Over 650 pages of samurai battles, bloodshed, and bitter rivalries! Rin's seemingly immortal protector, Manji, is helping her destroy the eccentric, bloodthirstyItto-ryusword school that ambushed and killed her parents. While Manji has his hands full with a trio of devious assassins, Rin decides to make her way across Edo to search for the murderousItto-ryuleader Anotsu Kagehisa on her own! Will Manji find her before Anotsu does? This volume also features the debut of the mysteriousMugai-ryuwarriors, who will become major players in this revenge epic from a modern manga master!Hiroaki Samurais a Japanese writer/illustrator and creator ofBlade of the Immortal, as well as several other short works. He has also done various illustrations for magazines.US