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Mixx Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. It enters your home while you are sleeping. Silently it slips into your ear and takes over your brain. In a matter of seconds it consumes your entire head, replacing it with its own grotesque facsimile. You wake up in the morning and your family doesn't know the difference. At least, not until your head splits open into a toothy maw and rips your family apart. Actually, it isn't you anymore. You are dead. Your body has been infected...by a Parasyte! Alien Parasytes are living among us, feeding on innocent people and hiding the evidence. With their fearsome strength and shape shifting ability, the Parasytes are virtually unstoppable. Only Shin, a high school senior whose left hand was infected by a Parasyte, knows of their existence. It's a heavy burden to bear, one which until now, he's had to bear alone. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Premium Edition - Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. It enters your home while you are sleeping. Silently it slips into your ear and takes over your brain. In a matter of seconds it consumes your entire head, replacing it with its own grotesque facsimile. You wake up in the morning and your family doesn't know the difference. At least, not until your head splits open into a toothy maw and rips your family apart. Actually, it isn't you anymore. You are dead. Your body has been infected...by a Parasyte! Alien Parasytes are living among us, feeding on innocent people and hiding the evidence. With their fearsome strength and shape shifting ability, the Parasytes are virtually unstoppable. Only Shin, a high school senior whose left hand was infected by a Parasyte, knows of their existence. It's a heavy burden to bear, one which until now, he's had to bear alone. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Premium Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Premium Edition - Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. Catch up with Hitosi Iwaaki's chilling and oddly humorous manga series with these backlist collections! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. Catch up with Hitosi Iwaaki's chilling and oddly humorous manga series with these backlist collections! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. Winner of the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for "Best Manga Series!" The evil Parasytes have sent a private investigator to learn all they can about Shin, the one person who is a threat to their plans. When Shin turns the investigator against his employers, the Parasytes use swift and violent force to see that their secret doesn't get out. The intelligent story, gritty action, and wonderfully drawn manga is accessible to manga fans and non fans alike. Find out why Parasyte is one of the best stories of alien invasion ever written! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. Shin try's to mourn Kana and his apparent lack of emotion over the loss worries him. Fearing that he's losing his humanity and slowly becoming a parasyte, he struggles with the way he's losing control of his life. If that wasn't enough Shin also has to contend with Hirokawa's political reach, and face a Parasyte unlike any he and Lefty have faced before -- it's faster, stronger, and smarter than the others, and seems impossible to kill! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. What is Tamara Rockford up to? That's the question that everyone is asking in the latest installment of the sci-fi manga, Parasyte. The other Parasytes think she's conspiring against them. The detective Kuramori thinks she slaughtered his family; and Lefty suspects that she holds the key to bringing peace between Parasytes and humans. When everyone converges in the public park, things are bound to get nasty. Can Tamara's message of peace be heard in the midst of so much hatred? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 184 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. Our planet has been invaded by Parasytes -- alien creatures that take over their hosts' bodies and turn the victims into killing machines. So far, they've had the upper hand. Their ability to morph their appearance and blend in, combined with their super-human strength and regenerative powers make them nearly unstoppable. The Japanese government is now striking back. Shin, one of only two humans to co-exist with a Parasyte, has been recruited to join a military raid on the Parasytes' stronghold. But he's not the only civilian involved -- a serial killer who makes Hannibal Lecter look tame has been released from prison to join the assault. As the hunter becomes the hunted, the line between good and evil grows even more blurred. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. The award-winning sci-fi/horror series of graphic terror! The police raid on the Parasyte stronghold of City Hall isn't going quite as planned. The Parasytes' secret weapon, the invulnerable fighter Goro, is slaughtering police and military forces. To make matters worse, the serial killer that the police brought in to identify Parasytes has escaped. With the official assault a disaster, it is now up to Shin and Lefty to face Goro alone. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 184 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitosi Iwaaki. The Parasyte threat is finally over... almost. One Parasyte remains: Goto, who holds 5 Parasytes in one body and can morph all of his limbs to deadly effect. He single-handedly killed an entire military battalion during the City Hall raid. Shin has escaped from Goto twice now, but only with Lefty's help. Now Lefty is gone, and Shin will have to confront Goto one last time. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.95.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade–and take control of–a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret–except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shin looks like an ordinary high school boy, but he has a terrible secret: an alien parasite has infected his body. This mysterious creature is ruthless, deadly, and utterly indifferent to human suffering . . . and it is beginning to assert itself over Shin. As Shin fights for control of his body, can he also hold on to his humanity? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Aliens parasites have invaded Earth and taken over the minds of ordinary people. Shin has been infected with a parasite, but he still can think and act for himself. Now hes been approached by two mysterious victims of the invasion: Tamiya, a beautiful schoolteacher, and Shimada, another student. What do the aliens want with humanity… and with Shin? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

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Kodansha Edition - Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Aliens parasites have invaded Earth and taken over the minds of ordinary people. Shin has been infected with a parasite, but he still can think and act for himself. Now hes been approached by two mysterious victims of the invasion: Tamiya, a beautiful schoolteacher, and Shimada, another student. What do the aliens want with humanity… and with Shin? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shinichi, an ordinary high school student, is the only one who knows that aliens have invaded Earth and are controlling the minds of thousands of unwitting victims. Its a secret too dangerous to share . . . but too big to cover up. Then Shinichi meets Kana, a brave young girl with a strange gift that may allow her to detect the alien parasites. Has Shinichi at last found an ally to combat these creatures? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 306 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

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Kodansha Edition - Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shinichi, an ordinary high school student, is the only one who knows that aliens have invaded Earth and are controlling the minds of thousands of unwitting victims. Its a secret too dangerous to share . . . but too big to cover up. Then Shinichi meets Kana, a brave young girl with a strange gift that may allow her to detect the alien parasites. Has Shinichi at last found an ally to combat these creatures? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 306 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shinichi was just an ordinary high school student, until his body was invaded by a parasite, a horrifying alien being. Now Shinichi is a monster with a human face . . . and a human conscience. He is unlike anything else in the world–part man, part alien, and caught in a desperate struggle to save his own soul Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 306 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

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Kodansha Edition - Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shinichi was just an ordinary high school student, until his body was invaded by a parasite, a horrifying alien being. Now Shinichi is a monster with a human face . . . and a human conscience. He is unlike anything else in the world–part man, part alien, and caught in a desperate struggle to save his own soul Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 306 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki.Shinichi has been hiding his true nature from the world: His body has been colonized by an alien being, and now hes halfhuman, halfalien. The other alien invaders, led by the cruel and beautiful Tamura, have discovered his secret. Shinichi is a threat to their plan to destroy the human race–a threat that these ruthless creatures will no longer ignore! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 290 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki.Shinichi has been hiding his true nature from the world: His body has been colonized by an alien being, and now hes halfhuman, halfalien. The other alien invaders, led by the cruel and beautiful Tamura, have discovered his secret. Shinichi is a threat to their plan to destroy the human race–a threat that these ruthless creatures will no longer ignore! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 290 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shinichi is both man and monster. Hes an ordinary high school student whose body has been invaded by an alien parasite. And he alone knows a terrible secret: The aliens are plotting the destruction of humankind. Now Shinichi is the target–for both the government and the alien invaders–in a hunt that will lead to a terrifying, bloody showdown! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 290 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

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Kodansha Edition - Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shinichi is both man and monster. Hes an ordinary high school student whose body has been invaded by an alien parasite. And he alone knows a terrible secret: The aliens are plotting the destruction of humankind. Now Shinichi is the target–for both the government and the alien invaders–in a hunt that will lead to a terrifying, bloody showdown! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 290 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Kodansha Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shinichi vows to destroy Goto, one of the deadliest of the alien parasites that have invaded Earth–and peoples bodies. But at the moment of truth, Shinichi discovers something unexpected in his heart: sympathy for the monster. Soon Shinichi, who harbors his own alien parasite, will come to a stunning realization about the dark side of human nature–and his own soul! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 290 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

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Kodansha Edition - Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Shinichi vows to destroy Goto, one of the deadliest of the alien parasites that have invaded Earth–and peoples bodies. But at the moment of truth, Shinichi discovers something unexpected in his heart: sympathy for the monster. Soon Shinichi, who harbors his own alien parasite, will come to a stunning realization about the dark side of human nature–and his own soul! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 290 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $10.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Original English Translation by Andrew Cunningham. Additional Translation by Stephen Paul. The sci-fi horror manga classic returns, in a fully-colorized, premium-quality hardcover for the first time! They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist the host's body into any abominable shape they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shin managed to arrest the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 362 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Original English Translation by Andrew Cunningham. Additional Translation by Stephen Paul. They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist the host's body into any abominable shape they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shin managed to arrest the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 362 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Original English Translation by Andrew Cunningham. Additional Translation by Stephen Paul. They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist their hosts's bodies into any abominable shapes they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. No one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi managed to stop the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Original English Translation by Andrew Cunningham. Additional Translation by Stephen Paul. They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist their hosts's bodies into any abominable shapes they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. No one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi managed to stop the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Original English Translation by Andrew Cunningham. Additional Translation by Stephen Paul. Shinichi was just an ordinary high school student, until his body was invaded by a parasite, a horrifying alien being. Now Shinichi is a monster with a human face... and a human conscience. He is unlike anything else in the world-part man, part alien, and caught in a desperate struggle to save his own soul. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 296 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Original English Translation by Andrew Cunningham. Additional Translation by Stephen Paul. The sci-fi horror manga classic returns, in a fully-colorized, premium-quality hardcover for the first time! If you've never read the story of Shinichi and the polite and murderous alien infesting his right arm--or even if you already own the series--there's never been a better way to collect it. Presented in eight volumes containing about 300 pages of manga each. They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist their hosts's bodies into any abominable shapes they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. No one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi managed to stop the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? For more than 30 years, new generations of readers have been riveted to this unlikely buddy story that unfolds amid a world of monstrosities that never stay hidden for long. Since its first release, in 1988, Parasyte has inspired live-action films, spinoffs, and, in 2015, a global hit anime series. The Full Color Collection presents Hitoshi Iwaaki's original manga in hardcover for the first time, with each page carefully colorized and a revised translation for 2022. There's never been a better time to stay up late and get your hand on Parasyte! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in.,272 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $24.00

Add to cart Near Mint $24.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Gengoroh Tagame. Cover by Chip Kidd. Translated by Vincent WJ van Gerven Oei. Introduction by Edmund White. A classic comics collection from "The Tom of Finland of Japan," now in paperback! The often violent, visceral, and always provocative style of Japanese manga legend Gengoroh Tagame, one of the originators of Japanese bear culture, comes to life like never before in The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, a new edition of the artist's first English-language collection. Known as "The Tom of Finland of Japan," Tagame is celebrated around the world for his groundbreaking work, masterful imagery, and craft, as well as an unbridled exploration of bondage, lust, passion, and romance.This first English paperback edition includes ten short stories dating from the late 1990s to the early 2010s, with an introduction by celebrated novelist and biographer Edmund White, as well as an essay and new jacket design by acclaimed novelist and graphic designer Chip Kidd. With its over-the-top explicitness, this intense collection of erotic stories depicting scenes of BDSM between hypermasculine men, The Passion of Gengoroh Tagameis a must-have for Tagame fans, as well as fans of bear cultures in general. Produced by veteran "Japanist'' Anne Ishii and filmmaker Graham Kolbeins, the book also contains sixteen full-page color illustrations. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $28.00

Add to cart Near Mint $28.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Gengoroh Tagame. Cover by Chip Kidd. Translated by Vincent WJ van Gerven Oei. The long-awaited second English language anthology from the master of "bara" manga. Kings, monks, cops, athletes: no manly man is safe from the deliciously depraved fantasies of gay manga master Gengoroh Tagame. In this unabashedly adult collection of BDSM comics, Tagame serves up what his fans love best: elaborate, sensational, beautifully rendered erotica. The long-awaited follow-up to Tagame's breakthrough collection, The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame Vol. 2 features a treasure trove of long and short stories previously unpublished in English, accompanied by original essays and an exclusive new interview with the internationally renowned cartoonist. With its over-the-top explicitness, this intense collection of erotic stories depicting scenes of BDSM between hypermasculine men, The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame is a must-have for Tagame fans as well as fans of "Bara" manga (manga created primarily by gay men for a gay male audience) and bear cultures in general. Produced by veteran "Japanist" Anne Ishii and filmmaker Graham Kolbeins, with a jacket design by longtime Tagame fan and acclaimed graphic designer, Chip Kidd. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 400 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $34.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Serving in the Dark!" Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Path of the Assassin, called Hanzo no Mon in Japan, is the story of Hattori Hanzo, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu was the shogun who would unite Japan into one great nation. But before he could do that, he had to grow up and learn how to love the ladies! As the secret caretaker of such an influential future leader, not only does Hanzo use vast and varied ninja talents, but in living closely with Ieyasu, he forms a close friendship with the young shogun. ? Published in original Japanese format and unretouched which keeps the art intact. ? This is a fifteen-volume story starring the legendary ninja and Kill Bill reference Hattori Hanzo. Hardcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 316 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Serving in the Dark!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

Path of the Assassin, called Hanzo no Mon in Japan, is the story of Hattori Hanzo, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu was the shogun who would unite Japan into one great nation. But before he could do that, he had to grow up and learn how to love the ladies! As the secret caretaker of such an influential future leader, not only does Hanzo use vast and varied ninja talents, but in living closely with Ieyasu, he forms a close friendship with the young shogun.

Published in original Japanese format and unretouched which keeps the art intact.

This is a fifteen-volume story starring the legendary ninja and Kill Bill reference Hattori Hanzo.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 316 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Serving in the Dark!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

Path of the Assassin, called Hanzo no Mon in Japan, is the story of Hattori Hanzo, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu was the shogun who would unite Japan into one great nation. But before he could do that, he had to grow up and learn how to love the ladies! As the secret caretaker of such an influential future leader, not only does Hanzo use vast and varied ninja talents, but in living closely with Ieyasu, he forms a close friendship with the young shogun.

Published in original Japanese format and unretouched which keeps the art intact.

This is a fifteen-volume story starring the legendary ninja and Kill Bill reference Hattori Hanzo.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 316 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Sand and Flower!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

It's not easy being Hattori Hanzo. If he's not teaching Leyasu, the young, future shogun, how to love, then he's behind the scenes, teaching Leyasu how not to die in case of a momentary lapse of protection. If you thought you had a tough job, try taking a pudgy, protected youngster, and making him into the leader who will unite Japan under his single rule. From the creators of Lone Wolf & Cub comes a series about two young men bound to a nation's potential future at a time when Japan was in transition from a warlike feudal state into an era of bureacracy and infighting.

Another quasi-historical tale from the masters of Japanese samurai culture, Path of the Assassin shows a side of feudal Japan that entertains with action as well as political drama.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 312 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Comparison of a Man!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

Koike and Kojima's story of the famed ninja, Hanzo Hattori and his trials and tribulations protecting the shogun-to-be, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Each page builds upon the relationship between the two warrirors and the women they love. Path of the Assassin, printed in the same size format as Lone Wolf and Cub and Samurai Executioner, this title is a wonderful addition to the Koike and Kojima samurai collection.

Published in the original Japanese format and unretouched which keeps the art intact.

This is a fifteen-volume story starring the legendary ninja and Kill Bill reference Hanzo Hattori.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 312 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Man Who Altered the River's Flow!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

War! Ninjas! Love! Political intrigue! It's all packed into Path of the Assassin.

Drafted by classic samurai manga creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima of Lone Wolf and Cub fame, Path of the Assassin is the story of a young shogun on his way to unite Japan, and the trusty ninja assigned to protect him. Be it in crafty maneuverings of war, political push and pull, or bedroom adventures, young Hattori Hanzo will not be kept from his duties.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Battle of One Hundred and Eight Days!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

It's a battle of ninja vs. ninja, with all the stops pulled out and every trick in the book. Well, almost every trick.

Our protagonist/ninja, Hanzo's young ninja wife, Tsukumo, must avenge her father's death at the hands of another shadow warrior, but he's as crafty as they come. This mystical, imaginative faceoff consumes all 300-plus pages of this action-stuffed volume.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 312 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Life's Greatest Difficulty!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

If Art of War tactics and ninjitsu arts pique your interest, Path of The Assassin is the quasi historical samurai manga you've been waiting for! From the legendary comics creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima of Lone Wolf and Cub fame comes the story of Japan's greatest shogun and his rise to power through the battles and intrigues of his late teens. Central to the story is a young ninja who must go to great lengths in order to secure victory for the boy who would become the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Based loosely on fabled tales of the age, Path of the Assassin is an exciting and sexy series. And at the same trim size as past Koike/Kojima titles, it's a must-have for collectors of the influential creators' works.

The popular pocket-sized books are packed thick with action, bushido, and super-complex strategy!

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Center of the World!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

Warning! Reading this series might not only entertain you in many ways, but it might be somewhat educational as well!

Let's start with ninja skills, samurai period drama, and sexy teens. Yes, we have them all in one informative, semi-historical series from the famed creators of Lone Wolf and Cub, Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima.

It's the story of to-be shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, in his late teens, battling and politicking his way to the leadership of Edo-era Japan. To do so, he must survive assasination attempts, political sabotage, bloody battlefields, and a ferocious wife. And he does this with the help of his friend and vassal, the unstoppable ninja Hattori Hanzo. Heard these names before? That's because they're a revered part of Japan's (sometimes secret) past!

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Shinobi with Extending Fists!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

If Sun Tzu's Art of War and Musashi's Book of Five Rings were to be drawn into a manga, then Path of the Assassin would be that manga. An impenetrable castle must be defeated, the country's best samurai swayed, competing warlords politicked and tricked into line. All this sounds technical and textbook, so how does it turn out to be so sexy and dramatic and fun?

Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima (Lone Wolf & Cub) are masters of samurai storytelling, and Path of the Assassin is no slouch when it comes to action, drama, tactics, sex, love, honor, and a terrific, engaging story.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 312 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Battle for Power: Part 1 of 2!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

The world of samurai and ninja is not just killing, politics, intrigue, and actioin. It's also about family, spirit, love, and sex. If there were ever an issue of Path of the Assassin that could be entitled "the sex issue," this would probably be it. Not just the act of sex, but the feelings, doubts, methods, results, and politics of sex. The results can mean a son or daughter fated to the politics of advantage and danger. The doubts can lead to an unfocused mind. The methods can be a result of doubt, but can be their own distraction as well. The feelings can be good, bad, and ugly. And all of these elements amount to the politics of sex.

However, if you fear that all this talk of sex means this volume of Path of the Assassin lacks the the expected swordplay, gushing blood, and drama you've come to love, well please don't worry. Rather the sexplay only provides a framework for those standards, making for an oddly exciting volume of our samurai/ninja tale of conquest.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Battle for Power: Part 2 of 2!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

The fighting clans of pre-Tokugawa Japan are gathering their arms and are on the move. Classic historical warlords, such as Takeda Shingen, Oda Nobunaga, and a young Ieyasu Tokugawa himself take the field in this quasi-historical graphic novel series, Path of the Assassin.

This volume of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's rich series finds Ieyasu both fighting for his life and looking to the future.

First, a couple of eerie and mysterious ninja try to take his life, but find themselves foiled by the increasingly able ninja Hattori Hanzo. And then a nation's tribes face off and spin through intrigue and tactical webworks, all while fascinatingly dark ninja politics weave subtext and sexy action throughout the masterly drafted pages.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 296 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Hikuma Castle!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

Ninjas, samurai, hot lovin', political intrigue, and gold! Path of the Assassin has it all in spades! Hanzo, the heroic ninja for the future shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, has been in some tight situations before, but nothing like the trap set for him by a ninja from a competing warlord's clan! And to settle this trickery, a sexy battle of wits and weapons. Meanwhile, Tokugawa is moving across the battlefield on his way to Japan's future.

Path of the Assassin is a pinnacle in (Lone Wolf and Cub creators) Koike and Kojima's fantastic and seemingly unending stable of awesome samurai manga. And as usual, these works don't wane as they draw toward their final volumes!

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Three Foot Battle!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

The march continues as Japan's future shogun moves to the center of Japan to claim it as his own. But along the way he'll have to deal with intense and complicated politics, strange and sometimes perverted fighting techniques, and a rapidly changing samurai culture in old Japan. And often the history of Japan all rests on the wiles of shogun-to-be Ieyasu's clever and loyal ninja, Hattori Hanzo.

Lone Wolf & Cub creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima are experts at weaving an intense and sometimes oddly sensational yarn, and this quasi-historical tale of a young man's rise to the top of samurai politics doesn't pull any punches.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Hateful Burden!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

In the politics, struggles, and battles that lead to the birth of a nation, sometimes even good people must die at the hands of allies. And now it's down to only a few warlords of Edo-era Japan.

History already tells the story of the victor, but the real guts of Path of the Assassin lie in the characters behind the scenes--the ninja warriors doing the dirty work. Theirs is a story of families and war and intrigue, only far more mysterious and untold.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "Bad Blood: Part 1 of 2!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

Assassins have been cast as the sensual and shadowy villains throughout history, but their exploits have never been so fully realized as they are within the pages of Path of the Assassin. From the most intense sword fight, to a silent poisoning, no job has been too much for the infamous Hattori Hanzo. Now, the stage is set for Tokugawa Ieyasu's destiny to be fulfilled, and with Hanzo watching his back, can anything stop him from uniting Japan?

For the past fourteen volumes Hanzo's long walk down the tightrope of political intrigue and human melodrama has been bloody, dramatic, and awe inspiring.

Every page filled with the densely researched and poignant delivery you've come to expect from the godfathers of samurai manga.

Lone Wolf and Cub creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, experts of gekiga samurai manga, deliver the penultimate volume of Path of the Assassin.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Bad Blood Part 2 of 2!"

Written by Kazuo Koike. Art and cover by Goseki Kojima.

Koike and Kojima's tale of how the ninja Hattori Hanzo helped Tokugawa Ieyasu become the shogun who united Japan is in its fifteenth and final volume. All of the action, suspense, political intrigue, and love will come to an end. But before Ieyasu can claim his position, there will be much misery, murder, and tragedy on this already blood-soaked road.

The path to the shogunate is a long and arduous journey, made easier by such a vassal as Hattori Hanzo, but in this last volume of Path of the Assassin, Koike and Kojima will tell us just how difficult that journey can be.

Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

NOTE: 'Instead of the many stories of the episodic Samurai Assassin, Koike and Kojima are unfolding a huge story arc, with comparable artfulness.' - Booklist

Cover price $9.95.