Third part of the story of Dance in the Vampire Bund, and direct continuation of Dance in the Vampire Bund - Scarlet Order. We return to the story of Mina Tepes, the princess of the vampires, and Akira Kaburagi Regendorf, her faithful guardian, in her search for the coexistence between vampires and humans.

A compilation of different authors and artists' take on Getter Robo. Featuring original short stories and art by: Eiichi Shimizu & Tomohiro Shimoguchi Naoto Tsushima Go Nagai & Dynamic Pro Masakazu Ooi Masayuki Fujihara Hiroyuki Imaishi Nozomu Tamaki

During the beginning of the Meiji Era, a strategic town in the North, Hakodate, has become the nesting ground of mysterious monsters known as “youjin”. It seems the world’s Great Powers are pulling the strings of the youjin.

Hyou, a 15 year old girl has been fighting the youjin alone up until now under the guise of the master samurai “Miburo”…

One evening, as Hyou was fighting for her life, she was saved by a noble, beautiful fighter, Himegami. Their meeting would affect each of their destiny. And now, the hidden truth behind history is going to start!

From Seven Seas:
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.

From Seven Seas:
After millennia in hiding, Mina Ţepeş, the princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Ţepeş 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 to vampires the world over!
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 Ţepeş before she has a chance to make her world-changing announcement.

Note: The Special translated by Lust subs on 9/11/11 is a crossover special with Dance in the Vampire Bund and Asobi ni Iku yo!
Mina makes a guest appearance in Young Miss Holmes in The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire. The story takes place in the 19th century.

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.

From Seven Seas:
Seven years have passed since Mina Țepeș' triumphant return to the Bund. The year is now 2020; integration of vampires into human society has greatly progressed, the threat from the three clans has been eliminated, her rule over vampiric society appears absolute, and the Bund has became an integral part of the world economy.
Now 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 Akira must confront the terrorists. And that's not the only threat waiting for them.

The story follows a super heroine who stepped back and retired a decade ago. She withdrew to a humble life as a homemaker with her daughter. However, her beloved daughter was selected to become the next-generation heroine, so she returns to protect her daughter.

Note: Tamaki Nozomu also draws 2 hentai doujinshi sequels series.