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“Frail, dependent Hachimaru dreams of samurai glory; a samurai cat arrives to ignite his destiny.”
Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru
サムライ8 八丸伝
5.71
22,080 rank · 16,301 readers · 155 favorites
Shounen
Samurai
Space
Action
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Frail, dependent Hachimaru dreams of samurai glory; a samurai cat arrives to ignite his destiny.
He can't run! He can't eat hard food. You can't get any weaker than the boy named Hachimaru. But his dream is to become a samurai. For a boy who can't even survive without the help of his father, that dream seemed impossible. But when a samurai cat appears before him, his whole life will change! A legendary manga creator and a rising star come together to bring you this science fiction samurai epic! (Source: MANGA Plus)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 21 sampled reviews
6.6
/10
What 21 readers settled on.
68%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.1 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.2
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.43
Running avg · Jun 2019 → Feb 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This manga is more than excellent I liked it from the first chapter and I see that it will become the best manga in the world soon and I hope everyone who has a negative evaluation on the first...”
- 8 “Samurai 8 is the new manga by the author of Naruto. It has some similar feelings and writing style, but also manages to be unique. Story (8) We are already getting a ton of worldbuilding and lore....”
- 10 “REVIEW: from chapter 1 up to chapter 14 (NO SPOILERS) Story: 10 Interesting, amazing, heartbreaking, many elements are from the Japanese and Buddhist story and legends. Art: 8 A bit confusing...”
Verbosity
Short · 29%
Medium · 38%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 43 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 44m approx
- Published May 2019 – Mar 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M49505 catalog