"Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Dôji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgement. Their purpose is to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the Universe"--P. [4] of cover.

Translated from the Japanese. "This book reads from right to left"--P. [4] of cover. "First published in Japan in 2008 by Shueisha, Inc., Tokyo"--Vol. 1, colophon.