Young Rin is a survivor -- a survivor of the murderous rampage that saw her parents killed at the hands of a renegade sword school, and a survivor of the long journey of vengeance she has taken with her body guard Manji to avenge their deaths. While the immortal Manji has his hands full with a trio of skillful and merciless killers of the renegade Ittö-ryü sword school, Manji's charge, Rin, prepares to make her way through government checkpoints to leave Edo and find Anotsu Kagehisa -- lord of the Ittö-ryü and murderer of her parents -- and fulfill her quest of vengeance. Unjustly wanted for murder, Rin must try to pass in disguise, but the checkpoint officers are no fools, and she will not pass without a thorough interrogation -- and one slip will mean Rin's execution!
Pulp Magazine recently compared Blade of the Immortal to the legendary manga series Lone Wolf and Cub (also published by Dark Horse), calling the series "a samurai manga that has turned heads both in Japan and here (in the U.S.)."
Blade of the Immortal: The Gathering Vol. II is the eighth graphic novel in writer/artist Hiroaki Samura's best-selling and critically acclaimed manga series. This 216-page black-and-white collection will be on sale starting December 19 for $15.95. Blade of the Immortal is published by Dark Horse comics and Studio Proteus.