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Simply, a man of many, many, many…blades.
Pop Quiz! The secret behind every great samurai is: A) a tough, but nimble-witted Master? B) a little woman of his own, patiently sitting by the window awaiting his return? Or C) some type of magically-endowed/demon-processed/specially forged from lunar steel under the light of the full moon sword/spear/mallet? … Actually, this time it’s worms. Okay, so that probably wasn’t what you had in mind, but then again it’s nice to have a little something different to spice up the ol’ manga collection, and Blade of the Immortal is certainly a refreshing look at the wandering samurai archetype.
The hero of our story is Manji, a well-traveled ronin of mystery (not...
Pop Quiz! The secret behind every great samurai is: A) a tough, but nimble-witted Master? B) a little woman of his own, patiently sitting by the window awaiting his return? Or C) some type of magically-endowed/demon-processed/specially forged from lunar steel under the light of the full moon sword/spear/mallet? … Actually, this time it’s worms. Okay, so that probably wasn’t what you had in mind, but then again it’s nice to have a little something different to spice up the ol’ manga collection, and Blade of the Immortal is certainly a refreshing look at the wandering samurai archetype.
The hero of our story is Manji, a well-traveled ronin of mystery (not...
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What's there left to say about the world's first comic book, dating back to the scrolls and wood blocks of ancient Japan where pictures of little people in funny hats eviscerate each other for people's amusement? Let me get this straight and out of the way here and now. This isn't going to be a blog about the history of Manga or its effect on our culture, no. As interesting as that is, you don't want to hear that. And by God, I'm not putting myself through the ten minutes to look it up on Wikipedia to tell you. If you're reading this, I'm positive you already have at least a basic understanding of what Manga...
What's there left to say about the world's first comic book, dating back to the scrolls and wood blocks of ancient Japan where pictures of little people in funny hats eviscerate each other for people's amusement? Let me get this straight and out of the way here and now. This isn't going to be a blog about the history of Manga or its effect on our culture, no. As interesting as that is, you don't want to hear that. And by God, I'm not putting myself through the ten minutes to look it up on Wikipedia to tell you. If you're reading this, I'm positive you already have at least a basic understanding of what Manga...
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