The Guin Saga

From Vertical: In a single day and night of fierce fighting, the Archduchy of Mongaul has overrun its elegant neighbor, Parros. The lost priest kingdom's surviving royalty, the young twins Rinda and Remus, hide in a forest in the forbidding wild Marches. There they are saved by a mysterious creature with a man's body and a leopard's head who has just emerged from a deep sleep and only remembers his name. Guin. Was continued under Yu Godai and Yume Yohino after the death of Kaoru Kurimoto in 2009. Vol 130 was her last. The longest single-writer's novel series in the world. The artists: Naoyuki Kato Vol 1-19 Yoshitaka Amano Vol 20-57 Jun Suemi Vol 58-87 Shinobu Tanno Vol 88-147

A side story of the 100+ volume novel series. After awaking in a forest with a leopard mask attached to his head and no memory of his past, the peerless warrior Guin survives the treacherous wilds of Nospherus and the mean intrigues of the Middle Country. Now, as King of Cheironia, he must contend with dark forces that dare to prey on his realm. In this three-volume series, King Guin must battle a plague made manifest and controlled by hostile magic. But even if our mighty hero vanquishes the Black Plague, how will he ever defeat the combined forces of powerful magi? (Source: Kodansha USA)