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Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 1

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PAGES: 208

ISBN: 1-59182-225-4

EAN: 978-1-59182-225-7

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Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 1

Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 1

It is 1604, four years after the Battle of Sekigahara, Japan's greatest civil war. Yuya Shiina, a beautiful bounty hunter, mistakes a traveling medicine seller, Mibu Kyoshiro, for the legendary wanted man Demon Eyes Kyo. As they travel together Yuya enlists Kyoshiro's aid in capturing a gang of wanted criminals. When Kyoshiro is cornered and beaten senseless by the criminals his eyes turn blood red. The peaceful Kyoshiro draws his sword and transforms into Demon Eyes Kyo, the legendary killer of a thousand men.

Kyoshiro and Kyo: Two vastly different spirits inhabiting one body.

At the dawn of the 17th century, at the end of the era of civil wars, in a world of chaos, the epic Battle of Sekigahara was joined. One man emerged from the largest battle ever fought on Japanese soil ... a terrible warrior of unspeakable power, he was nicknamed 'the unconquerable'...

Kyoshiro is a peaceful medicine peddler who harbors the soul of an assassin. He accompanies a young bounty hunter across Japan in search of a murderer and on a quest to discover the terrible secret of his own identity ...

Kamijyo Akimine's Samurai Deeper Kyo manga has been made into a TV anime series by Studio Deen, running in Japan since July of 2002.

Kamijyo Akimine

Samurai Deeper Kyo is Akimine-san's first published manga. It began appearing in October of 1999 in Japan in Shuukan Shounen Magazine. The 18th volume was published in November, 2002 by Kodansha. It has also spawned a successful anime series from Studio Deen.

Kyoshiro Mibu
A traveling medicine peddler, Kyoshiro Mibu is peaceful, lighthearted, and a bit of a coward. He carries a 5 shaku long sword with him, but claims it's just for show. Unbeknownst to anyone, he holds within him the spirit of Demon Eyes Kyo, and when provoked, the red-eyed samurai takes over Kyoshiro's body.

Demon Eyes Kyo
Kyo is the other personality in Kyoshiro's body. Kyo, one of the original Muramasas, has blood red eyes and is said to have killed 1000 men at the Battle of Sekigahara. There's a legendary one million ryo bounty on his head.

Yuya Shiina
Yuya is a clever and beautiful bounty hunter, the best anywhere on Tokaido-chu. She seeks a man with a scar on his back - the man who killed her brother. After discovering the secret of Kyoshiro and Kyo, she hopes to unravel their mystery (and possibly to collect on their bounty).

Izumono Okuni
A mysterious and powerful woman, Okuni is a former priestess of the Izumo temple who claims to have been Kyo's lover.

Jiban
A samurai who was shamed by Kyo at Sekigahara. He took a job as a yojimbo to a local Daikan in order to perfect his killing technique. Now he's ready to face Kyo again and regain his honor.

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Kagura122893, the Anime PALES in comparison with the manga... No Bull with Kenyou and all that. And Kyo is truly and fully realized in the manga, he's not some fractured soul of Kyoshiro. He is, in fact, part of what created Kyoshiro... though to avoid spoilers I won't say much more.

GENEOCIDER666

05.11.2008 09:36 PM

a very good book with a good storyine i would defnitley recommended

RASGAEN1311

05.04.2008 08:23 AM

a good manga this volume is just the start to an amazing series i would reccoment samurai deeper kyo to any one

AIKIDOKA

04.17.2008 04:32 AM

i'v never read the books...but i have seen the show...it's really good

KAGURA122893

01.26.2008 08:07 AM

I find it hard to stop buying Samurai Deeper books. Having picked up the first 9 books for an amazing £15 I am now upto book 14 and need more. Use of real historical figures is inspired in this title. Love manag Love this....

HARRYKEOGH

10.11.2007 11:07 AM

this is a very interesting manga series......

KAZEFOX

09.12.2007 03:08 PM