- Path of the Assassin
Infobox animanga/Header
name =
caption =
ja_name =
ja_name_trans = Hanzo no Mon
genre = Historical, Martial Arts, MatureInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author =Kazuo Koike
illustrator =Goseki Kojima
publisher = flagicon|JapanKodansha
publisher_other = flagicon|USADark Horse Comics
demographic =Seinen
magazine =
first = 1972
last = 1984
volumes = 15"Path of the Assassin" (known in Japan as "Hanzo no Mon") is a well-known "
gekiga " or "manga " created by the writerKazuo Koike and the artistGoseki Kojima . Unlike their previous collaborations on "Lone Wolf and Cub " and "Samurai Executioner ", this story focuses on two historical figures from 16th-centuryJapan ."Path of the Assassin" is the story of
Hattori Hanzo , the master ninja whose duty it was to protectTokugawa Ieyasu , who would grow up to becomeshogun and unifyJapan . The creators poetically describe the story as "Lifelong Friends, with the Same Dreams, Striving to Grow into a Rising River." The 15-volume series is being reprinted byDark Horse Comics , translated into English but oriented in the original right-to-left reading format. [http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-524 Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Path of the Assassin Vol. 1: Serving In The Dark ] ]Dark Horse manga volumes
*Volume 1. "Serving in the Dark" (July 2006).
*Volume 2. "Sand and Flower" (August 2006).
*Volume 3. "Comparison of a Man" (November 2006).
*Volume 4. "The Man Who Altered the River's Flow" (December 2006).
*Volume 5. "Battle of One Hundred and Eight Days" (February 2007).
*Volume 6. "Life's Greatest Difficulty" (April 2007).
*Volume 7. "Center of the World" (June 2007).
*Volume 8. "Shinobi with Extending Fists" (August 2007).
*Volume 9. "Battle for Power - Part 1" (October 2007).
*Volume 10. "Battle for Power - Part 2" (March 2008).
*Volume 11. "Battle for Power - Part 3" (April 2008).
*Volume 12. "Three Foot Battle" (May 2008).
*Volume 13. "Hateful Burden" (September 2008)Volume 14 will be on sale from January 8, 2009.
ee also
* "Kozure Okami" ("
Lone Wolf and Cub ")
* "Kubikiri Asa" ("Samurai Executioner ")References
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