Path of the Assassin (Hanzō no mon in Japan) is the story of Hattori Hanzō, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu, the shogun who would unite Japan into one great nation. As the secret caretaker of such an influential future leader, not only does Hanzō use vast and varied ninja talents, but in living closely with Ieyasu, he forms a strong friendship with the young shogun. • Presented in original Japanese format and unretouched, which keeps the art intact. • This is a fifteen-volume story starring the legendary ninja and Kill Bill reference Hattori Hanzō. • For mature readers.
It's a battle of ninja vs. ninja, with all the stops pulled out and every trick in the book. Well, almost every trick. Our protagonist, Tsukumo—Hanzō Hattori's young ninja wife—must avenge her father's death at the hands of another shadow warrior, but he's as crafty as they come. This mystical, imaginative face-off consumes all three-hundred-plus pages of this action-stuffed volume. • Penned by legendary Lone Wolf and Cub creator Kazuo Koike, Path of the Assassin packs historical fiction and fine art in yet another classic samurai series from Dark Horse. • For mature readers.