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“Extraordinary swordsman Inoko Gennosuke endures a miserable life due to his birth into the despised "buraku" social group.”
Bloody Stumps Samurai
血だるま剣法・おのれらに告ぐ
5.96
21,681 rank · 1,186 readers · 4 favorites
Historical
Martial Arts
Samurai
Drama
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Synopsis
Extraordinary swordsman Inoko Gennosuke endures a miserable life due to his birth into the despised "buraku" social group.
This manga follows the unfortunate life of an extraordinary swordsman - Inoko Gennosuke. Gennosuke was born into a social group called "buraku" that was considered to be the filth of society, and because of that, he was forced to live a life of misery. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 3
σ 2.16
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 3.00
Running avg · Mar 2010 → Aug 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I think the enjoyment with this manga hinges on whether one views it as discriminatory or not. From my understanding, it seemed that the author was objecting to the discrimination against the...”
- 8 “A very short tragedy manga about a Samurai's plea and vengeance. The manga was released in 1960 and it uses the feudal era at its setting to essentially testify an outcast's life and his resentment...”
- 3 “An outcast, who's been persecuted his whole life, vows to become a ranking samurai and save his people from persecution. Unfortunately, his rage and inability to think lead him to a massive killing...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 2 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 16m approx
- Published Jan 1960 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M11269 catalog