Having made it through the stressful Sekisho , Rin must decide how to proceed. Should she follow Anotsu to Kaga? And where in Kaga? And so, hoarding her money, she strikes out across Japan alone, a dangerous prospect. Can she trust the "kindn...

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The moonlit forest battle between Manji and Giichi concludes. A bit too confident in his mystical healing powers, Manji has survived several sloppy sword fights and recovered from severe injuries ... but never from a beheading! Giichi's fighting s...

TAGS: hiroaki samura, toren smith, dana lewis, samurai showdown, moonlit forest, immortal warrior

From the dark recesses of her memory comes the story of Hyakurin, full of tragedy, blood, and mystery. Learn how Hyakurin came to be the killer she is today. Reel with the knowledge of why she killed her husband. And gasp as you find out. . .who s...

TAGS: hiroaki samura, dark recesses, toren smith, dana lewis, horse comics, back alleys

A double-sized dose of Samurai suspense and violence, as Blade of the Immortal reaches its one-hundredth issue ! Armed with kessen-satsu , the only poison known to damage Manji's immortal blood, three Itto-ryü warriors target Manji and Giichi...

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The vicious grudge match between Giichi and Magatsu concludes! Two fan favorites exchange blows on a rickety bridge above a deadly chasm ... and someone's headed for oblivion! Don't miss this heavyweight bout, as the Mugai-ryü crew's top head...

TAGS: hiroaki samura, grudge match, toren smith, dana lewis, rickety bridge, immortal blood

The concluding chapter to the "Trickster" story arc! The winner of last issue's brutal dogfight between Giichi and Magatsu is revealed! Also, Manji fights for his life after being blinded by a tenacious new foe. Facing an enemy armed wit...

TAGS: hiroaki samura, grudge matches, toren smith, dana lewis, immortal blood, story arc

Damn! The sword battle between Shira and Magatsu continues, and refuses to end or wane. And it's not like swords are the only weapons here, there are plenty of mental games being played, and some odd stabbing tools to use as well. This makes for a...

TAGS: hiroaki samura, toren smith, dana lewis, sword fight, fall frost, mental games

The return of Shira! With "Forsaken," another one-shot episode, manga master Hiroaki Samura gives us a peek at what his most despicable character has been up to since the "Autumn Frost" storyline. Get ready to be seriously dist...

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Yaaaargh! Cliff hanger indeed. And so we return to the cliff and let the hanging begin. Hiroaki Samura has never been one to let a tense moment pass too quickly, and this issue is a testament to the art of hanging by a thread, for a little while l...

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And now we return to romance. Ah, the wind in the trees, the white heron of love flitting through the branches, the...setup for what's looking to be a deadly trap! It's back to Anotsu and Hisoka, fresh from their romantic walk in the woods, and ba...

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Anotsu Kagehisa and Asano Rin have followed separate paths in search of revenge. Now they find themselves travelling the same path together. Each of them will come to learn that they have been walking in circles. And because of another's quest for...

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Yamada Asaemon, the Shogun's executioner and sword tester, is on the scene to help Burando accelerate the pace of his sadistic medical experiments to discover the secret of Manji's immortality. Still chained in a prison near Edo castle, Manji stew...

TAGS: hiroaki samura, horse comics, cloonan, escape attempt, cellmate, medical experiments

Rin Asano has traveled a long and difficult path on a quest for revenge. Now that she finds herself allied with Anotsu Kagehisa, the one responsible for the murders of her parents, her path is about to become decidedly more treacherous. Assassins ...

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Hiroaki Samura's Last Blood story line comes to its conclusion! With revenge-lust hanging thick in the air, our main event is the deadly showdown between the starving and weakened Anotsu and his crazed, quick Shingyötö- ryü opponent...

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Magatsu, licking his wounds after last issue's bloody showdown, plays samurai detective after he journeys to the site of an Ittö- ryu massacre. In a weird turnaround, it's a batch of new Ittö- ryu warriors who are massacred! Crossbow exp...

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Trying to recover from a Mugai -ryü ambush, Anotsu assembles a colorful group, his finest surviving Itto -ryü warriors, to re-affirm loyalties and focus their anger. Once again, revenge-lust hangs heavy in the air, as Anotsu sets his fol...

TAGS: hiroaki samura, toren smith, dana lewis, swordfighting skills, colorful group, horse comics

It's time for Manji's dimwitted-yet-likeable cellmate, Dewanosuke, to shine . . . or die ! Searching for the key to immortality, the twisted doctor Burando finally feels that his experiments are leading towards success. However, the Shogun's banga...

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The conclusion of the "On the Perfection of Anatomy" story arc, and. . .the return of Giichi! Monthly readers will be surprised to see the state Giichi in! Rin and Hyakurin have found one of their missing friends, but do they really want...

TAGS: hiroaki samura, story arc, edo castle, horse comics, missing friends, mature readers

It's almost funny, how Döa, the Ittö-ryü sparkplug, so brashly hurls herself into trouble. She's in some serious danger now, though, and Edo's angry police force has her and her friends cornered and outnumbered. With dexterous D&oum...

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A new story arc begins! Separated from Isaku and Manji, Döa and Rin begin to lean on each other for support, with neither of them knowing that they're actually on opposing sides of a complex, generations-long conflict. As Edo's most esteemed ...

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In part two of the intense "Barefoot" story arc, Rin's hard work as an amateur spy pays off, and she becomes closer friends with Döa as her quest to find Manji continues. Kagimura's dark experiments are revitalized, Manji falls into...

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Blade of the Immortal's level of unsettling horror gets kicked up a big notch in "Barefoot," Samura's current story arc. Doc Burando is put back into service in the dark prisons under Edo Castle. Kagimura gambles that he can get his top ...

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Döa and Rin finally realize that they have something very strange in common! They begin a heated exchange over the existence of the murderous Ittô-ryû sword school before being interrupted by a clue that literally begs for their a...

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As the horrific "Barefoot" story arc comes to a close, Kagimura's prisoners are getting restless, and Burando continues to accelerate the pace of his deadly experiments. The other doctors in Edo call his "immortality research" ...

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