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カグラバチ [Kagurabachi] #4
Kagurabachi, Vol. 4
Chihiro Rokuhira’s father, Kunishige, is the most famous swordsmith in the land. Thanks to his six enchanted blades, the war that has been gripping the nation ends, and peaceful days follow. After the war, he retrieves all six blades and hides them in the cellar of his workshop—but sorcerers raid his home and leave Kunishige dead in front of Chihiro. Many years later, Chihiro wields Kunishige’s seventh and final enchanted blade on a mission to retrieve the stolen swords!
The Shinuchi—the strongest sword ever produced by Kunishige—is up for auction. Chihiro’s on a quest to reclaim the famed blade, but first he’ll have to deal with the auction’s guards, who are sworn to protect the auction at all costs. Undaunted in his quest for vengeance, Chihiro vows to cut them all down!
The Shinuchi—the strongest sword ever produced by Kunishige—is up for auction. Chihiro’s on a quest to reclaim the famed blade, but first he’ll have to deal with the auction’s guards, who are sworn to protect the auction at all costs. Undaunted in his quest for vengeance, Chihiro vows to cut them all down!
216 pages, Paperback
First published October 4, 2024
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Takeru Hokazono
23 books133 followersTakeru Hokazono (外薗健; Hokazono Takeru) is a Japanese mangaka.
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June 21, 2026
"Hey, now! Don't you love me?"
"We love you."
"Of course we do."
"Well, that's good. As it so happens, I love you too. Because we have that bond, we can never truly be separated."
Before my review starts, I want to say that the cover artworks for this series haven't disappointed me even once so far. It's a fire design after a fire design, and this volume's cover is my favorite so far.
"I just wanted my beloved father to say I was amazing." [Hakuri]
In volume four we got a continuation of the showdown between our heroes and the Sazanami clan, and there are plenty of awesome fights, yes, but the focus is also put on the emotional family relationships, with the main one being the matter of the Sazanami brothers. First of all, I'm stunned that the psychopathic actions of one of the brothers were tolerated and went by without any consequences. The family acted ashamed of one of the brothers, because he was weak in their eyes, but they weren't ashamed of another brother, who was straight up a torturer. What a bunch of hypocrites.
Second of all, as much as the subplot of Hakuri and Tenri were small, it had an impact, on me at least. You might judge Tenri for his behaviour towards his brother, but both of them, Tenri and Hakuri, are victims of their father's actions. The villain of this arc is Kyora Sazanami, whose arrogance, selfishness and high manipulation tendencies brought his children to the point of no return. All those boys wanted was to make him proud and he used this pure, childish need and their love for him against them. He thinks of himself as high and mighty, but Chihiro will make him pay for everything. Mark my words.
"You poor thing. You're the one imprisoned in a cage. Living in such a tiny space, you lose sight of your true value."
Except for the family matters, this volume is also heavily focused on Hakuri's rise to the glory, which I enjoyed a lot (and which broke my heart in tiny million pieces). He always believed that he was weak and because of that, he was bullied and tortured by people who were supposed to protect him. They never saw any value in him and, as a result, he never saw any value in himself as well. He ended up feeling ashamed of himself and, instead of feeling like a victim that he had every right to feel like, he blamed himself for being bullied. He so desperately wanted to be useful, not powerful like his family members, but useful, and this need was something that was his driving force and still is his driving force. He lived in a cage, bullied by the hands of others and by his own as well, and he never realized it until an encounter with a mysterious girl opened his eyes and until he got an opportunity to know Chihiro.
"This will be the final year of the Rakuzaichi. We'll do it together." [Chihiro]
"Let's get to that door. We'll end this. Together." [Hakuri]
The rise of Hakuri was glorious and so incredibly satisfying, I love it a lot. All he needed was to feel that somebody's there for him, that somebody trusts him and believes in him and has his back. Chihiro is that person, and through his influence, Hakuri found the strength he needed to face of his family. It was beautiful to witness and I'm so happy that these two have each other.
"There is nothing you can do, so why don't we take our time and have a little chat?"
"What?"
"You don't mind? I'm curious to see what's grown from the seeds of hatred I sowed all those years ago."
This was a big surprise for me, understandably so, because I believed that the only people we would have to face in this volume were the Sazanami clan members. What also surprised me was how emotional Chihiro acted here. We've seen the glimpses of this throughout the previous volumes, but it was especially visible here. I liked this showdown a lot. It was relatively short and not as spectacular as the rest of the fights, but incredibly impactful nonetheless and showed us who we really need to deal with in this story. And that's scary.
I was at your side the entire time. I won't let you die like this. Die as mine at my side. [Chihiro]
I remember how emotionally attached I was to a ship in One Piece so much so that in a certain scene it made me bawl my eyes out. This is how attached Kagurabachi made me to the Enchanted Blades, so much so that I cried a river while reading this volume. These aren't just normal swords, and I don't mean it because they are more powerful than anything else in this universe. They are special, because they are made by Kunishige Rokuhira, Chihiro's father. It's his legacy, the thing that Chihiro's fighting for and his attachment to his father. And I love Chihiro so much already, no wonder I couldn't hold back tears and I'm afraid that I will need to get through this heartbreak again (I don't want to, please don't make me).
Anyways, it was a fantastic volume, full of excitement and emotional impact, I'm in love and I'm jumping to the next one as we speak! I wonder how this arc will end! ☺️
"We love you."
"Of course we do."
"Well, that's good. As it so happens, I love you too. Because we have that bond, we can never truly be separated."
Before my review starts, I want to say that the cover artworks for this series haven't disappointed me even once so far. It's a fire design after a fire design, and this volume's cover is my favorite so far.
"I just wanted my beloved father to say I was amazing." [Hakuri]
In volume four we got a continuation of the showdown between our heroes and the Sazanami clan, and there are plenty of awesome fights, yes, but the focus is also put on the emotional family relationships, with the main one being the matter of the Sazanami brothers. First of all, I'm stunned that the psychopathic actions of one of the brothers were tolerated and went by without any consequences. The family acted ashamed of one of the brothers, because he was weak in their eyes, but they weren't ashamed of another brother, who was straight up a torturer. What a bunch of hypocrites.
Second of all, as much as the subplot of Hakuri and Tenri were small, it had an impact, on me at least. You might judge Tenri for his behaviour towards his brother, but both of them, Tenri and Hakuri, are victims of their father's actions. The villain of this arc is Kyora Sazanami, whose arrogance, selfishness and high manipulation tendencies brought his children to the point of no return. All those boys wanted was to make him proud and he used this pure, childish need and their love for him against them. He thinks of himself as high and mighty, but Chihiro will make him pay for everything. Mark my words.
"You poor thing. You're the one imprisoned in a cage. Living in such a tiny space, you lose sight of your true value."
Except for the family matters, this volume is also heavily focused on Hakuri's rise to the glory, which I enjoyed a lot (and which broke my heart in tiny million pieces). He always believed that he was weak and because of that, he was bullied and tortured by people who were supposed to protect him. They never saw any value in him and, as a result, he never saw any value in himself as well. He ended up feeling ashamed of himself and, instead of feeling like a victim that he had every right to feel like, he blamed himself for being bullied. He so desperately wanted to be useful, not powerful like his family members, but useful, and this need was something that was his driving force and still is his driving force. He lived in a cage, bullied by the hands of others and by his own as well, and he never realized it until an encounter with a mysterious girl opened his eyes and until he got an opportunity to know Chihiro.
"This will be the final year of the Rakuzaichi. We'll do it together." [Chihiro]
"Let's get to that door. We'll end this. Together." [Hakuri]
The rise of Hakuri was glorious and so incredibly satisfying, I love it a lot. All he needed was to feel that somebody's there for him, that somebody trusts him and believes in him and has his back. Chihiro is that person, and through his influence, Hakuri found the strength he needed to face of his family. It was beautiful to witness and I'm so happy that these two have each other.
"There is nothing you can do, so why don't we take our time and have a little chat?"
"What?"
"You don't mind? I'm curious to see what's grown from the seeds of hatred I sowed all those years ago."
This was a big surprise for me, understandably so, because I believed that the only people we would have to face in this volume were the Sazanami clan members. What also surprised me was how emotional Chihiro acted here. We've seen the glimpses of this throughout the previous volumes, but it was especially visible here. I liked this showdown a lot. It was relatively short and not as spectacular as the rest of the fights, but incredibly impactful nonetheless and showed us who we really need to deal with in this story. And that's scary.
I was at your side the entire time. I won't let you die like this. Die as mine at my side. [Chihiro]
I remember how emotionally attached I was to a ship in One Piece so much so that in a certain scene it made me bawl my eyes out. This is how attached Kagurabachi made me to the Enchanted Blades, so much so that I cried a river while reading this volume. These aren't just normal swords, and I don't mean it because they are more powerful than anything else in this universe. They are special, because they are made by Kunishige Rokuhira, Chihiro's father. It's his legacy, the thing that Chihiro's fighting for and his attachment to his father. And I love Chihiro so much already, no wonder I couldn't hold back tears and I'm afraid that I will need to get through this heartbreak again (I don't want to, please don't make me).
Anyways, it was a fantastic volume, full of excitement and emotional impact, I'm in love and I'm jumping to the next one as we speak! I wonder how this arc will end! ☺️
February 3, 2026
Don’t know how old Hakuri is but it doesn’t matter. I’m signing the adoption papers rn. That’s my fucking son.
January 5, 2026
THIS IS PEAAAAAK
January 15, 2026
This is the first volume in the series that is a 3.5 for me and the .5 is because it started picking up in the latter half of the last chapter.
The pacing has gotten better, or I’ve simply become immune to it, but it’s still missing something for me. The characters are a bit milquetoast. Even Shiba, who we see is being set up to be the ‘all powerful mentor’ figure in these series. It’s not using its introduced characters well and when you do meet someone you want to be more invested in –poof– they go bye bye. This has been consistent since volume 1.
Due to my very average response to what I consider an average manga (I’ve read 4 volumes and I think that’s enough time to decide if it’s worth continuing or not), I decided to check some reviews to see what others were saying about it. Nearly every review spoke highly of this and, sure, they’re different strokes for different folks, but personally, this is simply an “ok” manga. Just ok. Average at best, truly.
I will read volume 5 because as mentioned, the latter final chapter of this volume made me want to see where it leads (and of course, because I bought it on Amazon). However, moving forward, this seems like a series I will be happy with getting spoilers for. Or if it gets an anime adaptation, I’d watch. As for biting the rest of the physical copies, I don’t see myself continuing to do that.
The pacing has gotten better, or I’ve simply become immune to it, but it’s still missing something for me. The characters are a bit milquetoast. Even Shiba, who we see is being set up to be the ‘all powerful mentor’ figure in these series. It’s not using its introduced characters well and when you do meet someone you want to be more invested in –poof– they go bye bye. This has been consistent since volume 1.
Due to my very average response to what I consider an average manga (I’ve read 4 volumes and I think that’s enough time to decide if it’s worth continuing or not), I decided to check some reviews to see what others were saying about it. Nearly every review spoke highly of this and, sure, they’re different strokes for different folks, but personally, this is simply an “ok” manga. Just ok. Average at best, truly.
I will read volume 5 because as mentioned, the latter final chapter of this volume made me want to see where it leads (and of course, because I bought it on Amazon). However, moving forward, this seems like a series I will be happy with getting spoilers for. Or if it gets an anime adaptation, I’d watch. As for biting the rest of the physical copies, I don’t see myself continuing to do that.
March 17, 2025
“I’m curious to see what’s grown… from the seeds of hatred I sowed all those years ago.”
teamwork and chosen families… doesn’t take much to please me. i have found a new favorite series. might even be top 5, dare i say top three 🫣. god, there are so many tragic stories in this, it’s TOO GOOD. this is like on the same level of Bleach for me. the complexity of the characters? family values? love? betrayal??
the art continues to be a slay, and although it’s quite simple, the mangaka draws eyes so beautifully. they convey so much emotion UGH
when i have money i will be collecting this series🙂↕️
teamwork and chosen families… doesn’t take much to please me. i have found a new favorite series. might even be top 5, dare i say top three 🫣. god, there are so many tragic stories in this, it’s TOO GOOD. this is like on the same level of Bleach for me. the complexity of the characters? family values? love? betrayal??
the art continues to be a slay, and although it’s quite simple, the mangaka draws eyes so beautifully. they convey so much emotion UGH
when i have money i will be collecting this series🙂↕️
April 27, 2025
Hakuri Sazanami my beloved
November 2, 2024
Our bb Haruki’s been through enough🥺
May 31, 2026
O quarto volume de Kagurabachi é frenético do começo ao fim, tendo logo um início ousado: Chihiro e Shiba planejam invadir a mansão Sazanami em busca do depósito da família!
Com esse plano em mente, acompanhamos toda a execução ao longo do capítulo, com a participação, inclusive, da Ossos Flamejantes, que é colocada em duvida quanto seu senso de justiça.
Além de toda a situação pouco favorável para Chihiro e Shiba, há o agravante que todas as informações que eles sabem sobre o depósito em que a Enten se encontra, é baseado em suposições e informações incompletas.
Além disso, há o clássico momento de superação e determinação envolvendo os personagens, clássico de Shonens, que envolvem o leitor com momentos sentimentais clichés, mas que aqui, é muito bem feito.
A história do Hakuri, que sofreu desde sua infância, é muito interessante, mostrando que ele transformou momentos críticos em um poder que estava guardado dentro dele.
Por fim, as batalhas foram muito bem desenhadas e desenvolvidas, com uma pitada ainda do passado de Chihiro e a morte de seu pai.
Com esse plano em mente, acompanhamos toda a execução ao longo do capítulo, com a participação, inclusive, da Ossos Flamejantes, que é colocada em duvida quanto seu senso de justiça.
Além de toda a situação pouco favorável para Chihiro e Shiba, há o agravante que todas as informações que eles sabem sobre o depósito em que a Enten se encontra, é baseado em suposições e informações incompletas.
Além disso, há o clássico momento de superação e determinação envolvendo os personagens, clássico de Shonens, que envolvem o leitor com momentos sentimentais clichés, mas que aqui, é muito bem feito.
A história do Hakuri, que sofreu desde sua infância, é muito interessante, mostrando que ele transformou momentos críticos em um poder que estava guardado dentro dele.
Por fim, as batalhas foram muito bem desenhadas e desenvolvidas, com uma pitada ainda do passado de Chihiro e a morte de seu pai.
October 17, 2024
Siento que este volumen es muy bueno, tanto por el ritmo y toda la estructura narrativa que hay con Hakuri. Me sorprende gratamente la manera cómo el mangaka utiliza muy bien los flashback, para que poco a poco nos vayan dando más contexto sin perder el hilo del momento actual. Típicamente en los mangas se realiza el recurso de flashback para explicar todo lo que no se entiende, entonces gastas un capítulo complemento para esto. Acá no pasa eso, todo lo contrario, mezcla perfectamente los momentos íntimos con la acción, por lo que se siente muy agradable ir leyendo, haciéndola muy fluida. Y respecto al giro de Hakuri, me gustó muchísimo, porque se hizo natural toda su transición y en ese sentido las peleas se siente muy serias, dando explicaciones detallas sobre si puede o no utilizar ciertas habilidades, o de qué manera estratégicamente debe pelearse. Dejaré por aquí a Kagurabachi, pero con muchas ganas de leer lo que venga cuando haya una mayor cantidad de volúmenes.
June 2, 2026
holy shit this is peak why did i wait so long to read this
May 24, 2026
DID HE JUST TELL HIS SWORD TO LOCK IN
June 3, 2026
No me enganchaba tanto a una serie desde que leí naruto con 10 años. Me lo he leído de una sentada.
February 15, 2026
4.5 🌟
Kagurabachi is genuinely 4/4 right now like I actually can't believe how peak this shit is like omfgggggg. I think so far this is probably my 2nd favorite volume like this was sooooo good I loved actually everything about this. I am lowkey pissed this is so early on and on going cause I only got 2 more printed volumes and then a couple chapters that aren't printed yet that I can read but after that I gotta wait each time to read just 1 single chapter like I need this whole manga NOWWWWW I need to know how this story is going to progress I'm obsessed.
Kagurabachi is genuinely 4/4 right now like I actually can't believe how peak this shit is like omfgggggg. I think so far this is probably my 2nd favorite volume like this was sooooo good I loved actually everything about this. I am lowkey pissed this is so early on and on going cause I only got 2 more printed volumes and then a couple chapters that aren't printed yet that I can read but after that I gotta wait each time to read just 1 single chapter like I need this whole manga NOWWWWW I need to know how this story is going to progress I'm obsessed.
November 30, 2025
RAHHHHH
Incredible as usual.
Every panel of Chihiro using Cloud gouger was FREAKING sick. And HAKURIS BACKSTORYYYY?
HE GOT CLOSE TO THE GIRL AND TRIED TO FREE HER JUST FOR HER TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE😭😭 AND THE WAY HIS BROTHER BEAT HIM SO BAD HE AWAKENED A STOREHOUSE TO HIDE THE WEAPONS. AND THE ISOU AWAKENING.
...
Hakuri is my new fave if you can't tell.
This book was great. I can't wait to get the next one.
9.7/10
Incredible as usual.
Every panel of Chihiro using Cloud gouger was FREAKING sick. And HAKURIS BACKSTORYYYY?
HE GOT CLOSE TO THE GIRL AND TRIED TO FREE HER JUST FOR HER TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE😭😭 AND THE WAY HIS BROTHER BEAT HIM SO BAD HE AWAKENED A STOREHOUSE TO HIDE THE WEAPONS. AND THE ISOU AWAKENING.
...
Hakuri is my new fave if you can't tell.
This book was great. I can't wait to get the next one.
9.7/10
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December 30, 2024
PERO QUE PUTO TOMO DIOS MIO SANTOO!! NOOOOO DIOOOOOS, TODO EL TOMO FUE DEMASIADO, DIOSMIO HAKURI GENIO PERO QUE TANTO PASASTE, LOS TRAUMAS DE CHIHIRO, LAS MUERTES SIN RAZON, EL RESPONSABLE DE LA MUERTE DE ROKUHIRA, NOOOOOO, ES DEMASIADO ESTE TOMOO
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July 15, 2025
il tema della schiavitù e del commercio di esseri umani non è una novità negli shonen - basti pensare all'arco narrativo dell'Arcipelago Sabaody in One Piece - e anche il topos del più debole individuo di una famiglia che in realtà si rivela essere potentissimo, eppure questo volume è stato stupendo! Takeru Hokazono sta scrivendo e disegnando uno shonen classico in modo unico.
October 19, 2025
Un solide 15/20 j'ai bien apprécié le déroulement du manga et l'intelligence des combats ainsi que l'histoire avec la fille qui a préféré se suicider, s'il anime ce manga il va très vite gagner en popularité, J'ai bien apprécié également le fils incapable qui se révèle être un génie inconscient
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December 18, 2024
yall dont fw hakuri like i fw hakuri
August 20, 2025
“Die as mine at my side.”
Unironically, this is the best and coolest shonen running right now. The storytelling is on a completely different level than any of its contemporaries~
Unironically, this is the best and coolest shonen running right now. The storytelling is on a completely different level than any of its contemporaries~
September 14, 2025
Hakuri :(
September 23, 2025
I’m falling back into my old comic/manga days
March 25, 2026
3.5 ⭐️ Not sure what it’s going to take to get me to 4 stars with this series but I’m still intrigued. Main character, and a few side characters have so much potential.
May 22, 2026
Bruhhh, I’m shipping Chihiro and Hakuri like Gojo and Geto & ain’t NO ONE can tell me shit about it 🙂↔️
May 30, 2026
THAT WAS INSANE!!!
March 14, 2026
4.75 ⭐️
February 3, 2026
Spori ciekawych walk, dynamika rysunków mi bardzo pasuje. Budowanie napięcia przed walką z Bossem.
October 9, 2024
wait im such a fan
September 30, 2024
Why would I not love a magic heist!?! The Rakuzaichi arc is everything and I cannot get enough of this story. Yes, I teared up at Hakuri's flashbacks, thanks for asking. 😭 And yes, I'm kind of obsessed with this manga lol.
The cover is beautiful as always! 😍 Love seeing both of the boys together 🫶🏻
The cover is beautiful as always! 😍 Love seeing both of the boys together 🫶🏻
January 24, 2026
god....the rakuzaichi arc is ... UGH. WOW. HAKURI I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU HAVE SO MUCH LOVE IN YOUR HEART FOR HOW FUCKED YOUR LIFE AS BEEN. god literally fuck his older brother so much like him literally treating him worse than dirt but being like "omg brother i love you so much" STFU IT MAKES ME UNCOMFY. and seeing hakuri's true potential come out??? yeah that's what yall get. you didn't love him because he didn't have the powers when THEY wanted him to and nows he's stronger than all of yall. fuck off. anways.... yeah its fucking great. the action? amazing. the art? wonderful. let chihiro COOK. (also the fucking ice lady story... yeah... that got to me)
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