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子連れ狼 [Kozure Ookami] #25
Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 25: Perhaps in Death
The mortal enemy of our ronin hero, Retsudo Yagyu has been imprisoned in Edo castle by the shogun. It seems the conniving poisoner, Abeno Kaii, has exposed the Yagyu letter! And Yagyu's jailer is none other than the poisoner himself, determined to feed Retsudo the dose that will end his life in a pit of dishonor. But Yagu has spies even in Edo caslte, and a message is sent to his "grass," members of the clan hiding in secret, living as normal townspeople throughout Japan. It is up to them to give their lives in this final hour of desperate need. Meanwhile, Itto Ogami is living in a shack and training his little boy for the day when he must protect the battlefield with his own little hands. Still, two swords remain in this field of death, awaiting the two hands that will draw them from the soil and bring us closer to the end of our tale.
320 pages, Paperback
First published September 24, 2002
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About the author
Kazuo Koike
565 books297 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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January 28, 2019
Even more scheming constitutes the lion’s share of this volume. With far more elements than the mere denizens of Edo Castle, multiple strands of peoples and places become tied into a vast and increasingly thickening web of lies and deceit. Secret apparatus are summoned, tragedy unfolds, and as always a superior product is the result.
August 17, 2022
[7/10]
I never expected to take into consideration less than four or five stars for a Lone Wolf album, but the waiting for the conclusion is starting to get to me. As usual, re-reading the chapters in book 25 for my review, looking for suitable illustrations, makes me appreciate more the graphic excellence of the panels and the emotional charge of the moments before the final battle, but that first impression of annoyance at the delay refuses to go away completely.
Perhaps in Death
The two days promised by Retsudo Yagyu and Ogami Itto for their return to the field of battle have passed, yet the two swords remain buried in the ground. While the Lone Wolf and his son Daigoro prepare mentally to face death in the coming confrontation, their adversary is kept under house arrest by his gaoler, the Shogun’s poisoner.
In the absence of useful information, both contemplate life in the form of a spinning toy:
A man’s life is like the waterwheel of reincarnation.
Spinning in Life’s current ...
Around and around ...
We can’t Fight it.
We spin until we die.
Elsewhere in Edo, one of the last spies for the Yagyu clan, the daughter of the Shogun’s post-master, prepares for Retsudo’s last gambit: Wolf Fire calls the Grass.
Tales of the Grass
The bulk of the album 25 is dedicated to the network of spies established over generations by the Yagyu clan in the courts of the local daimyo, the true source of Retsudo political power. Since he has already lost everything else in his quest to stop the Lone Wolf , Retsudo has no choice but to make this ultimate sacrifice: recall his spies to Edo, thus revealing their identities and negating their future usefulness.
The three chapters under this theme: Oyamada Shume , Nakodera Busho and Day Like Any Other follow an identical path. A lookout sees the Wolf Fire blooming in the night sky, prepares to relay the signal further along the byways of the Shogunate, then destroys everything that links their lives to the place where they do their spying. Actually, this involves killing their families in exceptionally gruesome ways, a symbol of the bridges burned and of their devotion to the clan leader.
Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Brunch
My least favourite chapter is as usual the one dealing with Abe Tanoshi, the repulsive poisoner who has taken the role of the black devil in the economy of the epic. Here, he torments the impassive Retsudo with the offer of food and water, which might or might not be poisoned. How long can the old man resist hunger and thirst and maintain his imperturbable stance? And how much lower will this Kaii sink?
By His Own Hand
Finally, some action! and coming form a surprising direction.
We have had numerous chances to learn about the young Daigoro’s resilience and determination, but this is the first time we witness his training in the martial arts, with a sturdy stick instead of a true sword.
The Edo police who are secretly watching over the field of battle are baffled by this development, as they are about the hundred or so earth mounds that dot the space around the two buried swords.
A peasant, his hoe ...
A merchant, his scales ...
A bushi, his sword.
At his side, always.
Weightless. Ready.
Ogami Itto, after seven days of waiting for his opponent to show up, has decided to go look inside the Edo castle for the Yagyu. He has no choice but to prepare his son to be ready to guard the swords he needs to leave behind.
On this note, the next album suddenly sounds a lot more promising than this one.
I never expected to take into consideration less than four or five stars for a Lone Wolf album, but the waiting for the conclusion is starting to get to me. As usual, re-reading the chapters in book 25 for my review, looking for suitable illustrations, makes me appreciate more the graphic excellence of the panels and the emotional charge of the moments before the final battle, but that first impression of annoyance at the delay refuses to go away completely.
Perhaps in Death
The two days promised by Retsudo Yagyu and Ogami Itto for their return to the field of battle have passed, yet the two swords remain buried in the ground. While the Lone Wolf and his son Daigoro prepare mentally to face death in the coming confrontation, their adversary is kept under house arrest by his gaoler, the Shogun’s poisoner.
In the absence of useful information, both contemplate life in the form of a spinning toy:
A man’s life is like the waterwheel of reincarnation.
Spinning in Life’s current ...
Around and around ...
We can’t Fight it.
We spin until we die.
Elsewhere in Edo, one of the last spies for the Yagyu clan, the daughter of the Shogun’s post-master, prepares for Retsudo’s last gambit: Wolf Fire calls the Grass.
Tales of the Grass
The bulk of the album 25 is dedicated to the network of spies established over generations by the Yagyu clan in the courts of the local daimyo, the true source of Retsudo political power. Since he has already lost everything else in his quest to stop the Lone Wolf , Retsudo has no choice but to make this ultimate sacrifice: recall his spies to Edo, thus revealing their identities and negating their future usefulness.
The three chapters under this theme: Oyamada Shume , Nakodera Busho and Day Like Any Other follow an identical path. A lookout sees the Wolf Fire blooming in the night sky, prepares to relay the signal further along the byways of the Shogunate, then destroys everything that links their lives to the place where they do their spying. Actually, this involves killing their families in exceptionally gruesome ways, a symbol of the bridges burned and of their devotion to the clan leader.
Breakfast, Lunch, Snack and Brunch
My least favourite chapter is as usual the one dealing with Abe Tanoshi, the repulsive poisoner who has taken the role of the black devil in the economy of the epic. Here, he torments the impassive Retsudo with the offer of food and water, which might or might not be poisoned. How long can the old man resist hunger and thirst and maintain his imperturbable stance? And how much lower will this Kaii sink?
By His Own Hand
Finally, some action! and coming form a surprising direction.
We have had numerous chances to learn about the young Daigoro’s resilience and determination, but this is the first time we witness his training in the martial arts, with a sturdy stick instead of a true sword.
The Edo police who are secretly watching over the field of battle are baffled by this development, as they are about the hundred or so earth mounds that dot the space around the two buried swords.
A peasant, his hoe ...
A merchant, his scales ...
A bushi, his sword.
At his side, always.
Weightless. Ready.
Ogami Itto, after seven days of waiting for his opponent to show up, has decided to go look inside the Edo castle for the Yagyu. He has no choice but to prepare his son to be ready to guard the swords he needs to leave behind.
On this note, the next album suddenly sounds a lot more promising than this one.
September 6, 2020
I do wish I could read a story of Daigoro as a grown-up. I'd like to see how his adventure - at such a tender age - would have shaped him in the long term, and what manner of a warrior he would grow to be. I hope there's a distant finale or something in the end.
Oh, and that he survives at all.
Oh, and that he survives at all.
April 24, 2016
The main story behind Perhaps in Death revolves around three tragic stories of Grass ninjas called to arms to Edo in perhaps their last mission as Yagyu shinobis. The chapters reek with sadness, since these ninjas have lived in their respective hans for generations.
The volume hasn't revealed yet their actual mission will be, though all of them were summoned to go to Edo. On the other side of the blade is Ogami training Daigoro to become a sword fighter, entrusting him with the mission of his life.
Yes! Three more volumes to go. This Lone Wolf and Cub is more than just a read, it is an exceptional experience.
The volume hasn't revealed yet their actual mission will be, though all of them were summoned to go to Edo. On the other side of the blade is Ogami training Daigoro to become a sword fighter, entrusting him with the mission of his life.
Yes! Three more volumes to go. This Lone Wolf and Cub is more than just a read, it is an exceptional experience.
December 26, 2021
Lobo 25
Digamos que son tres partes
- La primera la de la señal de los Kuza y lo que hacen, magnifica, y las acciones que deben tomar, wow, ese nivel de Lealtad.
- La segunda es Itto y Daigoro esperando donde las dos espadas, hasta cierto punto esa sección es la de calma
- Tercera, Retsuko y Abe, la verdad que es un enfrentamiento disparejo, y ni para tenerle Lastima
Muy buen volumen, tiene su razón de ser esta pausa al enfrentamiento.
4.5 star
Digamos que son tres partes
- La primera la de la señal de los Kuza y lo que hacen, magnifica, y las acciones que deben tomar, wow, ese nivel de Lealtad.
- La segunda es Itto y Daigoro esperando donde las dos espadas, hasta cierto punto esa sección es la de calma
- Tercera, Retsuko y Abe, la verdad que es un enfrentamiento disparejo, y ni para tenerle Lastima
Muy buen volumen, tiene su razón de ser esta pausa al enfrentamiento.
4.5 star
December 8, 2020
‘Perhaps in Death’: Both Itto and Retsudo await the opportunity to resume their duel; the former ostensibly ‘in hiding’ on the outskirts of Edo, the latter under house arrest in Edo castle under the watchful eye of Abe Tanoshi. Meanwhile one of Retsudo’s retainers sets in motion the calling in of ‘the Grass’ (sleeper agents placed by the Yagyu in every major clan and family so that they will truly have eyes and ears everywhere) to aid their master.
‘Tales of the Grass: Oyamada Shume’: The first of a number of stories that take us away from any of our main characters and instead concentrate on the experiences of individual members of the Yagyu ‘Grass’ ninja as they respond to the call to action from their master. All of them are faced with the dual challenge of ensuring all of the many members of the Grass are made aware of the call to action, while at the same time erasing any evidence of their existence as spies. In this entry a family of Grass work to relay the signal and remove all traces of their actions no matter the cost.
‘Tales of the Grass: Nakodera Busho’: A monk who is also a Grass ninja likewise does all in his power to relay the signal to his confederates and then leaves behind him the most plausible, though still mysterious, explanation for his disappearance that he can contrive.
‘Tales of the Grass: A Day like any Other’: A tragic tale showing the devotion of the Grass to their master’s will. In the midst of a crisis to their han a member of the Grass acts on the signal which brings about the end of his family. In this case the refusal to compromise in their duty to the Yagyu results in a horrible decision that drives the mother mad and leaves the father with the most horrible blood on his own hands.
‘Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, and Brunch’: Abe, knowing that he must ensure the death of Retsudo if he is to win in his contest for power, sets about starving the Yagyu in the midst of plenty…after all, who would eat food provided to them by the most infamous poisoner of Edo? And if Retsudo decides to starve himself how can Abe be held responsible? A test of wills ensues between the wily Abe and his prisoner in which Retsudo must hope for the assistance of his far-flung Grass before he expires.
‘By His Own Hand’: The police set to watch Itto and Daigoro are puzzled by the strange behavior of the boy: he keeps hitting his father, who ignores him, with a stick. They also decide to investigate the numerous mounds surrounding the camp only to discover that they are the graves of at least a hundred men. Daigoro’s actions appear to be one of the few examples we have of any kind of bushi training the boy receives. In this case it is apparently a test to confirm that Daigoro is worthy to ‘hold a sword’ (I don’t get it either) and thus that he can carry the swords of Itto and Retsudo should they need to be removed from the place of promise if anyone attempts to take them. As to the bodies, the police are told by their superior to leave them there, and not to bother Itto, he apparently realizes this is above his pay grade and he’s willing to let the ‘private duel’ play itself out, especially since Retsudo is currently in the hands of the shogun’s own taster.
‘Tales of the Grass: Oyamada Shume’: The first of a number of stories that take us away from any of our main characters and instead concentrate on the experiences of individual members of the Yagyu ‘Grass’ ninja as they respond to the call to action from their master. All of them are faced with the dual challenge of ensuring all of the many members of the Grass are made aware of the call to action, while at the same time erasing any evidence of their existence as spies. In this entry a family of Grass work to relay the signal and remove all traces of their actions no matter the cost.
‘Tales of the Grass: Nakodera Busho’: A monk who is also a Grass ninja likewise does all in his power to relay the signal to his confederates and then leaves behind him the most plausible, though still mysterious, explanation for his disappearance that he can contrive.
‘Tales of the Grass: A Day like any Other’: A tragic tale showing the devotion of the Grass to their master’s will. In the midst of a crisis to their han a member of the Grass acts on the signal which brings about the end of his family. In this case the refusal to compromise in their duty to the Yagyu results in a horrible decision that drives the mother mad and leaves the father with the most horrible blood on his own hands.
‘Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, and Brunch’: Abe, knowing that he must ensure the death of Retsudo if he is to win in his contest for power, sets about starving the Yagyu in the midst of plenty…after all, who would eat food provided to them by the most infamous poisoner of Edo? And if Retsudo decides to starve himself how can Abe be held responsible? A test of wills ensues between the wily Abe and his prisoner in which Retsudo must hope for the assistance of his far-flung Grass before he expires.
‘By His Own Hand’: The police set to watch Itto and Daigoro are puzzled by the strange behavior of the boy: he keeps hitting his father, who ignores him, with a stick. They also decide to investigate the numerous mounds surrounding the camp only to discover that they are the graves of at least a hundred men. Daigoro’s actions appear to be one of the few examples we have of any kind of bushi training the boy receives. In this case it is apparently a test to confirm that Daigoro is worthy to ‘hold a sword’ (I don’t get it either) and thus that he can carry the swords of Itto and Retsudo should they need to be removed from the place of promise if anyone attempts to take them. As to the bodies, the police are told by their superior to leave them there, and not to bother Itto, he apparently realizes this is above his pay grade and he’s willing to let the ‘private duel’ play itself out, especially since Retsudo is currently in the hands of the shogun’s own taster.
February 9, 2024
Sadece 3 kitap kaldı ühü ühü :(
Bugün kitapçıda biraz Manga baktım ama yok bu serinin yerini hiçbir şey tutmaz.
Belki Ölümde sanırım uzun soluklu bir maceraya güç toplamak için hazırlık aşamasıydı. Hani karşılaştır deseniz serinin en zayıf kitabı diyebilirim. Otların Hikayeleri'nin şimdilik konumuza hiçbir katkısı yoktu. Daigoro'cuk ise babasını sopalamaya başladığına göre yakında yalnız kalacak gibi duruyor :(
Muhtemelen 3 hafta sonra seriyi bitireceğim ve gözlerimden şıp diye bir damla düşecek. Bakalım hikaye bize neler getirecek.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
Bugün kitapçıda biraz Manga baktım ama yok bu serinin yerini hiçbir şey tutmaz.
Belki Ölümde sanırım uzun soluklu bir maceraya güç toplamak için hazırlık aşamasıydı. Hani karşılaştır deseniz serinin en zayıf kitabı diyebilirim. Otların Hikayeleri'nin şimdilik konumuza hiçbir katkısı yoktu. Daigoro'cuk ise babasını sopalamaya başladığına göre yakında yalnız kalacak gibi duruyor :(
Muhtemelen 3 hafta sonra seriyi bitireceğim ve gözlerimden şıp diye bir damla düşecek. Bakalım hikaye bize neler getirecek.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
May 3, 2013
25 down...3 to go. Here come the grass...
January 25, 2026
As we get closer to the series conclusion Itto waits, Retsudo sits, Abeno schemes, Daigoro plays with a stick, and The Grass (the Yagyu agents under deep cover) are summoned. For The Grass their commitment to the Yagyu clan is total with no hesitation completely abandoning their life before being summoned.
As usual the story telling is compelling. The setup to the upcoming conclusion is drawn out, but still interesting.
As usual the story telling is compelling. The setup to the upcoming conclusion is drawn out, but still interesting.
January 25, 2026
Is the series spinning its wheels or is it building toward something?
Yagyu is under house arrest. In the previous volume, Yagyu told his agent that if he didn't return, she was to call in the Grass, so she sends out the signal. A lot of this volume shows sleeper agents upending their lives in order to spread the message and start the trip to Edo. Meanwhile local authorities keep an eye on Ogami Itto while he waits for Yagyu to return.
Yagyu is under house arrest. In the previous volume, Yagyu told his agent that if he didn't return, she was to call in the Grass, so she sends out the signal. A lot of this volume shows sleeper agents upending their lives in order to spread the message and start the trip to Edo. Meanwhile local authorities keep an eye on Ogami Itto while he waits for Yagyu to return.
May 2, 2025
Another superb entry in the franchise that finds Yaygu Retsudo imprisoned in Edo Castle by Abeno, the poisoner, only to summon his spy network in his defense. All the awhile, Ogami Itto awaits him to complete heir duel. Koike squeezes some extra storylines out of the plot as Yaygu finds himself faced with an even greater villain, emphasizing the politics of Edo. It is matched by Goseki Kojima's gorgeous yet gritty art. Remains one of the best mangas ever.
April 14, 2020
Great beginning and last story in this volume with the middle being digressions into the various lives of the Yagyu Grass.
April 16, 2020
Seems to be leading up to something.
May 28, 2020
buenas andanzas
February 4, 2021
Why is there a midget with immaculately plucked eyebrows and Daigoro's hairstyle on the cover.
August 22, 2021
Same as the first. Fantastic art, engaging action stories, not much to the characters.
October 31, 2021
Wolf training his Cub was my favorite part. Another great volume. On to 26.
March 26, 2022
Yaygu gözlem altında ve Otlar harekete geçmeye başladı
March 28, 2022
The grass rises, the ninja wakes.
Two swords still sleep besides 100 dead warriors.
Two swords still sleep besides 100 dead warriors.
June 2, 2022
Ogami and Daigoro wait for Retsudo to return for the duel. Abe is holding Retsudo under house arrest. Several of these stories are about the Grass activating and journeying to Edo.
June 5, 2022
A transition volume with some lovely stories but very little plot movement.
July 19, 2023
4.5 stars
July 4, 2025
See review for last volume. Getting to the big ending. The various short ninja stories were fun, as was Ogami’s training of Daigoro.
July 18, 2025
Close to the end, it's still an amazing read.
February 27, 2013
Geschichten vom Gras
Etwas enttäuscht von diesem Band, der stellenweise fast zäh zu nennen ist, werde ich direkt zum Nachfolger übergehen. Leider ist "Perhaps in Death" meiner Ansicht nach der deutlich schwächste Band der Reihe, und bietet weder erzählerisch noch grafisch etwas neues.
"Perhaps in Death"
Retsudo ist noch im Schloss von Edo gefangen, und verweigert sich allen Versuchen Abes, ihn mit Essen und Trinken in Versuchung zu führen. Retsudo weiß, was Abe nicht weiß: Der Ruf nach Retsudos Shinobi ist bereits erklungen.
"Tales of the Grass: Oyamada Shume"
Die Shinobi sind gerufen, und müssen harte Mittel ergreifen, um unerkannt untertauchen zu können - dabei gibt es Opfer, die normale Menschen nicht bringen würden.
"Tales of the Grass: Nakodera Busho"
Sogar in einem Kloster sind die Shinobi untergetaucht. Doch wenn das Wolfsfeuer sie ruft, geben sie ihr altes Leben auf, und folgen dem Ruf ihrer Pflicht.
"Tales of the Grass: A Day Like Any Other"
Familienbande sind ein Problem für die Shinobi. Als Tarnung unerlässlich, doch wenn die Pflicht ruft, müssen sie mit diesem alten Leben abschließen. So grausam es sein mag, und unverständlich für den Leser: Es darf niemand übrigbleiben, der den Shinobi verraten oder kompromittieren könnte, sogar wenn es die eigenen Kinder sind.
"Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, and Brunch"
Ein interessanter Plan, den Abe verfolgt: den ausgehungerten Wolf mit unablässigem Lärm und verführerischen Speisen dazu zu bringen, seine Meditationshaltung aufzugeben und von den vergifteten Speisen zu kosten. Doch wiedereinmal erkennt Abe nicht, dass Retsudo aus anderem Holz geschnitzt ist als normale Menschen.
"By His Own Hand"
Das Halten eines Schwerts entspricht dem Halten von Macht und Verantwortung. Diese Lektion muss Daigoro lernen, und die Beobachter, die Itto und seinen Sohn heimlich bespähen, sind verblüfft, auf welche Weise der Vater dies seinen Sohn lehrt.
Etwas enttäuscht von diesem Band, der stellenweise fast zäh zu nennen ist, werde ich direkt zum Nachfolger übergehen. Leider ist "Perhaps in Death" meiner Ansicht nach der deutlich schwächste Band der Reihe, und bietet weder erzählerisch noch grafisch etwas neues.
"Perhaps in Death"
Retsudo ist noch im Schloss von Edo gefangen, und verweigert sich allen Versuchen Abes, ihn mit Essen und Trinken in Versuchung zu führen. Retsudo weiß, was Abe nicht weiß: Der Ruf nach Retsudos Shinobi ist bereits erklungen.
"Tales of the Grass: Oyamada Shume"
Die Shinobi sind gerufen, und müssen harte Mittel ergreifen, um unerkannt untertauchen zu können - dabei gibt es Opfer, die normale Menschen nicht bringen würden.
"Tales of the Grass: Nakodera Busho"
Sogar in einem Kloster sind die Shinobi untergetaucht. Doch wenn das Wolfsfeuer sie ruft, geben sie ihr altes Leben auf, und folgen dem Ruf ihrer Pflicht.
"Tales of the Grass: A Day Like Any Other"
Familienbande sind ein Problem für die Shinobi. Als Tarnung unerlässlich, doch wenn die Pflicht ruft, müssen sie mit diesem alten Leben abschließen. So grausam es sein mag, und unverständlich für den Leser: Es darf niemand übrigbleiben, der den Shinobi verraten oder kompromittieren könnte, sogar wenn es die eigenen Kinder sind.
"Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, and Brunch"
Ein interessanter Plan, den Abe verfolgt: den ausgehungerten Wolf mit unablässigem Lärm und verführerischen Speisen dazu zu bringen, seine Meditationshaltung aufzugeben und von den vergifteten Speisen zu kosten. Doch wiedereinmal erkennt Abe nicht, dass Retsudo aus anderem Holz geschnitzt ist als normale Menschen.
"By His Own Hand"
Das Halten eines Schwerts entspricht dem Halten von Macht und Verantwortung. Diese Lektion muss Daigoro lernen, und die Beobachter, die Itto und seinen Sohn heimlich bespähen, sind verblüfft, auf welche Weise der Vater dies seinen Sohn lehrt.
April 20, 2012
Things calmed down a little, the story slogged by the circumstances of tanomo abe. Also the whole line of the Kusa, which makes truly sad side stories.
One more training for daigoro to outcome, I ddin't like the cover of the book at first, but now with all its meaning is truly a great cover, like every other!
One more training for daigoro to outcome, I ddin't like the cover of the book at first, but now with all its meaning is truly a great cover, like every other!
March 11, 2015
This series just keeps getting better, it has me totally enthralled now - I just hope the ending is in keeping with the story arc.
The Kenjutsu lesson in this volume was sublime, and really the series is full of these stunning little vignettes.
The Kenjutsu lesson in this volume was sublime, and really the series is full of these stunning little vignettes.
July 6, 2023
It's getting close to the end!
August 29, 2017
This volume contains Tales of the Grass, which are the best three successive stories in the series so far. Masterful.
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