(W/A/CA) Hiroaki Samura. A massive* 280-page volume brings readers back into the "Badger Hole" with Rin and Doa* as they make some shocking discoveries and finally find their missing companions! When Rin bumps into Toraemon* the unfortunate assistant to crazy Doc Burando and witness to his disgusting "immortality experiments*" it seems that breaking Manji free will be a breeze. Not so. Getting Manji out of Edo's nightmarish underground cells and dank tunnel systems will be just as arduous as the ordeal of locating him was! More secrets about fan-favorite D a's past are revealed* and we get a bittersweet glimpse at her early years traveling with her beloved Isaku. Several old teams are reunited* a mind-blowing battle quickly starts and races us through most of this astonishing volume* and an old villain finally sees some pointed retribution at the hands of one of his prisoners! Let the breakout battle in the "Demon Lair" begin!