can these two men unravel the mystery and use their own extraordinary paranormal talents to stop this ultimate evil? Or will they be destroyed by unfathomable powers greater than any they could imagine?"--Page 4 of cover

After Princess, a legendary Chinese vampire, unleashes a vampire plague in the city of Shinjuku, a secret government plan is hatched to stop it from spreading by any means necessary.