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Genres
Action, Martial Arts, Romance, Seinen, Drama, Historical
Summary
- The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for hundreds of years
- After the peace-making truce has been disbanded, the clans must kill for the title of ruler
- The descendants of the two clans are star-crossed lovers tragically torn by family rivalry
Description
The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years.
But not all the clan members are in agreement. Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death?
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Published
Feb 4, 2003 to Jun 15, 2004
Serialization
Young Magazine Uppers
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