Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5952 EAN: 9781593078713 ISBN: 1593078714 Label: Dark Horse Manufacturer: Dark Horse Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 280 Publication Date: February 13, 2008 Publisher: Dark Horse Sales Rank: 138739 Studio: Dark Horse
Product DescriptionThe immortality of the captive Manji is being sorely tested, as the horrifying experiments commanded by Habaki Kagimura in the dungeons below Edo castle continue. One of Kagimura's doctors, Ayame Burando, has already gone half-mad, tormented by the sickening mutilations intended to unlock the secret of passing Manji's amazing regenerative powers to others, and Burando's replacements have upped the ante with their utter incompetence. Meanwhile, Manji's charge, Rin, is desperately trying to find him, but Edo's brutal police are on her trail, and the race is on for Rin to free her immortal bodyguard before she joins him behind bars!
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - One of the least entertaining in the series
Despite being one of the longer books, this one was rather boring and inconclusive - by comparison, mind you. The art was consistent as always, but the writing seemed unusually uninspired. While not quite filler, much of the book seemed superfluous. Hopefully, this interstitial material is leading up to a thrilling plot twist in the next installment.
Rating: - Blade of the Immortal gets back on track
Best volume in a while. The last volume felt more like filler with such a focus on the Manji experiment. This volume is longer and has a bit of everything with something for everyone. There is a focus on Rin and Doa with some of her and Isaku's backstory. The artwork is excellent as always and has more diverse locales now that the action has moved out of the focus on the dungeon scenes of the previous volume. As the series as progressed Samura characters have become more differentiated, in some ... Read More
- One of the least entertaining in the series
- Blade of the Immortal gets back on track
