Anno Domini 1620. Europe is riven with the conflagrations that will grow into the Thirty Years War. Catholic and Protestant forces clash across battlefields ruled by sword and gunpowder alike, and mercenaries of every stripe ply their trade. Among them is Issak, a lone Japanese warrior bearing a matchlock of strange design, and fighting in service to his sworn mission-to find and kill the man who murdered his master and fled Japan for the other side of the world.Meticulously researched and gorgeously illustrated, Issak is the next character-driven, historical action epic that fans of Vinland Saga can sink their teeth into.
After barely rescuing Zetta from a witch-burning mob, Issak and the party make haste for the safety of Mergentheim, headquarters of the Teutonic Order of knights. They hope to secure safe passage out of hostile territory with the brotherhood, and to continue their search for Heinrich’s missing brother. But when they arrive, they find the fortress curiously abandoned and the gate battered off its hinges. Before they can make sense of the situation, they come under attack from an unfamiliar foe and are forced to retreat inside, knowing full well they are falling further into a trap.