“1567: Farmer's son Kyonosuke becomes samurai lord's shadow warrior, training to impersonate and fight for Yasutaka.”
Third Shadow Warrior
第三の陰武者
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1567: Farmer's son Kyonosuke becomes samurai lord's shadow warrior, training to impersonate and fight for Yasutaka.
1567: Kyonosuke, son of a farmer, dreams about becoming a samurai. And he gets the chance due to his physical resemblance to Lord Yasutaka. Kyonosuke left the village and become one of the three "shadow" (Kagemusha) of Yasutaka. After a hard training to learnt how to fight and impersonate the lord, Kyonosuke is sent on the battlefield.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Jan 2007 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14383 catalog