Hiroaki Samura

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    94 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 1998
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Gathering

2 - Blade of the Immortal (2001)

Book List in Order: 94 titles

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 2: Cry of the Worm

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 4: On Silent Wings

    Condemned to a life of warfare until he kills a thousand evil men, Manji, a skilled samurai swordsman, labors as the bodyguard for Rin, a woman who has vowed revenge for her father's murder. Original....

  • Blade of the Immortal : On Silent Wings

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 3: Dreamsong

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 5: On Silent Wings II

  • Blade of the Immortal : On Silent Wings II

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 6: Dark Shadows

  • Blade of the Immortal

    Gathering - 2

    To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies! Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins w...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 7: Heart of Darkness



  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 9: The Gathering II

    His droop-toed characters and hilarious sound effects have gained Don Martin worldwide recognition and acclaim as the seminal MAD artist and a master of the profoundly absurd cartoon! Packed with outrageous gags and unique humor, this is Don's hand-p...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 10: Secrets

    Anotsu Kagehisa, murderous leader of the rogue Itto-ryu, has journeyed to the mountains far from Edo to the romote Shingyoto-ryu dojo under invitation to bring the sword school under his wing. But instead of a warm welcome, Anotsu finds a dojo full o...

  • The Gathering

    Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality and to rid his eternal suffering and lift the curse, he must slay one thousand enemies, and his quest begins with a young girl who seeks revenge on her parents' killers....

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 11: Beasts

    His droop-toed characters and hilarious sound effects have gained Don Martin worldwide recognition and acclaim as the seminal MAD artist and a master of the profoundly absurd cartoon! Packed with outrageous gags and unique humor, this is Don's hand-p...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 12: Fall Frost

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 13: Mirror of the Soul

    Anotsu Kagehisa, master swordsman and leader of the rogue Itto-ryu dojo, has sheathed his blade for the moment to join in marriage with the daughter of yet another dojo soon to be brought under his dark wing. But for a man of action, the formal tradi...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 14: Last Blood

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 15: Trickster

    Kidnapped and bound by three Itto-ryü warriors, Rin is unable to warnher bodyguard Manji, the immortal swordsman, that he's heading into atrap. To make matters worse, the Itto-ryü possess a large dose ofkessen-satsu, the only poison known to damage...

  • Ohikkoshi

    These stories are told with the same bold, kinetic art style and brilliantly paced storytelling that Samura's Blade of the Immortal epic is famous for. The main offering, "Ohikkoshi," follows the turbulent paths of several twenty-something art studen...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 16: Shortcut

    As Rin frets over her bodyguard Manji's disappearance, she is surprised by the arrival of two traveling warriors, the feisty, headstrong Doa Yoshino and her huge, brutish companion, Isaku Yasono-okami. Rin quickly regrets her decision to let this str...



  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 17: On the Perfection of Anatomy

    Manji, the immortal swordsman, lies imprisoned in the bakufu stronghold of the mysterious Habaki Kagemura. Seeking to impart the life-extending powers of the Manji's kessen chu bloodworms to other humans, Kagimura orders his medical examiners to disc...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 18: The Sparrow Net

    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 s...

  • Badger Hole

    The time for reconnaissance, planning, and waiting is over! Rin and Doa, 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 ...

  • Demon Lair

    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...

  • Demon Lair II

    A prisoner subjected to Habaki Kagimura and crazy Doc Burando's twisted experiments for far too long, Manji finds himself closer to freedom than ever before - but several colorful villains block his way! While the shogun's executioner matches Manji a...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 22: Footsteps

    Hiroaki Samura's latest Blade of the Immortal volume finds Manji and Rin recovering from their harrowing escape out of Edo's underground prisons and finally confronting their odd relationship. Doa and Isaku have something important to announce when A...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 1: Blood of a Thousand

  • The Art of Blade of the Immortal

    Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal epic is a unique, expertly paced manga series that mixes Edo-era samurai grudge matches with anachronistic punk attitudes and mannerisms. It's also one of the longest-running manga series in the U.S.! Samura's s...

  • Snowfall at Dawn

    The showdown that fans have been waiting for begins here, as Manji and Shira finally cross swords! Although he's missing an arm, Manji's mystical healing powers still ensure that he's a formidable opponent -- but his greatest foe, the masochistic S...

  • Hiroaki Samura's Emerald and Other Stories

    Blade of the Immortal creator Hiroaki Samura is always in demand, and Dark Horse's new anthology Hiroaki Samura's Emerald and Other Stories collects seven powerful tales from the manga maestro that have appeared in Afternoon, Quick Japan, Flapper, an...



  • Blizzard

    Last volume's vicious battle continues -- and a popular, key character meets a grisly end! With the help of some new allies, Manji and Rin may have a fighting chance, but can a wounded and road-weary Magatsu hold his own against an invigorated, fre...

  • Mist on the Spider's Web

    With Hiroaki Samura's epic series completed in Japan, now's the time to catch up with Manji, Rin, and your favorite battling groups of anachronistic, enigmatic warriors! Anotsu Kagehisa's Itto-Ryu crew is splintered -- yet still deadly -- as Haba...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 28: Raining Chaos

    Another group of suicidal soldiers face off! Heads and limbs fly as the vicious grudge match between desperate rogue Anotsu and disgraced officer Habaki continues! Three weird Rokki-dan thugs catch up to the fleeing Itto-Ryu crew -- with unexpected...

  • Blade of the Immortal, Volume 29: Beyond Good and Evil

    Disgraced Edo officer Habaki and his strange group of Rokki-dan thugs turn a seemingly innocent harbor into a port of death — killing everyone who''s docked there just in case they''re working with Anotsu''s fleeing warriors! And when Manji, re...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 30: Vigilance

    The penultimate volume in the long-running series! A sleepy port town becomes the scene of slaughter and frantic, final battles, as disgraced Edo officer Habaki faces the man he's vowed to take down--the rascally Anotsu. While Manga and Rin are force...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 4

    Manji, the immortal samurai, is condemned to a life of combat until he slays a thousand evil men. He works as bodyguard for Rin, a young woman who seeks to avenge her father's murder at the hands of the deadly Kagehisa Anotsu. But even with Manji's i...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 5

    In her quest across feudal Japan to avenge the murder of her parents, Rin has seen too much death and agony. When she befriends a young boy, she is horrified to discover that his father is one of the band of assassins. Weary of blood, Rin now wishes ...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 6

    Anotsu Kagehisa has turned his Ittö-ryü into the most famous sword school in Japan, a dojo of outcasts and eccentrics who've slaughtered their way to the top of Japan's world of the blade. But as the old Japanese saying goes, "The nail that sticks ...

  • Final Curtain

    The harrowing, bone-crunching finale! Hiroaki Samura's long-running manga series ends with a massive, 280-page volume filled with action and suspense. Who will survive? Disgraced Edo officer Habaki faces the devious Anotsu in a decisive showdown, whi...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 7

    It is said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but couldn't he just be another enemy? Rin and her bodyguard, the immortal swordsman Manji, need to know the answer when they visit the headquarters of the mysterious Akagi assassins -- led by the b...



  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 8

    The immortal samurai, Manji, and his charge, Rin have lost their best chance to avenge the death of Rin's parents at the hands of Anotsu Kagehisa's renegade sword school, the deadly Itto-ryu. Manji and Rin's alliance with the mysterious Mugai-ryu ass...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 9

    While the immortal samurai, Manji, has his hands full with a trio of skillful and merciless killers of the renegade Ittö-ryü sword school, Manji's charge, Rin, prepares to make her way through government checkpoints to leave Edo and find Anotsu Kag...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 10

    Anotsu Kagehisa, murderous leader of the rogue Ittö-ryü, has journeyed to the mountains far from Edo to the romote Shingyötö-ryü dojo under invitation to bring the sword school under his wing. But instead of a warm welcome, Anotsu finds a dojo f...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 11

    After traveling a long and perilous road together, Rin and her immoral bodyguard, Manji, have become separated, Rin risking life and limb in her pursuit of her family's murderer, the ruthless Anotsu Kagehisa, leader of the outlaw Itto-Ryu sword schoo...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 12

    You'd think that Manji, the immortal swordsman, would have dispatched just about every sinister personality in feudal Japan on his mission to slay a thousand evil men. But instead of thinning out the vicious herd, he's only shaken loose the most vici...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 13

    Anotsu Kagehisa, master swordsman and leader of the rogue Itto-ryu dojo, has sheathed his blade for the moment to join in marriage with the daughter of a swordmaster whose dojo is to be brought under Onotsus’ dark wing. But for a man of action, the...

  • Last Blood

    Rin has spent countless days chasing the murderer of her parents, and now she has Anotsu Kagehisa where she wants him, but the deathly ill Anotsu is too sick for the honor-bound Rin to strike down. But such is not the case for the students of the Shi...

  • Trickster

    Kidnapped and bound by three Ittoryu 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-ryu possess a large dose of kessen-satsu, the only poison known to damage...

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 1

    A cursed, seemingly immortal warrior aids a young girl in her quest for revenge, as the students of a brutal new sword school tear a bloody path across Japan. Hiroaki Samura's massive manga series spawned an anime run, a spinoff novel, an art book, a...

  • Massacre

    There’s going to be a massacre at Edo Castle! While the bitter Kagimura believes that he’s sending his forces chasing after Anotsu and the entire Itto-ryu crew, Anotsu fakes them all out and risks his life in one mad dash back to Edo Castle groun...



  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 25

    The showdown that fans have been waiting for begins here, as Manji and Shira finally cross swords! Although he's missing an arm, Manji's mystical healing powers still ensure that he's a formidable opponent -- but his greatest foe, the masochistic S...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 26

    Last volume's vicious battle continues -- and a popular, key character meets a grisly end! With the help of some new allies, Manji and Rin may have a fighting chance, but can a wounded and road-weary Magatsu hold his own against an invigorated, fre...

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 2

    Rin continues her quest across feudal Japan to avenge the murder of her parents, joined by Manji--her seemingly immortal protector. The eccentric, bloodthirsty Ittö-ryü sword school tries to carve a path to Edo castle, led by the hated Anotsu as th...

  • Wave, Listen to Me!

    Ranked #6 among the male readers in 2016's This Manga is Amazing!, the stylish writings of Blade of the Immortal's Hiroaki Samura bring you the latest addition to the series! With her third show under her belt, Minare Koda's silver tongue has echoed ...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 27

    With Hiroaki Samura's epic series completed in Japan, now's the time to catch up with Manji, Rin, and your favorite battling groups of anachronistic, enigmatic warriors! Anotsu Kagehisa's Itto-Ryu crew is splintered -- yet still deadly -- as Haba...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 28

    Another group of suicidal soldiers face off! Heads and limbs fly as the vicious grudge match between desperate rogue Anotsu and disgraced officer Habaki continues! Three weird Rokki-dan thugs catch up to the fleeing Itto-Ryu crew -- with unexpected...

  • Vigilance

    The penultimate volume in the long-running series! A sleepy port town becomes the scene of slaughter and frantic, final battles, as disgraced Edo officer Habaki faces the man he's vowed to take down--the rascally Anotsu. While Manga and Rin are force...

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 3

    Over 650 pages of samurai battles, bloodshed, and bitter rivalries! Rin's seemingly immortal protector, Manji, is helping her destroy the eccentric, bloodthirsty Itto-ryu sword school that ambushed and killed her parents. While Manji has his hands fu...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 22

    Hiroaki Samura's latest Blade of the Immortal volume finds Manji and Rin recovering from their harrowing escape out of Edo's underground prisons and finally confronting their odd relationship. Döa and Isaku have something important to announce whe...

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 4

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 5

    Over 700 pages of samurai swordplay and grudge matches in one killer, value-priced collection! Featuring Hiroaki Samura's fast-paced "Mirror of the Soul," "Last Blood," and "Trickster" story arcs!

    Kidnapped and bound by three Itto-ryu warriors...

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 6

    With Hiroaki Samura's titanic tale hitting its midpoint, Rin begins to discover her skills as a warrior and strategist, as she makes new allies and resolves to find the missing Manji. Her immortal swordsman is imprisoned and being tortured in an unde...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 16: Shortcut

    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...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 17: On the Perfection of Anatomy

    Manji, the immortal swordsman, lies imprisoned in the bakufu stronghold of the mysterious Habaki Kagemura. Seeking to impart the life-extending powers of the Manji’s kessen chu bloodworms to other humans, Kagimura orders his medical examiners to di...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 18: The Sparrow Net

    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...

  • Blade of The Immortal Volume 19: Badger Hole

    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’...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 20: Demon Lair

    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...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 21: Demon Lair II

    A prisoner subjected to Habaki Kagimura and crazy Doc Burando's twisted experiments for far too long, Manji finds himself closer to freedom than ever before -- but several colorful villains block his way! While the shogun's executioner matches Manj...

  • Blade of the Immortal Volume 29: Beyond Good and Evil

    Disgraced Edo officer Habaki and his strange group of Rokki-dan thugs turn a seemingly innocent harbor into a port of death -- killing everyone who's docked there just in case they're working with Anotsu's fleeing warriors! And when Manji, revenge-...

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 7

    Collecting the "Demon Lair" story arc, which features a massive prison escape helmed by young Rin, and "Footsteps," another key story arc that builds up to Blade of the Immortal's intense, multi-volume final battle!

    ! In the tunnels beneath Ed...

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 8

    The showdown that fans have been waiting for begins here, as Manji and Shira finally cross swords! Although he's missing an arm, Manji's mystical healing powers still ensure that he's a formidable opponent--but his greatest foe, the masochistic Sh...

  • Blade of the Immortal Omnibus Volume 10

    The harrowing, bone-crunching finale!

    Hiroaki Samura's long-running manga series ends with a massive, 704-page omnibus collection filled with action and suspense. Who will survive? Disgraced Edo officer Habaki faces the devious Anotsu in a dec...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 1

    From the legendary creator of Blade of the Immortal comes something completely different: the wild ride of one disgruntled young woman down the rapids of talk radio!

    Minare thought she was just venting to a stranger when she told a guy at a ba...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 2

    From the legendary creator of Blade of the Immortal comes something completely different: the wild ride of one disgruntled young woman down the rapids of talk radio!

    Minare thought she was just venting to a stranger when she told a guy at a ba...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 3

    From the legendary creator of Blade of the Immortal comes something completely different: the wild ride of one disgruntled young woman down the rapids of talk radio!

    Minare thought she was just venting to a stranger when she told a guy at a ba...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 4

    As Minare struggles to establish an identity for her radio show and for herself as a radio personality, she enters the recording booth for the fourth time devoid of good ideas. A clever script from veteran writer Kureko helps save the episode, but wh...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 1

    Blade of the Immortal returns in deluxe hardcover editions, collecting Hiroaki Samura''s epic series for the first time in its original 7x10 serialized format.

    A cursed, seemingly immortal warrior aids a young girl in her quest for revenge, as...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 2

    Blade of the Immortal returns in deluxe hardcover editions, collecting Hiroaki Samura's epic series for the first time in its original 7x10 serialized format.A young survivor continues her quest across feudal Japan to avenge the murder of her parents...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 5

    Staying true to the time-honored adage "fake it till you make it," Minare continues her journey as a fledgling radio DJ, bullshitting her way to the top one show at a time. Meanwhile, veteran scriptwriter Kureko announces he’s making a career shift...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 6

    As Minare Koda continues to grow as a radio host week by week, one day, she's assigned to accompany Mizhuho and Kureko to Wassamu for some on-site research. But soon after arriving, they're abducted by a shady religious group and coerced into produci...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 3

    Over 650 pages of samurai battles, bloodshed, and bitter rivalries!A young survivor's seemingly immortal protector, Manji, is helping her destroy the eccentric, bloodthirsty Itto-ryu sword school that ambushed and killed her parents. While Manji has ...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 7

    On her quest to take over the world via late-night radio (or at least make a decent living), Minare finds herself enlisted as an MC for an inter-station event called Valentine Radio. Meanwhile, her curry shop coworker, Makie, is secretly taking steps...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 4

    Over 600 blood-soaked pages, collecting Hiroaki Samura's captivating Secrets, Fall Frost, and Beasts story arcs!Rin's purportedly immortal protector, Manji, was enlisted to help her hunt down the ruthless Itto-ryü sword school that murdered her ...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 8

    Host of the weekly FM wonder Wave, Listen to Me, Minare finds herself enlisted as an MC for an inter-station event called Valentine Radio. Then one day, Minare receives a message from a listener on her show’s social media account beseeching her hel...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 5

    Over 700 pages of samurai swordplay and grudge matches in one killer, value-priced collection, featuring Hiroaki Samura’s fast-paced “Mirror of the Soul,” “Last Blood,” and “Trickster” story arcs! Kidnapped a...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 6

    Over 800 pages of gripping samurai action and tension! With Hiroaki Samura’s titanic tale hitting its midpoint, Rin begins to discover her skills as a warrior and strategist, as she makes new allies and resolves to find the missing Manji.Her im...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 7

    In the tunnels beneath Edo Castle, Rin and Doa search for their missing loved ones and face a seemingly endless run of strange foes.Dishonored military leader Kagimura must destroy Anotsu and the hated Itto-ryu school, so he forms the new Rokki-dan g...

  • Die Wergelder 3

    OLD GHOSTS COME TO CALLåç Wergelder: In Germanic law, the money paid by a murderer or his family to the victim’s family in atonement. Reeling from a roller coaster of revelations, Shinobu and her ragtag band of allies must contend with capable fo...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 9

    Overcoming a late-fall earthquake and other trials, Minare Koda has exhibited steady growth in her skills as a radio host. But on the eve of Valentine Radio, the biggest talk radio event in Hokkaido, yet another curve ball is thrown her way. Assistan...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 8

    It's time for the epic showdown fan have been waiting for—Manji against Shira!Despite having lost one of his arms, Manji's rapid healing abilities mean he's still a formidable opponent, but the sadistic Shira has some incredibly depraved tricks...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 9

    While Anotsu's strange crew of Itto-ryu are splintered and fatigued, Habaki Kagimura's group of suicidal Rokki-dan soldiers is hot on their heels.Paths cross, swords clash, and all the pieces begin to fall into place for a ferocious final battle in t...

  • Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 10

    The bloody, bone-crunching finale!Hiroaki Samura's manga epic ends in this massive deluxe hardcover with over 700 pages of strange sword-fighting action!Disgraced Edo officer Habaki faces the devious Anotsu in a decisive showdown, while Manji, Rin, a...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 10

    From the legendary creator of Blade of the Immortal comes something completely different: the wild ride of one disgruntled young woman down the rapids of talk radio!Mizuho’s concerted efforts to help advance Minare’s career lead her s...

  • Wave, Listen to Me! 11

    From the legendary creator of Blade of the Immortal comes something completely different: the wild ride of one disgruntled young woman down the rapids of talk radio!Minare's tired of men, she's tired of work, and she's tired of being told she's t...

  • Snegurochka of the Spring Breeze

    Winner of the Excellence Award in Manga at the 2014 Japan Media Arts Festival, this deeply researched political drama from the creator of Blade of the Immortal transports us to the frigid fringes of the nascent Soviet Union of the 1930s. Rich with th...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Hiroaki Samura has published 94 books.

The next book by Hiroaki Samura, Snegurochka of the Spring Breeze, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Hiroaki Samura, Blade of the Immortal Volume 2: Cry of the Worm, was published in April 1998.

Yes. Hiroaki Samura has 1 series.
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