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Blade of the Immortal Volume 1: Blood of a Thousand Kindle & comiXology

by Hiroaki Samura (Author), Various (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 146 ratings
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To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies! Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins when a young girl seeks his help in taking revenge on her parents' killers . . . and his quest won't end until the blood of a thousand has spilled!
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    Blade of the Immortal
  2. Print length
    136 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    Dark Horse Manga
  6. Publication date
    March 4, 1997
  7. File size
    941989 KB
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Editorial Reviews

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Blade of the Immortal is a pure, unadulterated samurai epic told in a very moody black-and-white comic book. Artist Hiroaki Samura uses pencil drawings combined with pen-and-ink work to create this punk samurai feast. We don't know much about Manji except that he has been given the gift of immortality by an old witch in the form of the "blood worms." He makes a deal with her to end his immortality if he can kill 1,000 criminals. Soon everyone wants to hire him as an assassin, but it becomes increasingly difficult to tell who the real criminals are. Another interesting aspect of this book is the integrity of the "translation" of the art: because Japanese is read right to left and English is read left to right, most Japanese comics that are translated into English first have the art photo-reversed or mirror-imaged. Hiroaki Samura requested that this not be done. And so, for the most part, all of the panels were arranged in reverse order. Additionally, some of the dialogue and sound effects were left in their original Japanese calligraphy (with translations provided in caption boxes).

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GU0D1MI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Manga (March 4, 1997)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 1997
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 941989 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 146 ratings

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Wayne B
5.0 out of 5 stars Showed up quickly and in great condition
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2022
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Excellent series, I've almost got the complete set. The book arrived quickly and was shrink wrapped and looks brand new condition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022
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It came fast and good shape=)
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5.0 out of 5 stars You are missing out if you don't try this Manga.
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021
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One of my favorite Mangas of all time. Amazing illustrator and amazing story.
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Michael Valdivielso
5.0 out of 5 stars The story begins...
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2009
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Blade of the Immortal seems to start out as a simple story of a warrior who can not die. We seem to start after Manji has gained immortality, without the reader getting any real knowledge of how he got it or why. He follow him as he gets a job helping a girl get revenge. The fact is he is kind of self centered, selfish and, sometimes, a jerk. How did he get the gift of being immortal? And why does he wish to end his life? Is it really so much of a curse? A blessing? Only time will tell.
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Gerardo Braham Caballero
4.0 out of 5 stars A great beginning for a great history
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2000
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Manji cannot die, he is cursed with the bloodworms, he first has to make ammends by killing a thousand evil guys to find peace. Rin's family was killed by an ambitious swordman who wants to destroy all fencing schools in Japan as proof that his style is the best. Rin wants vengeance and Manji helps her. Sounds easy, right? Well i thought the same at first, but as i proceeded reading this wonderful story i found that things are not as easy as they seem. Mr Samura weaves a great story about the real nature of evil; eventhought this manga would have been great with just Manji killing villains left and right we get to see glimpses of real personality development since the first volume. I give it four stars because after reading the other four books i really could not give it five, it deserves five, but then Dreamsong and On Silent Wings should got six. And i already have reviewed On Silent Wings. There is just a small detail that i noticed wrong with the printing, on several ocasions the text makes reference to the glossary which is never seen. On the next books the error is corrected so i don't complain. This is the kind of book that makes reading manga worthwhile.
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Daniel Slack
5.0 out of 5 stars Issue 1 of Hiroaki Samura's most influential Manga's
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2013
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Gripping, from the get go, it is gripping.
So many flavors, so many point plots are alluded in the first 5 pages of the story. To even give hint to the eccentricities of the plots and subplot risks taking away form the pure enjoyment value of this manga.

Should an immortal samurai have a conscience? The concept of "immortality is not invincibility" plays so well in this first book. Along with the struggle between Western Ideals and Japanese tradition, this broadens the flavor of concepts in a cultural mix.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it. A great time waster.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2019
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Liked the art work. Love the conceit of the story. Not your everyday slasher, something a little bit more. Manning and Rin are decent characters and worth getting to know. The bad guys are just wickedly awesome.
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Soyuz57
5.0 out of 5 stars Rew, True, and Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017
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This remind you of a western with John Wayne
and a young girl, but with much more energy , better story line, and not afraid to true to its culture. Excellent Book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story and art
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2023
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Arnaud
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in France on December 18, 2012
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Une bande-dessinée entre fantastique et histoires de samourais, magnifiquement illustré, avec un petit côté trash... franchement une très bonne BD.
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Daniel Lepore
4.0 out of 5 stars Top tier stuff
Reviewed in Australia on April 12, 2014
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Like the original Battle Angel Alita (Gunm), the best stuff is the early stuff. You can really use the art to create a cinematic sword fight in your head - reading 30 panels and letting your imagination put it into an awesome science is pure gold. Highly recommended.
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