Crimson Fang

Compilation of part 5 and 6 of the Akai Kiba series. 1. **Concrete Panic** (コンクリート・パニック); Hana to Yume 1981-01, 02 2. **Concrete Panic** (コンクリート・パニック); Hana to Yume 1981-01, 02 3. **Hato no Senritsu** (ハトの旋律); Hana to Yume 1981-04, 05 4. **Hato no Senritsu** (ハトの旋律); Hana to Yume 1981-04, 05

The year is 1980 in East Harlem, New York. Sonnet Barge, 16 years old, holds a mysterious power. Because of the weird accidents that surround her, she’s shunned by everyone and forced to live a life of prostitution. Talon, secret organization aiming for world conquest, takes interest in her abilities, setting her on the path to battle against Ran, heiress to the blood of the ancient superhumans. **Contains 3 extra chapters and 4 one-shots:** Akai Kiba Bangai-hen Vol. 3: **Baku** (獏―ばく―); Bessatsu Hana to Yume 1982 Fuyu no Gou Vol. 8: **Wataru-kun Scramble** (ワタルくんスクランブル), **Bayern no Kaseiji** (バイエルンの火星人); Hana to Yume 1983-09, 12 Vol. 8: **Ragnas AD.2213** (ラグナスAD.2213); Hana to Yume EX Summer (1983-06-10) Vol.18: **San Room** (サン・ルーム); Hana to Yume EPO 1986-06 Vol. 19: **Doukyonin wa Bijin!** (同居人はBIJIN!), **2-e Bijin Syndrome** (2重BIJINシンドローム); Hana to Yume 1987-02, 07

In their quest for the ultimate weapon, the secret organization Talon has delved into the realms of cybernetics and mind powers – culminating in the creation of the superpowered Blue Sonnet. When Talon begins to suspect that high school student Komatsuzaki Lan has level one Esper abilities, Sonnet is sent to observe and test her; but Lan has minimal control over her abilities, and when one of her friends is hurt during Sonnet’s “test,” she flees – with Talon’s forces hot on her trail. While Lan struggles to gain control of her newfound abilities and her humanity, Sonnet finds her own humanity slowly asserting itself. Will Talon succeed in molding Lan and Sonnet into the weapons they desire?