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

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Sanpei Shirato. 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. 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.