Kazuo Koike: 72 books

Path of the Assassin, called Hanzo no Mon in Japan, is the story of Hattori Hanzo, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu was the shogun who would unite Japan into one great nation. But before he could do that, he had to grow up and learn how to love the ladies! As...

Crying Freeman sold a total of 10 million copies around the world. The latest English translation is now released in ebook (all in nine volumes). In 1996, it was made into a Hollywood movie. Hokkaido was the place Freeman had spent his junior high school days. This was also the place where the “Kanto...

Crying Freeman sold a total of 10 million copies around the world. The latest English translation is now released in ebook (all in nine volumes). In 1996, it was made into a Hollywood movie. Kumaga the founder of the new religious movement “Kumaga cult” had the ambition of making it the largest religion...

Crying Freeman sold a total of 10 million copies around the world. The latest English translation is now released in ebook (all in nine volumes). In 1996, it was made into a Hollywood movie. The international kidnapping syndicate “K N” was launching a challenge against the 108 dragons. The syndicate...

Crying Freeman sold a total of 10 million copies around the world. The latest English translation is now released in ebook (all in nine volumes). In 1996, it was made into a Hollywood movie. Kimie’s husband was killed by Freeman and she tries to use Togoku Oshu to try assassinating Freeman. Knowing this in prior, Freeman tries to make his first move…!?

A frenetic mix of samurai honor, base violence, and the blood of beheading, Samurai Executioner, is not for the faint of heart. For those who love blood and guts crime drama, historical fiction, and brutal action, this is right up your alley. The men who brought you Lone Wolf & Cub also created...

Readers of Lone Wolf & Cub came to know a samurai of such high honor that he was not only able to perform but enjoyed and, in fact, learned from basic daily tasks. Cutting wood, cooking food. That wasn't something a samurai did back in feudal Japan. These same human elements are apparent in Kubikiri...

Once a humble ceramics artist, the infamous assassin known as Crying Freeman has risen in power to become the head of the 108 Dragons, the most powerful criminal organization on earth. But power has its price, and there is no end to the number of rival groups gunning for 108 Dragons's turf--and for...

Cult leader Naiji Kumaga is poised for a hostile takeover of Japan. He has the tools--1000 submachine guns in a land with few firearms--but needs expert hands to wield them, and the assassins of the 108 Dragons definitely have what it takes. Kumaga's plan: capture the Dragons' leader, Crying Freeman,...

In the politics, struggles, and battles that lead to the birth of a nation, sometimes even good people must die at the hands of allies. And now it's down to only a few warlords of Edo-era Japan. History already tells the story of the victor, but the real guts of Path of the Assassin lie in the characters...

As Samurai Executioner continues moving into its own world of crime and punishment, honor and bushido, we are beginning to learn more about the characters and situations involved in Edo-era justice. We're learning about Kubikiri Asa, the Shögun's decapitator, and his stoic life. This man's joyless...

It's not easy being Hattori Hanzo. If he's not teaching Leyasu, the young, future shogun, how to love, then he's behind the scenes, teaching Leyasu how not to die in case of a momentary lapse of protection. If you thought you had a tough job, try taking a pudgy, protected youngster,...

For a stoic ronin such as Kubikiri Asa, a samurai assigned to test the Shogun’s sword and behead prisoners, the moment before death is of great importance. Because of this, Asa will often listen to the stories of those about to be executed and pay respect to the lives of these often unfortunately...

The stoic bushido world of Samurai Executioner is one full of flying, disembodied heads and odd happenings, and this volume is no exception. There are always stories of crimes and their ensuing punishments, and plenty of squirting blood, but this volume promises a story that will fascinate and inspire...