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“Immortal swordsman Manji vows to kill 1,000 evil men to atone and protect Rin seeking vengeance.”
Blade of the Immortal
無限の住人
8.42
225 rank · 92,095 readers · 3,167 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Martial Arts
Samurai
Action
Adventure
Drama
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Immortal swordsman Manji vows to kill 1,000 evil men to atone and protect Rin seeking vengeance.
Manji is an infamous swordsman in feudal Japan who is known as the "Hundred Man Killer," as he has killed one hundred innocent men. However, there is something far more frightening than his ominous reputation: the fact that he is immortal. This is the handiwork of eight-hundred-year-old nun Yaobikuni, who placed bloodworms capable of healing almost any wound in Manji's body. To atone for his crimes, Manji resolves to kill one thousand evil men. Yaobikuni agrees to this proposal, saying that if he succeeds, she will undo his curse of immortality. Soon after this promise, Manji meets Rin Asano, a 16-year-old girl who requests Manji's assistance in killing those who slaughtered her parents. Initially reluctant, Manji refuses Rin's desperate plea. However, owing to her evident lack of strength, Manji changes his mind and agrees to protect Rin for four years. With this partnership set in stone, the two embark on a perilous journey of bloodshed, vengeance, and redemption, each to fulfill their own life's cause.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 29 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 29 readers settled on.
93%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.90
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.90 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.48
Running avg · Feb 2010 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The story is interesting, good art, good fighting panels. My only gripe is the art eventually changes and it literally hurts my head whenever there is an action scene, there is just so much...”
- 9 “It's a great series, but is Hiroaki Samura gae? because his self insert Shira is gae. He said something about how he doesn't find the female body sezually arousing, but rather facial expressions...”
- 10 “This is the very first manga that I've read and it surely did not disappoint. Just got back from a long hiatus and almost finished collecting the deluxe editions. I love the whole story and how it...”
Verbosity
Short · 28%
Medium · 17%
Long · 55%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 207 × 30 ch × vol
- Total read 27h 36m approx
- Published Jun 1993 – Dec 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0626 catalog