Blade of the Immortal Volume 12

Description

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. 232 Pages.

Blade of the Immortal combines samurai action, superb storyline and unique artwork that captures the intricate character designs and backgrounds. Hiroaki Samura's tale of an immortal samurai, Manji, on his quest of killing 1,000 evil men is definitely not for the faint of heart. Even with all the blood and guts spilled, you definitely have to appreciate the life-like and uniquely-detailed artwork of Hiroaki Samura. The Blade of the Immortal anime idea was solicited to Samura and was ultimately rejected. Samura believes that his art and special style would not translate well if it was to be animated. Blade of the Immortal fans all agree that his unique style is one of a kind that is not to be duplicated.