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Samurai Executioner by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima.
Requirements: CBR Reader, 645 MB.
Overview: ‘Punished is not the man himself but the evil that resides within him.’

      Set in Edo period Japan this lyrical and often poignant series follows the life of Yamada Asaemon, the Shogun’s sword tester and executioner. A master swordsman and devout buddhist, with every one of Yamada’s executions comes a tale of morality and human tragedy in a violent time.

    From the creators of Lone Wolf and Cub comes Samurai Executioner. It’s true! Before Koike and Kojima created Itto Ogami, they created Kubikiri Asa, better known to Lone Wolf readers as Decapitator Asaemon. He was the equal to Itto, bearer of the sword Onibocho, the man charged with the duty of testing the swords for the shogun. Samurai Executioner is based on the decapitator himself, in life before his fatal duel with Lone Wolf. Expect the same legendary drama, frantic action, and stoic samurai stature, combined with the exemplary art and storytelling that made Lone Wolf and Cub one of the most popular and influential comic books in the world! Never before published in America, Samurai Executioner was the precursor to one of the most seminal works of manga, Lone Wolf & Cub! Since the inception of their Lone Wolf & Cub publishing program in 2000, Dark Horse has sold over 800,000 copies! And the series continues to sell thousands per month!

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Samurai Executioner

    Goseki Kojima artist, penciler, inker, colorist
    Kazuo Koike writer, artist
    Published by Kodansha, Dark Horse Comics, 1972 – 2006

      Samurai Executioner, known in Japan as Kubikiri Asa (首斬り朝?), is a 10-volume manga created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima, the same team that created the popular Lone Wolf and Cub series. The series was first serialized in Japan, from 1972–1976, arriving two years after Lone Wolf and Cub’s start.

      The story is set in the Edo period of feudal Japan. It revolves around Yamada Asaemon (山田 朝右衞門 Yamada Asaemon?), nicknamed Kubikiri-Asa (literally "Neck-chopper Asa", often transliterated as "Decapitator Asaemon"), a ronin who is responsible for testing new swords for the shogun. The character is based on a real-life line of sword-testers who served the Tokugawa Shogunate up to the early 19th century. He is also frequently called upon to perform executions.

      Many of the stories focus not on Asaemon, but on several of the people he meets in the course of his work. More often than not they are the stories of the criminals he executes, told as their last words before receiving the fatal stroke. As with Ogami Itto later, such encounters often give Asa pause for thought and reflection.

      The Samurai Executioner series was published in English translation in the United States by Dark Horse Comics beginning in 2004. The series was completed with the tenth volume, released on May 26, 2006.

      Each volume is written with historical accuracy, although the characters themselves are fictional. In the back of each book, Dark Horse has provided a glossary to help define the many Japanese terms used to keep the stories authentic.

      Yamada Asaemon, nicknamed Kubikiri Asa: A young ronin who assumes the post of sword-tester in the first volume. Asaemon’s reputation is fearsome among the populace because he killed both his father and his first love. He performed the former at his father’s insistence, as the terminally-ill man wanted to test his successor’s swordsmanship in an act of seppuku; the latter was his first execution: a criminal who had seduced him as a boy years earlier. He is atypical of portrayals of ronin in that he has a governmental post, owns a substantial house, and does not normally roam the countryside.

      Years later, Asaemon is ordered by his superiors to kill Ogami Ittō, but secret interference by Yagyu Retsudo causes his sword to become damaged. During his duel with Ogami, Asaemon’s sword breaks, resulting in his death.

        Sakane Kasajiro (坂根 傘次郎?), nicknamed Catcher Kasajiro (畳捕り傘次郎?): One of Edo’s best policemen, who often uses a hook and rope to capture those he arrests. A lower-caste samurai, he looks up to Asaemon as a teacher and colleague and is the person closest to Asaemon. Asaemon adopted Kasajiro’s wife Shinko and acted in the place of the father in law at Kasajiro’s wedding.

        Sakane Shinko (坂根 新子?), nicknamed Shinko the Kappa (河童の新子?): Kasajiro’s wife, named for the kappa tattooed on her back. Daughter of an executed yakuza Yaheiji (弥兵次?), she is a reformed criminal who joined her husband on the Edo police force.

Download Instructions:
http://gestyy.com/wK5dY8 — Samurai Executioner v01 When The Demon Knife Weeps (2004)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUq — Samurai Executioner v02 Two Bodies, Two Minds (2004)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUu — Samurai Executioner v03 The Hell Stick (2005)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUd — Samurai Executioner v04 Portrait of Death (2005)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUh — Samurai Executioner v05 Ten Fingers, One Life (2005)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUl — Samurai Executioner v06 Shinko the Kappa (2005)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUn — Samurai Executioner v07 The Bamboo Splitter (2005)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUW — Samurai Executioner v08 The Death Sign of Spring (2006)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUT — Samurai Executioner v09 Facing Life and Death (2006)
http://gestyy.com/wK5dUA — Samurai Executioner v10 A Couple of Jitte (2006)




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