Black Bird, Vol. 2

R to L (Japanese Style). He loves her blood, but does her love her?! Kyo, the head of the Tengu demon clan, is Misao's only chance for survival. But even though she has sweet memories of him as a childhood friend, she has trouble reconciling them with the man he has become. Despite the strange attraction, can she trust her life, let alone her heart, to a man who only cares about the promise of her blood? There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magic realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand?or her life!

Kanoko Sakurakoji's debut title, Raibu ga Hanetara (When the Live Jumps) was serialized in Deluxe Betsucomi in 2000 and won the 45th New Manga Artist Award of Shogakukan in the same year. Backstage Prince was originally serialized in Japan's Betsucomi anthology in 2004.