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“Surviving nuns train with legendary swordsman to avenge slaughtered warriors and sisters in 17th-century Japan.”
The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan
Y十M 〜柳生忍法帖〜
7.21
6,444 rank · 2,516 readers · 10 favorites
Seinen
Martial Arts
Action
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Surviving nuns train with legendary swordsman to avenge slaughtered warriors and sisters in 17th-century Japan.
Vow of Vengeance. Seventeenth-century Japan: A rebellion in the Aizu teritory has been brutally crushed, leaving twenty one brave warriors dead and most of the nuns of the local convent slaughtered. Now the surviving nuns have sworn to seek revenge. They turn to the greatest swordsman of the land to train them so they can kill the ones who slew the men and the other nuns. (Source: MU)
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- 8 “tl;dr: A manga set during an interesting time period with an interesting plot focused around tactics focused combat, though lacking in terms of character depth. This manga has an interesting...”
- 7 “I'm a fan of Basilisk, and since this is from the same creator, I thought I'd give this manga a shot. Let me warn you though; this manga contains lots of abuse and nudity, so I wouldn't recommend...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 100 × 11 ch × vol
- Total read 13h 20m approx
- Published Nov 2005 – Jul 2007
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0419 catalog