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Sunday, 17 November 2013
Manga in the 80's Pt. 14
The Legend of Kamui. Written and illustrated by Sanpei
Shirato (by Akame Productions). Eclipse Comics with Viz Comics
published 37 issues in a Biweekly format from May 1987 to November
1988, spanning 13 chapters taken from the original books published by
Shogakukan Inc. that ran from 1982 to 1987. - English Translation by
Toren Smith & Satori Fuji.
Rivalling “Lone Wolf and Cub” for
the historical manga crown, for its scope and scale of storytelling,
and art style (new to a Western reader) “The
Legend of Kamui” is a powerful story that draws the reader in to
the outlaw world of the underclass removed from the restrictions of
the Bushido code, where a young man's desire for revenge threatens to
overtake pursuit for freedom from the Ninja clans, and live as a
free-man.

The
historical richness of this era, adding to this the explications of
fighting styles and weapons used bring the myth and legends of the
Ninja to a harsh reality for the mature reader.
[Note: Two stories
were printed “The Island Of Sugaru” who's 6 chapters ran from
issue 1 to issue 13, and “The Sword Wind” story who's 7 chapters
ran from issue 14 to issue 37.]
[Note: In 1990 when Viz
Comics had the rights to print (dairy format) “The Island Of Sugaru”, volume one had chapters 1 to 4, and with a 2 page introduction by American Manga aficionado Frederik
Schodt, and it also had a 2 page Glossary at the back.]
[Note: Quoting the
American scholar 'Hart Larrabee' “the Manga of Shirato Sanpei,
they are what distinguishes literature from the simple story”.]
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