Blade of the Immortal TPB (1997-2015 Dark Horse) comic books 2004-2006
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Tags: Manga, Martial ArtsPublished Aug 2004 by Dark Horse.$18.00
Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Mirror of the Soul!"
Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.
Anotsu Kagehisa, master swordsman and leader of the rogue Itto-ryu dojo, has sheathed his blade for the moment to join in marriage with the daughter of a swordmaster whose dojo is to be brought under Onotsus' dark wing. But for a man of action, the formal traditions of feudal Japan can be just as tense and fraught with hidden agendas as the battlefield. And while Anotsu may indulge in a moment of peace, his enemies are not at rest, among them Rin, who has stalked him for years to take revenge for the murder of her parents. Anotsu had best make sure that if he stops to smell the flowers, he doesn't end up losing his head!
Softcover, 256 pages, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.
Cover price $17.95. -
Tags: Manga, Martial ArtsPublished Aug 2004 by Dark Horse.$6.00
$6.00
Volume 13 - 2nd and later printings. "Mirror of the Soul!"
Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.
Anotsu Kagehisa, master swordsman and leader of the rogue Itto-ryu dojo, has sheathed his blade for the moment to join in marriage with the daughter of a swordmaster whose dojo is to be brought under Onotsus' dark wing. But for a man of action, the formal traditions of feudal Japan can be just as tense and fraught with hidden agendas as the battlefield. And while Anotsu may indulge in a moment of peace, his enemies are not at rest, among them Rin, who has stalked him for years to take revenge for the murder of her parents. Anotsu had best make sure that if he stops to smell the flowers, he doesn't end up losing his head!
Softcover, 256 pages, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.
Cover price $17.95. -
Tags: Manga, Martial ArtsPublished May 2005 by Dark Horse.$18.00
Volume 14 - 1st Printing. "Last Blood!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #90-98.
Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.
Rin has spent countless days chasing the murderer of her parents, and now she has Anotsu Kagehisa where she wants him, but the deathly ill Anotsu is too sick for the honor-bound Rin to strike down. But such is not the case for the students of the Shingyötö-ryü, who are out to avenge the death of their sword master, and they have Rin captured and Anotsu cornered. The spirit of revenge is thick in the air?and about to get thicker as Manji, Rin's immortal bodyguard, finally reunites with his charge as this pot of retribution prepares to boil over. And so Manji's faced with a strange irony?to save Rin, he must cut down the men who are out to kill Anotsu, Manji's sworn enemy!
Softcover, 256 pages, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.
Cover price $17.95. -
Tags: Manga, Martial ArtsPublished May 2005 by Dark Horse.$6.00
$6.00
Volume 14 - 2nd and later printings. "Last Blood!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #90-98.
Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.
Rin has spent countless days chasing the murderer of her parents, and now she has Anotsu Kagehisa where she wants him, but the deathly ill Anotsu is too sick for the honor-bound Rin to strike down. But such is not the case for the students of the Shingyötö-ryü, who are out to avenge the death of their sword master, and they have Rin captured and Anotsu cornered. The spirit of revenge is thick in the air?and about to get thicker as Manji, Rin's immortal bodyguard, finally reunites with his charge as this pot of retribution prepares to boil over. And so Manji's faced with a strange irony?to save Rin, he must cut down the men who are out to kill Anotsu, Manji's sworn enemy!
Softcover, 256 pages, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.
Cover price $17.95. -
Tags: Manga, Martial ArtsPublished Feb 2006 by Dark Horse.$6.00
$14.00
Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Trickster!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #99-105.
Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.
Kidnapped and bound by three Itto-ryü warriors, Rin is unable to warn her bodyguard Manji, the immortal swordsman, that he's heading into a trap. To make matters worse, the Itto-ryü possess a large dose of kessen-satsu, the only poison known to damage Manji's blood and severely cripple his regenerative abilities. And is Mugai-ryü assassin Giichi following Manji in order to help rescue Rin ... or will he just stick around long enough to finish off any survivors?
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.
Cover price $16.95. -
Published 2006 by Dark Horse.$6.00
$6.00
Volume 15 - 2nd and later printings. "Trickster!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #99-105.
Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.
Kidnapped and bound by three Itto-ryü warriors, Rin is unable to warn her bodyguard Manji, the immortal swordsman, that he's heading into a trap. To make matters worse, the Itto-ryü possess a large dose of kessen-satsu, the only poison known to damage Manji's blood and severely cripple his regenerative abilities. And is Mugai-ryü assassin Giichi following Manji in order to help rescue Rin ... or will he just stick around long enough to finish off any survivors?
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.
Cover price $16.95. -
Tags: Manga, Martial ArtsPublished Dec 2006 by Dark Horse.$8.00
$8.00
Volume 16 - 1st printing. "Shortcut!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #106-111.
Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.
As Rin frets over her bodyguard Manji's disappearance, she is surprised by the arrival of two traveling warriors, the feisty, headstrong Döa Yoshino and her huge, brutish companion, Isaku Yasono-ökami. Rin quickly regrets her decision to let this strange couple stay with her, but her detective work takes priority when she returns to the stronghold of Habaki Kagamura to search for Manji.
Meanwhile, Kagimura's medical examiners begin to test the seemingly immortal Manji, who is imprisoned, chained, and a very unwilling toy in their merciless hands!
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.
Cover price $16.95.