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Third Shadow Warrior

第三の陰武者

“1567: Farmer's son Kyonosuke becomes samurai lord's shadow warrior, training to impersonate and fight for Yasutaka.”

Manga14 chapters2 volumes

Seinen, Historical, Samurai, Action2007 - Present

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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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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-M14383

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

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