True to his warning, Loser--the infamous phantom thief-makes an explosive entrance at the art museum to steal the "Angels of Black and White Wings" statue! "Collector" Kyouma Mabuchi, now teamed up with the android Mira to recover illegal Coils, faces off with the masked thief in the midst of the museum's heavy security. But it just so happens that Loser recognizes Kyouma--and what's more, he seems to know all about the Collector's dark past...What other secrets may lie hidden within the statue he seeks?

Yuji Iwahara made his debut as a manga artist in 1994. His series Chikyu Misaki and King of Thorn have been published in English as well, and the latter was adapted into an award-winning animated film. Iwahara also designed the characters for the Darker Than Black anime (the manga of which is published by Yen Press) and is currently working on a new Darker Than Black manga series in Japan.