Hitokiri
人斬り
“Edo-period samurai Okada Izo becomes assassin for patriots against shogunate in historically-inspired manga.”
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Edo-period samurai Okada Izo becomes assassin for patriots against shogunate in historically-inspired manga.
The story takes place at the end of the Edo's period (around 1860) in Japan. At this time, Japan was divided in two between patriots who wanted to bring the emperor to the government and shogunate forces who protect the head of state, the Shogun. A poor samurai, Okada Izo, is hired by the patriots to assassinate shogunate members, the story follows his story. This manga is based on real facts and was inspired by the movie of the same name.
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hitokiri begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-M13558
A Manga Publication
- Format
- 11 × 1
- ch × vol
- Total read
- 1h 28m
- approx
- Published
- Jan 1969 – Jan 1969
- Source
- Manga
- media type
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- BS-M13558
- catalog