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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Secrets (Blade of the Immortal) by Hiroaki Samura ISBN: 1-56971-746-X Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Why this book is good
Comment: 1. The art is simply fantastic. I have never seen an artist able to express feelings or raw emotion or draw an action sequence of a fight so well. If you are one who appreciates art, or pencil art for that matter, Hiroaki Samura is one which you should look at.
2. The fantastic storyline. In "Secrets", which is the 10th book of the Blade of the Immortal series, the plots starts to thicken. Most of the characters have been introduced by now, if you have been following the series, and the story is only going to get darker.
3. This would be a good reason to get the 11th book, Blade of the immortal: beasts.
Rating: 5
Summary: "What will these hollow men be good for?"
Comment: Due to the accident of the order I read this series in, the last several have been horrendously violent. There can be a certain elegance to the dealing of death, but Hiroaki Samura goes beyond the surface ritual and frequently reminds us that it is not graceful technique, but winning that determines survival. This is an ugly lesson, and Samura never fails to make it clear. In any case, I'd gotten to inured to pieces of people flying all over that I was quite surprised upon reaching 'Secrets' to find the events focused on character development. No doubt, this was intentional on the part of the storyteller, and quite effective.
The book opens upon Anotsu Kagehisa making he was through Kaga on his way to the Shingyoto-Ryu sword school. Its master, Ibane Kensui, has decided to offer the school to Anotsu if he will accept one certain condition. Ibane wants Anotsu to marry Hisoka, his ward. This opens a series of interchanges between Anotsu, Ibane and Hisoka that are quite revealing. Anotsu has actually never been portrayed as an completely evil man, and now we discover that he as some very positive reasons for his actions, nor is he the sort to take thoughtless advantage of Hisoka.
Back in Edo, Manji is recovering (actually, reassembling himself) at Master Sori's painting studio. Sori was the man who originally funded Rin's quest for revenge, and recently Manji has realized that the painter in blood is one of the Shogun's spies. Manji is, as usual, something of an ingrate, and he still cannot bring himself to trust Hyakurin, the woman spy who rescued him from his last disaster. As Manji puzzles this out, he discovers that there will be one more guest at Sori's home, Magatso Taito of the Itto-Ryu, who Manji has fought more than once. In fact, each man thought the other was dead.
Manji discovers that Magatso has left the Itto-Ryu and is searching for the swordsman who killed the woman he loved. Surprisingly, Manji knows the killer as well - Shira, who has a grudge of his own against Manji. The two swordsmen find themselves drawn together against a single enemy. With all this happening, Samura still takes time to show Rin, who is having her own struggles making her way to a showdown in Kaqa.
Taken in total, this is one of the best of the series, reinstating the sense of story line and helping the reader to see some of the characters in a different light. Some mysteries are resolved, and some new questions allowed to surface. This is truly a showpiece of illustration and narrative.
Rating: 5
Summary: Manji is back!
Comment: If you loved the other books, this is a key chapter leading up to the long awaited sequal. Its all english, and blood, guts, and glory. From beginning to end,the pieces of the puzzle you read about are falling into place. A must read.
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Heart of Darkness by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569715319 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Dark Shadows by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 156971469X Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Autumn Frost by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569719918 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: On Silent Wings, Volume 1 by Hiroaki Samura ISBN: 1569714126 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 25 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Dreamsong by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith, Dana Lewis ISBN: 156971357X Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 10 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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