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Rena and Shugo entered The World with dreams of becoming legends. Those dreams have quickly drifted into the twilight now that they're in prison! As the controversy surrounding Shugo's bracelet shifts into overdrive, will our heroes be deleted...or is it end of The World as we know it? Don't miss the climatic end to the best-selling multimedia manga in The World! ... Read more

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Peorth is back! But not back to normal. The appearance of her adorable child form receiving sensitive guffaws and considerate mocking from certain of the less mature goddesses in the household has returned, but having a new little kid around for Belldandy to try and dress is certainly cute, the sawn-off Fourth Goddess is not amused - especially when she realizes Velsper, the demon who put her into this short situation, is now himself a tiny black kitten who can't change Peorth back - no matter how much she shakes and throttles him! But Velsper does know someone who could...whispering to her the dread name of...Hild! Yes, Hild! Chief of the demon realm! Big shot of the regions below! Why is it no surprise Urd's known her since she was a little girl? In fa-a-a-ct... ... Read more

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Beginning with a young boy being transported across the universe to retrieve the legendary sword Soulwind, and ending with an old woman unraveling the true account of creation, this tale spans time and space on its journey to the heart of story itself. Ancient myth, classic fairy tales, modern pulp, and futuristic adventure - they're all part of the larger tapestry of Soulwind. ... Read more

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Deserves much wider exposure
I'd place this on the same level as Neil Gaiman's work with Dave McKean, both in terms of story and art. However, unlike McKean's patchwork surrealism, Morse relies on a minimal, flowing style, often using blank space and page layout to their own ends. It might be disconcerting to some that the artistic style shifts according to each story's perspective, but it's all part of a greater whole.

The groundwork is laid in the first chapter, which is told through the eyes of a boy in a Japanese monastery as he finds an odd sword in the river. Things then shift to the view of a young boy in 1947 who is transported by aliens to a planet inhabited by talking marsupials (who expect him to be their savior). In the middle, it shifts to present day, in which an elderly woman is reminiscing about her missing son.

Lost yet? Don't worry. Though the book jumps through time and vision, that's the point. This is a story about the beginnings of things and how everything's tied together. It manages to cover a complete rebuttal of the King Arthur mythos *and* the story of creation, all without becoming the least bit ponderous or self-important.

I'd place this among Gaiman's "Mr. Punch" and the "Watchmen" in terms of something that completely realigned my view of what the comics medium can do. ... Read more

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Wolf's Rain Manga series
I first discovered this series by renting the Anime at my local video store. It caught my eye, ear,and heart immediately.I have only seen volumes 1-5 so far.So I was excited to read the Manga, hoping I'd get to glimpse the story before the last two anime volumes came out.I was excited to pick up Volume one with the box and the "hologram" at Boarders Books. I got volume two at Barnes and Nobel, stand alone. I really liked the glossy pictures in the frount of the volumes. I enjoyed the art throughout.I felt the artist was true to the Anime. (Or vice versa?)
However! I was greatly dissappointed in the Manga series.The story line was almost completely different from the Anime, aside from the very bare bones (oops no pun intended, he, he)concept.I was surprised by this. Whole new towns and characters were made up.I really liked the girl from the village who kept the flower safe.But even if I wasn't to compare the Manga with the Anime, the Manga's continuity in story telling was greatly lacking.A number of times the scene just cut off suddenly and landed in a whole other place.It was as if pages were missing from the book. This was increadably frustrating. I've read comic books whose continuity was far superior, and their story wasn't even as good as Wolf's Rain.It was as if the writers did not know how to tell a story in graphics novel format. I agree that the sound effectd in the English version were lacking.I did like VIZ's format in keeping the book reading from right-to-left.
I missed the character development, there was hardly any time for the reader to get attached to these characters. What investment did we have? WARNING SPOILER VOL. 2:The ending scene where Blue and Quint embrace with his wife and son's ghosts standing behind them was excellent.But it was only because of the Anime that I was touched by this scene.
Some one told me that the Manga was created first...is this true?I'm surprised, since the Anime was so superior. Usally its the other way around.

Wolf's Rain-o-holic
Since the first episode I watched, I absolutely loved the anime. The music, characters, plot yada yada. I was -am- obsessed. So, naturally when the manga came out and I saw it on the shelf, I practically pounced on it.


Overall, I loved the manga too. Considering how many episodes they squeezed into one volume, I thought it was very well done, and will proceed to snatch up the second volume as fast as I did the first. I did have a couple of issues though.

1) The wolves were extremely leggy. In the anime, they were very well proportioned for real wolves, but they were all legs in the manga. (Inouva from Magic Knights Rayearth in his true form comes to mind.)

2) They cut out a couple of bits that I really liked, most noteably the last time Toboe sees Leara. (Notably to me anyway.) Also, the story starts out with Tsume's gang finding Kiba under the tree, instead of with Tsume's gang on a raid. On the otherhand, they also added some bits that didn't appear in the anime, so all is well.

3) The sound effects translations. People have already talked about it, but it really did bother me.

Great!
This book is really cool, I havn't seen the show, I actually desided to read the book to see if it was worth buying the DVDs, and I'm happy to say that because of this book I WILL buy the DVD set! So far my fav character is Toboe, I don't know why though.

Somewhat........ terrible
To start with, I have seen pretty much all of the Wolf's Rain anime, (I may have missed a few episodes) and it wasen't all that great, anyway (THE ENDING, for great's sake!). The only thing outstanding in the anime was the music, logically nonexistent in the manga. Still, I bought the manga in hopes that it would differ from the anime in some respect, perhaps end better? Although the end is yet to come, I already dislike the manga mostly for the artwork, more precisely the wolves, whose legs resemble those of a girrafe's! And Kiba is supposed to be fluffy, but his fur looks much too stringy in the manga. Also, instead of selectively leaving out a few parts, they seem to have selectively chose a few parts to actually draw! It seems almost like a summary, they have so few scenes. What really ticks me is that my favorite part of the ENTIRE series, (which I didn't even like) the scene where Quent shoots UNDER Blue, smacking the crap out of Kiba, is left out. The entire charm of showing how in tune Blue and Quent are is left out. I just can't wait to see the second book, which I bet won't even show an ending. So much for this series- the only thing worth money are the two CD's.

P.S.- one last thing that just struck me as odd and out of place, the text on the front of the book, "Wolf's Rain" is.... Pink. Not just a little. Bright..... PINK. Almost ANY other color would do for this depressing anime. Oh, and another thing, something GOOD- the bonus thing at the end of the book- I liked that. Very Nice.

Dissapointing compaired to the Anime.
Being a huge fan of the anime version of Wolf's Rain, the magna version was a bit of a let-down.First of all, I want you to know where I am coming from, as this may have a bearing on weather or not you wish to take my view (review) into account.First of all, this was my first Magna.I grew up with and have on and off collected Marvel, DC and some top independant comic publisher titles.Though first confusing, it didn't take long to catch on to how to properly read the traditional Magna format (right to left).
The artwork captured the human forms of the charactors well, but the charactors in their wolf forms look nothing like those from the Anime.The wolves look more like German Shepheards with long haired manes and oversized stilts for legsThe action and angles seemd quite stiff.The sound effects were either badly translated or just silly to begin with.My other great disapointment is the lack of background art.
Storywise, the magna is very condensed, and after what, in the anime, would be episode 2, the storyline differs greatly from that of the anime.Episodes 3-6 are compleatly cut (except for a condensed version of the meetings between Kiba, Tsume,Hige and Toeboy, and their escape from the domed city) in lou of a side adventure of Toeboy entering something of a city of the damned, where he meets another girl (Leara,the girl that Toeboy meets in the anime only lasts for a page and a half, then Toeboy meets another girl named Tia, who is trying to grow one of the last of the original luner flowers).The story then jumps to where Kiba, Tsume, Toeboy and Hige find Cheza, who has just jumped from Darsha's ship.The side story of Darsha and Homina is left out, as is much of Hubb, Cher and Quent...in other words, most of the interesting stuff.
Overall, this magna is a dissapointment compaired to the anime.I understand that there are going to be only two volumnes of Magna, and with the first book ending where the anime ends around episode 7 (of 26), I don't see how the second book will engrose you as much as the anime.I'll buy the second book as a keepsake and companion to the Anime, but this is one of the cases where the book or comic doesn't even come close to the anime/movie.I would have rather the story were bought by an entity like Dark Horse or Image and done as a long limited series (with someone like Art Adams, Neil Adams or Mike Grell doing the artwork).I'm not nocking magna, but I would rather dish out $100-$150 on a well done series companion than $30 on a sickly abreviated version.
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You'd think that Manji, the immortal swordsman, would have dispatched just about every sinister personality in feudal Japan on his mission to slay a thousand evil men. But instead of thinning out the vicious herd, he's only shaken loose the most vicious and depraved. Now, Manji and his pal Magatsu are on the trail of one of the baddest apples in the barrel, Shira, old enemy of Manji - and a one-handed enemy, courtesy of the immortal's blade. But while Manji and Magatsu are hunting Shira, the crafty killer has hired a pack of hunters of his own, and if he can't kill Manji, he's hoping for the next best thing: to cut Manji to pieces on a daily basis. Streetwise and violent and yet possessed with a dark grace and beauty, Hiroaki Samura's award-winning Blade of the Immortal has taken its rightful place among the finest that graphic fiction has to offer, a stunning tour-de-force of story and art like none other. ... Read more

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What's An Arm Between Enemies¿
Hiroaki Samura's 'Blade of the Immortal,' set in the late 18th Century, is the story of that adventures of Manji, a swordsman made immortal and Rin, a young woman who seeks revenge against the men of the Itto-ryu, who killed her father, These are led by Anotsu, an unorthodox but deadly fighter himself. At this point in the story Manji and Rin have become separated, as each pursues their own path to Kaga, where Anotsu awaits.

Manji has teamed up with another fighter, Magatsu, and the story starts with them swapping adventures on the road. Suddenly an old enemy of both, Shira, appears. Shira is a psychotic with a taste for killing women and the girl Magatsu loved was among his victims. This triggers a free for all battle that occupies the majority of this manga, pitting Manji and Magatsu against Shira and a set of hired killers. As is normal for Samura, the fighting is imaginative and beautifully choreographed, as well as full of Manji's wry sarcasm.

We get a short glimpse of Rin before the focus shifts to Anotsu himself, focusing on his decision to accept Hisoka's hand in marriage. This exacerbates the tension over Anotsu's take-over of the sword school where she resides. While this has yet to break out into decisive action, the note of violence hangs over the wedding like a promise, and it is only a matter of time before Anotsu's mettle is tested again.

It is interesting that Anotsu, originally introduced as a villain, is gradually being shifted into a more sympathetic role. Samura has spent the time to develop him as a character, and it is impossible not to feel some sympathy for his goals, even if his methods are often cruel. What this will mean in the long run is difficult to foresee, but clearly there are more surprises planned.

'Blade of the Immortal' has been a series as exceptional in its way as 'Battle Angel Alita' is in its. In each case, the hero gradually develops from cold fighter to a brilliantly alive human being, dedicated to his companions. Of course, Alita's appeal is more universal, while Manji remains focused on his local problems. Hiroaki Samura uses the vehicle of the story to bring to life the Japan of his times, touching not just on the Samurai class but a wide swath of society. While the extreme violence makes this a story that is not for everyone it is an exemplar of its genre.

Samura does it again...
One of the best Blade books yet. After the heavy-handed "Beasts", Samura gives us one of the most action packed books in the series. The two coolest characters in the "Blade" series, Manji and Magatsu, team up to take on the sadistic sociopath, Shira. With more incredeble art, story and action, this is a worthy addition to the "Blade" franchise.

Hearts of Fire, Hearts of Stone
Think it would be great to live forever? Manji, a crass ronin of eighteenth century Japan, doesn't agree. Cursed to immortal life for prior misdeeds, he must dispatch a thousand evil men to the judgment of the Buddha in order to die himself. Joining a young girl on her quest for vengeance against the rebellious Itto-Ryu sword school, Manji soon has dire need for his twelve blades as he faces a motley assortment of hardened warriors, psychopaths, philosophers and just plain jokers. The thousand-man requirement is met by the painful stroke of give-and-take; and is told in a fashion that puts most modern epics to shame.

This, the twelfth compilation released overseas, features the return of Blade's most vicious scoundrel, Shira, a cold-eyed killer capable of unspeakable depravities. At the climax of *Heart of Darkness* (BotI vol. 7), Manji cut off Shira's right arm, putting a kink in the assassin's typical routine of butchery, whoring and all-around reprobate-behavior. Upset but unruffled, Shira has decided that an 'eye for an eye' is an adequate reparation for the loss of his arm; he intends on taking Manji's right appendage in payment and enlists three dim-witted stooges to help him ambush the lazy immortal. But unbeknownst to Shira's death-lust maneuverings, Manji is traveling with Magatsu Taito - a former top-blade warrior of the rogue Itto-ryo sword school - who has a grudge to settle with the serial-killer. . .

This 'love/hate-triangle' is perhaps the most desperate fight of the series so far, as Magatsu and Shira cannot resuscitate themselves a la wound-healing bloodworms. With Manji, one always _knows_ he can survive just about any blow short of having his head chopped off; and after the violence-orgy of *The Gathering*, wherein the ronin's immorality was tested to an almost ridiculous limit, Hiroaki Samura decided to shift the conflict-emphasis to the other, 'normal' characters. In *Autumn Frost*, the duel between Magatsu and Shira quickly reaches a dangerous level of piercing-threshold and pain: the tension of the close-quarter combat, coupled with the feverish passions of both hero and antagonist, give the story as a whole a much-needed jolt of unpredictability and potential mortality.

I was initially surprised to find that Dark Horse included two issues after *Autumn Frost's* harrowing conclusion, the one-shots 'The Wind and the Heron' and 'Petals on the Wind', which detail the growing relationship of Anotsu and Hisoka Shingyoto. In hindsight, though, I can see why, as this profoundly brief romantic interlude offers a telling contrast to the stonehearted feud of the previous storyarc. . . and when I say brief, I mean brief - events are already transpiring to doom the dreams of these star-crossed lovers.

A note on the artwork: Hiroaki Samura's technique can almost be considered the antithesis of mainstream Manga. Instead of the ultra-clean ink-lines and the large eyes/small mouth stereotypes perpetuated in most Japanese comics, Samura favors a sketch-technique to his backgrounds and action sequences, along with [fairly] proportional humanistic characteristics (the ears are a bit large). The detail and craftsmanship are, as always, superb, particularly in the pencil-work and frame-perspective. More importantly, Samura has evolved in his plotting and drafting of combat: no over-reliance of hacked limbs and death-murals here! Instead, the fight-scenes are so visceral and tension-laden that one can almost smell the coppery stench of intermingled blood, dust and sweat; feel the kicks, blows and (multiple) stabbings as our heroes struggle toward their long-awaited culmination. It's a welcome change from *Beasts*' grim assortment of decapitations and limb-loss.

Five stars.

Samura can rev it up and slow it down.
Good to see Magatsu on the cover - he sure earned it. The focus of his attention is crazy old Shira who has a trick up his sleeve, and baby, the two of them mix it up in one deliciously extended battle, gratefully balanced by a flashback of Magatsu's first meeting with Sori (funny) and Anotsu's deepening relations with the Shingyoto-ryu. Though Rin appears in only a few pages, alone and increasingly desperate, she helps us appreciate all the more the depth of events. Another winning collection - no surprise there.

Wonderful Issue, but doesn't solve the conflict fully.
Actually, I am going to rewrite this review a little better seeing as how not many have reviewed it. They take so long to release new novels so this novel will really make you want the next one, but you know it will take another year to release.

Magatsu and Shira are ready to go at it. There are quite a few surprises. Namely Shira. Also, Magatsu releases a few surprises as well. The art becomes beautiful.

This issue is easily read. Now, BTOI has one problem in the entire series. I don't mind that they flipped the panels, but some panels aren't flipped. Sometimes(rarely) a person will be holding a sword with his left hand, then it will be in his right hand on the next panel. This is often confusing as I sometimes have to read a page a few times to understand. Dark Horse did a great job of translating and flipping it, but if you want to alter a masterpiece you will probably mess up. Past issues have found me lost in some battles as they do occasionaly leave things unflipped which can lead to confusion(namely the battle in "On Silent Wings" part 2). This issue is wonderfully flipped and I only noticed two mistakes in the issue. One was where Magatsu's sword switched hands, the other was when he, well, I can't tell you. Still, they did a wonderful job of making the battles much easier to read, and very interesting.

There are quite a few instances where I was surprised, but none compared to the way Shira is drawn. He is so evil, yet he is done perfectly. A very interesting panel is where he says, "Scary, huh. HUH!". I cringed when I read that panel and saw how beautifully Shira was drawn. He almost scared me a bit as he is done perfectly. 5 stars for the art.

We also get to see some of Rin's travels although they are short. Finally, the issue leaves the reader with 20 or so pages on Anotsu. Interesting in it's own way, but not compared to Magatsu/Shira.

This novel was done great. It is a smaller book. It is thick though. That is what counts because the art is simply scaled down a bit. It is basically as thick as HEART OF DARKNESS. You really get a great issue here. ... Read more

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deserve buying this
kids love this story cross the boundaries, even adults enjoy it. This is one of Miyazaki's most well known books, hard to get it now. I'm sure this story will be loved generations after generations. If you have a Japanese friend, ask him/her!

My Neighbor Totoro is a wonderful dream.
My Neighbor Totoro is really a magical life as our dream of life'style now.

Great!!
Children will love this!! The artwork is beautifully drawn and the story ist just right to read before the kids go to bed. ... Read more

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Just in time for the 20th Anniversary, the entire Mage: The Hero Discovered saga is finally collected into one colossus volume for the first time ever! Kevin Matchstick believes he has nothing to live for. But that's before he meets the magician named Mirth...and learns that magic isn't just real - it's green. Soon, Kevin is leading a band of modern-day heroes against the forces of the Fisher King, in a quest that echoes classic Arthurian myth with a contemporary twist. Twenty years later, Matt Wagner's saga has lost none of its power, relevance, or resonance. Includes a comprehensive gallery of Mage covers, development artwork, and merchandise. ... Read more

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Stunning
Mr. Wagner's epic tale of the Hero. An Archetype hero soul is reborn into an average man who cannot find anything to believe in. To tell to much is to spoil it. Suffice it to say I have read mine until they are dog eared. ... Read more

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Tamura arrives in Takeshi's place to receive Rin's plans for the Tokyo Tower renovation. To convince Tamura to take the situation seriously, he breaks a few of Tamura's bones. Haruhiko's bond with Tamura causes him to feel Tamura's pain, and suddenly he finds himself teleported to the scene in time to see Rin leaving. Later, Rin kidnaps Haruhiko, teleporting him to a rainy forest where a horrible truth is revealed. ... Read more

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One of my old-time favorites
I saw the six episode OAV for Please Save My Earth long ago, fan subs and all. The series immediately captured my heart, and has been one of my all-time favorites for years. It's truly masterful storytelling, and the first volume is too hilarious for words ^^

Since I find the synopsis provided by the site unstatysfying, I'll help you out. Alice is a really shy, passive girl that just moved to Tokyo from far-off Hokkaido. She has an odd gift for communicating with plants and animals, so the urban setting doesn't thrill her much. To top things off, she's not fitting in at school, and her bratty (and cruel!) seven year old neighbor, Kobayashi Rin, torments her constantly. She ends up overhearing an (coughcough) *odd* conversation between classmate Ogura Jinpachi and his (coughcough) *friend* Nishikiori Issei. Alice, embarrassed to no end, runs off, but not before she steps on a leaf, notifying them of her presence. Later, Alice takes Rin to the zoo, where she runs into these two again. In an effort to clear up the misunderstanding, Jinpachi takes Alice and co. to a nearby coffee shop and begins to explain their situation. Turns out, he and his buddy Issei have been having dreams in a common setting since middle school, involving the same people and times. In this dream life, they are alien scentists living on a moon base, studying the Earth they adore from afar. Alice, fascinated by their story, is swept up in the magic of it all. But when an accident occurs, and feelings are running amok (as should happen in the shoujo manga world), Alice finds herself wrapped up in this "story" far more than she could have ever guessed...

Saki Hiwatari is truly a master of crafting a story and it's characters. Issei is my favorite because I'm in a situation so similar to his, I can truly relate to it. Her characters are so real, and the story is so magical and compelling. It takes some practice remembering all the names (Shion Mokuren Gyokuran Enju Shushuran Hiiragi Shukaido, say THAT 5 times fast!), but it's really easy to get into once you get the hang of it. PLEASE don't let the old school art deter you (PSME is from the 80's, after all...), it's really charming in it's own way, and it improves as Hiwatari-san gets closer to her characters.

For fans of the old OAVs- READ THIS. It has more comedy and more filler, and it actually FINISHES THE STORY!! The 6 OAVs could not possibly convey all that happens in this manga (spanning 20 plus volumes!!). This is a must-read, you heard it straight from the Otaku's mouth. ... Read more

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Terrific volume!
The only problem I can see in this volume is the fight at the beginning. It is a little hard to read. The panels don't seem flipped right in a few instances. Manji, though, fights his toughest opponent yet. There are quite a few badguys in the itto-ryu that have a reputation besides Anotsu. Higa is one of those guys who has his own personality. I noticed one faded drawing in BOTI a while back. It was suppose to be kinda hard to see, but you can make out some of the people. I think it was DREAMSONG. The itto-ryu were all standing and you saw Anotsu in the center. To the right are Magatsu, and others who are too hard to define. To his left are what I think to be Higa, and, again, others who are too hard to define. Higa definietly earns a spot next to Anotsu seeing as how Manji can NOT keep up with him.

Hyakurin and Shinriji have some parts. I never read the first volume, but there is a guy who knows Manji. I am not quite familiar with him. Anywho, this novel is pretty cool. there are a lot of fights, a really cool badguy, and a neat segment on weapons at the end. Great book! Get volume one first. Next is SECRETS if my memory serves me correct.

The Unkindest Cuts
Readers please note that this review is specific to Part Two of the 'The Gathering.' [online store] has decided to treat the two volumes as if they were the same, which is unfortunate. While nothing written here really reveals and significant plot details that would hurt your enjoyment of the first volume, I do suggest you read my previous review first.

Having managed to get over my confusion at finding myself directly in the middle of the action in the previous volume, I somehow expected that its sequel would be easier to manage. After all, I had done my homework and discovered what Hiroaki Samura's real story arcs were, and I had even stolen a few peeks at the first few manage. I allowed this to give me a sense of false confidence as I picked up this volume.

What I was unprepared for was that fully on half of this volume is a detailed study of a fight between Manji and three opponents. This battle started in the previous volume and reaches genuinely heroic proportions as Manji is slowly chopped to bits. Apparently, this is standard operating procedure for the immortal samurai, who manages to survive injuries that would have made short work of a vampire. Since we know Manji will survive - the manga is his story - we are pushed right up to the point where all the hacking and slashing seems a bit funny.

The story of Rin's own efforts to get to Kaga and seek vengeance for her father's death is far less violent. The swordswoman seeks the aid of an innkeeper and his wife, hoping that she may masquerade as a relative in order to pass through the control point between Edo and Kaga. She discovers that this will take more than simple subterfuge and must use all her resources of courage to make her way.

While I cannot help but pick on a series of extraordinarily violent episodes, but the truth is that Samura's art remains at a consistently high level, regardless of subject matter. In addition, he displays a great depth of knowledge of 18th century Japan. I find the subtext of the competition between sword schools and the stratification of Japanese society eye opening, much more vivid than what the history books provide. While the story is uniquely Japanese in its telling it appeals to values of indomitable will and courage which are admirable anywhere. This continues to be a masterful series.

must have
if you are jus getting into this series u need to start from the begining. with a glance of the first paperback edition it might seem like a manga with lots of violence and gore, which is what got me into this manga. however, as you progress into the manga many characters began to take form and start to develope in the most interesting way.

the manga delve into human perceptions, at times the bad guys seems good, and the good guys are just bad. i feel its a great representation of our society as it is.

the drawing is done in rough lines, but with that it makes the characters to seems alive. espiecially in a fight sequence it adds the feeling of motion to it. there is also couple superbe drawing of finishing moves, quite dramatic.

overall this manga is a most have, even my girlfriend who is not into manga enjoy reading it. right now im waiting for the next installment, whihc is a drawback cause u gota wait for the new installments. ... Read more

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Nothing comes easy for rabbit ronin Usagi, not even being a spectator at the planned duel between his former teacher Katsuichi and Katsuichi's former rival Nakamura Koji. Before the duel even begins, Usagi becomes embroiled in a dispute between Koji and a local fencing school that demands the samurai challenge its master. Along the way, Usagi discovers a devastating secret - a weakness in Koji's style. It's a secret that could save his teacher's life, but at the cost of his own honor. ... Read more

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The Duel we have been waiting for...
Quite simply, I love this book and the fantasy world that Stan Sakai has woven for us all these years. Duel At Kitanoji Temple climaxes a storyline of honor between Usagi's teacher and a swordmaster whom he defeated many years earlier. At the end of the book Usagi sets off on new adventures with his son and a new chapter of Usagi Yojimbo begins. This is a classic series that has outlasted all the comic book trends of the last 15 years. So when everyone has forgotten about Bendis, McFarlane and all the other flavor of the month artist and writers, Usagi Yojimbo will still stand as one of the best series in the history of comic books. Thank you Stan! ... Read more