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“Legendary samurai Keiji Maeda defies rules with outrageous antics while upholding his warrior's code in war-torn Japan.”
The Magnificent Bastard: The Legend of Keiji
花の慶次 ―雲のかなたに―
7.59
2,625 rank · 1,824 readers · 16 favorites
Shounen
Historical
Samurai
Action
Adventure
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Legendary samurai Keiji Maeda defies rules with outrageous antics while upholding his warrior's code in war-torn Japan.
Long before the Japan of today, there was a land riven by a century of war between hundreds of feudal lords. Standing astride this most chaotic and storied era in Japanese history was a samurai unlike any other—courageous, free-spirited, and peerless on the battlefield, Keiji Maeda had a bombastic style and a penchant for outrageous antics as well as incredible feats of daring. Beloved by his friends, admired by his enemies, and utterly confounding to authority figures, he went out of his way to break every rule but one—his warrior's code. (Source: Kodansha USA)
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- 8 “Such an underrated manga. To be honest, I'm not actually fond of samurais or even knew anything about the Warring Kingdoms era (Sengoku era) in Japan. However, this manga actually taught me many...”
- 8 “A lost gem from Japan. If you've ever had any interest in samurai and the Warring States period I'd highly recommend it. Rest assured the big three figures of the period (Nobunaga Hideyoshi Ieyasu)...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 167 × 18 ch × vol
- Total read 22h 16m approx
- Published Nov 1989 – Jul 1993
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9362 catalog