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“Peasant becomes samurai amid Edo Period's final turmoil in 1868, plus bonus one-shot "A Dog's Life".”
Ichigeki
いちげき
7.27
5,724 rank · 4,439 readers · 20 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Drama
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Synopsis
Peasant becomes samurai amid Edo Period's final turmoil in 1868, plus bonus one-shot "A Dog's Life".
A martial arts historical series about a peasant turned samurai and caught in the turmoil of the final year of the Edo Period (1868). (Source: Batoto) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Inu no Seikatsu (A Dog's Life)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.94
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.33
Running avg · Dec 2017 → Mar 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The palpable passion behind this project and the high-quality swordplay make for an engaging experience. While the sketchy art style may be off-putting to some and the narrative can be difficult to...”
- 7 “I really enjoy the gritty art style that perfectly complements the gore, alongside the creative, deep political narrative and the realistic personalities of the squad. While the politics can feel...”
- 9 “Ichigeki stands out as Matsumoto Jiro’s most grounded work, masterfully blending an unhinged, chaotic art style with some of the best fight choreography I have ever encountered. The narrative...”
Verbosity
Short · 83%
Medium · 0%
Long · 17%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Ichigeki begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 49 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 32m approx
- Published Apr 2016 – Nov 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M39335 catalog