Mad Love Chase

Yamato on 1st Japanese volume.

***Mad Love Chase***, originally known in Japan as **Harlem Beat wa Yoake Made: Mad Love Chase** (ハーレムビートは夜明けまで '**Harlem Beat Until Dawn'**), is the first mainstream published manga by Takashima. In 2001, it began serialization in *Monthly Asuka* and the first standalone volume was released in July 2002. In 2009, it was licensed by TokyoPop under the name *Mad Love Chase*, the subtitle of the series.

## Plot Summary

A supernatural comedy about the Prince of Hell, Kaito, and his cat, Rebun, who decide to run away together to escape an arranged marriage the Prince wants no part of. Somehow, upon entering the human world, the Prince's appearance changes from tall, dark, and handsome to short, light, and skinny, and his cat becomes a tall, busty female. Now the Prince is living life as a regular high school student and his cat is the school's nurse. Meanwhile, the King of Hell sends a womanizing vampire, a short-tempered werewolf, and a kindhearted zombie to retrieve his son. Not to mention, the Prince's fiancee is not going to just wait around forever.

## Characters

* Kaito (aka Kujou Yamato) - The Prince of Hell
* Rebun (aka Haga Itsumi) - Kaito's Cat
* Asakura Taiki - The Zombie
* Souya - The Vampire
* Kisaragi Touma - The Werewolf
* Viita (aka Sugita) - Kaito's Fiancee
* Kunitachi Mikage - Girl with a love interest in Taiki

## Publication History

Mad Love Chase began its serialization in Kadokawa Publishing's *Monthly Asuka* magazine in 2001. Issues ran uninterrupted until 2004, when Takashima took a hiatus from all of her works. It resumed in 2006 and concluded in 2008.

A total of 5 volumes were published by Kadokawa. The first volume was released in July of 2002, the second in 2003, the third in 2004, the fourth in 2007, and the fifth and final volume was released in 2008.

In September of 2009, the first volume was released by TokyoPop. The second was released in January 2010, the third in May 2010, the fourth in September 2010, and the final volume in February of 2011.

The series is now licensed by Viz Media as of October 2014, under their Viz Select label. It doesn't seem like they're printing volumes, but digital versions are available.

### Other Versions

It was also published in the following languages:

* French by Delcourt's manga division "Akata" under *Mad Love Chase* in 2010.
* German by Carlsen Manga under *Mad Love Chase* in 2008.
* Indonesian by Elex Media under the title *Harlem Beat Until Dawn* in 2008.
* Italian by Panini Comics' manga division "Planet Manga" under *Mad Love Chase* in 2010.
* Portuguese by Panini Comic's manga division "Planet Manga" under *Mad Love Chase* in 2012.
* Thai by SiamInter Comics under *ฮาร์เลมบีท ทะลุขีดความมันส์* (*Ḥār̒lembīth thalu k̄hīd khwām mạns̄̒* lit. "Harlem Beat: Exceeding the Fun").

## Drama CDs

Three drama CDs were produced by TDK Animate. The first was published in 2003, the second in 2004, and the third in 2005.

### Cast

* Kishio Daisuke as Kaito
* Kuwashima Houko as Rebun
* Suwabe Junichi as Taiki
* Takahashi Hiroki as Touma
* Miki Shinichirou as Souya
* Horie Yui as Mikage
* Matsui Naoko as Viita

## Trivia

* Even though the English version calls Kaito and company's homeworld "Hell," the original word used in 魔界 (まかい 'Makai' meaning "Spirit World") as opposed to 地獄 (じごく 'Jigoku' lit. Hell). Interestingly, the 魔 in 魔界 is also used in the words associated with magic, demons, or evil; such as 魔法 (まほう 'Mahou' Magic), 魔女 (まじょ 'Majo' Witch), 魔王 (まおう 'Maou' Demon King), 魔導士 (まどうし 'Madoushi' Wizard), 魔力 (まりょく 'Maryoku' supernatural powers), 魔術 (まじゅつ 'Majutsu' Magic Tricks) and so forth.
	+ In the 2014 Viz version, updates were made to the translation and it is now "Demon Realm" instead of Hell.
* A dog that looks like Kuro appears in chapter 5.
* Many of the character's names were taken from locations in Hokkaido.
	+ Mikage is named after the former village and train station in Hokkaido.
* Hakobunjaa is mentioned in Vol 3. She acknowledges this in the postscript.
* A postcard was available in each Japanese volume, with the 5th one's being signed by Takashima herself.
* A mini tote bag and pin-back badge was sold in Kadokawa's online shop.
* There a few clear files (folders) that were sold as well.

## Gallery

Japanese Volume 1Japanese Volume 2Japanese Volume 3Japanese Volume 4Japanese Volume 5Drama CD 1Drama CD 2Drama CD 3Monthly Asuka Sept 2003 IssueEnglish Covers Published by TokyoPopFrench Covers Published by DelcourtGerman Covers Published by CarlsenIndonesian Covers Published by Elex MediaItalian Covers Published by Planet MangaPortuguese Covers Published by Panini ComicsThai Covers Published by SiamInter Comics
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/200203000671/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090727040243/http://www.tokyopop.com:80/product/2757/MadLoveChase/1
3. ↑ https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/200303000379/
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8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100425052339/http://www.tokyopop.com/product/2757/MadLoveChase/3
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10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110208125931/http://www.tokyopop.com/product/2757/MadLoveChase/5
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.viz.com/read/manga/mad-love-chase-volume-1/product/4590
12. ↑ https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2010/11/22/Preview-Mad-Love-Chase-sur-Akata
13. ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9279833-harlem-beat-until-dawn-vol-1
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22. ↑ Takashima, Kazusa. "Vol 5" Kadokawa, Mad Love Chase, 2002, Asuka Comics, pg 150.
23. ↑ Takashima, Kazusa. "Postscript" TokyoPop, Mad Love Chase, Volume 1, 2009, pg 188.
24. ↑ Takashima, Kazusa. "Chapter 13" TokyoPop, Mad Love Chase, Volume 3, 2010, pg 90.