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Dance in the Vampire Bund
Series · 25
books · 2006-2016

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Dance In The Vampire Bund, Vol. 1

2006

The most original vampire story in centuries! 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 in so doing, gained the authority to create a "special district" off the coast of Japan that is to 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. Dance in the Vampire Bund is an ongoing manga series that features stunning artwork and an enthrallingly original super-natural narrative.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 2

2006

The most original vampire story in centuries! A special district for vampires has been set up in Japan by Mina Tepes, the Vampire Queen. Mina's extensive preparation even include arrangements for a school that she herself attends, along with her servant Akira in tow. Amidst student backlash and clandestine activities by the Japanese government, the president of the student council disappears. Mina and Akira's new battle has begun!!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 3

2008

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 in so doing, gained the authority to create a "special district" off the coast of Japan that is to 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.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 4

2007

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 in so doing, gained the authority to create a "special district" off the coast of Japan that is to become the future haven for vampires from all over the world. But with both human and vampire forces conspiring against her, Mina and her bodyguard Akira may not survive! DANCE IN THE VAMPIRE BUND a new adversary attempts to gain control of Princess Mina, Akira must fight to save her in a gripping game of cat and mouse!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 5

2008

When Mina Tepes first welcomed the vampires of the world to join her burgeoning island nation, she knew she would experience friction from all quarters. With the wounds still fresh from the encounter with the crazed terrorist Hysterica and her minions, the last thing Mina expected was a surprise visit from the three lords of the other vampire clans. To make matters worse, it is not war that they seek, but her hand in marriage! The lords have dispatched their best assassins in a deadly game of courtship. The rules are whoever is able to kill off Mina's loyal lycanthrope companion Akira may claim Mina as their vampire bride! Now, the game is afoot and Akira is on the run. As Mina prays for his success, she must also watch her back for betrayal.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 6

2008

Ever since Mina Tepes first founded a peaceful island nation of vampires off the coast of Tokyo, there has been nonstop trouble from all quarters. With the struggle to win Mina's hand in marriage by the vampire lords now over, a sense of calm has finally returned to the vampire bund. But this period of tranquility may not be what it seems, as Mina falls into a mysterious sleep. A new, unseen enemy launches a deadly attack, and Mina's lycanthrope companion Akira is caught off guard! Dance in the Vampire Bund is an ongoing manga series that features stunning artwork and an enthrallingly original supernatural narrative.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund 7

2009

At the Vampire Bund, a peaceful island nation of vampires off the coast of Tokyo, the trouble never ceases. Vampire queen Mina Tepes suffered an attack from nano-technology. As the Bund€™s security teams deal with this latest threat, an even bigger terror a mysterious new assassin who wields a power greater than even Akira€™s lycanthropic abilities. As Akira hunts the enigmatic assassin down, Akira€™s own dark past is revealed, creating a schism between Akira and Mina that may never be healed. Dance in the Vampire Bund is an ongoing manga series that features stunning artwork and an enthrallingly original supernatural narrative.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 8

2009

The assassins are dead but an invisible enemy still lurks in the peaceful island nation known as the Vampire Bund. As the loyal lycanthrope Akira struggles to protect his queen, Mina Tepes, ruler of all vampires, fear and chaos descend upon the Bund. A plague of nanomachines has taken over and no vampire is safe. Time is running out and Akira must uncover an assassination plot and the true identity of the culprit before it is too late. Dance in the Vampire Bund is an ongoing manga series that features stunning artwork and an enthrallingly original supernatural narrative.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund 9

2010

Betrayal by a rogue agent has rocked the Vampire Bund hard, especially Akira. Even worse, the agent has stolen the most damaging secret that Princess Mina tried hardest to conceal—namely, that Mina has the ability to transform into a full-grown woman capable of bearing children.With this news leaked to the lords of the three great vampire clans, the brazen Lord Ivanovic launches an all-out assualt on the Bund in order to claim Mina for himself. Princess Mina is left no choice but to counter-attack, as her once idyllic haven for vampires is turned into a war zone with massive casualties on both sides.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund Vol 10

2010

The New York Times bestselling series, now a hit anime series from FUNimation!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 repeated assasination attempts on her life, Mina Tepes€™ policies have taken an overly hardline approach, if not erratic and unpredictable. When the truth finally comes out€”that this Mina Tepes is an imposter€”there will be hell to pay.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 11

2011

The New York Times Bestselling series, now a hit anime from FUNimation! The queen of vampires, Mina Tepes, has been replaced by an imposter, and only Yuki, now a mute, knows the truth. While the subjects of the Vampire Bund are unaware that an evil doppleganger rules over them, Mina's most trusted friends remain sequestered on the sidelines. It's up to Yuki to risk her life to convince Mina's werewolf bodyguard Akira that the time has come to fight back. Dance in the Vampire Bund is an ongoing manga series that 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. Volumes 7-9 of Dance in the Vampire Bund have hit the New York Times Manga Bestsellers List several times!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 12

2011

Dance in the Vampire Bund Vol. 12, a graphic novel by Nozomu Tamaki The New York Times bestselling series, now a hit anime from FUNimation! The queen of vampires, Mina Tepes, has been replaced by an imposter, and only Yuki, now a mute, knows the truth. While the subjects of the Vampire Bund are unaware that an evil doppelganger rules over them, Mina's most trusted friends remain sequestered on the sidelines. It's up to Yuki to risk her life to convince Mina's werewolf bodyguard Akira that the time has come to fight back.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 13

2012

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.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 14

2013

The final volume in the #1 New York Times bestselling manga series! Mina has finally been freed from captivity, and Akira has awakened to a new, powerful force inside him. Now, the battle to take back the Bund has begun. Mass panic over the vampire pandemic grips Tokyo, and Mina's friends are surrounded by violent mobs. Can Mina reach her friends and subjects in time in order to save them?
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Dive in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 1

2013

The Vampire Bund, a peaceful island nation of vampires off the coast of Tokyo, ruled by Princess Mina Tepes, has seen its share of conflict and turmoil. Yet there are times of relative tranquility when the Bund is a popular tourist destination. When two teenage tourists visit the Bund and are unexpectedly turned into vampires, they appeal to Mina and her loyal lycanthrope bodyguard, Akira, for help. Their only hope is to find a cure to reverse their vampirism within forty eight hours, or they will be stuck as vampires forever. Unfortunately for them, their race against time turns into a game of cat and mouse that takes them across the entire Bund in pursuit of the one person who holds the key to their salvation.
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Dive in the Vampire Bund Vol. 2

2013

The all-new conclusion to Dance in the Vampire Bund's essential side story It's been a few weeks since Akira Garcia Fujisaki got caught up in a whirlwind of events that caused him to become a servant of the night. Now a permanent resident of the Vampire Bund, his job is to do Princess Mina's dirty work. With dozens of vampires reportedly missing, Garcia finds himself skulking through a mysterious lab in search of answers that will lead him down a path of no return. The hotly-anticipated second installment of Dive in the Vampire Bund has finally arrived!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund

The Memories of Sledge Hammer Vol. 1

2013

The all-new sequel to New York Times Bestseller Dance in the Vampire Bund starts here! Dance in the Vampire 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!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund

The Memories of Sledge Hammer Vol. 2

2014

UNDYING LOVEKnowing that a shadowy group seeks to kidnap her, Reiko Gotoh sets herself up as bait by giving a speech at Tokyo's Chofu Station, under the watchful eyes of Hama Seiji and Akira. In the chaos that ensues, Hama encounters a long-forgotten face from his past—Elie, the little girl he rescued at great personal cost in Columbia. Now a spirited teenager, Eli has vowed to become Hama's bride. With their pasts coming back to haunt them, can Reiko and Hama live long enough to find the answers they seek?
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Dance in the Vampire Bund

The Memories of Sledge Hammer Vol. 3

2014

The conclusion to the three-volume series following the New York Times Bestseller Dance in the Vampire Bund ! Dance in the Vampire The Memories of Sledge Hammer is a three-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!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund II

Scarlet Order Vol. 1

2014

THE NEW TESTAMENT Seven years have passed since Mina Tepes' triumphant return to the Bund. The year is now 2020, and Tokyo is hosting the Summer Olympics with Mina as guest of honor at the opening ceremonies. During her speech, terrorists infiltrate the stadium and demand that she close the Bund and remove all vampires from Japan. In front of TV cameras, Mina and her loyal werewolf bodyguard Akira must confront the terrorists, while ensuring the safety of human bystanders. As the events of the past come back to haunt her, new threats emerge that will stop at nothing to thwart Mina at every turn in the quest to destroy all of vampirekind. This is the second part of New York Times bestseller Dance in the Vampire Bund. It all starts here!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund II

Scarlet Order, Vol. 3

2015

Dance in the Vampire Bund II: Scarlet Order is an all-new ongoing sequel series to New York Times bestseller Dance in the Vampire Bund. Picking up where the three-volume side story Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Memories of Sledge Hammer left off, Dance in the Vampire Bund II: Scarlet Order returns the focus of the story to the Bund's most popular characters: Princess Mina and her werewolf bodguard Akira. 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 in so doing, gained the authority to create a special district off the coast of Japan that is to become the haven to vampires the world over!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund II

Scarlet Order Vol. 4

2016

END OF AN ERA Ancient secrets are brought to light as the search for the akamitama reaches its fateful conclusion, revealing the truth behind the shadowy origins of vampire society and of Mina herself. The Queen will find allies in unexpected places as Mina and Akira prepare to face their true foe in a battle to change destiny itself! It all leads to this—the epic, action-packed final volume of the Dance in the Vampire Bund saga!
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Dance in the Vampire Bund

Forgotten Tales

2014

Delve into the world of Dance in the Vampire Bund in this all-new collection of previously unreleased bonus manga! Seven Seas is proud to present to English-speaking fans the all-new Dance in the Vampire Bund: Forgotten Tales, an exclusive collection never before officially published inside or outside of Japan. Twice every year in Japan, manga creators and their fans meet at the Comiket, the largest comic fair in the world. At these events, Dance in the Vampire Bund creator Nozomu Tamaki and fellow collaborators released exclusive, self-published Dance in the Vampire Bund comics known as doujinshi that feature brand new artwork and side stories from the series. These unofficial collections are limited edition prints only available at Japanese conventions... until now! Dance in the Vampire Bund: Forgotten Tales features over 192 pages of previously uncollected manga, deleted scenes, and other bonus material that is sure to thrill fans of the series. The Dance in the Vampire Bund manga series has repeatedly hit the New York Times Manga Bestsellers List with each new release. The manga has been adapted into a hit anime in Japan that is distributed by FUNimation in North America.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund

Secret Chronicles

2014

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.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund Omnibus 1 (Volumes 1 - 3)

2012

This omnibus edition contains the first three volumes of the hit manga series Dance in the Vampire Bund. 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?

Author

Nozomu Tamaki
Nozomu Tamaki
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