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子連れ狼 [Kozure Ookami] #7
Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 7: Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
There is more than just blood between parent and child. Itto Ogami and his son Daigoro have seen more blood flowing from more bodies than anyone in Edo, but what connects them is their spirit and path. In this collection of classic stories, Itto must protect a young girl after her family is destroyed by a cunning courtesan. Meanwhile, Itto's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, has sent the civilian police force to round up the Lone Wolf as a common criminal, and before long, Daigoro is coincidentally tangled in a messy pair of crimes. And, most dramatically, Itto returns to the scene of one of his past executions to enter a tender and honorable sword fight against an executed lord's former retainer.
This volume contains the following
Dragnet
Night Stalker
Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum
Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine
This volume contains the following
Dragnet
Night Stalker
Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum
Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine
320 pages, Paperback
First published March 27, 1997
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370 people want to read
About the author
Kazuo Koike
560 books292 followersKazuo Koike (小池一夫, Koike Kazuo) was a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.
Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.
Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the "Golden Duo" because of the success of Lone Wolf and Cub.
Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.
Kazuo Koike started the Gekika Sonjuku, a college course meant to teach people how to be mangaka.
In addition to his more violent, action-oriented manga, Koike, an avid golfer, has also written golf manga.
Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series.
Koike, along with artist Goseki Kojima, made the manga Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the "Golden Duo" because of the success of Lone Wolf and Cub.
Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.
Kazuo Koike started the Gekika Sonjuku, a college course meant to teach people how to be mangaka.
In addition to his more violent, action-oriented manga, Koike, an avid golfer, has also written golf manga.
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April 10, 2020
I find myself reading these albums about twice each: the first time for the story, the second one lingering over the artwork, looking for the best panel, either a duel or a landscape to best capture each story. Something else happens as I pay more attention: I always raise my rating from four stars to five, as the complexity of the story arcs, the monumental scope of the cultural re-creation and the beauty of the black & white lines becomes more evident. This seventh installment in the saga of Ogami Itto and of his son Daigoro is no exception.
Dragnet
The opening move is part of the main plot of the series and details an attempt by the arch-enemies of Itto, the formidable swordsmen of the Yagyu clan led by Retsudo Yagyu, to arrest the ronin under laws written for vagrancy. The only miscalculation the Yagyu make is in underestimating the determination of Ogami Itto to rather die than compromise his honor. Itto is ready to take on an army in order to prove his point.
While the strength of character of Ogami Itto as he walks the ‘Meifumado’ road to Hell was known from previous episodes, we are presented here with a scene involving several dozen enemies, maybe even hundreds, where usually Itto duels one on one or against a very small number of opponents. Knowing that the series will go on for quite a lot more number of albums, I wasn’t very worried about the outcome of the battle, but I was really curious to find out how the authors will manage to extricate Itto from these impossible odds.
Night Stalker is one of those world-building episodes that flesh out the economic, social, political and moral landscape of the Shogunate period. Our guide for it is little Daigoro who wanders around a lumber yard at a strategic river confluence, watching longshoremen dance atop rolling logs. Unintentionally, Daigoro stumbles upon an assassination attempt on a local daimyo and must become pretty quick on his feet across same logs in order to escape pursuit
Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger is probably the best story in the present album. Itto has many rivers to cross in his doomed journey as an assassin, but one of them brings him face to face with a solitary samurai who guards the place where his master was once decapitated by Ogami Itto in his role as the Shogun’s official executioner. Fate apparently plays a major role in these encounters.
The story is really about bushido, the samurai code of honor, and about the lengths some of these warriors go through in order to prove their loyalty. As highlights of the story we have a new weapon in the hands of Itto’s honorable adversary: a bullwhip that seems lifted out of the Indiana Jones series, leading to a swordfight in the middle of flowing water. Good stuff, as usual.
Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum is also a very strong contender for the best story award. This time Itto plays a secondary role as we learn about the role of comfort women at roadhouses and about the brutal treatment of lesser samurai families by the all powerful lords of the land. The title refers to one of the national past-times that has endured in Japan for centuries: flower festivals, either spring or, in this case, late autumn. Because such traditions are also filled with metaphor and hidden symbols, the last chrysanthemum is also meant to be the beautiful warrior woman who dreams of revenge as she offers her body to passers by.
Ogami Itto, as he has done in the past, takes on the mantle of an avatar of divine justice, stepping in to defend lost honor for those who have been wronged by the system.
Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine is about punishing minors under the same laws as adults, in certain cases. An overzealous police official from Edo decides to apply the article and his heavy wooden staff to the back of three-year-old Daigoro in order to force the boy to reveal the identity of a pickpocket.
Daigoro, who as usual is a person of very few words, shows as much determination and bloody mindedness as his father when it comes to a point of bushido honor, so it is left to the pickpocket to reveal herself if she wants to spare the boy from a grievous beating. I liked in the story the fleeting expressions on the child’s face, both in his brief enchantment with the passing amusement fair and in his mute anger against the offending officer. Most of the town, and probably most of the readers, will be on the side of the criminal in here.
The story continues with album number eight, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Soon, I hope!
Dragnet
The opening move is part of the main plot of the series and details an attempt by the arch-enemies of Itto, the formidable swordsmen of the Yagyu clan led by Retsudo Yagyu, to arrest the ronin under laws written for vagrancy. The only miscalculation the Yagyu make is in underestimating the determination of Ogami Itto to rather die than compromise his honor. Itto is ready to take on an army in order to prove his point.
While the strength of character of Ogami Itto as he walks the ‘Meifumado’ road to Hell was known from previous episodes, we are presented here with a scene involving several dozen enemies, maybe even hundreds, where usually Itto duels one on one or against a very small number of opponents. Knowing that the series will go on for quite a lot more number of albums, I wasn’t very worried about the outcome of the battle, but I was really curious to find out how the authors will manage to extricate Itto from these impossible odds.
Night Stalker is one of those world-building episodes that flesh out the economic, social, political and moral landscape of the Shogunate period. Our guide for it is little Daigoro who wanders around a lumber yard at a strategic river confluence, watching longshoremen dance atop rolling logs. Unintentionally, Daigoro stumbles upon an assassination attempt on a local daimyo and must become pretty quick on his feet across same logs in order to escape pursuit
Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger is probably the best story in the present album. Itto has many rivers to cross in his doomed journey as an assassin, but one of them brings him face to face with a solitary samurai who guards the place where his master was once decapitated by Ogami Itto in his role as the Shogun’s official executioner. Fate apparently plays a major role in these encounters.
The story is really about bushido, the samurai code of honor, and about the lengths some of these warriors go through in order to prove their loyalty. As highlights of the story we have a new weapon in the hands of Itto’s honorable adversary: a bullwhip that seems lifted out of the Indiana Jones series, leading to a swordfight in the middle of flowing water. Good stuff, as usual.
Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum is also a very strong contender for the best story award. This time Itto plays a secondary role as we learn about the role of comfort women at roadhouses and about the brutal treatment of lesser samurai families by the all powerful lords of the land. The title refers to one of the national past-times that has endured in Japan for centuries: flower festivals, either spring or, in this case, late autumn. Because such traditions are also filled with metaphor and hidden symbols, the last chrysanthemum is also meant to be the beautiful warrior woman who dreams of revenge as she offers her body to passers by.
Ogami Itto, as he has done in the past, takes on the mantle of an avatar of divine justice, stepping in to defend lost honor for those who have been wronged by the system.
Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine is about punishing minors under the same laws as adults, in certain cases. An overzealous police official from Edo decides to apply the article and his heavy wooden staff to the back of three-year-old Daigoro in order to force the boy to reveal the identity of a pickpocket.
Daigoro, who as usual is a person of very few words, shows as much determination and bloody mindedness as his father when it comes to a point of bushido honor, so it is left to the pickpocket to reveal herself if she wants to spare the boy from a grievous beating. I liked in the story the fleeting expressions on the child’s face, both in his brief enchantment with the passing amusement fair and in his mute anger against the offending officer. Most of the town, and probably most of the readers, will be on the side of the criminal in here.
The story continues with album number eight, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Soon, I hope!
December 3, 2014
3.5 - 4 stars
“Dragnet”: Despairing due to the fact that even his greatest warriors cannot overcome the seemingly undefeatable Ogami Itto, Retsudo Yagyu, leader of the shadowy Yagyu clan that framed and disgraced Ogami hatches a plan to make use of the laws against vagrancy to compel the police to bring in Lone Wolf & Cub. We know Lone Wolf can defeat many foes at once, but can even his sword take down the police force en masse? Could the inherent pride of even the ronin samurai of which Ogami is now one possibly save him from capture or death? If even this tactic fails him what means can Ogami resort to in order to save his life and retain his freedom?
“Night Stalker”: Once again left to his own devices as his father takes care of his shadowy business, Daigoro witnesses the preparations being taken by a mysterious figure that ultimately lead to the assassination of a noble lady. Discovered by the murderer, Daigoro must evade capture long enough to have the man brought to justice.
“Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger”: A ronin samurai is attacked by angry retainers of the local lord, but handily dispatches them with his enviable skill. Desiring only to be left alone to guard a river crossing of special significance, his life is changed when Ogami Itto crosses his path and the actions of his past that led him to this solitary state are brought jarringly back to the present. It appears that fate wants to step in and once again take a hand in the contracts offered to Lone Wolf in order to resolve a loose end from his former life as Kogi Kaishakunin. We also see how those committed to the life of bushido may follow the path of honour to the point of personal disaster as they walk the fine line between obligation to one’s lord and obligation to one’s honour.
“Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum”: In Tokugawa Japan many inns made use of female greeters to attract clientele. Of course they weren’t just luring in custom with their pretty faces, these ‘greeters’ were also expected to keep the beds of those they brought to the inn warm at night as an extra ‘bonus’. One such woman happens to attract both a venal travelling businessman and the stoic Ogami Itto. While she is repulsed by the former she finds the quiet dignity of the latter attractive. Ultimately we find that her reasons for selling herself to this inn had a motive far beyond keeping body and soul together. When a visiting noblewoman comes to see the last of the season’s chrysanthemums flower in the inn’s famous garden a plot of betrayal thought long dead is reawakened and the paths of the serving girl and assassin converge on the road to vengeance.
“Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine”: Tokugawa law allowed minors to be treated as adults in certain cases and Daigoro, once again left alone by his father, runs afoul of this when he unwittingly aids a sharp grifter in her pick-pocketing schemes at a local festival. Will the strange lad who has learned to emulate his father’s stoicism suffer the worst the law can dish out to a three year-old or will the con artist find her conscience in time to save him?
“Dragnet”: Despairing due to the fact that even his greatest warriors cannot overcome the seemingly undefeatable Ogami Itto, Retsudo Yagyu, leader of the shadowy Yagyu clan that framed and disgraced Ogami hatches a plan to make use of the laws against vagrancy to compel the police to bring in Lone Wolf & Cub. We know Lone Wolf can defeat many foes at once, but can even his sword take down the police force en masse? Could the inherent pride of even the ronin samurai of which Ogami is now one possibly save him from capture or death? If even this tactic fails him what means can Ogami resort to in order to save his life and retain his freedom?
“Night Stalker”: Once again left to his own devices as his father takes care of his shadowy business, Daigoro witnesses the preparations being taken by a mysterious figure that ultimately lead to the assassination of a noble lady. Discovered by the murderer, Daigoro must evade capture long enough to have the man brought to justice.
“Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger”: A ronin samurai is attacked by angry retainers of the local lord, but handily dispatches them with his enviable skill. Desiring only to be left alone to guard a river crossing of special significance, his life is changed when Ogami Itto crosses his path and the actions of his past that led him to this solitary state are brought jarringly back to the present. It appears that fate wants to step in and once again take a hand in the contracts offered to Lone Wolf in order to resolve a loose end from his former life as Kogi Kaishakunin. We also see how those committed to the life of bushido may follow the path of honour to the point of personal disaster as they walk the fine line between obligation to one’s lord and obligation to one’s honour.
“Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum”: In Tokugawa Japan many inns made use of female greeters to attract clientele. Of course they weren’t just luring in custom with their pretty faces, these ‘greeters’ were also expected to keep the beds of those they brought to the inn warm at night as an extra ‘bonus’. One such woman happens to attract both a venal travelling businessman and the stoic Ogami Itto. While she is repulsed by the former she finds the quiet dignity of the latter attractive. Ultimately we find that her reasons for selling herself to this inn had a motive far beyond keeping body and soul together. When a visiting noblewoman comes to see the last of the season’s chrysanthemums flower in the inn’s famous garden a plot of betrayal thought long dead is reawakened and the paths of the serving girl and assassin converge on the road to vengeance.
“Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine”: Tokugawa law allowed minors to be treated as adults in certain cases and Daigoro, once again left alone by his father, runs afoul of this when he unwittingly aids a sharp grifter in her pick-pocketing schemes at a local festival. Will the strange lad who has learned to emulate his father’s stoicism suffer the worst the law can dish out to a three year-old or will the con artist find her conscience in time to save him?
January 19, 2019
Warm shading provides a far moodier feel than the previous issues we’ve read thus far. Well charted within the confined of local urbs, townsfolk and their happenstances drive most of these stories. With swords and prostitutes sprinkled in to various degrees depending upon the needs of the narratives themselves, once more we become privy to a highly contextualized and deeply learned take on the Tokugawa period in Japanese History. Alongside the central themes of face, behind the scenes political scheming drive yet another unmistakably Japanese collection.
And even little Daigoro gets his own tale at the end. How cute.
And even little Daigoro gets his own tale at the end. How cute.
March 17, 2019
Όχι ότι παραπονιέμαι, αλλά εδώ και δυο τρεις τόμους, ασχολούμαστε περισσότερο με το κουτάβι παρά με τον λύκο.
July 12, 2021
Ogami ve Daigoro'ya 2 ayın ardından yeniden kavuştum. Cilt 7 ile Daigoro'nun da 3 yaşında olduğunu öğreniyoruz. Ve tek başına bir bölümü başından sonuna götüren Daigoro'cuğum sen ne tatlı bi veletsin <3.
Japon anime ve manga sanatı hikayeyi ve karakteri öyle güzel, öyle ince ince işler ki hikayeyi okur veya izlerken anlamazsınız. Ancak geriye dönüp baktığınızda karakterin yüzündeki bir kırışıklığın bile adım adım derinleştiğini görürsünüz. Ben bunu en net Naruto izlerken yaşamıştım. Naruto resmen elimizde büyüdü ve aradaki farkı hiç anlamadım. Yalnız bir flashback yaşardı ki akademi yıllarında ne kadar küçük olduğunu farkederdiniz. Mesela Yalnız Kurt ve Yavrusu'nun 7. kitabında da Daigoro'cuğum yavaş yavaş konuşmaya başladı.
Serinin tarihi arkaplanı o kadar derin, o kadar muhteşem ki gerçekten anlatılmaz okunur. Her bir karakteri özenle yazılmış. Sonundaki Ronin Raporu da ayrı güzel. Bu sefer Japonya tarihindeki kadının ve fahişenin rolü üzerineydi.
Ve insan düşünmeden edemiyor. Ülkemizde mükemmel yazarlar ve çizerler var. Buna benzer bir seriyi (kısa projelerden bahsetmiyorum, tarih dersi niteliğinde ülkenin gündelik yaşamına uzanan uzun soluklu bir seriden bahsediyorum) Osmanlı için yapılsa mükemmel olmaz mıydı? Hem bağımsız olacağı için ne yandaş medyanın ne de hükümetin yönlendirmesinde olurdu. Bir düşünün bence :)
Bu arada 8. kitaba gelirken hemen sonraki 10 kitabı sipariş etmem gerektiğini hatırlıyor ve soluğu Edessa'da alıyorum.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
Japon anime ve manga sanatı hikayeyi ve karakteri öyle güzel, öyle ince ince işler ki hikayeyi okur veya izlerken anlamazsınız. Ancak geriye dönüp baktığınızda karakterin yüzündeki bir kırışıklığın bile adım adım derinleştiğini görürsünüz. Ben bunu en net Naruto izlerken yaşamıştım. Naruto resmen elimizde büyüdü ve aradaki farkı hiç anlamadım. Yalnız bir flashback yaşardı ki akademi yıllarında ne kadar küçük olduğunu farkederdiniz. Mesela Yalnız Kurt ve Yavrusu'nun 7. kitabında da Daigoro'cuğum yavaş yavaş konuşmaya başladı.
Serinin tarihi arkaplanı o kadar derin, o kadar muhteşem ki gerçekten anlatılmaz okunur. Her bir karakteri özenle yazılmış. Sonundaki Ronin Raporu da ayrı güzel. Bu sefer Japonya tarihindeki kadının ve fahişenin rolü üzerineydi.
Ve insan düşünmeden edemiyor. Ülkemizde mükemmel yazarlar ve çizerler var. Buna benzer bir seriyi (kısa projelerden bahsetmiyorum, tarih dersi niteliğinde ülkenin gündelik yaşamına uzanan uzun soluklu bir seriden bahsediyorum) Osmanlı için yapılsa mükemmel olmaz mıydı? Hem bağımsız olacağı için ne yandaş medyanın ne de hükümetin yönlendirmesinde olurdu. Bir düşünün bence :)
Bu arada 8. kitaba gelirken hemen sonraki 10 kitabı sipariş etmem gerektiğini hatırlıyor ve soluğu Edessa'da alıyorum.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
February 19, 2020
(4,6 of 5 for fistful of great rónin tales and one kid with bushido in heart)
I really liked this book. The stories about Yagyú attempt to catch Ittó on „vagrant law“ and his great stand, both rhetorical and physical, against army of policemen, the Daigoro’s adventure in catching princess‘ assassin, the touching one about han retainer loyal beyond loyalty guarding the ground of his master’s seppuku, story about one resting place on Tokaidó, where one girl seeks revenge for her family from one power-hungry sociopath woman between the field of year’s last chrysanthemums and the last one, again with Daigoro, showing his true samurai spirit. I complained about stereotype with precious Daigoro stories: he usually gets into trouble but in the end, it all goes fine thanks to his father showing up at the right time. Well, …And that was an awesome experience. Daigoro’s stories are always great but this was a milestone. Volume 7 of Lone Wolf and Cub is a great one.
I really liked this book. The stories about Yagyú attempt to catch Ittó on „vagrant law“ and his great stand, both rhetorical and physical, against army of policemen, the Daigoro’s adventure in catching princess‘ assassin, the touching one about han retainer loyal beyond loyalty guarding the ground of his master’s seppuku, story about one resting place on Tokaidó, where one girl seeks revenge for her family from one power-hungry sociopath woman between the field of year’s last chrysanthemums and the last one, again with Daigoro, showing his true samurai spirit. I complained about stereotype with precious Daigoro stories: he usually gets into trouble but in the end, it all goes fine thanks to his father showing up at the right time. Well, …And that was an awesome experience. Daigoro’s stories are always great but this was a milestone. Volume 7 of Lone Wolf and Cub is a great one.
November 14, 2015
This is the book that will make you shout to everybody else and say "hey I've read this, and it is totally, explosively perfect!".
A Lone Wolf chapter with the Yagyu clan in it is 10 times more awesome than an ordinary Lone Wolf chapter. Now, a chapter with Retsudo in it is even a hundred times more awesome than an ordinary Yagyu chapter. That chapter folks, is Dragnet. That first panel of Dragnet with Lord Retsudo's looking samurai-badass has got to be one of the best illustrations of the whole Lone Wolf series. Seriously, Goseki Kojima must be a god to draw something that flawless.
The other chapters are in no way inferior to The Lone Wolf's painfully high standards. One chapter worthy of being mentioned as well is Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger (haha, familiar). The emotions in the duel of the two ronins is too much for me to handle. The action scenes with the sword-wielding horsemen is perfectly executed.
I'm happy to see Daigoro's character to be fleshed out in this volume. Sure he's curious as a kid, but he's as tough as a man. Daigoro truly has a heart of a true samurai while still being innocent as a child.
Balanced with well-written story and perfect illustrations, this Lone Wolf and Cub volume is the best ever volume I have read. And there are 21 more books to go. Holy dotanuki.
A Lone Wolf chapter with the Yagyu clan in it is 10 times more awesome than an ordinary Lone Wolf chapter. Now, a chapter with Retsudo in it is even a hundred times more awesome than an ordinary Yagyu chapter. That chapter folks, is Dragnet. That first panel of Dragnet with Lord Retsudo's looking samurai-badass has got to be one of the best illustrations of the whole Lone Wolf series. Seriously, Goseki Kojima must be a god to draw something that flawless.
The other chapters are in no way inferior to The Lone Wolf's painfully high standards. One chapter worthy of being mentioned as well is Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger (haha, familiar). The emotions in the duel of the two ronins is too much for me to handle. The action scenes with the sword-wielding horsemen is perfectly executed.
I'm happy to see Daigoro's character to be fleshed out in this volume. Sure he's curious as a kid, but he's as tough as a man. Daigoro truly has a heart of a true samurai while still being innocent as a child.
Balanced with well-written story and perfect illustrations, this Lone Wolf and Cub volume is the best ever volume I have read. And there are 21 more books to go. Holy dotanuki.
April 20, 2021
Son sahne... Gözyaşım pıt....
March 31, 2021
Lobo Solitario 7
Lo del Dosagoyo, Interesante, spoilers al final.
Lo de la maderería, de nuevo ese niño de 3 años es increíble Y el dibujo de la flecha en el cuello, WOW.
La historia del Samurai campesino, sobre el honor Samurai y tradición.
La historia de la posada de Crisantemos, bien lograda, triste pero bien lograda.
Y la de la carterista, ahí el inspector si se pasó, ya tenía la confesión, en fin.
4 star
Spoilery part
Lo del Dosagoyo, Interesante, spoilers al final.
Lo de la maderería, de nuevo ese niño de 3 años es increíble Y el dibujo de la flecha en el cuello, WOW.
La historia del Samurai campesino, sobre el honor Samurai y tradición.
La historia de la posada de Crisantemos, bien lograda, triste pero bien lograda.
Y la de la carterista, ahí el inspector si se pasó, ya tenía la confesión, en fin.
4 star
Spoilery part
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August 6, 2017Focus shifts
This volume focuses far more on cub and women that encounter the Ronin and his son. Adding more texture to Kazuo Koike's depiction of Edo Japan.
This volume focuses far more on cub and women that encounter the Ronin and his son. Adding more texture to Kazuo Koike's depiction of Edo Japan.
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June 14, 20257 / 10
December 2, 2020
Story is so so. But, as always, the panels are amazing, the action scenes are kinetic, and all-around gorgeous.
July 26, 2018
I gave the first volume a 5star rating and I need new metrics because this is getting better as it goes along. Also damn, no one is getting out of this tale alive.
August 5, 2019
No he mantenido oculto mi gusto por esta serie desde el primer tomo. Su arte envolvente y su historia profunda y sincera, la ha vuelto una, o quizá mi favorita de los mangas que he leído.
Este séptimo tomo baja un poco en cuanto a originalidad en sus tramas. De los cinco capítulos aquí recolectados, hubo dos que me encantaron, los otros tres me gustaron pero no sin quedarme con la sensación de que ya había leído esto antes y es que estos tres capítulos se parecen mucho a los anteriores de la serie.
Los dos mejores son el primero y el que le da el nombre a este tomo. El primero me gustó mucho porque nuevamente vemos a Retsudo Yagyu, el que orquestó las maquinaciones que derivaron en el asesinato de la esposa de Itto y su destitución como Kaishakunin, orquestar nuevamente una manera de vencer a Itto, y es que recordemos que en los tomos anteriores, Itto se enfrentó contra dos espadachines del clan Yagyu. El plan parece que va a salir bien pero como siempre, Itto tiene un as bajo la manga. Esta historia es muy tensa y entretenida y el arte como siempre, increíble.
La historia que le da el nombre a la colección me gustó mucho. Vemos un poco en el pasado, conocemos a un personaje interesante y como ya es costumbre, vemos un duelo a muerte.
El resto de las historias me gustaron pero me dio la sensación de que ya las había visto antes.
De cualquier manera esta serie no me cansa y estoy ansioso por leer el octavo tomo.
Este séptimo tomo baja un poco en cuanto a originalidad en sus tramas. De los cinco capítulos aquí recolectados, hubo dos que me encantaron, los otros tres me gustaron pero no sin quedarme con la sensación de que ya había leído esto antes y es que estos tres capítulos se parecen mucho a los anteriores de la serie.
Los dos mejores son el primero y el que le da el nombre a este tomo. El primero me gustó mucho porque nuevamente vemos a Retsudo Yagyu, el que orquestó las maquinaciones que derivaron en el asesinato de la esposa de Itto y su destitución como Kaishakunin, orquestar nuevamente una manera de vencer a Itto, y es que recordemos que en los tomos anteriores, Itto se enfrentó contra dos espadachines del clan Yagyu. El plan parece que va a salir bien pero como siempre, Itto tiene un as bajo la manga. Esta historia es muy tensa y entretenida y el arte como siempre, increíble.
La historia que le da el nombre a la colección me gustó mucho. Vemos un poco en el pasado, conocemos a un personaje interesante y como ya es costumbre, vemos un duelo a muerte.
El resto de las historias me gustaron pero me dio la sensación de que ya las había visto antes.
De cualquier manera esta serie no me cansa y estoy ansioso por leer el octavo tomo.
March 15, 2024
From Hoopla:
Dragnet
Night Stalker
Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum
Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine
Glossary
Creator Profiles
The Ronin Report
From the Omnibus:
Dragnet - a major bit of through story - and in this one we clearly see the impact Lone Wolf is having. Lots of words. Meaningful combat. And use of the upgrades of the cart. A great story
Night Stalker - a cub story story, though lone wolf shows up meaningfully at the end. We get to see a lot more of who cub is in this one and it is not the only story of his in this section of the volume. Another great story
Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger - another reach back to the past but tying to right now. A little bit confusing. I wish the other samurai showed up more distinctly as different in the art. But the combat was pretty good, and meaningful in this one.
Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum - a bunch of setup, giving an opportunity to care about new characters appearing. a flashback. hints of a culture that definitely feels different. And a good solid end, if a bit confusing.
Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine - another cub story and no lone wolf in this one. We see a town and other characters I wish would re-appear but probably won't. And we see who cub really is in this one even though the only word he says is No. He definitely doesn't read 3 in this one.
One of the stronger sets of stories.
Dragnet
Night Stalker
Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum
Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine
Glossary
Creator Profiles
The Ronin Report
From the Omnibus:
Dragnet - a major bit of through story - and in this one we clearly see the impact Lone Wolf is having. Lots of words. Meaningful combat. And use of the upgrades of the cart. A great story
Night Stalker - a cub story story, though lone wolf shows up meaningfully at the end. We get to see a lot more of who cub is in this one and it is not the only story of his in this section of the volume. Another great story
Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger - another reach back to the past but tying to right now. A little bit confusing. I wish the other samurai showed up more distinctly as different in the art. But the combat was pretty good, and meaningful in this one.
Inn of the Last Chrysanthemum - a bunch of setup, giving an opportunity to care about new characters appearing. a flashback. hints of a culture that definitely feels different. And a good solid end, if a bit confusing.
Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine - another cub story and no lone wolf in this one. We see a town and other characters I wish would re-appear but probably won't. And we see who cub really is in this one even though the only word he says is No. He definitely doesn't read 3 in this one.
One of the stronger sets of stories.
January 7, 2022
The seventh collection of Lone Wolf and Cub. These stories feature a lot of Daigoro, who's innocence pushes the tragedy of the series forward. In one story, Daigoro is the accessory for a crime but in another, he is the witness to a murder. These stories explore his sense of right and wrong based on what he has learned from his father. The other three stories examine Ogami's sense of honor as his enemies manipulate the justice system, he is caught up in a young woman's vengeance, and in the titular story, he is hired to kill a man from his past.
The storytelling and character development is sophisticated enough along with the art that I would read this again, so four stars.
The storytelling and character development is sophisticated enough along with the art that I would read this again, so four stars.
December 31, 2023
With five more stories along the Demon Way in Hell for Ogami Itto and his child Daigoru, this seventh volume contains "Penal Code Article Seventy-Nine," which fans of the movies will recognize from the fifth film, Baby Cart in the Land of Demons. Here the three-year-old Daigoru, alone at a festival, finds himself accused of thievery when a female pickpocket asks him to hold a stolen wallet for her. Daigoru's stoic acceptance of a public flogging shames the thief into confessing her crime and demonstrates how the small boy, "a wolf child...raised to slaughter, living for vengeance," has already embraced the bushido code of his father and his life of meifumado.
February 12, 2019
Retsudo surge numa espécie de prólogo a fim de forjar uma armadilha para Ogami num posto de dosagoyo (fiscalização do governo que tinha o intuito de levar a população improdutiva a trabalhar nas lavouras e minas). Daigoro domina todo o restante das histórias, ajudando a população a desvendar o assassinato de uma princesa e participando da perseguição a uma batedora de carteira, em dois dos melhores pontos do volume.
July 3, 2019
Maybe a tad weaker in its character consistency (Itto Ogami protests a bit too much about not being treated like a samurai, which doesn't ring true), but makes up for it with four fantastic and different stories.
Unfortunately the Vancouver Public Library doesn't have vol 6, so not sure if I've missed any developments. Seems not.
Unfortunately the Vancouver Public Library doesn't have vol 6, so not sure if I've missed any developments. Seems not.
March 16, 2024
A real variety of stories. We get more development of the story with the Yagyu clan. Daigoro, on his own, is the focus of a couple of stories. And we get a couple stories where Ogami Itto is a side character to other people's honor and vengeance. The usual good quality art, but with some characters being difficult to tell apart.
May 6, 2019
It is so easy to take for granted how good this series is. I was so wrapped up in the story that I blew through half of this volume before I slowed myself down to appreciate the art. Such a great series. Absolute all-timer.
December 2, 2020
After Vol 6 was a little bit too slapstick at times, Vol 7 was one of the most somber and solemn. It felt as if there were more panels without any people, just quiet views of the land, the topics became darker and more though provoking.
June 9, 2025
I don't have too many new words past what I've said for previous volumes I've enjoyed. Great action, art, character development, and above all historical knowledge. I really enjoyed "Dragnet" from this volume.
February 26, 2019
An amazing volume of lone wolf and cub, I especially liked the story about the ronin that gives this volume it's name. Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger.
August 1, 2020
More great Lone Wolf and Cub adventures! Art and story continues to impress.
August 13, 2020
Same as the first. Fantastic art, engaging action stories, not much to the characters.
September 15, 2020
Another excellent installment in the tale of the Lone Wolf and cub. More historical Information about the Edo period of Japan. On to the next volume
January 17, 2021
There's a clear improvement in the artwork, like more time has been spent, which was really my one problem with the previous volumes.
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