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El lobo solitario y su cachorro #7
La carta de Los Yagyu
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.
400 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2004
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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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October 27, 2025
Volumen decisivo en el avance de la trama de la apasionante confrontación entre Itto Ogami y los Yagyu.
March 9, 2018
A volume that is all narrative oriented and where the plot advances continually, instead of the more procedural previous volumes, volume 7 continues with the fight between wolf and cub against the big bad Yagyu.
And being totally centered on the big arc does wonders for the story. Wolf and cub breaking up, cub's adventures by himself, wolf trying to find his son, the Yagyu and the post... All the volume is of really good quality, with lots of amazing moments (from the river chapter till the end), fights, character development and some original situations (because it gives energy and much needed originality having the two 'heroes' of the story being apart from each other).
A really good volume, full of adventure and plot development.
7.5/10
(Spanish Translation by Geni Bigas and Yayoi Kagoshima)
And being totally centered on the big arc does wonders for the story. Wolf and cub breaking up, cub's adventures by himself, wolf trying to find his son, the Yagyu and the post... All the volume is of really good quality, with lots of amazing moments (from the river chapter till the end), fights, character development and some original situations (because it gives energy and much needed originality having the two 'heroes' of the story being apart from each other).
A really good volume, full of adventure and plot development.
7.5/10
(Spanish Translation by Geni Bigas and Yayoi Kagoshima)
April 4, 2022
Tomo relevante en la tormentosa relación de Itto con los Yagyu, y donde se pone a prueba el temple de los Ogami. La obra de Koike y Kojima es magnífica, mientras el primero juega con la narrativa, el segundo despliega todas las facetas de su talento, ambos para el deleite del lector
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