Release #6 - Samurai Executioner Volume 6: Shinko the Kappa

From the creators of Lone Wolf and Cub comes Samurai Executioner. Before Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima created Itto Ogami, they created Kubikiri Asa, better known to Lone Wolf readers as Decapitator Asaemon. He was the equal to Itto, bearer of the sword Onibocho and charged with the duty of testing swords for the shogun. Samurai Executioner is based on the life of the decapitator before his fatal duel with Lone Wolf. Expect legendary drama, frantic action, and stoic samurai stature, combined with the exemplary art and storytelling that made Lone Wolf and Cub one of the most popular and influential comic books in the world! • Never before published in America, Samurai Executioner was the precursor to one of the most seminal works of manga, Lone Wolf and Cub!

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6: Samurai Executioner Volume 6: Shinko the Kappa

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Yamada Asaemon, the shogun's fearsome executioner, has been the end of the road for countless criminals, but rarely has he been involved in a case so strange. A mysterious woman with a turtle-demon tattoo on her back and the ability to swim like no other is stealing weapons from men around Edo, bruising egos and stirring trouble. But when she steals a policeman's jitte, all hell breaks loose, and hell is exactly what Asaemon is trained to deliver. • Samurai Executioner is the companion to one of the most seminal works of manga, Lone Wolf and Cub! • For mature readers.