Legend of Kamui TPB (2025 Drawn and Quarterly) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sanpei Shirato. Translated by Richard Rubinger and Noriko Rubinger. At long last, manga titan Shirato Sanpei's groundbreaking epic makes its way into English. Celebrated as a watershed of both the Japanese counterculture and dramatic, longform storytelling in manga, THE LEGEND OF KAMUIi serves up clashing swords and class struggle to create a timeless political allegory set in feudal Japan. It's the 17th century in Japan. Child outcast Kamui lives on the fringes of a miserably stratified society. Fueled by pure grit, rage, and a dash of cunning, his only way out is to take up the mantle of ninja. Follow scrappy peasants, cold-blooded ninja, and disgraced and exalted warriors as they navigate the unforgiving hardships of a violent yet hopeful age. With its vivid and critical attention to social injustice and environmental issues against a backdrop of heart-pounding action and romance, this multilayered gekiga drama not only redefined ninja and samurai fantasy, it also offers astonishing parallels with the modern day. Softcover (with Cover Sash), 6-in. x 8-in., 612 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sanpei Shirato. Translated by Richard Rubinger and Noriko Rubinger. More swords, more fighting, more deception...Shirato Sanpeis epic feudal sword drama continues! In Shiratos world, life is hard and every step forward is hard-won. But through that hardship comes strength. The Legend of Kamui: Volume 2 features more action and more intrigue as minor characters step into the light of this sweeping seventeenth-century social tapestry. Translated by Richard Rubinger with Noriko Rubinger Softcover (with Cover Sash), 6-in. x 8-in., 600 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $39.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sanpei Shirato. Translated by Richard Rubinger and Noriko Rubinger. The greatest sword-and-samurai epic of all time continues!Our hero Kamui is fresh off his training and begins to infiltrate the delicate hierarchy oppressing the countryside in order to begin tearing it down, piece by piece. Shosuke faces off with a new assassin because of what he may—or may not have—witnessed. Ryunoshins vendetta befuddles the chief headman as well as his lord. Meanwhile, Kamuis fellow outcast Saesa takes on a more prominent role. Revolution is in the air, and the sound of clashing swords rages on in Shirato Sanpeis landmark manga epic—the first of its kind. Translated from the Japanese by Richard Rubinger with Noriko Rubinger. Softcover (with Cover Sash), 6-in. x 8-in., 640 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $40.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sanpei Shirato. Translated by Richard Rubinger and Noriko Rubinger. The plot thickens in Shirato Sanpeis sweeping masterpiece! The outcast Kamui finally enters the order of the ninja. But soon, he is tasked with assassinating his teacher Akame who has joined forces with a high-powered merchant. Elsewhere, Shosukes hard work and innovative ideas have ingratiated him with the farmer class, beginning to bridge the gap with outcasts in a move towards collaboration—at least, until he is arrested for helping start the Tamate uprising. The Legend of Kamui remains the most exciting adventure comic on the stands today while also managing to be the single greatest source for understanding Edo-period Japan and how ALL modern civilizations are built. Softcover (with Cover Sash), 6-in. x 8-in., 656 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $40.00.