The Legend of Kamui: Volume Five
$85.88
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2027
Summary
The greatest socialist sword and samurai manga of all-time gets the deluxe treatment it deserves. Edo burns to the ground, sending the Japanese economy into turmoil. The gap between the landowners and the lower classes widens, but crafty farmer Shosuke has some ideas. He works diligently to unite the outcasts and farmers, knowing full well that the only ones benefitting from their ongoing conflicts are the wealthy. Shosuke, with the help of an eager community, reclaims land, fixes irrigation,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770468627 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770468625 |
| Author: | Shirato Sanpei |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2027 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 157mm x 224mm |
| Series: | The Legend of Kamui |
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Critics Review
Every scene simmers with outrage at inequality and injustice, which Shirato links to the politics of the 1960s. Publisher s Weekly, Starred review. The author s chilly and spare narration bridges the gap between present and past, balancing hints of the fantastic with a clear-eyed fatalism. NYPL s Best New Comics for Adults. Astringent comics: tough-minded, tragic, but grand. The Comics Journal
Shirato Sanpei
Shirato Sanpei was born in Tokyo in 1932. After a seven-year stint as a kamishibai artist, Shirato would begin working in the kashihon manga market in 1957. Kaze no Fujimaru, an animated series based on an original story by Shirato, began to be broadcast in 1964. The Legend of Kamui debuted that same year in the pages of GARO. Shirato died in 2021.
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