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Shigurui

シグルイ

Manga · 2003 · 84 chapters · finished

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By Takayuki Yamaguchi, Norio Nanjou

ActionDramaHorrorPsychological
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Synopsis

The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament.

Characters

Seigen IrakoSeigen IrakoMain
Gennosuke FujikiGennosuke FujikiMain
Kogan IwamotoKogan IwamotoSupporting
Gonzaemon UshimataGonzaemon UshimataSupporting
IkuIkuSupporting
Mie IwamotoMie IwamotoSupporting
Tadanaga TokugawaTadanaga TokugawaSupporting
Sanjuro OkitsuSanjuro OkitsuSupporting
Suzunosuke KondoSuzunosuke KondoSupporting
Shinpachiro MunakataShinpachiro MunakataSupporting
Kengyo ShizuhataKengyo ShizuhataSupporting
Gannosuke KatsukiGannosuke KatsukiSupporting

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SwordplaySamuraiDisabilityGoreAnti-HeroPsychosexualNudityPhilosophy