{"product_id":"the-legend-of-kamui-9781770467293","title":"The Legend of Kamui","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe iconic series that launched the alt-manga bible GARO becomes available in English for the very first time. \u003c\/b\u003e \r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt long last, manga titan Shirato Sanpei's groundbreaking epic makes its way into English. Celebrated as a watershed of both the Japanese counterculture and dramatic, longform storytelling in manga, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Kamui\u003c\/i\u003e serves up clashing swords and class struggle to create a timeless political allegory set in feudal Japan. This ten-volume series is a must-have for fans of samurai and ninja manga and anime, and of other giants of postwar manga like Tezuka Osamu, Mizuki Shigeru, Tsuge Yoshiharu, and \u003ci\u003eLone Wolf \u003c\/i\u003eand Cub's Kojima Goseki. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the 17th century in Japan. Child outcast Kamui lives on the fringes of a miserably stratified society. Fueled by pure grit, rage, and a dash of cunning, his only way out is to take up the mantle of ninja. Follow scrappy peasants, cold-blooded ninja, and disgraced and exalted warriors as they navigate the unforgiving hardships of a violent yet hopeful age. With its vivid and critical attention to social injustice and environmental issues against a backdrop of heart-pounding action and romance, this multilayered gekiga drama not only redefined ninja and samurai fantasy, it also offers astonishing parallels with the modern day. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally serialized between 1964 and 1971 in the legendary alt-manga magazine GARO, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Kamui\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by social historian and decorated academic Richard Rubinger with Noriko Rubinger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirato Sanpei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.76h x 6.35w x 1.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770467293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2025 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2025 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanpei, Shirato:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eShirato Sanpei\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tokyo in 1932. His father, Okamoto Tōki, was an oil painter whose artistic endeavors exposed the young Shirato to a variety of perspectives. Okamoto notably instructed Kurosawa Akira in painting and design before the latter became a filmmaker. After a seven-year stint as a kamishibai artist, Shirato would begin working in the kashihon manga market in 1957. \u003ci\u003eKaze no Fujimaru\u003c\/i\u003e, an animated series based on an original story by Shirato, began to be broadcast in 1964. This was the first animation for which the young Miyazaki Hayao was in charge of original drawings. \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Kamui\u003c\/i\u003e debuted that same year in the pages of \u003ci\u003eGaro\u003c\/i\u003e--a manga periodical founded by Shirato--and now best known as a launching pad for other revered manga talents like Mizuki Shigeru and Tsuge Yoshiharu. Shirato died in 2021.","brand":"Shirato Sanpei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42888294924351,"sku":"9781770467293","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/0710\/5855\/files\/9781770467293.jpg?v=1770409366","url":"https:\/\/casitamanga.com\/products\/the-legend-of-kamui-9781770467293","provider":"Casita Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}