Die Wergelder

Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 168233032X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 450

Book Description
Wergelder: In Germanic law, the money paid by a murderer or his family to the victim's family in atonement. A mysterious deal goes down on a remote island known as a red light pleasure district. An insane fight between a blonde sniper and an assassin in a Chinese dress brings up questions about who the players are in this deal.

Die Wergelder 2

Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1642124605
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description
A mysterious murder takes place in a shopping arcade in China, while in Japan a yakuza gang discovers a large amount of money is missing. These volatile ingredients will combine to set off an explosion of violence on a remote island, that will eventually grow to consume more and more lives across the world!

Die Wergelder 3

Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1646510275
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An exquisitely drawn tale of vengeance, blood, and sex from creator of the classic samurai comic Blade of the Immortal! WHEN GIRL POWER LEADS TO GIRL VIOLENCE Wergelder: In Germanic law, the money paid by a murderer or his family to the victim's family in atonement. Shinobu left her remote island home a decade ago for the big city, but her return is an unceremonious one, uncovering the sordid nexus of a sleazy pleasure district, a shadowy multinational corporation, and ruthless yakuza dealing in unspeakable contraband. Now the prodigal daughter and her motley assortment of tentative allies is fighting back with whatever they can use! An international melding of extreme martial arts, gonzo ultra-violence, and dark humor from the Eisner award-winning creator of Blade of the Immortal, Hiroaki Samura!

As the Gods Will The Second Series

Author: Muneyuki Kaneshiro
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1682330974
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 191

Book Description

Ayanashi

Author: Yukihiro Kajimoto
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1642120030
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
In this world, humanity has been driven underground to live like moles, hiding from the fearsome monsters which roam the surface. The monsters are impervious to every sort of weapon known to man. The only ones with the power to defeat them…are the Ayanashi. One day, in one such underground city, a pair of siblings encounter a mysterious boy covered in wounds. The boy introduces himself as Holo, and in the following days slowly opens up to the pair…until a monster from the surface descends upon the city, laying waste to everything in its path. Holo stands to face the threat, brandishing a flaming short sword attached to his right arm. And so, the story of bringing light back to a world of everlasting darkness begins.

Hiroaki Samura's Emerald and Other Stories

Author:
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616550651
Category : Graphic novels
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
"Hiroaki Samura's Emerald and Other Stories collects seven powerful short pieces from the manga maestro that have appeared in various Japanese magazines. In 'Emerald,' Samura tells his first explosive adventure set in the Wild West, and a series of humorous vignettes about two motor-mouthed teen girls is woven through several other riveting tales. A masterful storyteller bounces around genres and time periods in this unique collection!" -- from publisher' sweb site.

The Ghost and The Lady

Author: Kazuhiro Fujita
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1682334619
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description

Ohikkoshi

Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
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 students as they fall in love, fall in lust, play in rock bands, ride motorbikes, eat, sleep (together), and try to avoid making life decisions while drunk. This romantic comedy is a "Japanese art school confidential" packed with absurd humor, obscure death metal references, and some expertly placed, dramatic revelations.

Wave, Listen to Me! 6

Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646599268
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
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 producing a radio show for the church. Then, after accidentally uncovering the cult's sinister plot involving sonic weaponry, Minare and co. have their stay extended indefinitely. Sensing foul play afoot, Nakahara and his band of would-be white knights rush from Sapporo to Wassamu to save the damsels in distress...plus Kureko!

Wave, Listen to Me! 4

Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1632368706
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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! LIKE WATER AND OIL As Minare struggles to establish an identity for her radio show and for herself as a radio personality, she enters the recording booth devoid of good ideas. A clever script from veteran writer Kureko helps save the episode, but when it's revealed that his days at the station may be numbered, Minare agonizes over the impact this will have on her assistant director Mizuho, who's idolized him since her school days...