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SHOKU: Complete Edition

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For the first time in 30 years, the half-apes return— cursed brothers bound to devour one another to survive. When the fugitive Shoku becomes entangled in a princess’s abduction, his path crosses with the royal archer Mikuura, the shepherd girl Yuri, and the relentless hunter Pamio. Amid betrayal and bloodshed, imperial armies, and hidden truths, Shoku bears the souls of his brothers and faces the final, desperate choice. The complete dark fantasy graphic novel, SHOKU, now collected in a single 336-page journey.

SHOKU #11 Finale

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The reappearance of Ku, once thought lost, holds the key to the rumors of Shoku’s fate and the half-apes’ limited lifespans. Is it truth, or deception? As the countless souls of the brothers within Shoku surge to return into Ku’s body, the final moment arrives— and Shoku makes his desperate choice. The final scene of Shoku’s journey!

SHOKU #10 Tempest

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Having absorbed nearly all of his brothers, Shoku uncovers Pamio’s secret. With the shocking truth of humans and half-apes revealed, he resolves to confront the emperor himself. But as he charges forth, the path is blocked—by the ruthless army of the empire…

SHOKU #9 The Last Brother

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Having consumed many of his brothers, Siku wields overwhelming power. As the two half-ape brothers clash, Mikuura learns of Yuma’s plan and rescues Yuri. But the moment suspicion stirs against Yuma, rage blinds him—and he falls into an impulse from which there is no return…

SHOKU #8 Iron Will

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Leaving the turmoil of the Sixfold Fortress behind, Shoku enters North Saha, the headquarters of the Half-Blood Hunters, alongside Mikuura and the others. But the place is already deserted, its people vanished—where his brother Siku now holds the captive Shoshoi. Meanwhile, the surviving hunters hiding within turn their threats on their own comrade, Pamio…

SHOKU #7 Shattered

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Another princess, Moi, plots with her vassal Ramnok to annihilate the half-apes. Unaware of this, the brothers gather to devour one another, while Shoku rages against them, desperate to make them come to their senses…

SHOKU #6 Above and Below

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The city within the Fortress descends into chaos under the rampage of Shoku and Muku. Mikuura still believes Shoshoi—captured by the Half-Blood Hunters—to be the princess. Meanwhile, Pamio pursues Yuma into the underground tunnels, only to encounter Shoku instead… And beneath the Fortress, a deadly conspiracy is already in motion.

SHOKU #5 Hunger

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Exhausted by the grim fate of consuming his own brothers, Shoku reaches the Sixfold Fortress with Shoshoi, guided by the whispers of the brothers’ souls. Meanwhile, Pamio, Mikuura, and Yuri also enter the fortress and make contact with the Half-Blood Hunters. But after sending Shoshoi inside alone, unease gnaws at Shoku—until an unexpected figure comes to meet him…

SHOKU #4 Brothers

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The Vengeance Force suffers a brutal defeat at the hands of Fuku. Amid the chaos, Shoku awakens the power he inherited from Ku. Driven by rage against Fuku’s betrayal, he leaves his brother in ruin, while Muku begins a ritual to forge the princess’s shadow-body into living flesh. Yet the will of the Vengeance Force general refuses to break, and as Mikuura’s resolve collides with Pameo, the Half-Blood Hunter, the clash only grows more entangled…

SHOKU #3 Legacy of Power

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The Vengeance Force descends upon Yuri’s village to punish the abduction of the princess. Mikuura and Yuri, each for their own reasons, are drawn into the campaign against the half-apes of the Turned Mountain. There, Shoku is awaited by his brother Fuku. As they speak of the mountain’s hidden truths, the Vengeance Force launches its assault— and Shoku begins to doubt Fuku’s true intentions…

SHOKU #2 Destiny

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Shoku carries out Muku’s command and abducts the princess. Mikuura, the lone survivor of the royal guard, encounters Yuri in a canyon and learns that Shoku’s destination is her village. Upon arriving, Shoku is confronted by his old brother Muku, who reveals the truth about the half-apes’ lifespan… From a legend thirty years past, the destiny of the half-apes unfolds— the rise of another princess, the relentless Half-Blood Hunters, and yet another brother who has been waiting for Shoku’s return.

SHOKU #1 The Fugitive

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Rumors spread across the Nima Gorge of a fearsome half-ape who escaped from prison. Shepherd girl Yuri, delivering a letter to a reclusive guardian, is threatened by brutal bandits. She is saved by none other than the fugitive himself—Shoku, the half-ape of legend. But Shoku never meant to rescue her. What he truly sought was the letter she carried. Inside was an order from another half-ape: kidnap the princess passing through the highlands. Though Shoku despises his own kind, he reluctantly sets off to carry out the task…