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47 Ronin Storyby John AllynISBN 0804838275 (0-8048-3827-5)
Softcover, Tuttle Publishing
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Arms and Armor of the Samuraiby Ian BottomleyISBN 0517103184 (0-517-10318-4)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arms and Armor of the Samurai'Book summary:Used Very Good ++ Binding tight, pages sharp, appears unread. Eligible for FREE Super Saving Shipping! Fast Amazon shipping plus a hassle free return policy mean your satisfaction is guaranteed! Tracking number provided with every order. Shelf wear, 1/2" tear to top of DJ - Acceptable condition. Hardcover [via]
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Brilliance of the Moonby Lian HearnISBN 1594480869 (1-59448-086-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Brilliance of the Moon'Book summary:Lian Hearn's third installment in the Tales of the Otori series Brilliance of the Moon brings a mystical and violent conclusion to the saga of Takeo Otori as he fulfills his destiny to reclaim the Otori lands. At the climax of Grass for his Pillow, Takeo's passion for his beloved Kaede was finally realized with their secret and forbidden wedding. As spring approaches, Takeo and Kaede prepare for war and embark on a campaign to reclaim their respective realms. But just when victory seems certain, Hearn characteristically uproots her characters with unseen treachery and the two lovers are again separated. Takeo must summon courage from his conflicted heritage as he marches towards his destiny. The fates of other Otori characters are also determined in a succinct and magical finale.
This third chapter in the Otori saga lives up its predecessors. Hearn's mythical ancient Japan is again brought to storybook life. Although the novel's climax comes suddenly and almost unexpectedly, the afterword hints at another tale to be told by the heirs of Kaede and Takeo's legendary rise. --Jeremy Pugh [via]
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The Brink of Life and Deathby Stan SakaiISBN 1569712972 (1-56971-297-2)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Brink of Life and Death'Book summary:Join Usagi Yojimbo in his hare-raising adventures of life and death. Watch as he faces assassins, medicine peddlers, bat ninjas, and more! This is a story of honor and adventure. It's a masterful adaptation of samurai legend to sequential art. Dark Horse is proud to present this epic story of good versus evil. Sakai's unique blend of storytelling and Japanese legend has made a unique niche for itself. [via]
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Bushido: The Way of the Samuraiby Justin F. Stone, Minoru TanakaISBN 0757000266 (0-7570-0026-6)
Softcover, Square One Publishers
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Cloud Of Sparrowsby Takashi MatsuokaISBN 0385338503 (0-385-33850-3)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cloud Of Sparrows'Book summary:Following in the substantial footsteps of filmmaker Akiro Kurosawa and Shogun author James Clavell is Takashi Matsuoka, whose action-packed debut novel, Cloud of Sparrows, unfolds as the age of the samurai warrior starts to wane. The year is 1861, and Lord Genji of Akaoka, last in line of the Okamichi clan, welcomes missionaries Emily, Matthew, and Zephaniah to Japan. Cut off from the West for more than 2,000 years, Japan is as completely unprepared for these outsiders as the missionaries are for geishas and honor killings. Genji, his geisha love Heiko, and the missionaries suddenly find themselves in the middle of several nefarious plots to overthrow the Okamichi leader from as far away as the shogun's palace and as close as Genji's own henchmen. Genji and his visitors journey together across treacherous terrain to seek refuge at the faraway Cloud of Sparrows palace. Although it's a rip-roaring yarn full of ambushes, swordfights, cross-cultural friction, love, and prophetic visions, the book does read a bit like a screenplay, cutting quickly from one scene to another. But the frequent shifts in the story's tempo succeed in making the novel all the more vivid, allowing simultaneous action and contemplation to deepen the story and its inhabitants. --Emily Russin [via]
The Code of the Samuraiby Yuzan Daidoji, A. L. SadlerISBN 0804815356 (0-8048-1535-6)
Hardcover, Tuttle Publishing
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The Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinsuby Thomas Cleary, Oscar RattiISBN 0804831904 (0-8048-3190-4)
Hardcover, Tuttle Publishing
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Crisis of Faithby Ron Marz, Bart Sears, Mark PenningtonISBN 1593140169 (1-59314-016-9)
Softcover, CrossGeneration Comics, Incorporated
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Daishoby Dark Horse Comics Staff, Stan SakaiISBN 1569712921 (1-56971-292-1)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Demon Maskby Stan SakaiISBN 1569715238 (1-56971-523-8)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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The Dragon Bellow Conspiracyby Stan SakaiISBN 1560970634 (1-56097-063-4)
Hardcover, Fantagraphics Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy'Book summary:The novel-length "The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy" is jam-packed with lethal sword battles alternating with humor, horror, suspense and slapstick. This beautifully crafted, exciting volume is a great starting point for new readers!
One of the great epics in the comic book field stars a rabbit? That's right, Stan Sakai's enormous dramatic saga of death and treachery, of ambition and honor, is the comics equivalent of Akira Kurosawa's classics such as The Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress. This volume of the Usagi series features the novel-length "The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy," which originally ran in six consecutive issues of the Usagi comics series. Jam-packed with lethal sword battles alternating with humor, horror, suspense, and slapstick, this beautifully crafted and exciting volume features all of the most popular supporting characters from the series, including Tomoe Ame, Gen the rhino, and Zato-Ino the blind swordspig. Both an excellent starting point for new readers, and an absolute necessity for Usagi completists! Black-and-white comics throughout [via]More editions of The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy:
The Forty-Seven Ronin Storyby John AllynISBN 0804801967 (0-8048-0196-7)
Softcover, Tuttle Publishing
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Fragrance of Deathby Kazuo Koike, Goseki KojimaISBN 1569715939 (1-56971-593-9)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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The Ghost in the Tokaido Innby Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas HooblerISBN 0142405418 (0-14-240541-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn'Book summary:Samurai fear nothing, not even death. They are loyal and brave. Fourteen-year-old Seikei has studied the way of the samurai, and would like nothing more than to be one. But a samurai is born, not made; Seikei was born the son of a tea merchant, so a merchant he must be. But when a priceless ruby intended for the shogun-the military governor of Japan-is stolen by a ghost, Seikei finds himself having to display all the courage of a samurai. Seikei is the only person to have seen the thief, and now the famous magistrate, Judge Ooka, needs the boy's help to solve this mystery. Can the son of a merchant prove himself worthy to the shogun himself? Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have written a rich, satisfying thriller, set against the colorful backdrop of eighteenth-century Japan. Suspenseful, complex, and flat-out fun, this is a novel to savor.[via]More editions of The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn:
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Grass for His Pillowby Liam HearnISBN 1573222518 (1-57322-251-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grass for His Pillow'Book summary:Lian Hearn's second novel in the Tales of the Otori, Grass For His Pillow continues to enrich and expand his mystical imaginings of feudal Japan. Picking up where Across the Nightingale Floor left off, Takeo fulfills his debt of honor and accepts his heritage as a member of the superhuman cabal of assassins known as "The Tribe," and is thus ingested into their plots. But his heart yearns for Kaede, his one true love, and secretly wishes to fulfill the final wishes of his adopted father, Otori Shigaru. Meanwhile, Kaede returns to her homeland to find her father's estate in ruin and her inheritance in jeopardy. The two each encounter vast political machinations and deadly consequences as they unconsciously move toward their overwhelming urges to reunite and defy (or perhaps embrace) fate.
Hearn's second book into the Tales of the Otori series is a more poignant tale than the first, painfully examining the lines between honor, duty, and love. With its calming and satisfying conclusion, the landscape of Hearn's mythical vision of Japan braces for a dazzling storm in the book to come. --Jeremy Pugh [via]
Grasscutterby Dark Horse Comics Staff, Stan SakaiISBN 1569714134 (1-56971-413-4)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Grasscutter II - Journey to Atsuta Shrineby Stan SakaiISBN 1569716609 (1-56971-660-9)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Grey Shadowsby Dark Horse Comics Staff, Stan SakaiISBN 1569714592 (1-56971-459-2)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samuraiby Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William S. WilsonISBN 087011378X (0-87011-378-X)
Hardcover, Kodansha America, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai'Book summary:|Hagakure ("In the Shadow of Leaves"') is a manual for the samurai classes consisting of a series of short anecdotes and reflections that give both insight and instruction-in the philosophy and code of behavior that foster the true spirit of Bushido-the Way of the Warrior. It is not a book of philosophy as most would understand the word: it is a collection of thoughts and sayings recorded over a period of seven years, and as such covers a wide variety of subjects, often in no particular sequence.
The work represents an attitude far removed from our modern pragmatism and materialism, and posesses an intuitive rather than rational appeal in its assertion that Bushido is a Way of Dying, and that only a samurai retainer prepared and willing to die at any moment can be totally true to his lord. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Hizen fief to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought and came to influence many subsequent generations, including Yukio Mishima.
This translation offers 300 selections that constitute the core texts of the 1,300 present in the original. [via]More editions of Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai:
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Heaven and Earthby Kazuo Koike, Goseki KojimaISBN 1569715947 (1-56971-594-7)
Softcover, Hachette Book Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heaven and Earth'Book summary:Rain. Poison. Explosives. Vengeance, It's deadly combination that forms a volatile mixture of deceit, betrayal, and hate as the final showdown between lone wolf assassin Ogami Ltto and his nemeis Retsudo begins. [via]
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Ideals of the Samurai: Writings of Japanese Warriorsby William S. WilsonISBN 0897500814 (0-89750-081-4)
Softcover, Black Belt Communications, Incorporated
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In These Small Handsby Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dana LewisISBN 1569715963 (1-56971-596-3)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Legends of the Samuraiby Hiroaki SatoISBN 0879516194 (0-87951-619-4)
Hardcover, Overlook Press, The
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The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashiby William Scott WilsonISBN 477002942X (4-7700-2942-X)
Hardcover, Kodansha International
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The Lotus Throneby Kazuo Koike, Goseki KojimaISBN 1569716005 (1-56971-600-5)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lotus Throne'Book summary:It's the end of the long path the ronin father and son have been on since the boy's birth. Through unimaginable violence and bad weather, across hundreds of miles of blood-soaked roadbeds, over years of tragedy and anguish, to this final 320 pages of still-epic story, Itto and Daigoro have kept us holding on to what little hope exists in a world where honor is all but forgotten and warriors are obsolete. It's a bloody battle all the way to the finish, with dramatic twists and turns right up to the final page. Stay with us as we conclude the translation of what will always be considered one of the finest examples of comic-book mastery ever created, Lone Wolf and Cub. [via]
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The Pathby Ron Marz, Bart Sears, Mark Pennington, Michael AtiyehISBN 1931484325 (1-931484-32-5)
Softcover, Crossgeneration Comics Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Path'Book summary:On a world racked by war, only one small island nation stands unconquered. The Warlord Todosi leads his troops to victory in a great and perhaps final battle, only to be betrayed by the gods. His brother, a monk, vows vengeance before assuming Todosis station as the new Warlord of Nayado. He must become a leader of armies, defending a land whose traditions he is coming to distrust. The Path is a new take on the samurai tale, a staple of Japanese entertainment with a growing audience here in the West. In addition to all the action and dynamic artwork that typifies the genre, we have the struggle of one man walking the thin line between honor and duty. Set on an exotic world akin to feudal Japan, The Path tells the story of a man stripped of his faith in not only the gods to whom he prays, but the emperor he is honor-bound to serve. Filled with samurai action and panorama, The Path tells the story of one man's journey and an entire nation's fate. When the monk Obo-san witnesses the death of his brother at the hands of the gods, he swears to have his vengeance by using the gods` own Weapon of Heaven against them. Meanwhile, the emperor teeters on the brink of madness and threatens to lead the nation to ruin. Torn between duty and destiny, Obo-san defies the Emperor and finds himself a wanted man, and not even the all-powerful weapon he possesses can save him. Aficionados of the masterful Lone Wolf and Cub series and the samurai epics of Akira Kurosawa will want to walk The Path. [via]
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Perhaps in Deathby Kazuo Koike, Goseki KojimaISBN 1569715971 (1-56971-597-1)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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The Revenge of the Forty-Seven Samuraiby Erik C. HaugaardISBN 0618548963 (0-618-54896-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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Rurouni Kenshinby Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 1591162505 (1-59116-250-5)
Softcover, Viz Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rurouni Kenshin'Book summary:In this volume, Yahiko tries to save a waitress from a yakuza gang, the incredible fighter Raijunta Isurugi defeats the school's master, and Kenshin must use his antiquated swordsmanship to battle Raijunta. [via]
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Two Hitokiriby Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 1591162491 (1-59116-249-1)
Softcover, Viz Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rurouni Kenshin: The Two Hitokiri'Book summary:Things are settling down at the Kamiya dojo. Former "fight merchant" Sanosuke has come to grips with his past, realizing that things may not be quite as black and white as he thought, that good men may serve bad causes, and vice versa. Yahiko, the angry-fisted young man, is learning to relax. And Kenshin is enjoying Kaoru's cooking. But even in these strange early days of modern Japan, there is such a thing as pure evil - Udo Jin-e, black-hatted, crazy-eyed former assassin, is still chasing the scent of blood, his mad thirst for vengeance felling the innocent and guilty alike. If a man kills too many, for too long, as Kenshin says, he loses his original purpose, and succumbs to the spell of blood. When hitokiri faces hitokiri, can Kensin withstand the hypnotic power of Jin-e? [via]
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The Samuraiby Shusaku Endo, Van C. GesselISBN 0811213463 (0-8112-1346-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Samurai Deeper Kyoby Akimine KamijyoISBN 1591822254 (1-59182-225-4)
Softcover, TOKYOPOP, Incorporated
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Samurai Deeper Kyoby Kamijyo AkimineISBN 1595324526 (1-59532-452-6)
Softcover, TOKYOPOP, Incorporated
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Samurai Executionerby Kazuo Koike, Goseki KojimaISBN 1593072082 (1-59307-208-2)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Samurai Executioner'Book summary:The stoic bushido world of Samurai Executioner is one full of flying, disembodied heads, and odd happenings. And this volume is no exception. There are always stories of crimes and ensuing punishment, and plenty of squirting blood, but this volume promises a story that will fascinate and produce a few grins. A mysterious woman, with a turtle-like demon tattooed on her back and the ability to swim like no other, is stealing weapons of men around Edo. It's scarring egos and causing lots of problems. Of course, Asa has the answer to the mystery. And in a surprise turn, a samurai cop who we've met before finally captures the woman, and does so in a rather erotic way. [via]
Samurai Executioner: The Hell Stickby Kazuo Koike, Goseki KojimaISBN 1593072090 (1-59307-209-0)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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The Samurai Filmby Alain SilverISBN 1585675962 (1-58567-596-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Samurai Film'Book summary:The image of a lone hero, marked by a violent past and bound by honor, has exerted an endless fascination on film audiences the world over, but nowhere more than in Japan, where Samurai films have gained legions of passionate followers.
Very likely the world's most astute Western analyst of this genre, Alain SIlver deconstructs the key aspects of this vital fim genre, from its focus on violence and death as a means of understanding life and the significance of swords and weaponry to key elements and motifs such as hara-kiri, rebellion, and nostalgia for Japan's feudal past. With comprehensive filmographies of the major directors and films, a survey of the history and myths of the Samurai, a glossary of Japanese terms, and extensively illustrated with more than two hundred photos, this revised and expanded edition of The Samurai Film is the ultimate resource for one of world cinema's most influential and compelling genres. [via]
Samurai Shortstopby Alan GratzISBN 0803730756 (0-8037-3075-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Seasonsby Stan SakaiISBN 1569713758 (1-56971-375-8)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Sengokuby Anthony J. Bryant, Mark T. Arsenault, Jason EngleISBN 1890305413 (1-890305-41-3)
Hardcover, Gold Rush Entertainment Inc
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Shades of Deathby Stan SakaiISBN 156971259X (1-56971-259-X)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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The Shrouded Moonby Stan SakaiISBN 1569718830 (1-56971-883-0)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Shrouded Moon'Book summary:Throughout his journeys across feudal Japan, rabbit ronin Usagi has faced many dangers, crossed paths with some who have become his sworn enemies, and forged bonds of friendship stronger than any threat that might cross his path. Collected here are six tales featuring those companions Usagi holds dear. "Showdown" finds Usagi traveling with master swordsman Gen, as the two disrupt the dueling influences of a pair of corrupt families. Neko ninja clan leader Chizu finds herself betrayed and on the run in "Escape!" In "Three Seasons," Usagi is forced to defend himself with the most unlikely of weapons. The beautiful thief Kitsune's tragic history is revealed in "The Shrouded Moon" and "Kitsune's Tale." And in "Lesson in Courtesy," a hot-headed young Usagi incurs a debt that takes nearly a lifetime to repay! Once again, Stan Sakai masterfully weaves together the many threads of intrigue, adventure, humor, and heart in another endearing Usagi Yojimbo collection. [via]
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The Sign of the Chrysanthemumby Katherine Paterson, Peter LandaISBN 0690736258 (0-690-73625-8)
Hardcover, Crowell
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Space Usagiby Stan SakaiISBN 1569712905 (1-56971-290-5)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Space Usagi'Book summary:Unimaginable future technology alongside an ancient samurai code. A universe populated with bizarre lifeforms divided into warring clans. Space Usagi is the descendent of the 17th-century samurai, Miyamoto Usagi, and is the hero of his clan. Space Usagi collects all three miniseries previously published by Dark Horse and Mirage. Death and Honor tells of the fall of the Shiroshi star sytem, White Star Rising chronicles a band of samurai as they attempt to retake their system, and Warrior has Usagi on the trail of the abductor of his lord. Also featured are two short stories, including an encounter with the original Usagi Yojimbo. [via]
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Struggle in the Darkby Kazuo Koike, Goseki KojimaISBN 156971598X (1-56971-598-X)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Struggle in the Dark'Book summary:One could believe the old adage about the grass being greener on the other side. But, if you're referring to the "other side" of the Sanzu, the river between life and death, chances are it will be white, the color of a samurai's death robes. And a lot of that "grass" was probably dispatched by the hand of Itto Ogami. The Yagyu "grass," spies planted for years in local citizenry, has been on the move, gathering in Edo for a final battle. The ronin Itto Ogami has walked a path of demons with Daigoro at his side, on a quest of vengeance and death that has shaken the very foundations of the samurai caste and the shögunate. No one has been able to stop him, not even the crafty, Abeno Kaii and it looks like he's about see his final day, but he won't go out without a battle of wits! Only three more volumes until the long-awaited conclusion of Lone Wolf and Cub. And when it's over, you'll only want to read it again. [via]
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Sumarai: An Illustrated Historyby Mitsuo KureISBN 0804832870 (0-8048-3287-0)
Hardcover, Tuttle Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sumarai: An Illustrated History'Book summary:Samurai: An Illustrated History brings the violent, tumultuous, and, at the same time, elegant world of the medieval Japanese samurai to life. With a general introduction that examines the origins of the samurai and their rise to power, Samurai presents a chronological coverage of samurai history detailing the main battles, personnel, and general themes. Additional chapters are studies of samurai armor and weaponry, fortifications, and the changes in strategy and armor upon the introduction of firearms and cannon. All chapters are illustrated by photographs of battle re-enactments meticulously conducted by the enthusiastic historical re-enactment societies of Japan, and by line drawings of fortifications and armor. Samurai vividly details the long bloody era of the samurai, when sons killed their fathers, brothers attacked their brothers, wives betrayed their husbands and hosts their guests, and the forces of the samurai rulers destroyed those of the emperors and the monasteries. The samurai fought for property, lands, and money, and only rarely for honor--Samurai tells that compelling story with vigor. [via]
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Taiko: A Novelby Eiji Yoshikawa, William S. Wilson, Moriyasu, Eric ChalineISBN 4770015704 (4-7700-1570-4)
Hardcover, Kodansha International
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Taiko: A Novel'Book summary:This sweeping, fast-paced narrative combines the panoramic spectacle of a Kurosawa epic with a vivid evocation of 16th-century Japan, as it tells of three men who dream of uniting a nation where rival warlords battle for supremacy. Yoshikawa is the author of the international bestseller Musashi. drawings. [via]
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Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japanby Eiji Yoshikawa, William Scott WilsonISBN 4770026099 (4-7700-2609-9)
Hardcover, Kodansha International
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan'Book summary:In the tempestuous closing decades of the sixteenth century, the Empire of Japan writhes in chaos as the shogunate crumbles and rival warlords battle for supremacy. Warrior monks in their armed citadels block the road to the capital; castles are destroyed, villages plundered, fields put to the torch.
Amid this devastation, three men dream of uniting the nation. At one extreme is the charismatic but brutal Nobunaga, whose ruthless ambition crushes all before him. At the opposite pole is the cold, deliberate Ieyasu, wise in counsel, brave in battle, mature beyond his years. But the keystone of this triumvirate is the most memorable of all, Hideyoshi, who rises from the menial post of sandal bearer to become Taiko-absolute ruler of Japan in the Emperor's name.
When Nobunaga emerges from obscurity by destroying an army ten times the size of his own, he allies himself with Ieyasu, whose province is weak, but whose canniness and loyalty make him invaluable. Yet it is the scrawny, monkey-faced Hideyoshi-brash, impulsive, and utterly fearless-who becomes the unlikely savior of this ravaged land. Born the son of a farmer, he takes on the world with nothing but his bare hands and his wits, turning doubters into loyal servants, rivals into faithful friends, and enemies into allies. In all this he uses a piercing insight into human nature that unlocks castle gates, opens men's minds, and captures women's hearts. For Hideyoshi's passions are not limited to war and intrigue-his faithful wife, Nene, holds his love dear, even when she must share it; the chaste Oyu, sister of Hideyoshi's chief strategist, falls prey to his desires; and the seductive Chacha, whom he rescues from the fiery destruction of her father's castle, tempts his weakness.
As recounted by Eiji Yoshikawa, author of the international best-seller Musashi, Taiko tells many stories: of the fury of Nobunaga and the fatal arrogance of the black-toothed Yoshimoto; of the pathetic downfall of the House of Takeda; how the scorned Mitsuhide betrayed his master; how once impregnable ramparts fell as their defenders died gloriously. Most of all, though, Taiko is the story of how one man transformed a nation through the force of his will and the depth of his humanity. Filled with scenes of pageantry and violence, acts of treachery and self-sacrifice, tenderness and savagery, Taiko combines the panoramic spectacle of a Kurosawa epic with a vivid evocation of feudal Japan. [via]More editions of Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan:
A Tase of Poisonby Kazuo Koike, Goseki KojimaISBN 1569715920 (1-56971-592-0)
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Tears of Iceby Kazuo Koike, Dana Lewis, Goseki KojimaISBN 1569715955 (1-56971-595-5)
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Ten Fingers, One Lifeby Kazuo KoikeISBN 1593072112 (1-59307-211-2)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ten Fingers, One Life'Book summary:Striking similarities between Lone Wolf & Cub and Koike and Kojima's sidebar storyline Samurai Executioner (known as Kubikiri Asa in Japan) are evident in the cool attitude, rebellious honor, and unflappable bushido of the lead characters of both series, but readers will delight in the whole new genre of Edo-era samurai spirit in Samurai Executioner. Wrapped tightly around a core of crime fiction, we enter a world of harsh and violent crime, and the forces up against it. In this volume, after a few initial stories of criminals' lives leading to execution, we meet two Edo-era police officers and explore their specialized methods of capturing crafty criminals. Then, in Koike's signature fashion, the volume ends with a psycho killer and her grueling and violent end. It's like a history lesson, art education, and pulp sensation, all wrapped up in one fantastic series. [via]
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Thousand Shrine Warriorby Jessica A. SalmonsonISBN 0441807615 (0-441-80761-5)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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Usagi Yojimboby Stan SakaiISBN 156097009X (1-56097-009-X)
Softcover, Fantagraphics Books
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Vagabondby Takehiko InoueISBN 1421507412 (1-4215-0741-2)
Softcover, Viz Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vagabond'Book summary:Here is a further adventure based on the real-life sword saint Miyamoto Musashi. In this tale, Takezo escapes from the authorities and finds a hiding spot in a nearby forest. A posse of villagers is rounded up and the manhunt for Takezo begins. Tsujikaze Kohei, brother of the bandit Tenma, joins the search, finds Takezo, and challenges him to a sword fight. Kohei is so impressed by the swordsmanship of his young opponent that he later saves Takezos life. [via]
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Vagabond Vol. 14: The Letterby Takehiko InoueISBN 1591164524 (1-59116-452-4)
Softcover, Viz Media
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Rurouni Kenshin 2by Nobuhiro WatsukiISBN 8489966281 (84-89966-28-1)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Vagabond 12by Takehiko InoueISBN 9875622214 (987-562-221-4)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Vagabond 13by Takehiko InoueISBN 9875622575 (987-562-257-5)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Vagabond 14by Takehiko InoueISBN 9875622907 (987-562-290-7)
Softcover, Editorial Ivrea
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Vagabond 16by Takehiko InoueISBN 9875621218 (987-562-121-8)
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Vagabond 19: Fuego Diabolicoby Takehiko InoueISBN 9875624497 (987-562-449-7)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Vagabond 2by Takehiko InoueISBN 9871071817 (987-1071-81-7)
Softcover, Pujol & Amado S.L.L.
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Vagabond 3by Takehiko InoueISBN 9875620114 (987-562-011-4)
Softcover, Distal S R L
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