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Genres
Action, Martial Arts, Seinen, Drama, Historical, Adult, Mature
Summary
- Set in Japan's Edo period, Yamada Asaemon is the highest ranked executioner
- He's the third so-called "Decapitator Asaemon" of his family and is a stoic, dutiful man
- A complex historical drama about the depths of the human spirit and the stories of criminals
Description
In a prison world, there are few good stories, and this is the world of Kubikiri Asa, the beheader and master samurai under the Shogun. It's a world full of vengeance, greed, and violence. A world of depravity and sin. One man can set things straight if he can keep his wits. This is a story of extreme proportions, of sword study thick in tradition and with grim purpose, of blood rivers, agonizing screams, bondage, torture, and the evil prevalent in human failure. Drafted by the confirmed masters of the international medium of manga, Samurai Executioner is a shocking combination of darkness and fire, fine lines, and a fine man in the face of human decline.
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Published
1972 to 1976
Serialization
Shuukan Gendai
Where to read
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