Blade of the Immortal TPB (1997-2015 Dark Horse) comic books 2006-2008

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Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Trickster!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #99-105.

Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.

Kidnapped and bound by three Itto-ryü warriors, Rin is unable to warn her bodyguard Manji, the immortal swordsman, that he's heading into a trap. To make matters worse, the Itto-ryü possess a large dose of kessen-satsu, the only poison known to damage Manji's blood and severely cripple his regenerative abilities. And is Mugai-ryü assassin Giichi following Manji in order to help rescue Rin ... or will he just stick around long enough to finish off any survivors?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

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Volume 15 - 2nd and later printings. "Trickster!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #99-105.

Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.

Kidnapped and bound by three Itto-ryü warriors, Rin is unable to warn her bodyguard Manji, the immortal swordsman, that he's heading into a trap. To make matters worse, the Itto-ryü possess a large dose of kessen-satsu, the only poison known to damage Manji's blood and severely cripple his regenerative abilities. And is Mugai-ryü assassin Giichi following Manji in order to help rescue Rin ... or will he just stick around long enough to finish off any survivors?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

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Volume 16 - 1st printing. "Shortcut!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #106-111.

Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.

As Rin frets over her bodyguard Manji's disappearance, she is surprised by the arrival of two traveling warriors, the feisty, headstrong Döa Yoshino and her huge, brutish companion, Isaku Yasono-ökami. Rin quickly regrets her decision to let this strange couple stay with her, but her detective work takes priority when she returns to the stronghold of Habaki Kagamura to search for Manji.

Meanwhile, Kagimura's medical examiners begin to test the seemingly immortal Manji, who is imprisoned, chained, and a very unwilling toy in their merciless hands!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. "On the Perfection of Anatomy!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #112-117.

Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.

Manji, the immortal swordsman, lies imprisoned in the bakufu stronghold of the mysterious Habaki Kagimura. Seeking to impart the life-extending powers of Manji's kessen-chu bloodworms to other humans, Kagimura orders his medical examiners to discover the secrets of Manji's amazing regenerative abilities. Using a series of convicts as live subjects in an increasingly grisly series of twisted experiments, Burando, Kagimura's lead medical examiner, begins to grow more desperate and sickened with each horrifying failure. And through it all, Manji lives, and regenerates, and bides his time for the moment that he can pay back his tormentors...limb by limb! Dark, violent, and yet possessing subtle emotional depth, Blade re-invents the traditional period samurai tale by imbuing it with a streetwise modernist sensibility to create an epic tale of incomparable skill and audacious reach.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W. MATURE READERS

Cover price $16.95.

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Volume 18 - 1st printing. "The Sparrow Net!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #118-126.

Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.

The immortality of the captive Manji is being sorely tested, as the horrifying experiments commanded by Habaki Kagimura in the dungeons below Edo castle continue. One of Kagimura's doctors, Ayame Burando, has already gone half-mad, tormented by the sickening mutilations intended to unlock the secret of passing Manji's amazing regenerative powers to others, and Burando's replacements have upped the ante with their utter incompetence. Meanwhile, Manji's charge, Rin, is desperately trying to find him, but Edo's brutal police are on her trail, and the race is on for Rin to free her immortal bodyguard before she joins him behind bars!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., B&W. MATURE READERS

Cover price $19.95.

Volume 19 - 1st printing. "Badger Hole!" Collects Blade of the Immortal (1996-2007) #127-131.

Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.

The time for reconnaissance, planning, and waiting is over! Rin and Döa, desperate to be reunited with their friends (or even reassured that they're alive), take their first bold steps in penetrating Edo Castle's defenses and foiling Kagimura's foul "immortality" experiments! A trip to an old doctor, a chance encounter with a high-strung peasant, and an appearance by a strange, all-new Itto-ryü warrior combine to make this volume an important series of encounters in persistent Rin's quest to find Manji and Isaku-and in her own growth as a warrior! The "Badger Hole" is a dank passageway that leads to an underground tunnel system beneath Edo Castle.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., 168 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

Cover price $17.95.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. "Demon Lair!"

Story and Art by Hiroaki Samura.

A massive, 280-page volume brings readers back into the "Badger Hole" with Rin and Doa, as they make some shocking discoveries and finally find their missing companions! When Rin bumps into Toraemon, the unfortunate assistant to crazy Doc Burando and witness to his disgusting "immortality experiments," it seems that breaking Manji free will be a breeze. Not so. Getting Manji out of Edo's nightmarish underground cells and dank tunnel systems will be just as arduous as the ordeal of locating him was! More secrets about fan-favorite Döa's past are revealed, and we get a bittersweet glimpse at her early years traveling with her beloved Isaku. Several old teams are reunited, a mind-blowing battle quickly starts and races us through most of this astonishing volume, and an old villain finally sees some pointed retribution at the hands of one of his prisoners! Let the breakout battle in the "Demon Lair" begin!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., 280 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

Cover price $19.95.