{"product_id":"the-legend-of-kamui-volume-one-shirato-sanpei-paperback","title":"The Legend of Kamui: Volume One -- Shirato Sanpei, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe iconic series that launched the alt-manga bible GARO becomes available in English for the very first time. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Kamui\u003c\/i\u003e serves up clashing swords and class struggle to create a timeless political allegory set in feudal Japan. This ten-volume series is a must-have for fans of samurai and ninja manga and anime, and of other giants of postwar manga like Tezuka Osamu, Mizuki Shigeru, Tsuge Yoshiharu, and \u003ci\u003eLone Wolf \u003c\/i\u003eand Cub's Kojima Goseki. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally serialized between 1964 and 1971 in the legendary alt-manga magazine GARO, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Kamui\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by social historian and decorated academic Richard Rubinger with Noriko Rubinger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirato Sanpei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770467293","brand":"Shirato Sanpei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67444256702692,"sku":"9781770467293","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781770467293.jpg?v=1791014051","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-legend-of-kamui-volume-one-shirato-sanpei-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}