“To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!“ Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, ...more

“To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!“ Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins when a young girl seeks his help in taking revenge on her parents’ killers . . . and his quest won’t end until the blood of a thousand has spilled! HIROAKI SAMURA’S samurai manga Blade of the Immortal, a blood-soaked tale of the masterless samurai Manji’s struggle with the blessing and curse of being immortal, is one the best translated manga available. Samura’s stunning art and captivating story is nothing short of wizardry. Like no other action-oriented story, Samura blends in Blade the gore of ultra-violence with light slapstick comedy, gallows humor and deep emotional personal drama. His characters are diverse and three-dimensional, from the nihilistic and cynical Manji, to the orphaned Rin, to the hate-filled killers of the Itto-ryu sword school.