Legend of Kamui - Kamui Side Story

Taima no Garo series (大摩のガロシリーズ): 1. **Yamase Daiichi-bu** (やませ第一部 ) 2. **Yamase Daini-bu** (やませ第二部 ) 3. **Garo no Fukkatsu** (ガロの復活) 4. **Gibachi** (ギバチ) 5. **Tashintsuu** (他心通) 6. **Kotodama** (言霊) 7. **Garo no Yado** (ガロの宿) 8. **Yori Warawa** (因童) 9. **Akai Take** (赤い竹) 10. **Kamui Gaiden: Genin** (カムイ外伝 下人)

In this self selection, Sanpei Shirato has picked out stories from his own bibliography about female ninja and kunoichi. 1. **Sugaru no Shi** (スガルの死) 2-5. **Menashi** (目無し) 6-7. **Hagoromo** (はごろも) 8. **Kamui Gaiden: Kunoichi** (カムイ外伝 九の一)

Part 2 of the Kamui Gaiden saga serialized in Big Comics. In Part 2, the theme of "Gaiden" is not to focus on the battles between ninjas and their special moves, but rather to focus on the grander theme, which is about the thoughts and hopes of those who are hunted and who question the status quo. (Source: Wikipedia Japan, translated) *Note: "Kamui Gaiden Part 2" is a continuation of the previous series. In the Japanese edition, the first three volumes recollected the stories from the first part while the ones from Part 2 where included from volume 4 onwards.*

It’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 warriors both disgraced and exalted 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. (Source: Drawn & Quarterly)