BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL is the story about the ronin (masterless samurai) Manji who has killed innocents left and right on his master\'s orders. However, he eventually realizes that his master wasn\'t as good a guy as he thought, and assassinates him. Killing one\'s superior isn\'t very legal, and Manji finds himself one of the most wanted persons in Japan. Several police officers try to capture/ kill him, but only manage to end up as fodder for Manji\'s swords. After slaying a hundred officers, he is tired of living and wants to die, but he can\'t. Not until he has atoned for his slaughter. To make up for the hundred people he killed, he must now kill a thousand more. The story takes place in the 2nd year of Tenmei, which is approximately 1782-1783 in Gregorian years.

NATURALLY, THE STORY DOESN\'T END there, with Manji travelling all over Japan like an ambulating food processor (even though he could), but is sidetracked pretty much instantly into the first great story arc, the battle against the Itto-ryu, as Manji meets the orphan Rin. Rin has sworn revenge against those who murdered her parents, and, knowing about Manji\'s capacity to absorb wounds, begs him to help her. They start off with Manji telling her to simply go away, but pretty soon Manji finds himself entangled in the struggle against the killers of Rins parents - the almost superhuman Itto-ryu school of swordfighting.

Alternate title:
Mugen no Juunin
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Blade of the Immortal was serialized in Afternoon. The mangas were released from 9-22-1994 to 6-23-2005
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US release by Dark Horse Comics beginning 3-1-1997 with volume 15 due4 to release 2-15-2006