- Hardcover
- Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush (April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0613922654
- ISBN-13: 978-0613922654
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Format:Paperback
Art work in which it is possible to fall into for hours, captivating story telling and complex characters. A must for any Manga fan, and even for those that are not. But simply Manji is one bad ass with 12 swords!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
That's Pretty Disturbing Stuff...
3 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
Ok, kids. Let's start by saying that Blade of the Immortal is just about my favorite comic book ever (the whole series gets a big ol' kudos), but this has got to be (thus far) the best volume released. Samura's artwork has progressed quite a bit since his early days on the book; it's cleaner, meaner, and more fluid than ever before, and he seems to have grown as a writer, as well. I've read comics for a long time, and cannot remember the last time a book's pacing was brilliant enough to literally make me forget to breath for a few pages. Additionally, this compendium contains brilliant characterization, leading to one of the most loathesome characters I've ever viewed in any graphic medium. It's not just the things Samura has his characters do, it's the attitudes they have, and the subtle nuances of body language he gives them that really make this book shine. All in all, a remarkably well-rounded series, balancing lush art with break-neck pacing and three-dimensional characters, Blade of the Immortal will suck you in, beat you senseless, and then demand you come back for seconds.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Grim Masterpiece
7 July 2001
Format:Paperback
Blade of the Immortal. Over the past several years this award-winning translation of a fairly-obscure Japanese manga has slowly gained in popularity on these shores, due to well-crafted storylines, believable and multi-dimensional characters, and breathtaking art of cinematic scope. Going far beyond the standard genre archetypes, BotI details the human struggle with honor, morality, society, history, personal choice and the individual's need for freedom vs. security. Sound intimidating? Actually, herein lies Hiroaki Samura's real genius: disguising these universal themes in smart, funny, tragic, insightful, and very often violent episodes that most anyone can read and enjoy. BotI is simply brilliant, a staggering work of art.
I'm not going to go into the foundations, the "what's gone on before" summery. If you are new to BotI, seek out _Blood of a Thousand_ and start there.
In this, the seventh volume published so far, Rin and Manji join forces with the mysterious Mugai-ryu, a group of self-confessed "bums" aggressively hunting the rebellious Itto-ryu. The first half of this long story-arc contains further development of the new characters introduced in _Dark Shadows_, along with several humorous episodes (the initial "showdown" between Manji and the Mugai-ryu; Rin cleaning Manji's ears), all while enacting a slow, steady build-up of tension. Then comes the second half...a graphic but not (I stress this) gratuitous scene of extreme violence that totally subsumes anything that has come before in this manga. It may be difficult to endure this particular succession of scenes upon the first read, even despite the sinister comic overtones (Shira's macho banter); yet I implore the reader to continue on to the last three pages, when everything falls into place, every drop of blood becomes part of a disturbing yet essential mosaic. Samura shows us the darkest side of passion, and the horrific images from before hammer Giichi's final point into the casual reader with gut wrenching precision. Stark, stunning genius.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A MASTERPIECE
12 July 2001
Format:Paperback
Samura has done it, forget any other books, this one tops them all. I won't give away the story to newcomers of this type of book, but rest assured that it is great work and the artwork is stunning. If you have never read manga, this is a good place to start.
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