Blade of the Immortal TPB (1997-2015 Dark Horse) comic books 2005-2007

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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.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

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.

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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.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

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.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

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.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. "On the Perfection of Anatomy!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #112-117.

Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.

Manji, the immortal swordsman, lies imprisoned in the bakufu stronghold of the mysterious Habaki Kagimura. Seeking to impart the life-extending powers of Manji's kessen-chu bloodworms to other humans, Kagimura orders his medical examiners to discover the secrets of Manji's amazing regenerative abilities. Using a series of convicts as live subjects in an increasingly grisly series of twisted experiments, Burando, Kagimura's lead medical examiner, begins to grow more desperate and sickened with each horrifying failure. And through it all, Manji lives, and regenerates, and bides his time for the moment that he can pay back his tormentors...limb by limb! Dark, violent, and yet possessing subtle emotional depth, Blade re-invents the traditional period samurai tale by imbuing it with a streetwise modernist sensibility to create an epic tale of incomparable skill and audacious reach.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W. MATURE READERS

Cover price $16.95.