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“Ronin Kirisuke and Johnny rescue kidnapped villager Oname, slaughtering bandits in a bloody, alcohol-fueled rampage.”
Kirisuke to Johnny 499-giri
斬り介とジョニー 四百九十九人斬り
6.39
19,274 rank · 971 readers · 2 favorites
Seinen
Adult Cast
Gore
Historical
Samurai
Action
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Ronin Kirisuke and Johnny rescue kidnapped villager Oname, slaughtering bandits in a bloody, alcohol-fueled rampage.
Dragged away on horseback by bandits, young villager Oname watches helplessly as her brother—while running after her—is mercilessly slain. Despite the kidnapping being successful, one stray bandit discovers that two men saw the whole ordeal and immediately charges to silence them. However, the witnesses Kirisuke and Johnny are wandering ronin, and they effortlessly butcher the bandit in retaliation. When the powerless villagers finally catch up, they plead the samurai to rescue Oname. For the simple reward of food and alcohol, the pair agree and set off towards the bandit camp, where a visceral and merciless bloodbath is soon to unfold.
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median 7
mode 6
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- 8 “> Receive a rescue mission > "hmm, let's kill the guys peeing first" > destroy an army > accidentally kill the hostage > take the dead body back > the husband of the dead hostage attacks > gets...”
- 6 “Its just violence ~ Overall 6: It looks cool and im not complaining They literally just slaughter an entire bandit village with style and swagger. there's nothing more to it. So don't go expecting...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 1 vol ch × vol
- Published May 2010 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M17928 catalog